The coldest place inhabited by humans is the Siberian village of Oymyakon, Russia. In 1933, the temperature plunged to -68 C.
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The coldest place inhabited by humans is the Siberian village of Oymyakon, Russia. In 1933, the temperature plunged to -68 C.
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In 1983, Vostok, Antarctica, recorded the lowest temperature on earth: -89.2 C.
Lowest temperature recorded —
In 1983, Vostok, Antarctica, recorded the lowest temperature on earth: -89.2 C.
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Russia's Kolyma Highway (not pictured) can get as cold as -67.7 C. Part of the highway is called the Road of Bones to commemorate prisoners from a labor camp who died constructing the road and were buried beneath it.
Coldest road —
Russia's Kolyma Highway (not pictured) can get as cold as -67.7 C. Part of the highway is called the Road of Bones to commemorate prisoners from a labor camp who died constructing the road and were buried beneath it.
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According to the World Meteorological Organization, the hottest temperature of 56.7 C was recorded in California's Death Valley in the summer of 1913.
Highest temperature —
According to the World Meteorological Organization, the hottest temperature of 56.7 C was recorded in California's Death Valley in the summer of 1913.
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No, it's not the Sahara. It's 14-million-square-kilometer Antarctica.
Largest desert —
No, it's not the Sahara. It's 14-million-square-kilometer Antarctica.
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The 21,980-square-kilometer Kluane National Park and Reserve in Yukon Territory, Canada holds the record.
Largest non-polar ice field —
The 21,980-square-kilometer Kluane National Park and Reserve in Yukon Territory, Canada holds the record.
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Arica, Chile, didn't receive a single drop of rain from October 1903 to January 1918.
Longest recorded dry period —
Arica, Chile, didn't receive a single drop of rain from October 1903 to January 1918.
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On January 7, 1966, 1.825 meters of rainfall was recorded in Foc-Foc on the French island of La Réunion in the southern Indian Ocean. In places such as Dhaka, Bangladesh (pictured), about 1.5 meters of rain typically falls during the entire monsoon season.
Greatest rainfall in 24 hours —
On January 7, 1966, 1.825 meters of rainfall was recorded in Foc-Foc on the French island of La Réunion in the southern Indian Ocean. In places such as Dhaka, Bangladesh (pictured), about 1.5 meters of rain typically falls during the entire monsoon season.
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That would be 31.2 millimeters in Unionville, Maryland.
Greatest rainfall in one minute —
That would be 31.2 millimeters in Unionville, Maryland.
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The heaviest hailstone was discovered during a hailstorm in Gopalganj, Bangladesh, on April 14, 1986, which killed 92 people.
Heaviest hailstone —
The heaviest hailstone was discovered during a hailstorm in Gopalganj, Bangladesh, on April 14, 1986, which killed 92 people.
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On September 19, 2002, a cold water geyser in Germany called Geysir Andernach recorded an ejection of 61.5 meters, the highest in history. With an average eruption height of 44 meters, Old Faithful (pictured) in Yellowstone National Park in the United States, is 20 meters short of Geysir Andernach.
Highest cold water geyser —
On September 19, 2002, a cold water geyser in Germany called Geysir Andernach recorded an ejection of 61.5 meters, the highest in history. With an average eruption height of 44 meters, Old Faithful (pictured) in Yellowstone National Park in the United States, is 20 meters short of Geysir Andernach.
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