In recent decades, new high temperature records have substantially outpaced new low temperature records on a growing portion of Earth's surface.[ 1] Comparison shows seasonal variability for record increases. Thelist of weather records includes the most extreme occurrences ofweather phenomena for various categories. Many weather records are measured under specific conditions—such as surface temperature and wind speed—to keep consistency among measurements around the Earth. Each of these records is understood to be the record value officially observed, as these records may have been exceeded before modernweather instrumentation was invented, or in remote areas without an officialweather station . This list does not includeremotely sensed observations such as satellite measurements, since those values are not considered official records.[ 2]
Increasingly, record temperatures have been
warm record temperatures.
[ 1] 2024 saw the highest global average surface temperature in recorded history.
[ 3] Measuring conditions [ edit ] The standard measuring conditions for temperature are in the air, 1.25 metres (4.1 ft) to 2.00 metres (6.6 ft) above the ground,[ 4] and shielded from direct sunlight intensity (hence the termx degrees "in the shade").[ 5] The following lists include all officially confirmed claims measured by those methods.
Temperatures measured directly on the ground may exceed air temperatures by 30 to 50 °C (54 to 90 °F).[ 5] The highest natural ground surface temperature ever recorded may have been an alleged reading of 93.9 °C (201.0 °F) atFurnace Creek, California , United States, on 15 July 1972.[ 6] In 2011, a ground temperature of 84 °C (183.2 °F) was recorded inPort Sudan , Sudan.[ 7] The theoretical maximum possible ground surface temperature has been estimated to be between 90 and 100 °C (194 and 212 °F) for dry, darkish soils of low thermal conductivity.[ 8]
Satellite measurements of ground temperature taken between 2003 and 2009, taken with theMODIS infrared spectroradiometer on theAqua satellite, found a maximum temperature of 70.7 °C (159.3 °F), which was recorded in 2005 in theLut Desert, Iran . The Lut Desert was also found to have the highest maximum temperature in five of the seven years measured (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009). These measurements reflect averages over a large region and so are lower than the maximum point surface temperature.[ 5]
Satellite measurements of the surface temperature of Antarctica, taken between 1982 and 2013, found a coldest temperature of −93.2 °C (−135.8 °F) on 10 August 2010, at81°48′S 59°18′E / 81.8°S 59.3°E /-81.8; 59.3 . Although this is not comparable to an air temperature, it is believed that the air temperature at this location would have been lower than the official record lowest air temperature of −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F).[ 9] [ 10]
Highest temperatures ever recorded [ edit ] A world map showing areas withKöppen B classification (dry climates). The temperatures of the hot variants(BWh, BSh) of these climates have the potential to exceed 50 °C (122 °F) during the hottest seasons. According to theWorld Meteorological Organization (WMO), the highest temperature ever recorded was 56.7 °C (134.1 °F) on 10 July 1913 inFurnace Creek (Greenland Ranch), California, United States,[ 11] but the validity of this record is challengedas possible problems with the reading have since been discovered. Christopher C. Burt, a weather historian writing forWeather Underground , believes that the 1913Death Valley reading is "a myth", and is at least 2.2 or 2.8 °C (4 or 5 °F) too high.[ 12] Burt proposes that the highest reliably recorded temperature on Earth could still be at Death Valley, but is instead 54.0 °C (129.2 °F) recorded on 30 June 2013.[ 13] This is lower than a 1931 measurement of 55 °C (131 °F) recorded in Kebili, Tunisia, the 55 °C temperature is verified by the WMO, although it has been disputed by some meteorologists.[ 14] The temperature of 54 °C (129 °F) is also matched by a 1942 record fromTirat Zvi , a Jewish settlement under the British Mandate in the Middle East).[ 15] In 2016 and 2017, readings inKuwait andIran also matched the 2013 Death Valley record, while readings in 2020 and 2021 also atFurnace Creek went even higher, up to 54.4 °C (130 °F), however, they have not yet been validated by WMO.[ 16] The WMO has stated they stand by the 1913 record pending any future investigations.
The former highest official temperature on Earth, 58.0 °C (136.4 °F), measured inʽAziziya, Libya on 13 September 1922, was reassessed in July 2012 by the WMO which published a report that invalidated the record.[ 14] There have been other unconfirmed reports of high temperatures, but these temperatures have never been officially validated by national weather services/WMO, and are currently considered to have been recorder's errors,[ 17] thus not being recognised as world records.[ 18]
Highest global average temperature [ edit ] The warmest day on record for the entire planet was 22 July 2024 when the highestglobal average temperature was recorded at 17.16 °C (62.89 °F).[ 19] The previous record was 17.09 °C (62.76 °F) set the day before on 21 July 2024.[ 19] The month of July 2023 was the hottest month on record globally.[ 20] September 2023 was the most anomalously warm month, averaging 1.75 °C (3.15 °F) above the preindustrial average for September.[ 21] TheCopernicus Programme (begun 1940) had recorded 13 August 2016, as the hottest global temperature, but by July 2024, that date had been downgraded to the fourth hottest.[ 22]
