List of Weather records - wikipedia List of Weather records This is a list of weather records, a list of the most extreme occurrences of weather 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 modern weather instrumentation was invented, or in remote areas without an official weather station. This list does not include remotely sensed observations such as satellite measurements, since those values are not considered official records. Contents 1 Temperature 1.1 Measuring conditions 2 Heat 2.1 Highest temperatures ever recorded 2.2 By continent 2.2. 1 Africa 2.2. 2 Antarctica 2.2. 3 Asia 2.2. 4 Europe 2.2. 5 North America 2.2. 6 Oceania 2.2. 7 South America 2.3 Other high - temperature records 2.4 Humidity 3 Cold 3.1 Lowest temperatures ever recorded 3.2 By continent 3.2. 1 Africa 3.2. 2 Antarctica 3.2. 3 Asia 3.2. 4 Europe 3.2. 4.1 United Kingdom 3.2. 5 North America 3.2. 6 South America 3.2. 7 Oceania 3.3 Other low - temperature records 4 Precipitation 4.1 Rain 4.2 Snow 5 Wind speed 6 Tornadoes 6.1 Deadliest in history 6.2 Outbreaks 7 Tropical cyclones 7.1 Most intense ( by minimum surface air pressure ) 7.2 Most precipitation 8 Other severe weather 8.1 Hail 8.2 Lightning 8.3 Ultraviolet index 9 Other categories 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 External links Temperature Measuring conditions The standard measuring conditions for temperature are in the air, 1.5 metres ( 4.9 ft ) above the ground, and shielded from direct sunlight intensity ( hence the term, x degrees `` in the shade '' ). 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 ). A ground temperature of 84 ° C ( 183.2 ° F ) has been recorded in Port Sudan, Sudan. A ground temperature of 93.9 ° C ( 201.0 ° F ) was recorded in Furnace Creek, Death Valley, California, United States on 15 July 1972 ; this may be the highest natural ground surface temperature ever recorded. 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. Satellite measurements of ground temperature taken between 2003 and 2009, taken with the MODIS infrared spectroradiometer on the Aqua satellite, found a maximum temperature of 70.7 ° C ( 159.3 ° F ), which was recorded in 2005 in the Lut Desert, Iran. The Lut Desert was also found to have the highest maximum temperature in 5 of the 7 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. 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, at 81 ° 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 ). Heat Highest temperatures ever recorded Main article : Highest temperature recorded on Earth A world map showing areas with Köppen BWh ( hot desert climate ). The temperatures in these regions have the potential to exceed 50 ° C ( 122 ° F ) during the hottest seasons. There are reports of temperatures higher than the listed world record of 56.7 ° C ( 134.1 ° F ) during phenomena known as heat bursts, including a report of 87 ° C ( 189 ° F ) in Abadan, Iran in June 1967. There are also reports made by satellite analysis, including one of 66.8 ° C ( 152.2 ° F ) measured in the Flaming Mountains of China in 2008. These temperatures have never been confirmed, and are not recognized as world records. The former highest official temperature on Earth, held for 90 years by ' Aziziya, Libya, was de-certified by the WMO ( World Meteorological Organization ) in January 2012 as the record for the world 's highest surface temperature. ( This temperature of 58 ° C ( 136 ° F ), registered on 13 September 1922, is currently considered to have been a recorder 's error. ) Christopher C. Burt, the weather historian writing for Weather Underground who shepherded the Libya reading 's 2012 disqualification, believes that the 1913 Death Valley reading is `` a myth '', and is at least 2.2 or 2.8 ° C ( 4 or 5 ° F ) too high. Burt proposes that the highest reliably recorded temperature on Earth is still at Death Valley, but is instead 54.0 ° C ( 129.2 ° F ) recorded on 30 June 2013. 