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SELECTED TEMPERATURE RECORDS |
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Record for |
Maximum Temperatures |
Minimum Temperatures |
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Location* |
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°C |
°F |
Date |
Location |
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°C |
°F |
Date |
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The World |
El Azizia, Libya (32°N) |
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58 |
136 |
13 Sep 1922 |
Vostok (map), Antarctica (78°S) |
-89 |
-129 |
21 Jul 1983 |
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Northern Hemisphere |
El Azizia, Libya (32°N) |
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58 |
136 |
13 Sep 1922 |
Verkhoyansk, Russia (67°N) |
-68 |
-90 |
7 Feb 1892 |
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Western Hemisphere |
Furnace Creek, Death Valley, CA (36°N) |
57 |
134 |
10 Jul 1913 |
Snag, Yukon (62°N) |
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-63 |
-81 |
3 Feb 1947 |
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North America |
Furnace Creek, Death Valley, CA (36°N) |
57 |
134 |
10 Jul 1913 |
Snag, Yukon (62°N) |
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-63 |
-81 |
3 Feb 1947 |
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South America |
Rivadavia, Argentina (35°S) |
49 |
120 |
11 Dec 1905 |
Sarmiento, Argentina (34°S) |
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-33 |
-27 |
1 Jun 1907 |
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Europe |
Seville, Spain (37°N) |
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50 |
122 |
4 Aug 1881 |
Ust'Shchugor, Russia |
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-55 |
-67 |
Jan |
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Middle East |
Tirat Tsvi, Israel (32°N) |
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54 |
129 |
21 Jun 1942 |
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Africa |
El Azizia, Libya (32°N) |
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58 |
136 |
13 Sep 1922 |
Ifrane, Morocco (33°N) |
-24 |
-11 |
11 Feb 1935 |
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Australia |
Cloncurry, Queensland (21°S) |
53 |
128 |
16 Jan 1889 |
Charlotte Pass, NSW (36°S) |
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-22 |
-8 |
22 Jul 1949 |
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Antarctica |
Esparanza |
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14 |
58 |
20 Oct 1956 |
Vostok (view), Antarctica (78°S) |
-89 |
-129 |
21 Jul 1983 |
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US (excluding Alaska) |
Furnace Creek, Death Valley, CA (36°N) |
57 |
134 |
10 Jul 1913 |
Rogers Pass, Montana (47°N) |
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-57 |
-70 |
20 Jan 1954 |
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Alaska |
Fort Yukon (66°N) |
38 |
100 |
27 Jun 1915 |
Prospect Creek |
-62 |
-80 |
23 Jan 1971 |
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Hawaii |
Pahala (19°N) |
38 |
100 |
27 Apr 1931 |
Mt. Haleakala (20°N) |
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-10 |
14 |
2 Jan 1961 |
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Canada |
Midale, Saskatchewan (49°N) |
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45 |
113 |
5 Jul 1937 |
Snag, Yukon (62°N) |
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-63 |
-81 |
3 Feb 1947 |
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Utah |
St. George (37°N) |
47 |
117 |
5 Jul 1985 |
Peter Sink (42°N) |
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-56 |
-69 |
1 Feb 1985 |
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On April 1, 2008, the minimum temperature at Middle Sink, Utah, was -41°F, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the lower 48 states for so late in the winter season! (The minimum temperature on the BYU campus that morning was 20°F, 61°F warmer than Middle Sink, but still a new record low for the date, tieing the record low for the month of April in Provo.)
*Current temperature
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