Country/Region Temperature Town/Location Date Africa Algeria 51.3 °C (124.3 °F) El Bayadh ,El Bayadh Province Ouargla ,Ouargla Province
2 September 1979 [ 23] 5 July 2018 [ 24]
Botswana 44.0 °C (111.2 °F) Maun 7 January 2016 [ 25] [ 26] Burkina Faso 47.2 °C (117.0 °F) Dori 1984 [ 27] Cape Verde 37.3 °C (99.1 °F) Praia 2004 [ 28] Chad 48.0 °C (118.4 °F) Faya-Largeau 25 May 2023 [ 29] Ceuta 40.8 °C (105.4 °F) Ceuta 19 July 2023 [ 28] Comoros 36.2 °C (97.2 °F) Hahaya International Airport 12 March 2024 [ 30] Egypt 51.1 °C (124.0 °F) Aswan andAsyut 4 July 1918 22 May 1973 23 July 1994 [ 31] [ 32] [better source needed ] Eswatini (Swaziland) 47.4 °C (117.3 °F) Lavumisa ?[ 33] Ethiopia 48.9 °C (120.0 °F) Dallol ,Afar 1966 [ 34] Gabon 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) Tchibanga 2008 [ 28] Gambia 49.0 °C (120.2 °F) Jenoi 2001 [ 35] Ghana 44.6 °C (112.3 °F) Navrongo 1 May 2024 [ 30] Guinea 45.0 °C (113.0 °F) Koundara ,Boké Region 29 March 2017 [ 36] Ivory Coast 49.5 °C (121.1 °F) Odienne 26 January 2025 [ 37] Kenya 42.6 °C (108.7 °F) Wajir 2007 [ 28] Madagascar 43.6 °C (110.5 °F) Ejeda ,Atsimo-Andrefana ?[ 38] Mali 48.5 °C (119.3 °F) Kayes 3 April 2024 [ 30] Mayotte 35.8 °C (96.4 °F) Poroani 2010 [ 28] Morocco 50.4 °C (122.7 °F) Agadir (Inezgane Airport )11 August 2023 [ 39] Niger 49.5 °C (121.1 °F) Diffa 7 September 1978 [ 40] Nigeria 46.4 °C (115.5 °F) Yola 2010 [ 28] Republic of the Congo 39.6 °C (103.3 °F) Impfondo 13 March 2024 [ 30] Réunion 36.9 °C (98.4 °F) Le Port 6 March 2004 [ 41] Rwanda 35.4 °C (95.7 °F) Kigali 2005 [ 28] Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 34.9 °C (94.8 °F) Georgetown 2010 [ 28] Somaliland 47.8 °C (118.0 °F) Berbera 2004 [ 28] South Africa (then theUnion of South Africa )50.0 °C (122.0 °F) Dunbrody ,Eastern Cape 3 November 1918 [ 42] [ note 1] Sudan 49.7 °C (121.5 °F) Dongola 25 June 2010 [ 29] Tanzania 39.4 °C (102.9 °F) Abeid Amani Karume International Airport ,Zanzibar City 2007 [ 28] Togo 44.0 °C (111.2 °F) Mango 31 March 2024 [ 30] Tunisia 55.0 °C (131.0 °F) Kebili 7 July 1931 [ 44] [ note 2] Uganda 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) Kitgum 2005 [ 28] Zambia 43.5 °C (110.3 °F) Mfuwe ,Eastern Province 2011 [ 28] Antarctica Antarctica 19.8 °C (67.6 °F) Signy Research Station ,Signy Island 30 January 1982 [ 45] Asia Abkhazia 37.0 °C (98.6 °F) Sukhumi ? Afghanistan (then,Islamic Republic of Afghanistan )49.9 °C (121.8 °F) Farah August 2009 [ 46] Bangladesh 45.1 °C (113.2 °F) Rajshahi 18 May 1972 [ 47] Bhutan 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) Phuentsholing 27 August 1997 [ 48] Brunei 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) Mukim Sukang July 2025 [ 49] Cambodia 42.8 °C (109.0 °F) Preah Vihear andSvay Leu District 27 April 2024 [ 30] China 52.2 °C (126.0 °F) Sanbu Township ,Turpan ,Xinjiang 16 July 2023 [ 50] Hong Kong 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) Sheung Shui 24 July 2022 [ 51] India 51.0 °C (123.8 °F) Phalodi ,Rajasthan 19 May 2016 [ 52] [ 53] Indonesia 40.6 °C (105.1 °F) Banjarbaru ,South Kalimantan 16 August 1997 [ 54] [ 55] Iran 54.0 °C (129.2 °F) Ahvaz Airport (OIAW)29 June 2017 [ 56] Iraq 53.9 °C (129.0 °F) Basra 22 July 2016 [ 57] [ 58] Israel (thenMandatory Palestine )54.0 °C (129.2 °F) Tirat Zvi 21 June 1942 [ 59] [ note 3] Japan 41.8 °C (107.2 °F) Isesaki ,Gunma 5 August 2025 [ 60] Jordan 51.1 °C (124.0 °F) Deir Alla 20 August 2010 [ 28] Kazakhstan 49.1 °C (120.4 °F) Turkistan 2010 [ 61] Kuwait 54.0 °C (129.2 °F) Mitribah ,Al Jahra Governorate 21 July 2016 [ 62] [ note 4] Kyrgyzstan 43.6 °C (110.5 °F) Jangy-Jer July 1944 [ 63] Laos 43.7 °C (110.7 °F) Tha Ngon 1 May 2024 [ 30] Lebanon 44.3 °C (111.7 °F)
Houche Al Oumara ;Zahle 3 September 2020 [ 64] [ 65] Macau 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) Coloane 22 August 2017 [ 36] Malaysia 40.1 °C (104.2 °F) Chuping 9 April 1998 [ 66] Maldives 35.8 °C (96.4 °F) Hanimaadhoo 27 February 2025 Mongolia 44.0 °C (111.2 °F) Khongor ,Darkhan-Uul Province 24 July 1999 [ 67] Myanmar 47.2 °C (117.0 °F) Myinmu 14 May 2010 [ 68] [ 69] Nepal 46.4 °C (115.5 °F) Ataria 16 June 1995 [ 70] North Korea 40.5 °C (104.9 °F) Hoeryong 30 July 1977 Oman 51.6 °C (124.9 °F) Joba 16 June 2021 [ 71] Pakistan 53.7 °C (128.7 °F) Turbat 28 May 2017 [ 62] Philippines (first recorded under theInsular Government )42.2 °C (108.0 °F) Tuguegarao ,Cagayan Valley 12 April 1912 11 May 1969[ 72] Qatar 50.4 °C (122.7 °F) Doha 14 July 2010 [ 29] Russia (Asian part)39.6 °C (103.3 °F) Bayevo, Altai Krai 7 June 2023 [ 73] Saudi Arabia 52.0 °C (125.6 °F) Jeddah 22 June 2010 [ 74] [ 29] Singapore 37.0 °C (98.6 °F) Tengah Ang Mo Kio 17 April 1983 [ 75] 13 May 2023[ 76] South Korea 41.0 °C (105.8 °F) Hongcheon ,Gangwon Province 1 August 2018 [ 77] Sri Lanka 39.8 °C (103.6 °F) Trincomalee 13 May 1890 [ 78] 11 April 2019 [ 79] Syria 49.4 °C (120.9 °F) Al-Hasakah 30 July 2000 [ 80] [ 81] Taiwan 41.6 °C (106.9 °F) Fuyuan 21 August 2022 [ 82] Tajikistan 48.0 °C (118.4 °F) Panji Poyon ?[ 83] Thailand 45.4 °C (113.7 °F) Tak 15 April 2023 [ 84] Turkey 50.5 °C (122.9 °F) Silopi ,Şırnak Province 25 July 2025 [ 85] Turkmenistan (then theTurkmen SSR ,Soviet Union )50.1 °C (122.2 °F) Repetek Biosphere State Reserve ,Karakum Desert 28 July 1983 [ 86] [ 87] United Arab Emirates 52.1 °C (125.8 °F) Sweihan ,Al Ain July 2002 [ 88] [ 89] Uzbekistan (then theUzbek SSR ,Soviet Union )50.0 °C (122.0 °F) Termez July 1944 Vietnam 44.2 °C (111.6 °F) Tương Dương District ,Nghệ An Province 7 May 2023 [ 90] Europe Akrotiri and Dhekelia 34.0 °C (93.2 °F) RAF Akrotiri ,Dhekelia ?