By Jon Rogers
Updated: 4:28 ET, Aug 4 2021
By Jon Rogers
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THIS summer the world has seen some blazing heatwaves across the northern hemisphere smashing national records.
But how does the UK heatwave compare to the hottest place in the world and where is it?
Death Valley is officially the hottest place on Earth
Where is the hottest place in the world?
Death Valley, California, USA
The average daily temperature throughout the month was 42.3C.
Death Valley station at the National Park Service Visitor’s Center reported a world record monthly temperature of 41.8C in 2017.
In 2018 a new all-time monthly average of 42.3C was recorded at Death Valley's Furnace Creek Visitor Center - surpassing the record set a year ago by half a degree.