53.9 ° C ( 129.0 ° F ) was recorded another four times : 20 July 1960, 18 July 1998, 20 July 2005, and 7 July 2007. On 21 July 2016, Mitribah in Kuwait also recorded a maximum temperature of 54.0 ° C ( 129.2 ° F ), tying Death Valley 's highest reliably recorded temperature on Earth, while Basra in Iraq reached 53.9 ° C ( 129.0 ° F ) that day. On 29 June 2017, the air at the airport of Ahvaz in Iran reached 54.0 ° C ( 129.2 ° F ) as well. In a second part to his analysis, he gave a list of 11 other occasions in which temperatures of 52.8 ° C ( 127.0 ° F ) or more were reliably measured as well as the highest reliably measured temperatures on each continent. By continent Africa Country / Region Temperature Town / Location Date Algeria 51.3 ° C ( 124.3 ° F ) El Bayadh, El Bayadh Province 000000001979 - 09 - 02 - 0000 2 September 1979 Botswana 44.0 ° C ( 111.2 ° F ) Maun 000000002016 - 01 - 07 - 0000 7 January 2016 Burkina Faso 47.2 ° C ( 117.0 ° F ) Dori 000000001984 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1984 Chad 47.6 ° C ( 117.7 ° F ) Faya - Largeau 000000002010 - 06 - 22 - 0000 22 June 2010 Ghana 43.3 ° C ( 109.9 ° F ) Navrongo 000000002015 - 04 - 10 - 0000 10 April 2015 Niger 48.2 ° C ( 118.8 ° F ) Bilma 000000002010 - 06 - 23 - 0000 23 June 2010 Nigeria 46.4 ° C ( 115.5 ° F ) Yola 000000002010 - 04 - 03 - 0000 3 April 2010 South Africa 50.0 ° C ( 122.0 ° F ) Dunbrody, Eastern Cape 000000001918 - 11 - 03 - 0000 3 November 1918 Sudan 49.7 ° C ( 121.5 ° F ) Dongola 000000002010 - 06 - 25 - 0000 25 June 2010 Swaziland 47.7 ° C ( 117.9 ° F ) Lavumisa ? Tunisia 55 ° C ( 131 ° F ) * Kebili 000000001931 - 07 - 07 - 0000 7 July 1931 Western Sahara 50.7 ° C ( 123.3 ° F ) Semara 000000001961 - 07 - 13 - 0000 13 July 1961 Antarctica Country / Region Temperature Town / Location Date Signy Island, South Orkney Islands 19.8 ° C ( 67.6 ° F ) Signy Research Station 000000001982 - 01 - 30 - 0000 30 January 1982 Antarctica 17.5 ° C ( 63.5 ° F ) Esperanza Base, Trinity Peninsula 000000002015 - 03 - 24 - 0000 24 March 2015 South Pole − 12.3 ° C ( 9.9 ° F ) Amundsen -- Scott South Pole Station 000000002011 - 12 - 25 - 0000 25 December 2011 Asia Country / Region Temperature Town / Location Date Afghanistan 49.9 ° C ( 121.8 ° F ) Farah 000000002009 - 08 - 01 - 0000 August 2009 Armenia 43.7 ° C ( 110.7 ° F ) Meghri 000000002011 - 08 - 01 - 0000 1 August 2011 Bangladesh 45.1 ° C ( 113.2 ° F ) Rajshahi 000000001972 - 05 - 30 - 0000 30 May 1972 Bhutan 40 ° C ( 104 ° F ) Phuentsholing 000000001997 - 08 - 27 - 0000 27 August 1997 Cambodia 42.6 ° C ( 108.7 ° F ) Preah Vihea 000000002016 - 04 - 15 - 0000 15 April 2016 China 50.5 ° C ( 122.9 ° F ) Erbao Township, Turpan, Xinjiang 000000002017 - 07 - 10 - 0000 10 July 2017 Hong Kong 37.9 ° C ( 100.2 ° F ) Happy Valley 000000002015 - 08 - 08 - 0000 8 August 2015, 000000002016 - 07 - 09 - 0000 9 July 2016 India 51.0 ° C ( 123.8 ° F ) Phalodi, Rajasthan 000000002016 - 05 - 19 - 0000 19 May 2016 Indonesia 39.5 ° C ( 103.1 ° F ) Jatiwangi, Cirebon, West Java / Semarang, Central Java 000000002006 - 12 - 01 - 0000 December 2006 / 27 October 2015 Iran 54 ° C ( 129 ° F ) Ahwaz Airport ( OIAW ) 000000002017 - 06 - 29 - 0000 29 June 2017 Iraq 53.9 ° C ( 129.0 ° F ) Basra 000000002016 - 07 - 22 - 0000 22 July 2016 Israel 54.0 ° C ( 129.2 ° F ) * Tirat Zvi 000000001942 - 06 - 21 - 0000 21 June 1942 Japan 41.0 ° C ( 105.8 ° F ) Shimanto, Kōchi 000000002013 - 08 - 12 - 0000 12 August 2013 Jordan 50 ° C ( 122 ° F ) Jordan University Agriculture Research Center 000000002002 - 09 - 06 - 0000 6 September 2002 Kuwait 54.0 ° C ( 129.2 ° F ) Mitribah 000000002016 - 07 - 21 - 0000 21 July 2016 Kyrgyzstan 44.0 ° C ( 111.2 ° F ) ? ? Laos 42.3 ° C ( 108.1 ° F ) Seno 000000002016 - 04 - 12 - 0000 12 April 2016 Malaysia 40.1 ° C ( 104.2 ° F ) Chuping 000000001998 - 04 - 09 - 0000 9 April 1998 Maldives 34.9 ° C ( 94.8 ° F ) Hanimaadhoo 000000002016 - 04 - 16 - 0000 16 April 2016 Mongolia 44.0 ° C ( 111.2 ° F ) Khongor, Darkhan - Uul Province 000000001999 - 07 - 24 - 0000 24 July 1999 Myanmar 47.2 ° C ( 117.0 ° F ) Myinmu 000000002010 - 05 - 14 - 0000 14 May 2010 Nepal 46.0 ° C ( 114.8 ° F ) Chisapani ? Oman 50.8 ° C ( 123.4 ° F ) Buraimi, Sohar, Qurayyat 000000001990 - 07 - 01 - 0000 July 1990, 000000002009 - 05 - 01 - 0000 May 2009, 000000002017 - 05 - 30 - 0000 30 May 2017 Pakistan 53.5 ° C ( 128.3 ° F ) Mohenjo - Daro Turbat 000000002010 - 05 - 26 - 0000 26 May 2010 000000002017 - 05 - 28 - 0000 28 May 2017 Philippines 42.2 ° C ( 108.0 ° F ) Tuguegarao, Cagayan Valley 12 April 1912, 11 May 1969 Qatar 50.4 ° C ( 122.7 ° F ) Doha 000000002010 - 07 - 14 - 0000 14 July 2010 Russia ( Siberia ) 42.3 ° C ( 108.1 ° F ) Belogorsk, Amur Oblast 000000002010 - 07 - 12 - 0000 12 July 2010 Saudi Arabia 52.0 ° C ( 125.6 ° F ) Jeddah 000000002010 - 06 - 23 - 0000 23 June 2010 Singapore 37.0 ° C ( 98.6 ° F ) Tengah 000000001983 - 04 - 17 - 0000 17 April 1983 South Korea 40.0 ° C ( 104.0 ° F ) Daegu 000000001942 - 08 - 01 - 0000 1 August 1942 Syria 49.4 ° C ( 120.9 ° F ) ? ? Taiwan 40.2 ° C ( 104 ° F ) Taitung County 000000002004 - 05 - 09 - 0000 9 May 2004 Thailand 44.6 ° C ( 112.3 ° F ) Mae Hong Son 000000002016 - 04 - 28 - 0000 28 April 2016 Turkey 48.8 ° C ( 119.8 ° F ) Mardin - Kocatepe ( tr ) ( Kızıltepe ) 000000001993 - 08 - 14 - 0000 14 August 1993 Turkmenistan 50.1 ° C ( 122.2 ° F ) Repetek Biosphere State Reserve, Karakum Desert 28 July 1983 United Arab Emirates 52.1 ° C ( 125.8 ° F ) Al Jazeera Border Gate July 2002 Vietnam 42.7 ° C ( 108.9 ° F ) Con Cuong / Tuong Duong ( tied ) 000000002015 - 05 - 30 - 0000 30 May 2015 / 000000001966 - 05 - 12 - 0000 12 May 1966 Europe Country / Region Temperature Town / Location Date Austria 40.5 ° C ( 104.9 ° F ) Bad Deutsch - Altenburg 000000002013 - 08 - 08 - 0000 8 August 2013 Azerbaijan 46.0 ° C ( 114.8 ° F ) Julfa and Ordubad ? Belarus 38.9 ° C ( 102.0 ° F ) Gomel 000000002010 - 08 - 07 - 0000 7 August 2010 Belgium 38.8 ° C ( 101.8 ° F ) Uccle 000000001947 - 06 - 27 - 0000 27 June 1947 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.2 ° C ( 115.2 ° F ) Mostar 000000001901 - 07 - 31 - 0000 31 July 1901 Bulgaria 45.2 ° C ( 113.3 ° F ) Sadovo, Plovdiv Province 000000001916 - 08 - 05 - 0000 5 August 1916 Croatia 42.8 ° C ( 109.0 ° F ) Ploče 000000001981 - 08 - 05 - 0000 5 August 1981 Cyprus 45.6 ° C ( 114.1 ° F ) Lefkoniko 000000002010 - 08 - 01 - 0000 1 August 2010 Czech Republic 40.4 ° C ( 104.7 ° F ) Dobřichovice, Prague - West District 000000002012 - 08 - 20 - 0000 20 August 2012 Denmark 36.4 ° C ( 97.5 ° F ) Holstebro, Midtjylland 000000001975 - 08 - 10 - 0000 10 August 1975 Estonia 35.6 ° C ( 96.1 ° F ) Võru 000000001992 - 08 - 11 - 0000 11 August 1992 Finland 37.2 ° C ( 99.0 ° F ) Liperi 000000002010 - 07 - 29 - 0000 29 July 2010 France 44.1 ° C ( 111.4 ° F ) Conqueyrac / Saint - Christol - lès - Alès 000000002003 - 08 - 12 - 0000 12 August 2003 Germany 40.3 ° C ( 104.5 ° F ) Kitzingen, Lower Franconia, Bavaria 000000002015 - 07 - 05 - 0000 5 July 2015 / 7 August 2015 Greece 48.0 ° C ( 118.4 ° F ) Athens 000000001977 - 07 - 10 - 0000 10 July 1977 Hungary 41.9 ° C ( 107.4 ° F ) Kiskunhalas 000000002007 - 07 - 20 - 0000 20 July 2007 Iceland 30.5 ° C ( 86.9 ° F ) Teigarhorn, Djúpivogur 000000001939 - 06 - 22 - 0000 22 June 1939 Ireland 33.3 ° C ( 91.9 ° F ) Kilkenny Castle, County Kilkenny 000000001887 - 06 - 26 - 0000 26 June 1887 Italy 47.0 ° C ( 116.6 ° F ) Foggia, Apulia 000000002007 - 06 - 25 - 0000 25 June 2007 Latvia 37.8 ° C ( 100.0 ° F ) Ventspils 000000002014 - 08 - 04 - 0000 4 August 2014 Lithuania 37.5 ° C ( 99.5 ° F ) Zarasai, Utena County 000000001994 - 07 - 30 - 0000 30 July 1994 Macedonia 45.7 ° C ( 114.3 ° F ) Demir Kapija, Demir Kapija 000000002007 - 07 - 24 - 0000 24 July 2007 Malta 43.8 ° C ( 110.8 ° F ) Malta International Airport 000000001999 - 08 - 09 - 0000 9 August 1999 Moldova 42.4 ° C ( 108.3 ° F ) Falesti 000000002012 - 08 - 07 - 0000 7 August 2012 Montenegro 44.8 ° C ( 112.6 ° F ) Podgorica & Danilovgrad 000000002007 - 08 - 16 - 0000 16 August 2007 / 8 August 2012 Netherlands 38.6 ° C ( 101.5 ° F ) Warnsveld 000000001944 - 08 - 23 - 0000 23 August 1944 Norway 35.6 ° C ( 96.1 ° F ) Nesbyen, Buskerud 000000001970 - 06 - 20 - 0000 20 June 1970 Poland 40.2 ° C ( 104.4 ° F ) Proskau 000000001921 - 07 - 29 - 0000 29 July 1921 Portugal 47.4 ° C ( 117.3 ° F ) Amareleja, Beja 000000002003 - 08 - 01 - 0000 1 August 2003 Romania 44.5 ° C ( 112.1 ° F ) Ion Sion, Brăila County 000000001951 - 08 - 10 - 0000 10 August 1951 Russia ( in Europe ) 45.4 ° C ( 113.7 ° F ) Utta, Kalmykia 000000002010 - 07 - 12 - 0000 12 July 2010 Serbia 44.9 ° C ( 112.8 ° F ) Smederevska Palanka, Podunavlje 000000002007 - 07 - 24 - 0000 24 July 2007 Slovakia 40.3 ° C ( 104.5 ° F ) Hurbanovo 000000002007 - 07 - 20 - 0000 20 July 2007 Slovenia 40.8 ° C ( 105.4 ° F ) Cerklje ob Krki 000000002013 - 08 - 08 - 0000 8 August 2013 Spain 47.3 ° C ( 117.1 ° F ) Montoro, Cordoba ( as Montoro Vega Armijo ) 000000002017 - 07 - 13 - 0000 13 July 2017 Sweden 38.0 ° C ( 100.4 ° F ) Ultuna, Uppsala County / Målilla, Kalmar County ( tied ) 000000001933 - 07 - 09 - 0000 9 July 1933 / 29 June 1947 Switzerland 41.5 ° C ( 106.7 ° F ) Grono, Moesa District 000000002003 - 08 - 11 - 0000 11 August 2003 Ukraine 42.0 ° C ( 107.6 ° F ) Luhansk 000000002010 - 08 - 12 - 0000 12 August 2010 United Kingdom England 38.5 ° C ( 101.3 ° F ) Faversham, Kent 000000002003 - 08 - 10 - 0000 10 August 2003 Northern Ireland 30.8 ° C ( 87.4 ° F ) Knockarevan, County Fermanagh / Belfast, County Antrim ( tied ) 