Hottest and Coldest Places on Earth

HOTTEST & COLDEST, PLACES ON EARTH 70.7°C 69.3°C Iran Dasht-e Lut Australia Queensland Outback Highest surface temperature ever recorded. Highest surface tempreature recorded in the southern hemisphere. 66.8°C 58°C China Mexico lI Flaming Mountains, Xinjiang Cave of the Crystals Highest surface temperature recorded at a mountain range. Hottest cave in the world. 57.8°C 56.7°C Libya Al-Aziziyah USA Highest air temp recorded - now disputed by WMO. Death Valley, California Highest undisputed air temperature recorded. 55°C 50-60°C Tunisia Kebili New Zealand ** Highest recorded air temperature in Africa. Frying Pan Lake / Waimangu Cauldron Hottest lake in the world. 54°C 52°C * Israel Tirat Zvi Djibouti Lake Assai Highest air temperature recorded in Asia. Winter temperatures average 34 C 49.1°C 48.9°C I Argentina Córdoba Province USA Highest air temperature recorded in South America. Grand Canyon, Arizona Extreme elevation changes give the Canyon several unique microclimates. 48°C 38.5°C E Greece UK ALINI Athens Highest recorded air temperature in Europe Faversham, Kent Highest recorded air temperature in the UK. 35°C 28°C Ethiopia Dallol Thailand Highest average temperature for constantly inhabited area. Bangkok The average temperature of the world's hottest city. 0°C = Austria -5°C Werfen - Eisriesenwelt Sweden (World of the Ice Giants) Kiruna - Ice Hotel The world's largest ice caves. The world's first ice hotel. -12.8°C E USA -20°C Barrow, Alaska Canada I+I The city is below freezing for 90% of the year. Nunavut - Eureka research base The world's coldest -27.2°C inhabited place. K UK -32°C Altnaharra, Scottish Highlands Russia Kungur Ice Caves Lowest recorded UK temperature. One of the world's coldest ice caves. -40°C -40°C Mongolia Ulaanbaatar USA The world's coldest capital city. Mount McKinley, Alaska The world's coldest mountain. -64.5°C -66.1°C Russia Yakutsk Greenland The lowest recorded temperature in a major city. Greenland Ice Sheet -67.7°C Lowest recorded air temperature in the Western Hemisphere. Russia -72°C Oymyakon, Siberia Russia These towns vie for the title of 'Pole of Cold'. Verkhoyansk These towns vie for the title of 'Pole of Cold'. -89.2°C Antarctica Vostok station Lowest air temperature ever recorded. Sources: esa.int OGB mnn.com telegraph.co.uk mensjournal.com energy i-s-C-a.com docs.lib.noaa.gov http://gbenergysupply.co.uk nps.gov