In view of Global Warming I found this interesting.
The hottest day on earth was 100 years ago. In July 1913, Death Valley was in the grips of an extreme heat wave, with temperatures of 125 degrees or higher for more than a week. On July 10, the area entered the history books when the mercury climbed to a blistering 134 degrees Fahrenheit (57 degrees Celsius) at Furnace Creek, California, breaking the record for the highest temperature ever recorded. As a sweltering summer continues, with near-record temperatures across much of the nation, heres a look back at the hottest day on Earth.
http://www.history.com/news/the-hottest-day-on-earth-100-years-ago
The coldest day on earth. Heres the iciest our world has ever been, according to the World Meteorological Organizations records. -128.5ºF sort of puts -15ºF into perspective, doesnt it? Recorded on July 21, 1983, this remains the lowest temperature ever reliably measured on Earth and has earned the Russian research station where it was recorded the frankly awesome title of World Pole of Cold. Scientists using remote sensors claim that nearby parts of East Antarctica are actually even colder (-137ºF, to be precise), though the World Meteorological Organization says only measurements taken by equipment on the ground count as official.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/...west-coldest-temperatures-ever-recorded-earth
The coldest temperature was actually recorded two years ago, on August 20 2010. That day, Antarctica's temperature fell to -135.8F or -94.7C. That's almost 10 degrees colder than the previous record.
One day last July was nearly that cold, at -135.3 F.
Since the temperature was captured via satellite, not thermostat, it won't be recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records, The Guardian reports.
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-coldest-temperature-ever-recorded-is-1358-f-2013-12
The hottest day on earth was 100 years ago. In July 1913, Death Valley was in the grips of an extreme heat wave, with temperatures of 125 degrees or higher for more than a week. On July 10, the area entered the history books when the mercury climbed to a blistering 134 degrees Fahrenheit (57 degrees Celsius) at Furnace Creek, California, breaking the record for the highest temperature ever recorded. As a sweltering summer continues, with near-record temperatures across much of the nation, heres a look back at the hottest day on Earth.
http://www.history.com/news/the-hottest-day-on-earth-100-years-ago
The coldest day on earth. Heres the iciest our world has ever been, according to the World Meteorological Organizations records. -128.5ºF sort of puts -15ºF into perspective, doesnt it? Recorded on July 21, 1983, this remains the lowest temperature ever reliably measured on Earth and has earned the Russian research station where it was recorded the frankly awesome title of World Pole of Cold. Scientists using remote sensors claim that nearby parts of East Antarctica are actually even colder (-137ºF, to be precise), though the World Meteorological Organization says only measurements taken by equipment on the ground count as official.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/...west-coldest-temperatures-ever-recorded-earth
The coldest temperature was actually recorded two years ago, on August 20 2010. That day, Antarctica's temperature fell to -135.8F or -94.7C. That's almost 10 degrees colder than the previous record.
One day last July was nearly that cold, at -135.3 F.
Since the temperature was captured via satellite, not thermostat, it won't be recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records, The Guardian reports.
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-coldest-temperature-ever-recorded-is-1358-f-2013-12