000000001976 - 06 - 30 - 0000 30 June 1976 / 12 July 1983 Scotland 32.9 ° C ( 91.2 ° F ) Greycrook, Scottish Borders 000000002003 - 08 - 09 - 0000 9 August 2003 Wales 35.2 ° C ( 95.4 ° F ) Hawarden Bridge, Flintshire 000000001990 - 08 - 02 - 0000 2 August 1990 North America Country / Region Temperature Town / Location Date Anguilla 34.2 ° C ( 93.6 ° F ) The Valley 000000002015 - 09 - 12 - 0000 12 September 2015 Antigua and Barbuda 34.9 ° C ( 94.8 ° F ) V.C. Bird International Airport, St. John 's 000000001995 - 08 - 12 - 0000 12 August 1995 Canada 45.0 ° C ( 113.0 ° F ) Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan Midale, Saskatchewan 000000001937 - 07 - 05 - 0000 5 July 1937 Cayman Islands 34.7 ° C ( 94.5 ° F ) Owen Roberts International Airport, Grand Cayman ? Cuba 38.8 ° C ( 101.8 ° F ) Jucarito ( Granma Province ) 000000001999 - 04 - 17 - 0000 17 April 1999 Dominica 35.5 ° C ( 95.9 ° F ) Canefield Airport 000000002015 - 10 - 03 - 0000 3 October 2015 Dominican Republic 43.0 ° C ( 109.4 ° F ) Mao 000000001954 - 08 - 31 - 0000 31 August 1954 Greenland 30.1 ° C ( 86.2 ° F ) Ivigtut 000000001915 - 06 - 23 - 0000 23 June 1915 Guatemala 45 ° C ( 113 ° F ) Estanzuela, Zacapa ? Panama 40.0 ° C ( 104.0 ° F ) San Francisco 000000001998 - 03 - 20 - 0000 20 March 1998 Puerto Rico 40 ° C ( 104 ° F ) Mona Island 000000001996 - 07 - 02 - 0000 2 July 1996 United States 56.7 ° C ( 134.1 ° F ) Furnace Creek Ranch ( formerly Greenland Ranch ), Death Valley, California 000000001913 - 07 - 10 - 0000 10 July 1913 United States Virgin Islands 37 ° C ( 99 ° F ) Saint Thomas / Cruz Bay 000000001994 - 08 - 04 - 0000 4 August 1994 and 23 June 1996 31 July 1988 Oceania Country / Region Temperature Town / Location Date Australia 50.7 ° C ( 123.3 ° F ) Oodnadatta, South Australia 000000001960 - 01 - 02 - 0000 2 January 1960 New Zealand 42.4 ° C ( 108.3 ° F ) Rangiora, Canterbury / Jordan, Marlborough ( tied ) 000000001973 - 02 - 07 - 0000 7 February 1973 Samoa 35.3 ° C ( 95.5 ° F ) Asau 000000001968 - 12 - 24 - 0000 24 December 1968 Solomon Islands 36.1 ° C ( 97.0 ° F ) Honiara, Guadalcanal Province 000000002010 - 02 - 01 - 0000 1 February 2010 Wallis and Futuna 35.5 ° C ( 95.9 ° F ) Futuna Airport 000000002015 - 01 - 19 - 0000 19 January 2015 South America Country / Region Temperature Town / Location Date Argentina 48.9 ° C ( 120.0 ° F ) * Rivadavia, Salta Province 000000001905 - 12 - 11 - 0000 11 December 1905 Bolivia 46.7 ° C ( 116.1 ° F ) Villamontes, Tarija Department 000000002010 - 10 - 29 - 0000 29 October 2010 Brazil 44.7 ° C ( 112.5 ° F ) Bom Jesus, Piauí 000000002005 - 11 - 21 - 0000 21 November 2005 Chile 44.9 ° C ( 112.8 ° F ) Quillón, Biobio Region 000000002017 - 01 - 26 - 0000 26 January 2017 Colombia 40 ° C ( 104 ° F ) Puerto Salgar, Cundinamarca 000000002015 - 12 - 29 - 0000 29 December 2015 French Guiana 37.8 ° C ( 100.0 ° F ) Saint - Laurent - du - Maroni 000000002015 - 10 - 22 - 0000 22 October 2015 Uruguay 44.0 ° C ( 111.2 ° F ) Paysandú, Paysandú Department 000000001943 - 01 - 20 - 0000 20 January 1943 Venezuela 43.6 ° C ( 110.5 ° F ) Santa Ana de Coro, Falcón 000000002015 - 04 - 29 - 0000 29 April 2015 Other high - temperature records Fastest temperature rise : 27 ° C ( 49 ° F ) from − 20 ° C ( − 4 ° F ) to 7 ° C ( 45 ° F ) in two minutes ; Spearfish, South Dakota, on 22 January 1943. Most consecutive days above 37.8 ° C ( 100 ° F ) : 160 days ; Marble Bar, Western Australia from 31 October 1923 to 7 April 1924 ( Death Valley also recorded 154 consecutive days from May 5 through October 5, 2001 ). Most consecutive days above 48.9 ° C ( 120 ° F ) : 43 days ; Death Valley, California from July 6 through August 17, 1917. Surface temperature : 93.9 ° C ( 201.0 ° F ), in Death Valley, California, 15 July 1972. Highest temperature during rain : 46.1 ° C ( 115.0 ° F ), in Needles, California, 13 August 2012. Highest Overnight Low : 44.2 ° C ( 111.6 ° F ) at the Khasab weather station ( WMO Index = 41241 ) in Oman on June 17, 2017 ( Former record : 43.3 ° C ( 110 ° F ), in Death Valley, California, 5 July 1918. ) Humidity Highest dew point temperature : A dew point of 35 ° C ( 95 ° F ) was observed at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, at 3 : 00 p.m. on July 8, 2003. Cold Lowest temperatures ever recorded See also : Lowest temperature recorded on Earth By continent Africa Country / Region Temperature Town / Location Date Algeria − 13.8 ° C ( 7.2 ° F ) Mécheria 28 January 2005 Burkina Faso 5 ° C ( 41 ° F ) Markoye January 