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Highest Recorded Temperatures

Below is a table of the highest recorded temperatures in history. Death Valley, Calif., tops the list, hitting a stifling 134 degrees in 1913.

 Place Date Degrees
Fahrenheit 		Degrees
Celsius
North America (World, U.S.) Death Valley, Calif. July 10, 1913 134 57
Asia Tirat Tsvi, Israel June 21, 1942 129 54
AfricaEl Azizia, Libya Sept. 13, 1922 123.9 51
Australia* Oodnadatta, South AustraliaJan. 2, 1960123.350.7
Europe Seville, Spain Aug. 4, 1881 122 48.0
South America Rivadavia, Argentina Dec. 11, 1905 120 49.1
Canada Midale and Yellow Grass,
 Saskatchewan, Canada		July 5, 1937 113 45
Oceania* Tuguegarao, Philippines April 20, 1912 10850.7
Persian Gulf (sea-surface)  Aug. 5, 1924 96 36
Antarctica Vanda Station, Scott CoastJan. 5, 1974 59 15
South Pole  Dec. 27, 1978 7.5 –14

*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.

Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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