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.[1]
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").[2] 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).[2] A ground temperature of 84 °C (183.2 °F) has been recorded in Port Sudan, Sudan.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
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.[2]
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. 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).[6][7]
Heat
Highest temperatures ever recorded
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.[8] These temperatures have never been confirmed, and are not recognized as world records.[9] 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.[10])
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,[11] 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.[12] 53.9 °C (129.0 °F) was recorded another four times: 20 July 1960, 18 July 1998, 20 July 2005, and 7 July 2007.[13][14] 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.[15] 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 the highest reliably measured temperatures on each continent.[16]
By Continent
Country/Region | Temperature | Town/Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Algeria | 51.3 °C (124.3 °F) | El Bayadh, El Bayadh Province | 2 September 1979[17] |
Botswana | 44.0 °C (111.2 °F) | Maun | 7 January 2016[18] |
Burkina Faso | 47.2 °C (117.0 °F) | Dori | 1984[19] |
Chad | 47.6 °C (117.7 °F) | Faya-Largeau | 22 June 2010[20] |
Ghana | 43.3 °C (109.9 °F) | Navrongo | 10 April 2015[21] |
Niger | 48.2 °C (118.8 °F) | Bilma | 23 June 2010[20] |
Nigeria | 46.4 °C (115.5 °F) | Yola | 3 April 2010[20] |
South Africa | 50.0 °C (122 °F) | Dunbrody, Eastern Cape | 1918[22] |
Sudan | 49.7 °C (121.5 °F) | Dongola | 25 June 2010[20] |
Swaziland | 47.7 °C (117.9 °F) | Lavumisa | ?[23] |
Tunisia | 55.0 °C (131 °F) * | Kebili | 7 July 1931[24][25] |
Western Sahara | 50.7 °C (123.3 °F) | Semara | 13 July 1961[16] |
Zambia | 42.4 °C (108.3 °F) | Mfuwe, Eastern Province | 13 October 2010[20] |
Antarctica | 17.5 °C (63.5 °F) | Hope Bay, Trinity Peninsula | 24 March 2015[26] |
South Pole | −12.3 °C (9.9 °F) | Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station | 25 December 2011[27] |
Azerbaijan | 46.0 °C (114.8 °F) | Julfa and Ordubad | ?[28] |
Bangladesh | 45.1 °C (113.2 °F) | Rajshahi | 30 May 1972[29] |
Bhutan | 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) | Phuentsholing | 27 August 1997[30] |
Cambodia | 42.6 °C (108.7 °F) | Preah Vihea | 15 April 2016[31] |
China | 50.3 °C (122.5 °F) | Ayding Lake, Turpan, Xinjiang | 24 July 2015[32] |
Hong Kong | 37.9 °C (100.2 °F) | Happy Valley | 8 August 2015, 9 July 2016 [21] |
India | 51 °C (124 °F) | Phalodi, Rajasthan | 19 May 2016[33] |
Indonesia | 39.5 °C (103.1 °F) | Jatiwangi, Cirebon, West Java / Semarang, Central Java |
December 2006 / 27 October 2015 [34] |
Iran | 53.0 °C (127.4 °F) | Dehloran Gotvand |
22 July 2016, 28 July 2011 17 July 2014[16][35] |
Iraq | 53.9 °C (129.0 °F) | Basra | 22 July 2016[35][36] |
