Friday 17 May 2013

Environment

Global Hottest and Coldest Temperatures


The week's hottest temperature was 117.5 degrees Fahrenheit (47.5 degrees Celsius) at Matam, Senegal.


The week's coldest temperature was minus 101.6 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 74.2 degrees Celsius) at Russia's Vostok Antarctic research station.


Temperatures were tabulated from the more than 10,000 worldwide synoptic weather stations. The United Nations World Meteorological Organization sets the standards for weather observations, and provides a global telecommunications circuit for data distribution.

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