What is the hottest temperature ever measured on earth, and what is the coldest?
Apparently the hottest temperature ever measured took place in El Azizia, Libya on 13 September 1922. The temperature reached 58 C (136 F). The USA national weather service recorded 56.7 C (134 F) in Death Valley, California, on 10 July 1913. This is likely the second hottest temperature ever recorded on earth. See http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/MichaelLevin.shtml for more information. On page 217, of Prentice Hall’s Earth Science Revised Third Edition, it states, “…the temperature in Vostok, Antarctica, dropped to nearly -89.2 C, the lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth.” However, other sources claim the temperature was anywhere between -89.2 C and -91 C. See http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/YongLiLiang.shtml for more information.
