In the summer months of the past few years, we increasingly complain about the unbearable heat of July or August. This topic necessarily pops up in everyday conversations, where we complain about unbearable climatic conditions. It is especially hard for residents of large cities. The same topic regularly appears on the pages and in the video stories of the media: “The highest temperature for the last n years has been recorded today ...” and “The temperature record has been broken again ...” In this connection, it would be interesting to know what temperatures are generally possible our planet.
And above all about Russia
Yes, it was in our country that one of the weather temperature records was recorded among the settlements of the Earth. But it wasn’t the highest possible temperature, but the lowest possible. In the city of Oymyakon, which is located in Yakutia only 350 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle, a temperature of -71.2 ° C was recorded. It happened in 1926. For a resident of the middle zone or southern regions, it is even difficult to imagine such a cold! By the way, the city residents immortalized this moment by installing a memorial plaque.
Station "East"
And this record belongs to the Russians again. Although the station is not located on the territory of the country (it is located in Antarctica), however, it is the fruit of the works of Soviet science and engineering. And it was here that in 1983
the lowest air
temperature was recorded across the planet. This indicator amounted to -89 ° C.
Canadian frost
This country is the northernmost in the Western Hemisphere, so it is not surprising that Canada also boasts (or complain) of record low temperatures. At the Eureka meteorological station , the average annual temperature is -20 ° C. And in winter, it regularly drops to –40 ° .
Sultry Libya
Now let's walk a bit through places whose temperature contrasts sharply with the above. After all, here is the highest temperature on the planet! For example, Libya is famous for its incredibly high temperature. And in the town of Al-Aziziya, which is 40 kilometers south of Tripoli, the highest temperature on Earth among settlements was recorded at all. In September 1922, it was +58 ° C. Real hell, in comparison with which the heat of our country will seem like light spring warmth!
And again, Libya
If native Russia presented us with the lowest temperature records, then otherwise Libya is the leader. In 2004-2005, the highest temperature on the earth's surface was recorded in the local Dashti-Lut desert. She was +70 ° C. Interestingly, this same desert is also the driest place on Earth (along with the Chilean Atacama Desert). Here, no living creature, even bacteria, is completely unable to survive!
Hot Ethiopia
But in this country, the average annual highest temperature across the globe. The local area of Dallol is located 116 meters below sea level and is covered with volcanic salt. Of course, nothing living here lives. And the temperature in these conditions is +34.4 ° C on average per year.