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Lowest Recorded Temperatures

Below is a table of the lowest recorded temperatures in history. Vostok, Antarctica, tops the list, dropping to a bone-chilling -129 degrees in 1983. Place Date DegreesFahrenheit…

freezing

(Encyclopedia) freezing, change of a substance from the liquid to the solid state. The temperature at which freezing occurs for a pure crystalline solid is called the freezing point and is a…

Seychelles Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Seychelles Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Seychelles Relations…

Connecticut

Connecticut State Information Capital: Hartford Official Name: Connecticut Organized as colony: 1636 Entered Union (rank): January 9, 1788 (5th state) Present constitution adopted: 1965 State…

New York: Temperature Extremes

MonthMaximum°FYearPlaceMinimum°FYearPlaceJan.751950Dansville–461904Paul SmithsFeb.781985Millbrook–521979Old ForgeMarch911945Bedford Hills–411938ChazyApril981976New Paltz–241923North…

West Virginia: Temperature Extremes

MonthMaximum°FYearPlaceMinimum°FYearPlaceJan.831914Smithfield* –361985SnowshoeFeb.861932Moorefield –351899DaytonMarch941907Romney* –221960Kumbrabow State ForestApril1011925Martinsburg–…

body temperature

(Encyclopedia) body temperature, internal temperature of a living organism. Mammals and birds are termed warm-blooded, or homeothermic, i.e., they are able to maintain a relatively constant inner…

Togo Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Togo Index: Geography People History Economy U.S.-Togolese Relations GEOGRAPHY Togo is bounded by Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin, and the Gulf of Guinea. It…

rigor mortis

(Encyclopedia) rigor mortisrigor mortisrĭˈgər môrˈtĭs [key], rigidity of the body that occurs after death. The onset may vary from about 10 min to several hours or more after death, depending on the…