Israel | 54.0 °C (129.2 °F) * | Tirat Zvi | 21 June 1942[37] |
Japan | 41.0 °C (105.8 °F) | Shimanto, Kōchi | 12 August 2013[38] |
Jordan | 50.0 °C (122.0 °F) | ? | 6 September 2002[39] |
Kuwait | 54.0 °C (129.2 °F) | Mitribah | 21 July 2016[35][36][notes 2] |
Kyrgyzstan | 44.0 °C (111.2 °F) | ? | ?[40] |
Laos | 42.3 °C (108.1 °F) | Seno | 12 April 2016[31] |
Malaysia | 40.1 °C (104.2 °F) | Chuping | 9 April 1998[41] |
Maldives | 34.9 °C (94.8 °F) | Hanimaadhoo | 16 April 2016[31] |
Mongolia | 44.0 °C (111.2 °F) | Khongor, Darkhan-Uul Province | 24 July 1999[42] |
Myanmar | 47.2 °C (117.0 °F) | Myinmu | 14 May 2010[43][44] |
Nepal | 46.0 °C (114.8 °F) | Chisapani | ?[45] |
Pakistan | 53.5 °C (128.3 °F) | Mohenjo-daro, Sindh | 26 May 2010[46][47] |
Philippines | 42.2 °C (108.0 °F) | Tuguegarao, Cagayan Valley | 12 April 1912, 11 May 1969[48] |
Qatar | 50.4 °C (122.7 °F) | Doha | 14 July 2010[20] |
Russia | 42.3 °C (108.1 °F) | Belogorsk, Amur Oblast | 12 July 2010[49] |
Saudi Arabia | 52.0 °C (125.6 °F) | Jeddah | 23 June 2010[50] |
Singapore | 36.7 °C (98.1 °F) | Seletar | 13 April 2016[51] |
South Korea | 40.0 °C (104 °F) | Daegu | 1 August 1942[52] |
Syria | 49.4 °C (120.9 °F) | ? | ?[53] |
Taiwan | 40.2 °C (104 °F) | Taitung County | 9 May 2004[54] |
Thailand | 44.6 °C (112.3 °F) | Mae Hong Son | 28 April 2016[31] |
Turkey | 48.6 °C (119.5 °F) | Cizre | 30 August 2000[55] |
Turkmenistan | 50.1 °C (122.2 °F) | Repetek Biosphere State Reserve, southeast Karakum Desert | 28 July 1983[56][57] |
United Arab Emirates | 52.1 °C (125.8 °F) | Al Jazeera Border Gate | July 2002[58][59] |
Vietnam | 42.7 °C (108.9 °F) | Con Cuong/Tuong Duong (tied) | 30 May 2015[21]/12 May 1966[60] |
Armenia | 43.7 °C (110.7 °F) | Meghri | 1 August 2011[61][62] |
Austria | 40.5 °C (104.9 °F) | Bad Deutsch-Altenburg | 8 August 2013[63] |
Belarus | 38.9 °C (102.0 °F) | Gomel | 7 August 2010[20] |
Belgium | 38.8 °C (101.8 °F) | Uccle | 27 June 1947[64][65] |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46.2 °C (111.16 °F) | Mostar | 31 July 1901[66] |
Bulgaria | 45.2 °C (113.3 °F) | Sadovo, Plovdiv Province | 5 August 1916[67] |
Croatia | 42.8 °C (109.0 °F) | Ploče | 5 August 1981[68] |
Cyprus | 46.6 °C (115.9 °F) | Lefkoniko | 1 August 2010[20] |
Czech Republic | 40.4 °C (104.7 °F) | Dobřichovice, Prague-West District | 20 August 2012[69] |
Denmark | 36.4 °C (97.5 °F) | Holstebro, Midtjylland | 10 August 1975[70] |
Estonia | 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) | Võru | 11 August 1992[71] |
Finland | 37.2 °C (99.0 °F) | Liperi | 29 July 2010[72] |
France | 44.1 °C (111.4 °F) | Conqueyrac / Saint-Christol-lès-Alès | 12 August 2003[73] |
Germany | 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) | Kitzingen, Lower Franconia, Bavaria | 5 July 2015 / 7 August 2015[74] |
Greece | 48.0 °C (118.4 °F ) | Athens | 10 July 1977[75] |
Hungary | 41.9 °C (107.4 °F) | Kiskunhalas | 20 July 2007[76] |
Iceland | 30.5 °C (86.9 °F) | Teigarhorn, Djúpivogur | 22 June 1939[77][78] |
Ireland | 33.3 °C (92 °F) | Kilkenny Castle, County Kilkenny | 26 June 1887[79] |