[ 91] [ 92] Albania 44.0 °C (111.2 °F) Kuçovë 25 July 2023 [ 93] Andorra 39.4 °C (102.9 °F) Borda Vidal 28 June 2019 [ 94] Armenia 43.7 °C (110.7 °F) Meghri Yerevan 1 August 2011 [ 95] [ 96] 12 July 2018 [ 97] Austria 40.5 °C (104.9 °F) Bad Deutsch-Altenburg 8 August 2013 [ 98] Azerbaijan 46.0 °C (114.8 °F) Julfa andOrdubad 1 July 2018 Belarus 38.9 °C (102.0 °F) Gomel 7 August 2010 [ 29] Belgium 41.8 °C (107.2 °F) Begijnendijk ,Flemish Brabant [ note 5] 25 July 2019 [ 99] Bosnia and Herzegovina (thenAustria–Hungary -occupied Bosnia Vilayet ,Ottoman Empire ) 46.2 °C (115.2 °F) Mostar 31 July 1901 [ 100] [ 101] Bulgaria 45.2 °C (113.4 °F) Sadovo ,Plovdiv Province 5 August 1916 [ 102] Croatia (then theSR Croatia ,SFR Yugoslavia )42.8 °C (109.0 °F) Ploče 5 August 1981 [ 103] Cyprus 46.2 °C (115.2 °F) Athalassa Visitor Centre 4 September 2020 [ 104] [ 105] Czech Republic 40.4 °C (104.7 °F) Dobřichovice ,Prague-West District 20 August 2012 [ 106] Denmark 36.4 °C (97.5 °F) Holstebro ,Midtjylland 10 August 1975 [ 107] Estonia 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) Võru 11 August 1992 [ 108] Faroe Islands 26.3 °C (79.3 °F) Vágar Airport 2003 [ 28] Finland 37.2 °C (99.0 °F) Joensuu Airport ,Liperi 29 July 2010 [ 109] [ 29] France 46.0 °C (114.8 °F) Vérargues ,Hérault 28 June 2019 [ 101] Germany 42.6 °C (108.7 °F) Lingen ,Lower Saxony [ note 5] 25 July 2019 [ 110] Greece 48.0 °C (118.4 °F) Elefsina ,Attica 10 July 1977 [ 111] Guernsey 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) Rocquaine Bay 2003 [ 28] Hungary 41.9 °C (107.4 °F) Kiskunhalas 20 July 2007 [ 112] Iceland (then theKingdom of Iceland )30.5 °C (86.9 °F) Teigarhorn,Djúpivogur 22 June 1939 [ 113] [ 114] Ireland (then part of theUnited Kingdom )33.3 °C (91.9 °F) Kilkenny Castle ,County Kilkenny 26 June 1887 [ 115] Isle of Man 28.9 °C (84.0 °F) Isle of Man Airport 12 July 1983 Italy 48.8 °C (119.8 °F) Floridia ,Sicily 11 August 2021 [ 116] [ 117] [ 118] Kosovo 42.5 °C (108.5 °F) Klina 25 July 2025 [ 119] Latvia 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) Ventspils 4 August 2014 [ 120] [ 121] Liechtenstein 37.4 °C (99.3 °F) Ruggell 13 August 2003 [ 122] [ 123] Lithuania 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) Zarasai ,Utena County 30 July 1994 [ 124] Luxembourg 40.8 °C (105.4 °F) Steinsel ,Luxembourg andRemich ,Remich [ note 5] 25 July 2019 [ 125] [ 126] Malta 43.8 °C (110.8 °F) Malta International Airport 9 August 1999 [ 127] [ 128] Moldova 42.4 °C (108.3 °F) Fălești 7 August 2012 [ 129] Monaco 35.1 °C (95.2 °F) Monaco 20 July 2022 [ 82] Montenegro 44.8 °C (112.6 °F) Podgorica Danilovgrad 16 August 2007 8 August 2012[ 130] Netherlands 40.7 °C (105.3 °F) Gilze en Rijen ,North Brabant [ note 5] [ note 6] 25 July 2019 [ 132] North Macedonia 45.7 °C (114.3 °F) Demir Kapija ,Demir Kapija 24 July 2007 [ 133] Northern Cyprus 46.6 °C (115.9 °F) Lefkoniko 2010 [ 28] Norway 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) Nesbyen ,Buskerud 20 June 1970 [ 134] Poland 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) Prószków [ note 7] 29 July 1921 [ 136] Portugal 47.4 °C (117.3 °F) Amareleja ,Beja 1 August 2003 [ 137] Romania 44.5 °C (112.1 °F) Ion Sion ,Brăila County 10 August 1951 [ 138] Russia (European part)45.4 °C (113.7 °F) Utta ,Kalmykia 12 July 2010 [ 139] San Marino 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) Serravalle 3 August 2017 9 August 2017 [ 36] Serbia 44.9 °C (112.8 °F) Smederevska Palanka ,Podunavlje 24 July 2007 [ 140] Slovakia 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) Hurbanovo 20 July 2007 [ 141] Slovenia 40.8 °C (105.4 °F) Cerklje ob Krki 8 August 2013 [ 142] Spain 47.6 °C (117.7 °F) La Rambla, Cordoba (as La Rambla Privilegio)14 August 2021 [ 143] Svalbard 21.7 °C (71.1 °F) Longyearbyen 25 July 2020 Sweden 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) Ultuna ,Uppsala County Målilla ,Kalmar County 9 July 1933 29 June 1947[ 144] Switzerland 41.5 °C (106.7 °F) Grono ,Moesa District 11 August 2003 [ 145] Ukraine 42.0 °C (107.6 °F) Luhansk 12 August 2010 [ 146] [ 29] United Kingdom 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) Coningsby ,Lincolnshire 19 July 2022 [ 147] Vatican City 40.8 °C (105.4 °F) Vatican City 28 June 2022 [ 82] North America Anguilla 34.2 °C (93.6 °F) The Valley 12 September 2015 [ 148] Antigua and Barbuda 34.9 °C (94.8 °F) V. C. Bird International Airport ,St. John's 12 August 1995 [ 149] [ 150] Barbados 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) Saint James September 2023 [ 151] Belize 42.3 °C (108.1 °F) Barton Creek 10 April 2024 [ 30] British Virgin Islands 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport 22 July 2016 [ 152] Canada 49.6 °C (121.3 °F) Lytton, British Columbia 29 June 2021 [ 153] [ 154] [ 155] [ 156] [ 157] Cayman Islands 35.3 °C (95.5 °F) Owen Roberts International Airport ,Grand Cayman 21 July 2023 [ 158] Costa Rica 41.5 °C (106.7 °F) Cerro Huacalito ,Guanacaste Province 23 March 2024 [ 30] Cuba 39.7 °C (103.5 °F) Veguitas (Granma Province ) 12 April 2020 [ 159] Dominica 36.6 °C (97.9 °F) Canefield Airport 27 August 2023 [ 160] Dominican Republic 43.0 °C (109.4 °F) Mao 31 August 1954 [ 161] Greenland 30.1 °C (86.2 °F) Ivittuut 23 June 1915 [ 162] [ 163] [ 164] Guatemala 45.0 °C (113.0 °F) Estanzuela ,Zacapa 12 May 1998 [ 165] [ 166] Honduras 43.3 °C (109.9 °F) San Pedro Sula 23 March 1987 [ 