No such beast as Global Warming It's so wet in California, you can kayak in the nation's driest parkBy Jesse Ferrell, AccuWeather meteorologist and social media producerFeb. 23, 2024 9:19 AM EST Death Valley National Park is the largest, hottest, and driest National Park in the continental U.S. Except now, it has a lake, thanks to heavy rain that started after Hurricane Hilary in August and was boosted most recently by an atmospheric river in early February.Visitors are kayaking in the 6-mile-long lake, informally known as Lake Manly, and sitting in chairs on its shore. Photographers have come from all over the world to document the lake with sunsets and reflections of the surrounding snowy mountains.Temporarly lakes were also created in Death Valley in 2019 and 2015 after heavy rainfall, but haven't lasted as long as Lake Manly.Death Valley is known for holding the official highest temperature ever measured on Earth, 134 degrees F, recorded on Jul 10, 1913.A larger annual rainfall in the Death Valley area has created a 6-mile-long lake at the national park, in which parkgoers are kayaking and enjoying.