Italy | 47.0 °C (116.6 °F) | Foggia, Apulia [notes 4] | 25 June 2007[80][81] |
Latvia | 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) | Ventspils | 4 August 2014[82] |
Lithuania | 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) | Zarasai, Utena County | 30 July 1994[83] |
Macedonia | 45.7 °C (114.3 °F) | Demir Kapija, Demir Kapija | 24 July 2007[84][85] |
Malta | 43.8 °C (110.84 °F) | Malta International Airport | 9 August 1999[86][87] |
Moldova | 42.4 °C (108.3 °F) | Falesti | 7 August 2012[88] |
Montenegro | 44.8 °C (112.6 °F) | Podgorica & Danilovgrad | 16 August 2007 / 8 August 2012[89] |
Netherlands | 38.6 °C (101.5 °F) | Warnsveld | 23 August 1944[90] |
Norway | 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) | Nesbyen, Buskerud | 20 June 1970[91] |
Poland | 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) | Proskau [notes 5] | 29 July 1921[93] |
Portugal | 47.4 °C (117.3 °F) | Amareleja, Beja | 1 August 2003[94] |
Romania | 44.5 °C (112.1 °F) | Ion Sion, Brăila County | 10 August 1951[95] |
Russia | 45.4 °C (113.7 °F) | Utta, Kalmykia | 12 July 2010[96] |
Serbia | 44.9 °C (112.8 °F) | Smederevska Palanka, Podunavlje | 24 July 2007[97] |
Slovakia | 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) | Hurbanovo | 20 July 2007[98] |
Slovenia | 40.8 °C (105.4 °F) | Cerklje ob Krki | 8 August 2013[99] |
Spain | 47.2 °C (117.0 °F) | Murcia | 4 July 1994[100] |
Sweden | 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) | Ultuna, Uppsala County/ Målilla, Kalmar County (tied) |
9 July 1933 / 29 June 1947[101] |
Switzerland | 41.5 °C (106.7 °F) | Grono, Moesa District | 11 August 2003[102] |
Ukraine | 42.0 °C (107.6 °F) | Luhansk | 12 August 2010[103] |
England | 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) | Faversham, Kent | 10 August 2003[104] |
Northern Ireland | 30.8 °C (87.4 °F) | Knockarevan, County Fermanagh / Belfast, County Antrim (tied) |
30 June 1976 / 12 July 1983[104] |
Scotland | 32.9 °C (91.2 °F) | Greycrook, Scottish Borders | 9 August 2003[104] |
Wales | 35.2 °C (95.4 °F) | Hawarden Bridge, Flintshire | 2 August 1990[104] |
Anguilla | 34.2 °C (93.6 °F) | The Valley | 12 September 2015[21] |
Antigua and Barbuda | 34.9 °C (94.8 °F) | V. C. Bird International Airport, St. John's | 12 August 1995[105][106] |
Canada | 45.0 °C (113 °F) | Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan Midale, Saskatchewan |
5 July 1937[107] |
Cayman Islands | 34.7 °C (94.5 °F) | Owen Roberts International Airport, Grand Cayman | ?[108] |
Cuba | 38.8 °C (101.8 °F) | Jucarito (Granma Province) | 17 April 1999[109] |
Dominica | 35.5 °C (95.9 °F) | Canefield Airport | 3 October 2015[21] |
Dominican Republic | 43.0 °C (109.4 °F) | Mao | 31 August 1954[110] |
Greenland | 25.9 °C (78.6 °F) | Maniitsoq | 30 July 2013[111] |
Guatemala | 45 °C (113 °F) | Estanzuela, Zacapa | ?[112] |
Panama | 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) | San Francisco | 20 March 1998[113] |
Puerto Rico | 37.2 °C (99 °F) | Arecibo | 25 June 1985[114] |