1975 Lesotho − 21.0 ° C ( − 5.8 ° F ) ? ? Morocco − 23.9 ° C ( − 11.0 ° F ) Ifrane 11 February 1935 South Africa − 20.1 ° C ( − 4.2 ° F ) Buffelsfontein, near Molteno, Eastern Cape 23 August 2013 Sudan − 1.0 ° C ( 30.2 ° F ) Zalingei December 1961 and January 1962 Swaziland − 6.7 ° C ( 19.9 ° F ) Big Bend ? Antarctica Country / Region Temperature Town / Location Date Vostok Station − 89.2 ° C ( − 128.6 ° F ) Vostok Station 21 July 1983 * Dome A − 82.5 ° C ( − 116.5 ° F ) Dome A July 2005 South Pole − 82.8 ° C ( − 117.0 ° F ) Amundsen -- Scott South Pole Station 23 June 1982 Asia Country / Region Temperature Town / Location Date Afghanistan − 52.2 ° C ( − 62.0 ° F ) Shahrak 000000001964 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1964 Armenia − 42.0 ° C ( − 43.6 ° F ) Paghakn and Ashocq 000000001961 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1961 Azerbaijan − 33.0 ° C ( − 27.4 ° F ) Julfa and Ordubad ? Bangladesh 2.6 ° C ( 36.7 ° F ) Tetulia Upazila 8 January 2018 China − 52.3 ° C ( − 62.1 ° F ) Mohe County, Heilongjiang Province 13 February 1969 Hong Kong − 6.0 ° C ( 21.2 ° F ) Tai Mo Shan 24 January 2016 India − 33.9 ° C ( − 29.0 ° F ) Dras, Jammu and Kashmir 22 March 1911 Iran − 46.0 ° C ( − 50.8 ° F ) Saqqez 1972 Israel − 14.2 ° C ( 6.4 ° F ) Merom Golan 10 January 2015 Japan − 41.0 ° C ( − 41.8 ° F ) Asahikawa, Hokkaidō 25 January 1902 Jordan − 16.0 ° C ( 3.2 ° F ) Shoubak 000000002013 - 12 - 15 - 0000 15 December 2013 Kyrgyzstan − 53.6 ° C ( − 64.5 ° F ) ? ? Malaysia 7.8 ° C ( 46.0 ° F ) Cameron Highlands 1 February 1978 Maldives 17.2 ° C ( 63.0 ° F ) Hulhulé Island, located at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport 11 April 1978 Mongolia − 55.3 ° C ( − 67.5 ° F ) Züüngovi, Uvs Province December 1976 Myanmar − 6.0 ° C ( 21.2 ° F ) Hakha 30 December 1990 Nepal − 26.0 ° C ( − 14.8 ° F ) Thakmarpha, Mustang district ? North Korea − 43.6 ° C ( − 46.5 ° F ) Chunggangjin 12 January 1933 Philippines 6.3 ° C ( 43.3 ° F ) Baguio 18 January 1961 Russia ( Siberia ) − 67.8 ° C ( − 90.0 ° F ) Verkhoyansk and Oymyakon, both in Sakha Republic 7 February 1892 6 February 1933 Saudi Arabia − 12.0 ° C ( 10.4 ° F ) Turaif ? Singapore 19.0 ° C ( 66.2 ° F ) Paya Lebar 000000001989 - 02 - 14 - 0000 14 February 1989 South Korea − 32.8 ° C ( − 27.0 ° F ) Yangpyeong 5 January 1981 Syria − 23.0 ° C ( − 9.4 ° F ) Idlib January 1951 Thailand − 1.4 ° C ( 29.5 ° F ) Sakon Nakhon 2 January 1974 Turkey − 46.4 ° C ( − 51.5 ° F ) Van - Çaldıran 9 January 1990 Turkmenistan − 36.0 ° C ( − 32.8 ° F ) Daşoguz Region ? United Arab Emirates − 1.0 ° C ( 30.2 ° F ) Rekna January 2008 Vietnam − 6.1 ° C ( 21.0 ° F ) Sa Pa 4 January 1974 Europe Country / Region Temperature Town / Location Date Austria − 47.1 ° C ( − 52.8 ° F ) Grünloch doline 19 February 1932 Belarus − 42.2 ° C ( − 44.0 ° F ) Slavnom, Vitsebsk Voblast 17 January 1940 Belgium − 30.1 ° C ( − 22.2 ° F ) Valley of the Lesse in Rochefort 20 January 1940 Bosnia and Herzegovina − 42.5 ° C ( − 44.5 ° F ) Igman in Sarajevo Canton 24 January 1963 Bulgaria − 38.3 ° C ( − 36.9 ° F ) Tran 25 January 1947 Croatia − 34.6 ° C ( − 30.3 ° F ) Gračac 13 January 2003 Czech Republic − 42.2 ° C ( − 44.0 ° F ) Litvínovice 11 February 1929 Denmark − 31.2 ° C ( − 24.2 ° F ) Thisted Municipality, North Denmark Region 8 January 1982 Estonia − 43.5 ° C ( − 46.3 ° F ) Jõgeva, Jõgeva County 17 January 1940 Finland − 51.5 ° C ( − 60.7 ° F ) Kittilä, Lapland 28 January 1999 France − 41.0 ° C ( − 41.8 ° F ) Mouthe, Doubs 17 January 1985 Germany − 45.9 ° C ( − 50.6 ° F ) Funtensee, Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria 24 December 2001 Greece − 27.8 ° C ( − 18.0 ° F ) Ptolemaida 27 January 1963 Hungary − 35 ° C ( − 31 ° F ) Görömbölytapolca 16 February 1940 Iceland − 37.9 ° C ( − 36.2 ° F ) Grímsstaðir 21 January 1918 Ireland − 19.1 ° C ( − 2.4 ° F ) Markree Castle, County Sligo 16 January 1881 Italy − 49.6 ° C ( − 57.2 ° F ) Busa Fradusta, Pale di San Martino 10 February 2013 Latvia − 43.2 ° C ( − 45.8 ° F ) Daugavpils 8 February 1956 Lithuania − 42.9 ° C ( − 45.2 ° F ) Utena, Utena County 1 February 1956 Macedonia − 31.5 ° C ( − 24.7 ° F ) Berovo, Berovo Municipality 27 January 1954 Malta 1.4 ° C ( 34.5 ° F ) Malta International Airport 29 January 1981 Moldova − 35.5 ° C ( − 31.9 ° F ) Brătușeni, Edineț District 000000001963 - 01 - 20 - 0000 20 January 1963 Netherlands − 27.4 ° C ( − 17.3 ° F ) Winterswijk 27 January 1942 Norway − 51.4 ° C ( − 60.5 ° F ) Karasjok, Finnmark 1 