World's Hottest and Coldest Places

Highest Temperature

The world's highest recorded surface temperature is 56.7 �C (134 �F) measured at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, California, USA on July 10, 1913.

Hottest Spot

The mean temperature in Dallol, Ethiopia is 34.4 �C (94 �F), the highest annual average temperature on earth.

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Lowest Temperature

The coldest temperature ever recorded is -89.2 �C (-128.5 �F) at Vostok, Antarctica on July 21, 1983.

Coldest Place

With its annual mean temperature of -58.3 �C (-72.9 �F), Dome A, Antarctica is the coldest place on earth.

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