United States | 56.7 °C (134.1 °F) * | Furnace Creek Ranch (formerly Greenland Ranch), Death Valley, California |
10 July 1913[11][115] |
United States Virgin Islands | 37.2 °C (99 °F) | Saint Thomas | 4 August 1994 / 23 June 1996[116] |
Australia | 50.7 °C (123.3 °F) | Oodnadatta, South Australia | 2 January 1960[117][118][119] |
New Zealand | 42.4 °C (108.3 °F) | Rangiora, Canterbury / Jordan, Marlborough (tied) |
7 February 1973[120] |
Samoa | 35.3 °C (95.5 °F) | Asau | 24 December 1968[121] |
Solomon Islands | 36.1 °C (97.0 °F) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Province | 1 February 2010[20] |
Wallis and Futuna | 35.5 °C (95.9 °F) | Futuna Airport | 19 January 2015[21] |
Argentina | 48.9 °C (120.0 °F) * | Rivadavia, Salta Province | 11 December 1905[117][122][123] |
Bolivia | 46.7 °C (116.1 °F) | Villamontes, Tarija Department | 29 October 2010 [20][notes 9] |
Brazil | 44.7 °C (112.5 °F) | Bom Jesus, Piauí | 21 November 2005 [124] |
Colombia | 45.0 °C (113.0 °F) | Puerto Salgar, Cundinamarca | 29 December 2015 [125] |
French Guiana | 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | 22 October 2015 [34] |
Uruguay | 44.0 °C (111.2 °F) | Paysandú, Paysandú Department | 20 January 1943[126] |
Venezuela | 43.6 °C (110.5 °F) | Santa Ana de Coro, Falcón | 29 April 2015[21] |
* Temperature record may be unreliable according to Christopher Burt.[16][127]
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, 1943-01-22.[128]
- Most consecutive days above 37.8 °C (100.0 °F): 160 days; Marble Bar, Western Australia from 31 October 1923 to 7 April 1924.[129]
- Surface temperature: Heat records are measured by air temperature above the ground. Remote sensing can estimate ground or "skin" surface temperatures: the MODIS satellite found in a brief survey a ground temperature of 70.7 °C (159.3 °F), in the Lut Desert of Iran, the hottest detected.[130]
Cold
Lowest temperatures ever recorded
By Continent
Country/Region | Temperature | Town/Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Algeria | −13.8 °C (7.2 °F) | Mécheria | 28 January 2005[17] |
Burkina Faso | 5.0 °C (41.0 °F) | Markoye | 1975-01[19] |
Lesotho | −20.4 °C (−4.7 °F) | Letseng-la-Draai (Letseng-la-Terae), Mokhotlong District | 1967-06-12[131] |
Morocco | −23.9 °C (−11 °F) | Ifrane | 1935-02-11[117] |
South Africa | −20.1 °C (−4.2 °F) | Buffelsfontein, near Molteno, Eastern Cape | 2013-08-23[132] |
Sudan | −1.0 °C (30.2 °F) | Zalingei | 1961-12 and 1962-01[133] |
Swaziland | −6.7 °C (19.9 °F) | Big Bend | ?[23] |
Vostok Station | −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) | Vostok Station | 1983-07-21[117][128][134]* |
Dome A | −82.5 °C (−116.5 °F) | Dome A | 2005–07[135] |
South Pole | −82.8 °C (−117.0 °F) | Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station | 1982-06-23[136] |
Azerbaijan | −33.0 °C (−27.4 °F) | Julfa and Ordubad | ?[28] |
Bangladesh | 2.8 °C (37.0 °F) | Sreemangal | 1968-?-?[137] |
Hong Kong | −6.0 °C (21.2 °F) | Tai Mo Shan | 2016-01-24[138] |
India | −33.9 °C (−29.0 °F) | Dras, Jammu and Kashmir | 1911-03-22[139] |