167] Martinique 37.6 °C (99.7 °F) Caravelle 1 October 2025 Mexico 52.0 °C (125.6 °F) San Luis Río Colorado ,Sonora 6 July 1966 [ 168] Nicaragua 38.4 °C (101.1 °F) Managua May 2024 Panama 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) San Francisco 20 March 1998 [ 169] Puerto Rico 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) Mona Island 2 July 1996 [ 170] United States 56.7 °C (134.06 °F) Furnace Creek ,Death Valley ,California 10 July 1913 [ 12] [ 171] [ 13] United States Virgin Islands 37.2 °C (99 °F) Saint Thomas Cruz Bay 4 August 1994 and 23 June 1996[ 170] 31 July 1988[ 170] Oceania Australia 50.7 °C (123.3 °F) Oodnadatta ,South Australia Onslow ,Western Australia 2 January 1960 [ 172] [ 173] [ 174] 13 January 2022 [ 175] [ 176] [ 177] Cocos (Keeling) Islands 33.2 °C (91.8 °F) Cocos (Keeling) Islands 3 December 2024 [ 178] Fiji 37.4 °C (99.3 °F) Vatukoula 2003 [ 28] Marshall Islands 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) Utirik Atoll 24 August 2016 [ 152] Nauru 34.6 °C (94.3 °F) Nauru Arc-2 2003 [ 28] New Caledonia 39.9 °C (103.8 °F) Boulouparis 2002 [ 28] New Zealand 42.4 °C (108.3 °F) Rangiora ,Canterbury 7 February 1973 [ 179] Palau 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) Roman Tmetuchl International Airport 2 June 2024 [ 30] Samoa 35.3 °C (95.5 °F) Asau 24 December 1968 [ 180] Solomon Islands 36.1 °C (97.0 °F) Honiara ,Guadalcanal Province 1 February 2010 [ 29] Tonga 35.5 °C (95.9 °F) Niuafoou 1 February 2016 [ 152] Vanuatu 36.2 °C (97.2 °F) Lamap Malekula 8 February 2016 [ 152] Wallis and Futuna 35.8 °C (96.4 °F) Futuna Airport 10 January 2016 [ 152] South America Argentina 48.9 °C (120.0 °F) Rivadavia ,Salta Province [ note 8] 11 December 1905 [ 182] [ 183] [ 184] Aruba 36.5 °C (97.7 °F) Queen Beatrix International Airport ,Oranjestad 2003 [ 28] Bolivia 46.7 °C (116.1 °F) Villamontes ,Tarija Department 29 October 2010 [ 29] [ note 9] Bonaire 36.3 °C (97.3 °F) Flamingo International Airport ,Kralendijk 2008 [ 28] Brazil 44.8 °C (112.6 °F) Araçuaí ,Minas Gerais 19 November 2023 [ 185] Chile 44.9 °C (112.8 °F) Quillón ,Biobio Region [ note 10] 26 January 2017 [ 186] [ 187] Colombia 45.0 °C (113.0 °F) Puerto Salgar ,Cundinamarca 29 December 2015 [ 188] French Guiana 39.3 °C (102.7 °F) Grand-Santi 2024 Guyana 40.1 °C (104.2 °F) Ebini 26 September 2023 [ 189] Paraguay 46.4 °C (115.5 °F) Mariscal Estigarribia ,Boquerón 28 January 2025 [ 190] Peru 41.6 °C (106.9 °F) Iñapari 7 October 2023 [ 191] Uruguay 44.0 °C (111.2 °F) Paysandú ,Paysandú Department Florida ,Florida Department 20 January 1943 [ 192] [ 193] 14 January 2022 [ 194] Venezuela 43.6 °C (110.5 °F) Santa Ana de Coro ,Falcón 29 April 2015 [ 148]
Other high-temperature records [ edit ] Highest dew point temperature : Adew point of 35 °C (95 °F) — while the temperature was 42 °C (108 °F) — was observed atDhahran , Saudi Arabia, at 3:00 p.m. on 8 July 2003.[ 216] (The relative humidity was 69%).Highest heat index : In the observation above at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, the heat index ("feels like" temperature) was 81.1 °C (178.0 °F).[ 216] Highest temperature with 100% relative humidity : A temperature of 34 °C (93 °F) with 100% relative humidity inJask ,Iran , on 21 July 2012.[ 217] Lowest temperatures recorded [ edit ] The lowest temperature recorded is −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F), inVostok Station ,Antarctica on 21 July 1983.
Table of values Country/Region Temperature Town/Location Date Africa Algeria −13.8 °C (7.2 °F) Mécheria 28 January 2005 [ 218] Burkina Faso 5.0 °C (41.0 °F) Markoye January 1975 [ 27] Egypt −18.0 °C (−0.4 °F) Gabal Katrina at elevation of 2,629 m While −6 °C inSaint Katherine City at 1,586 m.Sinai Peninsula is geologically part of theAfrican Plate , but geographically it is considered to be in Asia.?[ 219] [ 220] Botswana −15.0 °C (5.0 °F) Tsabong ?[ 221] Eswatini (Swaziland) −6.7 °C (19.9 °F) Big Bend ?[ 33] Gambia 4.0 °C (39.2 °F) Jenoi 2003 [ 35] Ghana 11.0 °C (51.8 °F) Kumasi ,Tafo ?[ 222] Guinea 2.5 °C (36.5 °F) Bareing 2 January 1982 [ 223] Lesotho −21.0 °C (−5.8 °F) ?[ 224] Madagascar −1.0 °C (30.2 °F) Antsirabe ,Vakinankaratra ?[ 38] Morocco (then theFrench protectorate in Morocco )−23.9 °C (−11.0 °F) Ifrane 11 February 1935 [ 225] Niger −2.4 °C (27.7 °F) Bilma 13 January 1995 [ 40] [ 226] Réunion −5.0 °C (23.0 °F) Gite de Bellecombe 10 September 1975 [ 41] South Africa −20.1 °C (−4.2 °F) Buffelsfontein , nearMolteno ,Eastern Cape 23 August 2013 [ 227] Spain (Canarias )−14.5 °C (5.9 °F) Teide ,Tenerife 29 January 2018 [ 228] Sudan −1.0 °C (30.2 °F) Zalingei December 1961 January 1962[ 229] Antarctica Antarctica −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) Vostok Station 21 July 1983 [ 230] [ 231] [ note 12] Asia Afghanistan −52.2 °C (−62.0 °F) Shahrak January 1964 [ 46] Armenia (then theArmenian SSR ,Soviet Union )−42.0 °C (−43.6 °F) Paghakn andAshocq 1961 [ 95] Azerbaijan −33.0 °C (−27.4 °F) Julfa and Ordubad ?[ 232] Bangladesh (then theBengal Presidency ofBritish India )1.1 °C (34.0 °F) Dinajpur 3 February 1905 [ 233] China −53.0 °C (−63.4 °F) Mohe City ,Heilongjiang 22 January 2023 [ 234] [ 235] [ 236] Cambodia 7.0 °C (44.6 °F) Mondulkiri ,Ratanakiri andPreah Vihear 29 January 2007 [ 237] Hong Kong −6.0 °C (21.2 °F) Tai Mo Shan 24 January 2016 India /Pakistan (disputed territory ofLadakh inKashmir )−45.0 °C (−49.0 °F) Dras ,Ladakh 9 January 1995 [ 238] Indonesia −9.0 °C (15.8 °F) Dieng Plateau 24 June 2019 [ 239] Iran −36.0 °C (−32.8 °F) Saqqez 1972 [ 240] Israel −14.2 °C (6.4 °F) Merom Golan 10 January 2015 [ 241] Japan −41.0 °C (−41.8 °F) Asahikawa ,Hokkaidō 25 January 1902 [ 60] Jordan −16.0 °C (3.2 °F) Shoubak 15 December 2013 [ 242] Kazakhstan −57.0 °C (−70.6 °F) Atbasar January 1893 [ 49] Kuwait −4.8 °C (23.4 °F) Salmy 3 January 2009 [ 243] [ 244] Kyrgyzstan −53.6 °C (−64.5 °F) Fergana Valley ?[ 245] Lebanon −23.1 °C (−9.6 °F)
