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What is the hottest and driest location in the United States?

Retry Correct Incorrect Death Valley in California is the hottest and driest place in the United States — and sometimes the hottest place on the entire planet. A temperature of 134°F (57°C) was recorded there in 1913, a world record.

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What is the hottest and driest location in the United States?

• Groom Dry Lake
• Death Valley
• Rio Grande Valley
• Mount San Jacinto