Highest Temperature
Al-'Aziziyah', Libya
Mercury reached 136 Fahrenheit on September 13, 1922.

Lowest Temperature
Vostok Research Station, Antarctica
Temperature of -129 Fahrenheit was recorded on July 21, 1983, outside this Soviet research station.

Hottest Place on Earth
Dallol, Ethiopia
Average temperature from 1960 to 1966 was 94 F.

Coldest Place on Earth
Sovietskaya Research Station, Antarctica
Average temperature in 1957 and 1958 was -71 F.

Greatest 24-hour temperature fall in the U.S.
Browning, Montana
Temperature fell from 44 to -56 F between January 23 and 24, 1916.

Most Variable Temperature on Earth
Verkhoyansk, Russia
Temperatures have ranged from -90 to 94 F, although Verkhoyansk is usually extremely cold.

Longest Streak of Stable Temperatures
Garapan, Saipan Islands, Northern Mariana Islands
From 1927 to 1935 the temperature never rose above 88.5 F and never dropped elow 67.3 F. t