Yammoune January 20, 1964 [ 246] Malaysia −5 °C (23 °F) Mount Kinabalu 7 April 2023 [ 247] Maldives 17.2 °C (63.0 °F) Hulhulé Island , located atIbrahim Nasir International Airport 11 April 1978 [ 248] Mongolia −55.6 °C (−68.1 °F) Züüngovi ,Uvs Province 26 December 1966 [ 249] [ 250] Myanmar −5.0 °C (23.0 °F) Hakha 30 December 1990 [ 251] [ 29] Nepal −45.0 °C (−49.0 °F) Sagarmatha ?[ 70] North Korea (thenJapanese Korea )−43.6 °C (−46.5 °F) Chunggangjin 12 January 1933 [ 252] Oman −9.7 °C (14.5 °F) Jabel Shams January 2015 [ 253] Pakistan /India (undemarcated Kashmir area indisputed territory ofKashmir )−24.0 °C (−11.2 °F) Skardu 7 January 1995 [ 254] Philippines 6.3 °C (43.3 °F) Baguio 18 January 1961 [ 72] [ 255] [ note 13] Qatar 1.5 °C (34.7 °F) Abu Samra 5 February 2017 [ 36] Russia (Asia) (first in theRussian Empire , then in theRussian SFSR ,Soviet Union )−67.8 °C (−90.0 °F) Verkhoyansk andOymyakon , both inSakha Republic 15 January 1885 5, 7 February 1892 6 February 1933 [ 257] Saudi Arabia −12.0 °C (10.4 °F) Turaif ?[ 258] Singapore 19.0 °C (66.2 °F) Paya Lebar 14 February 1989 [ 75] South Korea −32.6 °C (−26.7 °F) Yangpyeong 5 January 1981 [ 259] Sri Lanka −2.6 °C (27.3 °F) Nuwara Eliya 14 January 1929 [ 260] [ 261] Syria −23.0 °C (−9.4 °F) Idlib January 1951 [ 262] Taiwan −18.4 °C (−1.1 °F) Yushan 31 January 1970 [ 263] [ 264] Thailand −1.4 °C (29.5 °F) Sakon Nakhon 2 January 1974 [ 265] Turkey −46.4 °C (−51.5 °F) Çaldıran ,Van Province 9 January 1990 [ 266] Turkmenistan −36.0 °C (−32.8 °F) Daşoguz Region ?[ 86] United Arab Emirates −5.4 °C (22.3 °F) Jebel Jais ,Fujairah 3 February 2017 [ 36] Vietnam (thenDR Vietnam )−6.1 °C (21.0 °F) Sa Pa 4 January 1974 [ 267] Europe Albania −34.7 °C (−30.5 °F) Bizë N/A[ 268] [ a] [ b] Austria −52.6 °C (−62.7 °F) Grünloch doline19 February 1932 [ 269] [ 270] Belarus (then theByelorussian SSR ,Soviet Union )−42.2 °C (−44.0 °F) Slavnom ,Vitebsk Region 17 January 1940 [ 271] Belgium −30.1 °C (−22.2 °F) Valley of theLesse inRochefort 20 January 1940 [ 272] Bosnia and Herzegovina (then theSR Bosnia and Herzegovina ,SFR Yugoslavia )−42.5 °C (−44.5 °F) Igman inSarajevo Canton 24 January 1963 [ 273] Bulgaria −38.3 °C (−36.9 °F) Tran 25 January 1947 [ 102] Croatia −34.6 °C (−30.3 °F) Gračac 13 January 2003 [ 274] [ note 14] Cyprus −12.8 °C (9.0 °F) Trikoukia, Prodromos 30 January 1964 [ 275] Czech Republic (then part ofCzechoslovakia )−42.2 °C (−44.0 °F) Litvínovice 11 February 1929 [ 106] Denmark −31.2 °C (−24.2 °F) Thisted Municipality ,North Denmark Region 8 January 1982 [ 107] Estonia −43.5 °C (−46.3 °F) Jõgeva ,Jõgeva County 17 January 1940 [ 108] Finland −51.5 °C (−60.7 °F) Pokka,Kittilä ,Lapland 28 January 1999 [ 109] [ 276] France −41.2 °C (−42.2 °F) Mouthe ,Doubs 17 January 1985 [ 277] Germany −45.9 °C (−50.6 °F) Funtensee ,Berchtesgadener Land ,Bavaria 24 December 2001 [ 278] Greece −27.8 °C (−18.0 °F) Ptolemaida 27 January 1963 [ 279] Hungary −35.0 °C (−31.0 °F) Görömbölytapolca 16 February 1940 [ 112] Iceland (thenDanish Iceland )−37.9 °C (−36.2 °F) Grímsstaðir 21 January 1918 [ 113] Ireland (then part of theUnited Kingdom )−19.1 °C (−2.4 °F) Markree Castle ,County Sligo 16 January 1881 [ 115] Italy −50.6 °C (−59.1 °F) Busa Riviera,Pale di San Martino 7 January 2022 [ 280] Latvia −43.2 °C (−45.8 °F) Daugavpils 8 February 1956 [ 120] Lithuania −42.9 °C (−45.2 °F) Utena ,Utena County 1 February 1956 [ 124] Luxembourg −20.2 °C (−4.4 °F) 2 February 1956 [ 281] Malta 1.4 °C (34.5 °F) Malta International Airport 29 January 1981 [ 127] [ 128] Moldova −35.5 °C (−31.9 °F) Brătușeni ,Edineț District 20 January 1963 [ 129] Monaco −5.2 °C (22.6 °F) Monaco 10 February 1986 [ 282] Netherlands (thenNazi-occupied Netherlands )−27.4 °C (−17.3 °F) Winterswijk ,Gelderland 27 January 1942 [ 283] North Macedonia (then theSR Macedonia ,SFR Yugoslavia )−31.5 °C (−24.7 °F) Berovo ,Berovo Municipality 27 January 1954 [ 284] Norway (then part ofSweden–Norway )−51.4 °C (−60.5 °F) Karasjok ,Finnmark 1 January 1886 [ 134] Poland −41.1 °C (−42.0 °F) Litworowy Kocioł ,Western Tatras 17 February 2025 [ 285] Portugal −16.0 °C (3.2 °F) Penhas da Saúde ,Covilhã Municipality Miranda do Douro 16 January 1945 and 5 February 1954[ 286] Romania −38.5 °C (−37.3 °F) Bod ,Brașov County 25 January 1942 [ 287] Russia (Europe) (then theRussian SFSR ,Soviet Union )−58.1 °C (−72.6 °F) Ust-Shchuger ,Komi Republic 31 December 1978 [ 288] Serbia −39.8 °C (−39.6 °F) Karajukića Bunari ,Zlatibor District 26 January 2006 [ 289] Slovakia (thenCzechoslovakia )−41.0 °C (−41.8 °F) Vígľaš-Pstruša 11 February 1929 [ 141] Slovenia (thenSR Slovenia ,SFR Yugoslavia )−34.5 °C (−30.1 °F) Babno Polje 15 February 1956 16 February 1956 13 January 1968[ note 15] [ 290] Spain −32.0 °C (−25.6 °F) Estany Gento (Province of Lleida )[ note 16] 2 February 1956 [ 291] Sweden −52.6 °C (−62.7 °F) Vuoggatjålme ,Lappland 2 February 1966 [ 144] [ 292] Switzerland −41.8 °C (−43.2 °F) La Brévine 12 January 1987 [ 145] Ukraine (then theUkrainian SSR ,Soviet Union )−41.9 °C (−43.4 °F) Luhansk 8 January 1935 [ 146] [ 293] United Kingdom −27.2 °C (−17.0 °F) Braemar ,Aberdeenshire Altnaharra ,Sutherland 11 February 1895 10 January 1982 30 December 1995[ 294] [ 295] North America Antigua and Barbuda 16.1 °C (61.0 °F) V. C. Bird International Airport ,Antigua 31 December 1974 and 28 January 1976[ 149] [ 150] Canada −63.0 °C (−81.4 °F) Snag ,Yukon 3 February 1947[ 230] [ 296] [ 297] Cayman Islands 11.1 °C (52.0 °F) Owen Roberts International Airport ,Grand Cayman 11 February 1968[ 298] Cuba 0.0 °C (32.0 °F) Indio Hatuey,Matanzas Province 3 February 2026[ 299] Dominican Republic −7.0 °C (19.4 °F) Valle Nuevo,La Vega Province 17 January 1983[ 300] Greenland −69.6 °C (−93.3 °F) Klinck Automated Weather Station, Greenland Ice Sheet 22 December 1991 [ 212] Guatemala −11.5 °C (11.3 °F) Olintepeque ,Quetzaltenango Department ?