The highest recorded temperature in the continental United States was 134 âF in Death Valley, California, on July 10, 1913.
Largest hurricane in world records. In the Pacific ocean, Super Typhoon Tip (1979) is the largest. In the Atlantic ocean, Hurricane Ike (2008) is the largest. Largest hurricane in world records <br/>In the Pacific ocean, Super Typhoon Tip (1979) is the largest.  In the Atlantic ocean, Hurricane Ike (2008) is the largest.
Category Five hurricanes are the largest and most destructive. These hurricanes have wind speeds of over 130 miles per hour and a surge of more than 5.5 meters above normal water levels. Hurricane Katrina was a Category Five storm. This scale also takes the amount of probable damage into consideration.