January 1886 Poland − 41.0 ° C ( − 41.8 ° F ) Siedlce, Masovian Voivodeship 11 January 1940 Portugal − 16.0 ° C ( 3.2 ° F ) Penhas da Saúde, Covilhã Municipality Miranda do Douro 16 January 1945 and 5 February 1954 Romania − 38.5 ° C ( − 37.3 ° F ) Bod, Braşov County 25 January 1942 Russia ( Europe ) − 58.1 ° C ( − 72.6 ° F ) Ust ' Shchugor, Komi Republic 31 December 1978 Serbia − 39.5 ° C ( − 39.1 ° F ) Karajukica Bunari, Zlatibor District 13 January 1985 Slovakia − 41.0 ° C ( − 41.8 ° F ) Vígľaš - Pstruša 11 February 1929 Slovenia − 34.5 ° C ( − 30.1 ° F ) Babno Polje 15 February 1956 / 16 February 1956 / 13 January 1968 Spain − 30 ° C ( − 22 ° F ) Calamocha Airport, Teruel Province 17 December 1963 Sweden − 52.6 ° C ( − 62.7 ° F ) Vuoggatjålme, Lappland 2 February 1966 Switzerland − 41.8 ° C ( − 43.2 ° F ) La Brévine 12 January 1987 Ukraine − 41.9 ° C ( − 43.4 ° F ) Luhansk 8 January 1935 United Kingdom Country / Region Temperature Town / Location Date England − 26.1 ° C ( − 15.0 ° F ) Newport, Shropshire 10 January 1982 Northern Ireland − 18.7 ° C ( − 1.7 ° F ) Castlederg, County Tyrone 24 December 2010 Scotland − 27.2 ° C ( − 17.0 ° F ) Braemar, Aberdeenshire Altnaharra, Sutherland 11 February 1895 and 10 January 1982 30 December 1995 Wales − 23.3 ° C ( − 9.9 ° F ) Rhayader, Powys 21 January 1940 North America Country / Region Temperature Town / Location Date Antigua and Barbuda 16.1 ° C ( 61.0 ° F ) V.C. Bird International Airport, St. John 's 31 December 1974 and 28 January 1976 Canada − 63.0 ° C ( − 81.4 ° F ) Snag, Yukon 3 February 1947 Cayman Islands 11.1 ° C ( 52.0 ° F ) Owen Roberts International Airport, Grand Cayman ? Cuba 0.6 ° C ( 33.1 ° F ) Bainoa, Mayabeque Province 18 February 1996 Dominican Republic − 7.0 ° C ( 19.4 ° F ) Valle Nuevo, Constanza 17 January 1983 Greenland − 66.1 ° C ( − 87.0 ° F ) North Ice 9 January 1954 Guatemala − 11.5 ° C ( 11.3 ° F ) Olintepeque, Quetzaltenango ? Panama 2.0 ° C ( 35.6 ° F ) Bajo Grande 20 February 1995 Puerto Rico 4 ° C ( 40 ° F ) Aibonito / San Sebastian 9 March 1911 / 24 January 1966 US Virgin Islands 11 ° C ( 51 ° F ) Annas Hope 31 January 1954 United States ( Alaska ) − 62.2 ° C ( − 80.0 ° F ) Prospect Creek, Alaska 23 January 1971 United States ( Mainland ) − 57.0 ° C ( − 70.6 ° F ) Rogers Pass, Montana 20 January 1954 South America Country / Region Temperature Town / Location Date Argentina − 32.8 ° C ( − 27.0 ° F ) Sarmiento, Chubut Province 1 June 1907 Brazil − 14.0 ° C ( 6.8 ° F ) Caçador, Santa Catarina June 1952 Chile − 37 ° C ( − 34.6 ° F ) Coyhaique Alto, Aysen Region 21 June 2002 Paraguay − 7.5 ° C ( 18.5 ° F ) Pratts Gill, Boquerón Department 13 July 2000 Peru − 25.2 ° C ( − 13.4 ° F ) Mazo Cruz, Puno Region 30 June 1966 Uruguay − 11.0 ° C ( 12.2 ° F ) Melo, Cerro Largo Department 14 June 1967 Oceania Country / Region Temperature Town / Location Date Australia − 23.0 ° C ( − 9.4 ° F ) Charlotte Pass, New South Wales 29 June 1994 New Zealand − 25.6 ° C ( − 14.1 ° F ) Ranfurly, Central Otago 18 July 1903 Samoa 11.1 ° C ( 52.0 ° F ) Afiamalu 000000001971 - 09 - 29 - 0000 29 September 1971 * 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 ) near Dome F in Queen Maud Land, but this record is not officially listed because it was measured by remote sensing methods that are not totally consistent, unlike the 1983 temperature. See Lowest temperature recorded on Earth for details. † It is reported by local news outlet that temperatures in Mt. Pulag in the Philippines which is 2,922 meters above sea level plunges as low as 2 ° C ( 35.6 ° F ). PAGASA can not verify Other low - temperature records Fastest temperature drop : 27.2 ° C ( 49 ° F ) in 5 minutes ; Rapid City, South Dakota, 10 January 1911. Coldest summer ( month of July in the Northern Hemisphere ) : − 33 ° C ( − 27.4 ° F ) degrees ; Summit Camp, Greenland on 4 July 2017. Précipitation Least per year ( locale ) : 0.2 millimetres ( 0.0079 in ) per year or less, Quillagua, Antofagasta Region, Chile. Rain Most in one minute : 38 mm ( 1.5 in ) ; Barot, Guadeloupe, 26 November 1970. Most in one hour : 305 mm ( 12.0 in ) in 42 minutes. Holt, Missouri, United States, 22 June 1947. Most in 12 hours ( 1 / 2 day ) : 1,144 mm ( 45.0 in ) ; Cilaos, Réunion, 8 January 1966, during Tropical Cyclone Denise. Most in 24 hours ( 1 day ) : 1,825 mm ( 71.9 in ) ; Cilaos, Réunion, 7 -- 8 January 1966, during Tropical Cyclone Denise. Most in 48 hours ( 2 days ) : 2,493 mm ( 98.1 in ) ; Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India, 