[ 165] Martinique 14.1 °C (57.4 °F) Le Lamentin 25 December 1964 [ 301] Mexico −25.1 °C (−13.2 °F) Madera, Chihuahua 27 December 1997 [ 302] Panama 2.0 °C (35.6 °F) Bajo Grande,Chiriquí Province 20 February 1995[ 169] Puerto Rico 4.4 °C (40 °F) Aibonito San Sebastián 9 March 1911[ 303] 24 January 1966[ 170] US Virgin Islands 10.6 °C (51 °F) Anna's Hope ,Saint Croix 31 January 1954[ 170] United States (Alaska )−62.2 °C (−80 °F) Prospect Creek ,Alaska 23 January 1971[ 304] [ 305] United States (contiguous)−56.7 °C (−70 °F) Rogers Pass ,Montana 20 January 1954[ 306] [ 307] South America Argentina −32.8 °C (−27.0 °F) Sarmiento ,Chubut Province 1 June 1907 [ 308] [ note 17] Brazil −14.0 °C (6.8 °F) Caçador ,Santa Catarina 11 June 1952 [ 309] [ 310] Chile −28.5 °C (−19.3 °F) Balmaceda ,Aysen Region 16 June 1958 [ 311] Colombia −11.0 °C (12.2 °F) Páramo de Berlín ,Tona ,Santander 11 December 1974 [ 312] Curaçao 18.9 °C (66.0 °F) Willemstad 12 December 2017 [ 313] Guyana 12.7 °C (54.9 °F) Timehri ,Demerara-Mahaica August 2006 [ 314] French Guiana 16.9 °C (62.4 °F) Maripasoula 23 January 1964 [ 315] Paraguay −7.5 °C (18.5 °F) Pratts Gill ,Boquerón Department 13 July 2000 [ 316] Peru −25.2 °C (−13.4 °F) Mazo Cruz ,Puno Region 30 June 1966 [ 317] Uruguay −11.0 °C (12.2 °F) Melo ,Cerro Largo Department 14 June 1967 [ 192] [ 193] Oceania Australia −23.0 °C (−9.4 °F) Charlotte Pass, New South Wales 29 June 1994 [ 173] [ 318] United States (Hawaii )−11.1 °C (12.0 °F) Mauna Kea ,Hawaii 17 May 1979 [ 319] Nauru 20.0 °C (68.0 °F) Yaren District ?[citation needed ] New Zealand −25.6 °C (−14.1 °F) Ranfurly ,Central Otago 18 July 1903 [ 320] Samoa 11.1 °C (52.0 °F) Afiamalu 29 September 1971 [ 180] Solomon Islands 17.0 °C (62.6 °F) Tigoa ,Rennell June 2016 [ 321]
Other low-temperature records [ edit ] Coldest summer (month of July in the Northern Hemisphere) : −33 °C (−27.4 °F);Summit Camp , Greenland on 4 July 2017.[ 322] Lowest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere : −69.6 °C (−93.3 °F);Greenland Ice Sheet , Greenland on 22 December 1991.[ 212] Coldest average monthly temperature in the Northern Hemisphere : −56.7 °C (−70.1 °F);Verkhoyansk , Russia for the month of January 1892.[ 323] Coldest temperature in the tropics : −25.2 °C (−13.4 °F);Mazocruz , Peru on 30 June 1966.[ 317] Record extreme temperature differences [ edit ] Greatest 2-minute temperature increase: 27 °C (49 °F), from −20 °C (−4 °F) to 7 °C (45 °F);Spearfish, South Dakota , on 22 January 1943.[ 230] Greatest 24-hour temperature increase: +57 °C (+102.6 °F), from −48 °C (−54 °F) to 9 °C (48 °F);Loma, Montana , on 15 January 1972.[ 324] Fastest 2 minute temperature drop: 15.0 °C (27.0 °F) atSydney Airport, Australia , on 23 January 2010, from 41.0 °C (105.8 °F) at 3:11PM to 26.0 °C (78.8 °F) at 3:13PM.[ 325] Largest temperature range in one area : 105.8 °C (190.4 °F), from −67.8 °C (−90.0 °F) on 15 January 1885, 5,7 February 1892 to 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) on 20 June 2020;Verkhoyansk ,Sakha Republic, Russia [ 326] [ 327] [ 328] [ 215] Most in 60 seconds (1 minute) : 38 mm (1.5 in). Barot,Sainte-Anne ,Grande-Terre ,Guadeloupe ,France 11:03–11:04 am on 26 November 1970.[ 330] Most in 180 seconds (3 minutes) : 62 mm (2.4 in).Portobelo, Colón , Panama, 29 November 1911[ 331] [ 332] Most in 300 seconds (5 minutes) : 106 mm (4.2 in).Portobelo, Colón , Panama, 29 November 1911[ 331] [ 332] Most in 60 minutes (1 hour) : 305 mm (12.0 in).Holt, Missouri , United States, 22 June 1947.[ 111] Most in 12 hours (1 ⁄2 -day) : 1,144 mm (45.0 in);Cilaos ,Réunion , 8 January 1966, duringTropical Cyclone Denise .[ 111] Most in 24 hours (1 day) : 1,825 mm (71.9 in);Cilaos ,Réunion , 7–8 January 1966, duringTropical Cyclone Denise .[ 111] Most in 48 hours (2 days) : 2,493 mm (98.1 in);Cherrapunji ,Meghalaya , India, 15–16 June 1995.[ 111] Most in 72 hours (3 days) : 3,929 mm (154.7 in); Commerson,Réunion , 24–26 February 2007, duringCyclone Gamede .[ 111] Most in 96 hours (4 days) : 4,869 mm (191.7 in); Commerson,Réunion , 24–27 February 2007, duringCyclone Gamede .[ 111] Most in one year : 26,470 mm (1,042 in);Cherrapunji ,Meghalaya , India, 1860–1861.[ 111] Most from a single tropical cyclone : 6,433 mm (253.3 in); Commerson,Réunion , duringCyclone Hyacinthe in January 1980.[ 333] [ 334] Highest average annual total (observed over 10 years) : 11,872 mm (467.4 in) (over 38 years) and 12,701 mm (500.0 in) (1998–2010);Mawsynram ,Meghalaya , India or 13,466 mm (530.2 in) (1980–2011);López de Micay ,Cauca ,Colombia .[ 111] [ 335] Most consecutive days with measurable rain a day with at least 0.01 inches (0.25 mm) of rainfall: 331 days inOahu ,Hawaii , 1939–1940[ 336] Most in a 24-hour period : 230 centimetres (90.6 in) of snow onMount Ibuki , Japan on 14 February 1927.