Iran | −46 °C (−43.3 °F) | Saqqez | 1972[140] |
Israel | −14.2 °C (6.4 °F) | Merom Golan | 2015-01-10[141] |
Japan | −41.0 °C (−41.8 °F) | Asahikawa, Hokkaidō | 1902-01-25[38] |
Jordan | −16.0 °C (3.2 °F) | Shoubak | 15 December 2013[39] |
Kyrgyzstan | −53.6 °C (−64.5 °F) | ? | ?[40] |
Malaysia | 7.8 °C (46.0 °F) | Cameron Highlands | 1978-02-01[41] |
Maldives | 17.2 °C (63.0 °F) | Hulhulé Island, located at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport | 1978-04-11[142] |
Mongolia | −55.3 °C (−67.5 °F) | Züüngovi, Uvs Province | 1976-12[42] |
Myanmar | −6.0 °C (21.2 °F) | Hakha | 1990-30-12[143] |
Nepal | −26.0 °C (−14.8 °F) | Thakmarpha, Mustang district | ?[45] |
North Korea | −43.6 °C (−46.5 °F) | Chunggangjin | 1933-01-12[144] |
Pakistan | −24.1 °C (−11.4 °F) | Skardu, Gilgit–Baltistan | 1995-01-07[145] |
Philippines | 6.3 °C (43.3 °F) | Baguio | 1961-01-18[48][146] |
Russia | −67.8 °C (−90 °F) | Verkhoyansk and Oymyakon, both in Sakha Republic |
1892-02-07 1933-02-06[117] |
Saudi Arabia | −12.0 °C (10.4 °F) | Turaif | ?[147] |
South Korea | −32.8 °C (−27.0 °F) | Yangpyeong | 1981-01-05[148] |
Syria | −18.5 °C (−1.3 °F) | ? | ?[53] |
Thailand | −1.4 °C (29.5 °F) | Sakon Nakhon | 1974-01-02[149] |
Turkey | −50.3 °C (−58.5 °F) | Ardahan Province | 1941-01-14[55] |
Turkmenistan | −36.0 °C (−32.8 °F) | Daşoguz Region | ?[56] |
United Arab Emirates | −1.0 °C (30.2 °F) | Rekna | January 2008[150] |
Vietnam | −6.1 °C (21.0 °F) | Sa Pa | 1974-01-04[151] |
Armenia | −42.0 °C (−43.6 °F) | Paghakn and Ashocq | 1961[61] |
Austria | −47.1 °C (−52.78 °F) | Grünloch doline | 1932-02-19[152] |
Belarus | −42.2 °C (−44.0 °F) | Slavnom, Vitsebsk Voblast | 1940-01-17[153] |
Belgium | −30.1 °C (−22.2 °F) | Valley of the Lesse in Rochefort | 1940-01-20[154] |
Bulgaria | −38.3 °C (−37 °F) | Tran | 1947-01-25[67] |
Croatia | −35.5 °C (−31.5 °F) | Čakovec | 1929-02-03[68] |
Czech Republic | −42.2 °C (−44.0 °F) | Litvínovice | 1929-02-11[69] |
Denmark | −31.2 °C (−24.2 °F) | Thisted Municipality, North Denmark Region | 1982-01-08[70] |
Estonia | −43.5 °C (−46.0 °F) | Jõgeva, Jõgeva County | 1940-01-17[71] |
Finland | −51.5 °C (−60.7 °F) | Kittilä, Lapland | 1999-01-28[155] |
France | −41.0 °C (−41.8 °F) | Mouthe, Doubs | 1985-01-17[156] |
Germany | −45.9 °C (−50.6 °F) | Funtensee, Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria | 2001-12-24[157] |
Greece | −27.8 °C (−18.0 °F) | Ptolemaida | 1963-01-27[158] |
Hungary | −35.0 °C (−31.0 °F) | Görömbölytapolca | 1940-02-16[76] |
Iceland | −37.9 °C (−36.2 °F) | Grímsstaðir | 1918-01-21[77] |
Ireland | −19.1 °C (−2.4 °F) | Markree Castle, County Sligo | 1881-01-16[79] |
Italy | −49.6 °C (−57.2 °F) | Busa Fradusta, Pale di San Martino | 2013-02-10[159] |
Latvia | −43.2 °C (−45.8 °F) | Daugavpils | 1956-02-08[82] |
Lithuania | −42.9 °C (−45.2 °F) | Utena, Utena County | 1956-02-01[83] |
Macedonia | −31.5 °C (−24.7 °F) | Berovo, Berovo Municipality | 1954-01-27[160] |
Malta | 1.4 °C (34.5 °F) | Malta International Airport | 1981-01-29[86][87] |
Moldova | −35.5 °C (−31.9 °F) | Brătușeni, Edineț District | 20 January 1963[88] |
