In the summer months of the past few years, we have increasingly complained about the unbearable heat of July or August. This topic is sure to pop up in everyday conversations, where we complain about unbearable climatic conditions. It is especially difficult for residents of large cities. The same topic regularly appears on the pages and in media videos: "Today the highest temperature in the last n years was recorded …" and "The temperature record is broken again …" In this regard, it would be interesting to know what temperatures are generally possible on our planet.
And above all about Russia
Yes, it was in our country that one of the weather temperature records among the settlements of the Earth was recorded. But it was not the highest temperature, but the lowest. In the city of Oymyakon, which is located in Yakutia just 350 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle, a temperature of -71.2 °C was recorded. It happened in 1926. For a resident of the middle lane or the southern regions, it is even difficult to imagine such a cold! By the way, the residents of the city immortalized this moment by installing a memorial plaque.
Station"East"
And this record belongs to the Russians again. Although the station is not located on the territory of the country (it is located in Antarctica), however, it is the fruit of the work of Soviet science and engineering. And it was here in 1983 that the lowest air temperature on the entire planet was recorded. This figure was -89 °С.
Canadian frosts
This country is the northernmost country in the Western Hemisphere, so it's no wonder Canada also boasts (or complains about) record low temperatures. At the Evrika meteorological station, the average annual temperature is -20 °C. And in winter it regularly drops to -40 °C.
Hot Libya
Now let's take a little walk through the places, the temperature of which contrasts sharply with the above. After all, here is the highest temperature on the planet! For example, Libya is famous for its incredibly high temperature. And in the town of El Azizia, which is 40 kilometers south of Tripoli, the highest temperature on Earth among settlements was recorded at all. In September 1922, it was +58 °C. A real hell, in comparison with which the heat of our country will seem like a light spring warmth!
Libya again
If native Russia presented us with the lowest temperature records, otherwise it is Libya that leads. In 2004-2005, the highest temperature on the earth's surface was recorded in the local Dashti-Lut desert. It was +70 °С. Interestingly, this same desert is alsothe driest place on Earth (along with the Chilean Atacama Desert). No living thing, not even bacteria, can survive here!
Hot Ethiopia
But in this country, the average annual highest temperature around the globe. The local area of Dallol is located below sea level at 116 meters and is covered with volcanic s alt. Of course, nothing living lives here. And the temperature in these conditions is +34.4 °С on average per year.