[ 337] Most in one calendar month : 9.91 meters (390 inches) of snow fell inTamarack, California , in January 1911, leading to a snow depth in March of 11.46 meters (451 inches) (greatest measured in North America).[ 338] [ 339] Most in one season (1 July – 30 June): 29.0 meters, (95 ft);Mount Baker ,Washington , United States, 1998 through 1999.[ 338] Most in one-year period : 31.5 meters (102 ft);Mount Rainier ,Washington , United States, 19 February 1971 to 18 February 1972.[ 230] Deepest snowfall recorded : 11.82 meters (38.8 ft) onMount Ibuki , Japan on 14 February 1927.[ 340] Lowest latitude that snow has been recorded at sea level in North America : Snow fell as far south as the city ofTampico ,Mexico , in February 1895 during theGreat Freeze .[ 341] [ 342] Fastest ever recorded : 484± 32 km/h (301± 20 mph) (3-second gust); calculated by aDOW (Doppler On Wheels) radar unit in the1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado betweenOklahoma City andMoore ,Oklahoma , USA, 3 May 1999. Recently, the wind speeds were re-examined and adjusted to a maximum official wind speed of 321 mph (516.6 km/h).[ 343] A DOW calculation of a subvortex of the2013 El Reno tornado was estimated in a range of 257–336 mph (414–541 km/h) in 2024.[ 344] Fastest non-tornadic winds: 408 km/h (254 mph) (3-second gust); recorded byanemometer inSevere Tropical Cyclone Olivia passing overBarrow Island ,Western Australia , 10 April 1996.[ 345] [ 346] Fastest non-cyclonic winds: 372 km/h (231 mph) (1-minute average); recorded by anemometer onMount Washington ,New Hampshire , USA, 12 April 1934.[ 345] [ 346] Fastest daily average: 174 km/h (108 mph);Port Martin (Adélie Land ), Antarctica, 24-hour period from 21 March 1951 to 22 March 1951.[ 230] The Tri-State Tornado holds many records, including the longest known tornado track, fastest speed for a significant tornado, and the deadliest tornado outside ofBangladesh . Deadliest in history [ edit ] On Earth : Approximately 1,300 deaths (Daulatpur–Saturia tornado );Manikganj District , Bangladesh on 26 April 1989.[ 347] In North America: 695 deaths (Tri-State Tornado );Missouri ,Illinois ,Indiana , United States, 18 March 1925.[ 230] In Europe: 600 or more deaths (Grand Harbour Tornado );Valletta , Malta, 23 September 1551 or 1556 (sources conflict).[ 348] In South America: 63 deaths,San Justo ,Santa Fe , Argentina, 10 January 1973.[ 349] In Australia: Three deaths,Kin Kin ,Queensland tornado, 14 August 1971.[ 350] Largest : The2011 Super Outbreak : 207 confirmed tornadoes occurred in a span of 24 hours on April 27, 2011, with a total of 367 occurring throughout the duration of the outbreak. They affected six US states, and included 11 ratedEF4 and 4 rated EF5.[ 351] Most severe : The1974 Super Outbreak produced 7 F5, 23 F4, 34 F3, and 34 F2 tornadoes on April 3–4, 1974. It received a score on expertThomas P. Grazulis 's outbreak intensity score of 578, surpassing the 2011 outbreak's score of 378.[ 352] Most intense (by minimum surface air pressure)[ edit ] Most intense ever recorded : 870 hPa (25.69 inHg );eye ofSuper Typhoon Tip over the northwest Pacific Ocean, 12 October 1979.[ 230] Most intense in theWestern Hemisphere : 872 hPa (25.75 inHg); eye ofHurricane Patricia over the eastern Pacific Ocean, 23 October 2015.[ 353] Most intense ever recorded on land: 892 hPa (26.35 inHg);Craig Key ,Florida , United States, eye of theLabor Day Hurricane , 2 September 1935. While other landfalling tropical cyclones potentially had lower pressures, data is vague from areas other than theAtlantic basin , especially before the invention ofweather satellites .[ 354] Most intense landfall (estimated): 884 hPa (26.10 inHg);Rakiraki District ,Viti Levu ,Fiji , duringCyclone Winston , 20 February 2016. Although no official land pressure readings were recorded at thelandfall site, it is estimated that Winston made landfall with the aforementioned pressure.[ 355] A reading of 880hPa (26inHg) fromBathurst Bay ,Queensland ,Australia , duringCyclone Mahina , on 4 March 1899 is disputed to have been recorded by Captain William Porter, the same person who recorded the currently established mark of 914hPa (27inHg).[ 356] Further evidence to back up this claim comes in the form of an eyewitness estimate for the storm surge at Ninian Bay, 30 km from Bathurst Bay, which was said to be approximately 13m. This figure would be consistent with the pressure of 880hPa allegedly recorded by Capt. Porter.[ 357] Most precipitation from a single tropical storm : 6,433 mm (253.3 in); Commerson, Réunion, duringCyclone Hyacinthe in January 1980.Other severe weather [ edit ] A picture of the Aurora, Nebraska hailstone, measured at 47.6 cm (18.75 in) incircumference Satellite loop of the record-breaking supercell near Chicago producing intense lightning on June 13, 2022 Heaviest officially recorded: 1.02 kg (2.25 lb);Gopalganj District , Bangladesh, 14 April 1986.[ 358] Largest diameter officially measured: 20 cm (8.0 in)diameter , 47.3 cm (18.625 in)circumference ;Vivian, South Dakota , USA, 23 July 2010.[ 359] Largest circumference officially measured: 47.6 cm (18.75 in) circumference, 17.8 cm (7.0 in) diameter;Aurora, Nebraska , USA, 22 June 2003.[ 358] [ 360] Longest lightning bolt : 829 km (515 mi) ± 8 km. On 22 October 2017, extended from eastern Texas to near Kansas City,United States .[ 361] Longest duration for a single lightning flash : 17.1 seconds on 18 June 2020 inUruguay and northernArgentina .