Netherlands | −27.4 °C (−17.3 °F) | Winterswijk | 1942-01-27[90] |
Norway | −51.4 °C (−60.5 °F) | Karasjok, Finnmark | 1886-01-01[91] |
Poland | −41.0 °C (−41.8 °F) | Siedlce, Masovian Voivodeship | 1940-01-11[93] |
Portugal | −16.0 °C (3.2 °F) | Penhas da Saúde, Covilhã Municipality Miranda do Douro |
1945-01-16 and 1954-02-05[161] |
Romania | −38.5 °C (−37.3 °F) | Bod, Braşov County | 1942-01-25[162] |
Russia (European part only) | −58.1 °C (−72.6 °F) | Ust' Shchugor, Komi Republic | 1978-12-31[75] |
Serbia | −39.5 °C (−39.1 °F) | Karajukica Bunari, Zlatibor District | 1985-01-13[97] |
Slovakia | −41.0 °C (−41.8 °F) | Vígľaš-Pstruša | 1929-02-11[98] |
Slovenia | −34.5 °C (−30.1 °F) | Babno Polje | 1956-02-15 / 1956-02-16 / 1968-01-13[notes 10][163] |
Spain | −30.0 °C (−22.0 °F) | Calamocha Airport, Teruel Province | 17 December 1963[100] |
Sweden | −53.0 °C (−63.4 °F) | Malgovik, Västerbotten County | 1941-12-13[101] |
Switzerland | −41.8 °C (−43.2 °F) | La Brévine | 1987-01-12[102] |
Ukraine | −41.9 °C (−43.4 °F) | Luhansk | 1935-01-08[103][164] |
England | −26.1 °C (−15.0 °F) | Newport, Shropshire | 1982-01-10[104] |
Northern Ireland | −18.7 °C (−1.7 °F) | Castlederg, County Tyrone | 2010-12-24[165] |
Scotland | −27.2 °C (−17.0 °F) | Braemar, Aberdeenshire Altnaharra, Sutherland |
1895-02-11 and 1982-01-10 1995-12-30[104] |
Wales | −23.3 °C (−9.9 °F) | Rhayader, Powys | 1940-01-21[104] |
Antigua and Barbuda | 16.1 °C (61.0 °F) | V. C. Bird International Airport, St. John's | 31 December 1974 and 28 January 1976[105][106] |
Canada | −63.0 °C (−81.4 °F) | Snag, Yukon | 1947-02-03[128][166] |
Cayman Islands | 11.1 °C (52.0 °F) | Owen Roberts International Airport, Grand Cayman | ?[108] |
Cuba | 0.6 °C (33.1 °F) | Bainoa, Mayabeque Province | 1996-02-18[109][167] |
Dominican Republic | −7 °C (19.4 °F) | Valle Nuevo, Constanza | 1983-01-17[168] |
Greenland | −66.1 °C (−87.0 °F) | North Ice | 1954-01-09[169] |
Guatemala | −11.5 °C (11.3 °F) | Olintepeque, Quetzaltenango | ?[112] |
Panama | 2.0 °C (35.6 °F) | Bajo Grande | 20 February 1995[113] |
Puerto Rico | 4.4 °C (40 °F) | Adjuntas Aibonito Corozal |
1989-12-28[170] 1906-02-26[170] 1945-01-19[170] |
US Virgin Islands | 11.1 °C (52 °F) | Saint Thomas | 1999-11-26[116] |
United States ( Alaska) |
−62.1 °C (−80 °F) | Prospect Creek, Alaska | 1971-01-23[171] |
United States (Mainland) |
−57 °C (−70 °F) | Rogers Pass, Montana | 1954-01-20[172] |
Argentina | −32.8 °C (−27.0 °F) | Sarmiento, Chubut Province | 1907-06-01[173] |
Brazil | −14 °C (7 °F) | Caçador, Santa Catarina | 1952-06[174][175] |
Paraguay | −7.5 °C (18.5 °F) | Pratts Gill, Boquerón Department | 2000-07-13[176] |
Peru | −25.2 °C (−13.4 °F) | Mazo Cruz, Puno Region | 1966-06-30[177] |
Uruguay | −11 °C (12 °F) | Melo, Cerro Largo Department | 1967-06-14[178] |
Australia | −23.0 °C (−9.4 °F) | Charlotte Pass, New South Wales | 1994-06-29[118] |
New Zealand | −25.6 °C (−14.1 °F) | Ranfurly, Central Otago | 1903-07-18[179] |
Samoa | 11.1 °C (52.0 °F) | Afiamalu | 29 September 1971[121] |
