Friday, 7 October 2016

Environment

Global Temperature Extremes

The week's hottest temperature was again 111.0 degrees Fahrenheit (43.8 degrees Celsius) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

The week's coldest temperature was minus -93.0 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 69.4 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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