[ 361] Highest ultraviolet index measured: On 29 December 2003, aUV index of 43.3 was detected at Chile/Bolivia'sLicancabur volcano, at 19,423 feet (5,920 m) altitude. A light-skinned individual in such conditions may experience moderatesunburn in as little as 4 minutes.[ 362] Thunderstorm cloud height [ edit ] Tallest non-tropical thunderstorm The official confirmed tallest thunderstorm was asupercell that occurred onMay 24, 2016 nearNueva Rosita , in rural areas of theMexican state ofCoahuila , in theBig Bend area of theRio Grande basin. This storm had a cloud top height of 68,000 ft (21 km; 12.9 mi). Lightning from this storm was detected as far as 50–60 mi (80–97 km) away from the center of the storm.[ 363] A supercell thunderstorm that struckChicago ,Illinois andsurrounding areas on June 13, 2022, may have surpassed its height, being at least over 60,000 ft (18 km; 11 mi) and potentially reaching as high as 65,000–70,000 ft (20–21 km; 12.3–13.3 mi) above the ground.[ 364] The highest adjusted-to-sea-level barometric pressure ever recorded (below 750 meters) was at Agata,Evenkiyskiy ,Russia (66°53′N 93°28′E / 66.883°N 93.467°E /66.883; 93.467 , elevation: 261 m (856.3 ft)) on 31 December 1968 of 1083.3 hectopascals (hPa) (31.99 inHg).[ 366] The discrimination is due to the problematic assumptions (assuming a standardlapse rate ) associated with reduction of sea level from high elevations.[ 365] [ 366] ^ The guide highlights Bizë as the coldest area within Tirana County, noting the −34.7 °C minimum as a defining climatic feature of the region’s high-altitude terrain. Rather than treating the value as exceptional, it is presented as a distinguishing trait of Bizë’s geography within the county’s climatic profile. ^ The recorded low of −34.7 °C at Bizë is the lowest well-documented temperature in an inhabited area in Albania, though the source explicitly states Bizë is one of the country's coldest villages rather than the absolute coldest. Temperatures of this level are relatively typical for Albania’s continental mountain regions, notably the higher elevations like Mount Korab and the Northern Alps, which annually experience −25 °C temperatures, often approach −35 °C, and occasionally experience exceptional lows near −40 °C, although rarely with formal documentation due to the limited presence of weather stations in those regions. ^ A reading of 50.1 °C (122.2 °F) in Vioolsdrif on 28 November 2019 was declared invalid by the South African Weather Service.[ 43] ^ According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Africa's hottest reliably measured temperature is 55.0°C atKelibia ,Tunisia .[ 44] ^ According to the World Meteorological Organization, the reported temperature is the highest recorded in Asia with Kuwait. ^ According to the World Meteorological Organization, the reported temperature is the highest recorded in Asia with Israel. ^a b c d Part of theJuly 2019 European heat wave ^ A disputed record temperature of 42.9 °C (109.2 °F) was measured on 24 July 2019 inDeelen ,Gelderland .[ 131] ^ Record measured onGerman territory at that time:Proskau ,Landkreis Oppeln ,Oberschlesien (nowPrószków ,Opole Voivodeship ). The record inPoland proper at that time was attained on the same day by the village ofZbiersk at 40.0 °C.[ 135] ^ According to Christopher Burt, South America's hottest reliably measured temperature is 47.3 °C (117.1 °F) atCampo Gallo ,Argentina on 16 October 1936.[ 181] Another record, of 49.1 °C (120.4 °F), registered inVilla de María del Río Seco ,Córdoba Province , on 2 January 1920, is disputed and considered dubious. ^ Temperature reached on multiple occasions; this is the most recent. ^ This record is disputed because of theforest fires that occurred around the town of Quillón. It is highly probable those fires have influenced this record. ^ The former world record was 43.3 °C (110 °F) set on 5 July 1918, in Death Valley, California.[ 207] ^ This temperature is considered the lowest ever officially recorded in Antarctica and in the World, as it was perceived by ground-positioned thermometers in 1983.Satellite analyses made on 10 August 2010 pointed to a temperature of −93.2 °C (−135.8 °F) nearDome F inQueen Maud Land , but this record is not officially listed because it was measured byremote sensing methods that are not totally consistent, unlike the 1983 temperature. SeeLowest temperature recorded on Earth for details. ^ It is reported by a local news outlet that temperatures ofMount Pulag , which is 2,926 meters above sea level, plunged to as low as −2.0 °C (28.4 °F), although it was not verifiable.[ 256] ^ A reading of −35.5 °C (−31.9 °F) in Čakovec on 3 February 1929 and −36.0 °C (−32.8 °F) in Gospić were not measured under standard conditions and are not considered to be official record lows in Croatia.[ 274] ^ The lowest unofficially measured temperature in Slovenia was recorded atKomna on 9 January 2009 and reached −49 °C (−56 °F). ^ The records of −34.1 °C (−29.4 °F) of Clot del Tuc de la Llança, Catalonia, and −35.4 °C (−31.7 °F) of Vega de Liordes, León, both registered in January 2021, are not recognized by AEMET. ^ the Servicio Meteorologico Nacional, Argentina's national meteorological organization, reports a record low of −39 °C (−38 °F) in a high mountain valley ofRío de los Patos , but this is not recognized by the World Meteorological Organization.[ 181] ^a b "Mean Monthly Temperature Records Across the Globe / Timeseries of Global Land and Ocean Areas at Record Levels for October from 1951-2023" .NCEI.NOAA.gov . 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