- * 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 cannot verify[180]
Other low-temperature records
- Fastest temperature drop: 27.2 °C (49 °F) in 5 minutes; Rapid City, South Dakota, 1911-01-10.[128]
Precipitation
- Least per year (locale): 0.2 millimetres (0.0079 in) per year or less, Quillagua, Antofagasta Region, Chile.[181]
Rain
- Most in one minute: 38 mm (1.5 in); Barot, Guadeloupe, 26 November 1970.[182]
- Most in one hour: 305 mm (12.0 in) in 42 minutes. Holt, Missouri, United States, 22 June 1947.[75]
- Most in 12 hours (1/2 day): 1,144 mm (45.0 in); Cilaos, Réunion, 8 January 1966, during tropical cyclone Denise.[75]
- Most in 24 hours (1 day): 1,825 mm (71.9 in); Cilaos, Réunion, 7–8 January 1966, during tropical cyclone Denise.[75]
- Most in 48 hours (2 days): 2,493 mm (98.1 in); Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India, 15–16 June 1995.[75]
- Most in 72 hours (3 days): 3,929 mm (154.7 in); Commerson, Réunion, 24–26 February 2007.[75]
- Most in 96 hours (4 days): 4,869 mm (191.7 in); Commerson, Réunion, 24–27 February 2007.[75]
- Most in one year: 26,470 mm (1,042 in); Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India, 1860–1861.[75]
- Highest average annual total (observed over 10 years): 11,872 mm (467.4 in); Mawsynram, Meghalaya, India.[75]
Snow
- Most in a 24-hour period: 2.56 meters (100.8 inches) in Capracotta, Italy on 5 March 2015.[183]
- Most in one-year period: 31.5 meters (102 ft); Mount Rainier, Washington, United States, 19 February 1971 to 18 February 1972.[128]
- Most in one season (1 July – 30 June): 29.0 meters, (95 ft); Mount Baker, Washington, United States, 1998 through 1999.[184]
- 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).[184][185]
- Deepest snowfall recorded: 11.82 meters (38.8 ft) on Mt. Ibuki, Japan on 14 February 1927.[186]
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.[187]
- 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.[188]
- 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.[189]
- Fastest daily average: 174 km/h (108 mph); Port Martin (Adélie Land), Antarctica, 24-hour period from 21 March 1951 to 22 March 1951.[128]
Tornadoes
Deadliest in history
- On Earth: Approximately 1,300 deaths (Daulatpur–Saturia tornado); Manikganj District, Bangladesh on 26 April 1989.[190]
- In North America: 695 deaths (Tri-State Tornado); Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, United States 18 March 1925.[128]
- In Europe: 600 or more (Grand Harbour Tornado); Valletta, Malta, 23 September 1551 or 1556 (sources conflict).[191]
- In South America: 63 deaths, San Justo, Santa Fe, Argentina, 10 January 1973.[192]
- In Australia: Three deaths, Kin Kin, Queensland tornado, 14 August 1971.[193]
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.[194]
Tropical cyclones
Most intense (by minimum surface air pressure)
- Most intense ever recorded: 870 hPa (25.69 inHg); eye of Super Typhoon Tip over the Pacific Ocean, 12 October 1979.[128]
- Most intense in the Western Hemisphere: 872 hPa (25.75 inHg); eye of Hurricane Patricia, 23 October 2015.