15 -- 16 June 1995. Most in 72 hours ( 3 days ) : 3,929 mm ( 154.7 in ) ; Commerson, Réunion, 24 -- 26 February 2007. Most in 96 hours ( 4 days ) : 4,869 mm ( 191.7 in ) ; Commerson, Réunion, 24 -- 27 February 2007. Most in one year : 26,470 mm ( 1,042 in ) ; Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India, 1860 -- 1861. Most from a single tropical storm : 6,433 mm ( 253.3 in ) ; Commerson, Réunion, during Cyclone Hyacinthe in January 1980. Highest average annual total ( observed over 10 years ) : 11,872 mm ( 467.4 in ) ; Mawsynram, Meghalaya, India. Snow Most in a 24 - hour period : 2.56 meters ( 100.8 inches ) in Capracotta, Italy on 5 March 2015. Most in one - year period : 31.5 meters ( 102 ft ) ; Mount Rainier, Washington, United States, 19 February 1971 to 18 February 1972. Most in one season ( 1 July -- 30 June ) : 29.0 meters, ( 95 ft ) ; Mount Baker, Washington, United States, 1998 through 1999. Most in one calendar month : 9.91 meters ( 390 inches ) of snow fell in Tamarack, California in January 1911, leading to a snow depth in March of 11.46 meters ( 451 inches ) ( greatest measured in North America ). Deepest snowfall recorded : 11.82 meters ( 38.8 ft ) on Mt. Ibuki, Japan on 14 February 1927. Wind speed Fastest ever recorded : 484 ± 32 km / h ( 302 ± 20 mph ) 3 - second gust ; Observed by a DOW ( Doppler On Wheels ) radar unit in a tornado between Oklahoma City and Moore, Oklahoma on 3 May 1999. Fastest recorded with an anemometer : 113.2 m / s or 407 km / h ( 253 mph ) 3 - second gust ; one of five extreme gusts during a series of 5 - min time periods ; Barrow Island ( Western Australia ), 10 April 1996, during Cyclone Olivia. Fastest recorded with an anemometer outside a tropical cyclone : 372 km / h ( 231 mph ) sustained 1 - minute average ; Mount Washington, New Hampshire, 12 April 1934. Fastest daily average : 174 km / h ( 108 mph ) ; Port Martin ( Adélie Land ), Antarctica, 24 - hour period from 21 March 1951 to 22 March 1951. Tornadoes Main article : Tornado records The Tri-State Tornado holds many records, including the longest known tornado track, fastest speed for a significant tornado, and the deadliest tornado outside of Bangladesh. Deadliest in history On Earth : Approximately 1,300 deaths ( Daulatpur -- Saturia tornado ) ; Manikganj District, Bangladesh on 26 April 1989. In North America : 695 deaths ( Tri-State Tornado ) ; Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, United States, 18 March 1925. In Europe : 600 or more ( Grand Harbour Tornado ) ; Valletta, Malta, 23 September 1551 or 1556 ( sources conflict ). In South America : 63 deaths, San Justo, Santa Fe, Argentina, 10 January 1973. In Australia : Three deaths, Kin Kin, Queensland tornado, 14 August 1971. Outbreaks Largest and most severe : The 2011 Super Outbreak : 207 confirmed tornadoes occurred in a span of 24 hours, with a total of 337 occurring throughout the duration of the outbreak. They affected six US states, and included 11 EF4s and 4 EF5s. Tropical cyclones Main article : List of tropical cyclone records Most intense ( by minimum surface air pressure ) Most intense ever recorded : 870 hPa ( 25.69 inHg ) ; eye of Super Typhoon Tip over the northwest Pacific Ocean, 12 October 1979. Most intense in the Western Hemisphere : 872 hPa ( 25.75 inHg ) ; eye of Hurricane Patricia over the eastern Pacific Ocean, 23 October 2015. Most intense ever recorded on land : 892 hPa ( 26.35 inHg ) ; Craig Key, Florida, United States, eye of the Labor Day Hurricane, 2 September 1935. While other landfalling tropical cyclones potentially had lower pressures, data is vague from areas other than the Atlantic basin, especially before the invention of weather satellites. Most intense landfall ( estimated ) : 886 hPa ( 26.16 inHg ) ; Rakiraki District, Viti Levu, Fiji, during Cyclone Winston, 20 February 2016. Although no official land pressure readings were recorded at the landfall site, it is estimated the Winston made landfall with the aforementioned pressure, shortly after attaining a minimum pressure of 884 hPa ( 26.10 inHg ). Most précipitation Main article : List of wettest tropical cyclones Most precipitation from a single tropical storm : 6,433 mm ( 253.3 in ) ; Commerson, Réunion, during Cyclone Hyacinthe in January 1980. Other severe Weather A picture of the Aurora, Nebraska hailstone, measured at 47.6 cm ( 18.75 in ) in circumference Hail Main article : List of costly or deadly hailstorms Heaviest officially