Hottest Place on Earth

If you ever wondered where the hottest place on earth is, try this.

  • On 13 September 1922, Al ‘Aziziyah in Libya reached an amazing 57.7 degrees Celsius (that’s 135.9 Fahrenheit!). Libya is a country in the northern part of the African continent.
  • Death Valley, California, U.S.A is not far behind - with a temperature of 56.7 degrees Celsius (134.0 degrees Fahrenheit) recorded on 10 July, 1913.

Hottest places in other continents include:

  • Asia’s hottest place is Tirat Tzvi, Israel (then part of the British Mandate of Palestine) at 53.9 degrees Celsius (129 degrees Fahrenheit) recorded on 21 June 1942.
  • Oodnadatta in South Australia is Australia’s hottest place with 50.7 degrees Celsius (123.3 degrees Fahrenheit) recorded on 2 January 1960.
  • Hottest place in Europe was Seville, Sevilla (province), Spain with 50.0 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) on 4 August 1881
  • Rivadavia, Argentina recorded 48.9 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) on 11 December 1905
  • Awatere Valley and Rangiora, New Zealand was Oceania’s hottest place with 42.4 degrees Celsius (108.3 degrees Fahrenheit) on 7 February 1973
  • And if you ever wondered how hot it gets in antarctica, try 14.6 degrees Celsius (58.3 degrees Fahrenheit) at Vanda Station on 5 January 1974

It’s interesting that with the recent urgency of global warming, that there isn’t a more recent record. In reality, there are probably hotter temperatures around the world occurring on a regular basis, it’s just that we aren’t there to record it.

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4 Responses to “Hottest Place on Earth”

  1. Coldest Place on Earth | Natural Environment Blog Says:
    January 10th, 2008 at 12:51 am

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  2. Paloma Says:
    September 15th, 2008 at 2:16 pm

    Thanks! I needed some of this info for a very impotant report! I will recommend this site to many of my friends doing the same report!

  3. Brad Ponsart Says:
    October 17th, 2009 at 6:13 am

    Lytton, British Columbia, Canada. was 124-126 degrees one day i recall working there in the 1980’s or late 70’s. In the winter the ground has been know to freeze upto 4 feet deep. I wonder if there is any place with such annual extremes…

  4. danny hill Says:
    December 1st, 2009 at 2:32 pm

    MAYBE if you had contacts around the world, and you knew who they were then you could record them. JUST A THOUGHT
    In reality, there are probably hotter temperatures around the world occurring on a regular basis, it’s just that we aren’t there to record it.

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