- Most intense ever recorded on land: 892 hPa (26.35 inHg); Craig's Key, Florida, 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.[196]
Other severe weather
Hail
- Heaviest officially recorded: 1.02 kg (2.25 lb); Gopalganj District, Bangladesh, 14 April 1986.[197]
- Largest diameter officially measured: 20 cm (8.0 in) diameter, 47.3 cm (18.625 in) circumference; Vivian, South Dakota, 23 July 2010.[198]
- Largest circumference officially measured: 47.6 cm (18.75 in) circumference, 17.8 cm (7.0 in) diameter; Aurora, Nebraska, 22 June 2003.[197][199]
Lightning
- Longest lightning bolt: 321 km (199 mi) on 20 June 2007 in Oklahoma.[200][201]
- Longest duration for a single lightning flash: 7.74 seconds on 30 August 2012 in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.[200][201]
- 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.[202]
Ultraviolet index
- Highest ultraviolet index measured: On 29 December 2003, UV index of 43.3 was detected at Chile/Bolivia's Licancabur volcano.[203]
Other categories
- Highest air pressure ever recorded (above 750 meters): 1,084.8 hPa (32.03 inHg); Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia, 19 December 2001.[204] 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).[205] The discrimination is due to the problematic assumptions (assuming a standard lapse rate) associated with reduction of sea level from high elevations.[204][205]
See also
- Extremes on Earth
- List of extreme temperatures in Canada
- UK rainfall records
- U.S. state temperature extremes
- Weather extremes in Canada
- 2013 extreme weather events
Notes
- ↑ According to Christopher Burt, Africa's hottest reliably measured temperature is 50.7°C (123.3°F) at Semara, Western Sahara on July 13, 1961.[16]
- ↑ According to the World Meteorological Organization, the reported temperature is currently under investigation.[36]
- ↑ According to Christopher Burt, Europe's hottest reliably measured temperature is 48.5°C (119.3°F) at Catenanuova, on Sicily, Italy on August 10, 1999.[16]
- ↑ A disputed record temperature of 48.5 °C (119.3 °F) was measured on 10 August 1999 in Catenanuova, Sicily.[80] Christopher Burt considered this measurement reliable in 2016.[16]
- ↑ 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.[92]
- ↑ According to Christopher Burt, Europe's hottest reliably measured temperature is 48.5°C (119.3°F) at Catenanuova, on Sicily, Italy on August 10, 1999.[16]
- ↑ 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.[117] The reading is not recognised by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.[118]
- ↑ According to Christopher Burt, South America's hottest reliably measured temperature is 47.3°C (117.1°F) at Campo Gallo, Argentina on October 16, 1936.[16]
- ↑ Temperature reached on multiple occasions; this is the most recent.
- ↑ The lowest unofficially measured temperature in Slovenia was recorded at Komna on 9 January 2009 and reached −49 °C (−56 °F).
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External links
- National Climate Extremes Committee
- Global Weather & Climate Extremes (Arizona State University)