recorded : 1.02 kg ( 2.25 lb ) ; Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, 14 April 1986. Largest diameter officially measured : 20 cm ( 8.0 in ) diameter, 47.3 cm ( 18.625 in ) circumference ; Vivian, South Dakota, 23 July 2010. Largest circumference officially measured : 47.6 cm ( 18.75 in ) circumference, 17.8 cm ( 7.0 in ) diameter ; Aurora, Nebraska, 22 June 2003. Lightning Longest lightning bolt : 321 km ( 199 mi ) on 20 June 2007 in Oklahoma. Longest duration for a single lightning flash : 7.74 seconds on 30 August 2012 in Provence - Alpes - Côte d'Azur, France. Most strikes per year : Catatumbo lightning in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela earned the top spot receiving an average rate of about 233 flashes per square kilometer per year. Ultraviolet index Highest ultraviolet index measured : On 29 December 2003, a UV index of 43.3 was detected at Chile / Bolivia 's Licancabur volcano. Other categories See also : List of atmospheric pressure records in Europe Highest air pressure ever recorded ( above 750 meters ( 2,461 feet ) ) : 1,084.8 hPa ( 32.03 inHg ) ; Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia, 19 December 2001. This is the equivalent sea - level pressure ; Tosontsengel is located at 1,300 metres ( 4,300 ft ) above sea level. The highest adjusted - to - sea - level barometric pressure ever recorded ( below 750 meters ) was at Agata, Evenhiyskiy, Russia ( 66 ° 53'N, 93 ° 28'E, elevation : 261 m ( 856.3 ft ) ) on 31 December 1968 of 1,083.3 hectopascals ( hPa ) ( 31.99 inHg ). The discrimination is due to the problematic assumptions ( assuming a standard lapse rate ) associated with reduction of sea level from high elevations. See also Weather portal 2013 extreme weather events Extremes on Earth List of extreme temperatures in Canada U.S. state temperature extremes United Kingdom weather records Weather extremes in Canada Notes Jump up ^ According to Christopher Burt, Africa 's hottest reliably measured temperature is 50.7 ° C ( 123.3 ° F ) at Semara, Western Sahara on 13 July 1961. Jump up ^ According to the World Meteorological Organization, the reported temperature is currently under investigation. Jump up ^ The Pakistan Meteorological Department later rounded the temperature on 28 May 2017 in Turbat to 54.0 ° C, which would be an Asian record shared with Kuwait as well as the highest reliably measured temperature on earth. Jump up ^ According to Christopher Burt, Europe 's hottest reliably measured temperature is 48.5 ° C ( 119.3 ° F ) at Catenanuova, on Sicily, Italy on 10 August 1999. Jump up ^ A temperature of 48.7 ° C has also been measured on the same day in Tatoi, however it is not considered to be the official temperature record for Greece. Jump up ^ A disputed record temperature of 48.5 ° C ( 119.3 ° F ) was measured on 10 August 1999 in Catenanuova, Sicily. Christopher Burt considered this measurement reliable in 2016. Jump up ^ Record measured on German territory at that time : Proskau, Landkreis Oppeln, Oberschlesien ( now Prószków, Opole Voivodeship ). The record in Poland proper at that time was attained on the same day by the village of Zbiersk at 40.0 ° C. Jump up ^ According to Christopher Burt, North America 's hottest reliably measured temperature is 54.0 ° C ( 129.2 ° F ) at Furnace Creek Resort now named `` The Oasis '', United States on June 30, 2013. Jump up ^ On 16 January 1889, a temperature of 53 ° C ( 128 ° F ) was recorded at Cloncurry, Queensland. It was measured with a non-standard thermometer, so it is unknown if this reading was valid or not. The reading is not recognised by Australia 's Bureau of Meteorology. Jump up ^ According to Christopher Burt, South America 's hottest reliably measured temperature is 47.3 ° C ( 117.1 ° F ) at Campo Gallo, Argentina on 16 October 1936. Jump up ^ Temperature reached on multiple occasions ; this is the most recent. Jump up ^ This record is disputed because of the forest fires that occurred around the town of Quillón. It is highly probable those fires have influenced this record. Jump up ^ The lowest unofficially measured temperature in Slovenia was recorded at Komna on 9 January 2009 and reached − 49 ° C ( − 56 ° F ). References Jump up ^ `` World Meteorological Organization : Global Weather & Climate Extremes ''. World Meteorological Organization. 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Question: where was the highest recorded temperature in north america
Answer: Death Valley, California