World Record Highs: Globe High: Libya/Africa: 57.8C...13/9/1922 AFRICA: 57.8C Chad: 47.6C...22/6/2010 Niger: 48.2C...23/6/2010 South Africa: 50.0C...3/11/1918 Sudan: 49.6C...25/6/2010 Libya: 57.8C...13/9/1922 NORTH AMERICA: 56.7C Canada: 45.0C...5/7/1937 USA: 56.7...10/7/1913 ASIA: 53.9C China: 48.0C...13/7/1975 India: 50.6C...10/5/1956 Iraq: 52.0C...14/6/2010 Japan: 40.9C...16/8/2007 Kuwait: 52.6C...15/6/2010 Malaysia: 40.1C...9/4/1998 Myanmar: 47.0C...12/5/2010 Pakistan: 53.5C...26/5/2010 Qatar: 50.4C...14/7/2010 Saudi Arabia: 52.0C...22/6/2010 Singapore: 36.0C...26/3/1998 South Korea: 40.0C...1/8/1942 Turkey: 48.8C...14/8/1993 Israel: 53.9C...21/6/1942 OCEANIA: 50.7C New Zealand: 42.4C...7/2/1973 Australia: 50.7C...2/1/1960 SOUTH AMERICA: 49.1C Argentina: 49.1C...2/1/1920 Brazil: 44.7C...21/11/2005 Uruguay: 44.0C...20/1/1943 EUROPE: 48.0C Austria: 39.7C...27/7/1983 Belarus: 38.9C...7/8/2010 Belgium: 38.8C...27/6/1947 Bulgaria: 45.2C...5/8/1916 Croatia: 42.8C...5/8/1998 Cyprus: 46.6C...1/8/2010 Czeck Republic: 40.2C...27/7/1983 Denmark: 36.4C...10/8/1975 England: 38.5C...10/8/2003 Estonia: 35.6C...11/8/1992 Finland: 37.2C...29/7/2010 France: 44.1C...12/8/2003 Germany: 40.2C...27/7/1983 & 13/8/2003 Hungary: 41.9C...8/7/2007 Iceland: 30.5C...22/6/1939 Ireland: 33.3C...28/6/1987 Italy: 45.6C...25/7/2007 Latvia: 36.4C...4/8/1943 Lithuania: 37.5C...30/7/1994 Macedonia: 44.8C...5/7/2000 Moldova: 41.5C...2/7/2007 Netherlands: 38.6C...23/8/1944 Northern Ireland: 30.8C...30/6/1976 & 12/7/1983 Norway: 35.6C...20/6/1970 Poland: 40.2C...29/7/1921 Portugal: 47.4C...1/8/2003 Romania: 44.5C...10/8/1951 Russia: 44.0C...11/7/2010 Scotland: 32.8C...9/8/2003 Serbia: 44.9C...24/7/2007 Slovakia: 40.3C...20/7/2007 Slovenia: 40.6C...5/7/1950 Spain: 47.2C...4/7/1994 Sweden: 38.0C...9/7/1933 & 29/6/1947 Swizerland: 41.5C...11/8/2003 Ukraine: 42.0C...12/8/2010 Wales: 35.2C...2/8/1990 Greece: 48.0C...10/7/1977 ANTARTICA: 14.6C South Pole: -13.6...27/12/1978 | World Record Lows: Globe Low: Antarctica: -89.2C...21/7/1983 ANTARCTICA: -89.2C East Antarctica: -82.5C...July 2005 South Pole: -82.8C...N/A ASIA: -68.0C China: -52.3C...13/2/1969 India: -33.9C...22/3/1911 Iran: -36.0C...1969 Iraq: -17.6C...24/1/1911 Israel: -13.7C...7/2/1950 Japan: -41.0C...25/1/1902 Singapore: +19.4...31/1/1934 South Korea: -32.6...5/1/1981 Turkey: -46.4...9/1/1990 Russia: -68.0...7/2/1892 & 6/2/1933 NORTH AMERICA: -66.1 Canada: -63.0C...3/2/1947 USA: -62.0C...23/1/1971 Mexico: -32.0C...1999 Greenland: -66.1C...9/1/1954 SOUTH AMERICA: -40.0C Bolivia: -25.7C...4/8/1946 Brazil: -14.0C...1975 Peru: -25.2C...30/6/1966 Uruguay: -11.0C...14/6/1967 Argentina: -40.0C...21/6/2002 AFRICA: -24.0C Algeria: -20C...4/1/1945 Lesotho: -20.4C...12/6/1967 South Africa: -18.6C...28/6/1996 Morocco: -24.0C...11/2/1935 OCEANIA: -23.0C Hawaii: -11.1C...17/5/1979 New Zealand: -21.6C...3/7/1995 Australia: -23.0C...29/6/1994 EUROPE: -58.1C Austria: -37.4C...1/1/1905 Belarus: -42.2C...17/1/1940 Belgium: -30.1C...20/1/1940 Bulgaria: -38.3C...25/1/1947 Croatia: -35.5C...3/2/1929 Czeck Republic: -42.2C...11/2/1929 Denmark: -31.2C...8/1/1982 England: -26.1C...10/1/1982 Estonia: -43.5C...17/1/1940 Finland: -51.5C...28/1/1999 France: -41.0C...19/1/1985 Germany: -37.8C...12/2/1929 Greece: -27.8C...27/1/1967 Hungary: -35.0C...16/2/1940 Iceland: -37.9C...21/1/1918 Ireland: -19.1C...16/1/1881 Italy: -34.6C...6/3/1971 Latvia: -43.2C...8/2/1956 Lithuania: -42.9...1/2/1956 Macedonia: -31.5C...27/1/1954 Netherlands: -27.4C...27/1/1944 Northern Ireland: -18.0C...19/12/2010 Norway: -51.4C...1/1/1886 Poland: -41.0C...11/1/1940 Portugal: -16.0C...4/2/1954 Romania: -38.5C...25/1/1942 Scotland: -27.2C...11/2/1895 & 10/1/1982 & 30/12/1995 Serbia: -39.5C...13/1/1985 Slovakia: -41.0C...11/2/1929 Slovenia: -34.5C...15/2/1956 & 16/2/1956 & 13/1/1968 Spain: -32.0C...2/2/1956 Sweden: -52.6C...2/2/1966 Switzerland: -41.8C...12/1/1987 Ukraine: -41.9C...8/2/1935 Wales: -23.3C...21/1/1940 Russia: -58.1C...31/12/1978 |
Other Weather Records:
TEMPERATURE:
Fastest Temperature Rise: 27C in 2 minutes. Spearfish, South Dakota. 22/1/1943
Fastest Temperature Drop: 26C in 15 minutes. Rapid City, South Dakota. 10/1/1911
Most Consecutive Days Above 100F (37.8C). 160 Days. Marble Bar, Western Australia. October 31st 1923 - April 7th 1924
RAIN:
(Local) Least Per Year: 0.00mm (00.0 in/year) None In Recorded History. Antofagasta Region, Atacama Desert, Chile.
Most in 1 Minute: 38mm (1.5in), Guadeloupe. 26/11/1970
Most in 12 Hours: 1,144mm (45.0in), La Reunion. 8/1/1966. During Tropical Cyclone Denise
Most in 24 Hours: 1,825mm (71.9in), La Reunion. 8/1/1966. During Tropical Cyclone Denise
Most in 48 Hours: 2,466mm (97.1in), La Reunion. 10/4/1958. During Cyclone Gamede
Most in 72 Hours: 3,929mm (154.7in), La Reunion. 10/4/1958. During Cyclone Gamede
Most in 15 Days: 6,083mm (239.5in), La Reunion. January 1980. During Tropical Cyclone Hyacinthe
Most in 1 Year: 25.4m (1000in), Cherrapunji, India.
Highest average annual total: 13.3m (523.6in), Lloro, Columbia
SNOW:
Most in 1 Year: 31.1m (1224in), Mount Rainier, Washington, US. February 19th 1971 - February 18th 1972
Most in 1 Season: (1st July - 30th June) 29.0m (1140in), Mount Baker, Washington, US. 1998 throught 1999
Largest Observed Snowflake: 38cm (15in) diametre. Montana, US. 28/1/1887
WIND:
Fastest Recorded With Anemometre: 253mph, 3 second gust. Barrow Islands, Western Australia. During Tropical Cyclone Olivia
Fastest Recorded With Anemometre outside Tropical Cyclone: 231mph, sustained 1 minute average. Mount Washington, New Hampshire. 12/4/1934
TORNADOES:
Deadliest on Earth: 1300 dead. Bangladesh. 26/4/1989
Deadliest in North America: 695 dead. Massouri, Indiana, US. 18/3/1925
Deadliest in Europe: 600+ dead. Valetta, Malta. 23/9/1551 OR 1556
Largest Outbreak: The Super Outbreak, 148 tornadoes in 16 hours. US and Canada. 3-4 April 1974
HAIL:
Heaviest: 1.0kg (2.25lb). Bangladesh. 14/4/1986
Largest Diametre Recorded: 8.0in (20cm) diametre, 18,625in (47.3cm) circumference. Vivian, South Dakota. 23/7/2010
Largest Circumference Recorded: 18.75in (47.6cm) circumference, 7.0in (18cm) diametre. Aurora, Nebraska. 22/6/2003
