List of weather records
Country/Region Temperature Town/Location Date
Argentina 48.9 °C ( 120.0 °F ) Rivadavia , Salta Province 11 December 1905
Bolivia 46.7 °C ( 116.1 °F ) Villamontes , Tarija Department 29 October 2010
Brazil 44.7 °C ( 112.5 °F ) Bom Jesus , Piauí 21 November 2005
Chile 44.9 °C ( 112.8 °F ) Quillón , Biobio Region 26 January 2017
Colombia 45.0 °C ( 113.0 °F ) Puerto Salgar , Cundinamarca 29 December 2015
French Guiana 38.0 °C ( 100.4 °F ) Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 27 September 2016
Paraguay 45.0 °C ( 113.0 °F ) Pratts Gill , Boquerón Department 14 November 2009
Uruguay 44.0 °C ( 111.2 °F ) Paysandú , Paysandú Department 20 January 1943
Venezuela 43.6 °C ( 110.5 °F ) Santa Ana de Coro , Falcón 29 April 2015
Temperature -- Hottest
Main articles : Highest temperature recorded on Earth and Heat wave A world map showing areas with Köppen B ( dry climates ) . The temperatures in these regions have the potential to exceed 50 °C ( 122 °F ) during the hottest seasons . According to the World Meteorological Organization ( WMO ) , the highest temperature ever recorded was 56.7 °C ( 134.1 °F ) on 10 July 1913 in Furnace Creek ( Greenland Ranch ) , California , United States , [ 8 ] but the validity of this record is challenged as possible problems with the reading have since been discovered . Christopher C. Burt , a weather historian writing for Weather Underground , believes that the 1913 Death Valley reading is `` a myth '' , and is at least 2.2 or 2.8 °C ( 4 or 5 °F ) too high . [ 9 ] Burt proposes that the highest reliably recorded temperature on Earth could be at Death Valley , but is instead 54.0 °C ( 129.2 °F ) recorded on 30 June 2013 . [ 10 ] This is lower than a 1931 record of 55 °C ( 131 °F ) recorded in Kebili , Tunisia [ 11 ] and is matched by a 1942 record of 54 °C ( 129 °F ) from Tirat Zvi , Israel . [ 12 ] Recent [ when ? ] readings in Kuwait and Iran have also matched the 2013 Death Valley record . The WMO has stated they stand by the 1913 record pending any future investigations . The former highest official temperature on Earth ( held for 90 years by 'Aziziya , Libya ) was reassessed in July 2012 by the WMO which published a report that invalidated the record . [ 11 ] There have been other unconfirmed reports of high temperatures , with readings as high as 66.8 °C ( 152.2 °F ) in the Flaming Mountains of China in 2008 . [ 13 ] However , these temperatures have never been confirmed , and are currently considered to have been recorder 's errors , [ 14 ] thus not being recognised as world records . [ 15 ] By continent [ edit ] Africa [ edit ] Country/Region Temperature Town/Location Date Algeria 51.3 °C ( 124.3 °F ) El Bayadh , El Bayadh ProvinceOuargla , Ouargla Province 2 September 19795 July 2018 Botswana 44.0 °C ( 111.2 °F ) Maun 7 January 2016 Burkina Faso 47.2 °C ( 117.0 °F ) Dori 1984 Chad 47.6 °C ( 117.7 °F ) Faya-Largeau 22 June 2010 Comoros 36.0 °C ( 96.8 °F ) Hahaya International Airport 15 November 2017 Eswatini ( Swaziland ) 47.4 °C ( 117.3 °F ) Lavumisa ? Ghana 43.8 °C ( 110.8 °F ) Navrongo 26 March 2017 Guinea 45 °C ( 113 °F ) Koundara , Boké Region 29 March 2017 Morocco ( then the French protectorate in Morocco ) 51.7 °C ( 125.1 °F ) Agadir 19 August 1940 Niger 49.5 °C ( 121.1 °F ) Diffa 7 September 1978 Nigeria 46.4 °C ( 115.5 °F ) Yola 3 April 2010 Réunion 36.9 °C ( 98.4 °F ) Le Port 6 March 2004 South Africa ( then the Union of South Africa ) 50 °C ( 122 °F ) Dunbrody , Eastern Cape 3 November 1918 Sudan 49.7 °C ( 121.5 °F ) Dongola 25 June 2010 Tunisia ( then the French protectorate of Tunisia ) 55 °C ( 131 °F ) Kebili 7 July 1931 Western Sahara ( then the Spanish Sahara ) 50.7 °C ( 123.3 °F ) Semara 13 July 1961 Zambia 42.4 °C ( 108.3 °F ) Mfuwe , Eastern Province 13 October 2010 Antarctica [ edit ] Country/Region Temperature Town/Location Date Antarctica ( all land/ice south of 60°S ) 20.7 °C ( 69.3 °F ) Seymour Island , James Ross Island group 9 February 2020 Antarctica ( mainland and adjoining islands ) 18.3 °C ( 64.9 °F ) Esperanza Base , Trinity Peninsula ( pending confirmation ) 6 February 2020 Antarctica ( Antarctic Plateau > 2,500 metres ( 8,202 ft ) ) −7.0 °C ( 19.4 °F ) Automated Weather Station D-80 ( coordinates : 70°6 'S , 134°53 ' W , elevation : 2,500 metres ( 8,202 ft ) ) 28 December 1989 South Pole −12.3 °C ( 9.9 °F ) Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station 25 December 2011 Asia [ edit ] Country/Region Temperature Town/Location Date Afghanistan 49.9 °C ( 121.8 °F ) Farah August 2009 Armenia 43.7 °C ( 110.7 °F ) Meghri 1 August 2011 Azerbaijan 46.0 °C ( 114.8 °F ) Julfa and Ordubad ? Bangladesh 45.1 °C ( 113.2 °F ) Rajshahi 30 May 1972 Bhutan 40 °C ( 104 °F ) Phuentsholing 27 August 1997 Cambodia 42.6 °C ( 108.7 °F ) Preah Vihear 15 April 2016 China 50.5 °C ( 122.9 °F ) Erbao Township , Turpan , Xinjiang 10 July 2017 Hong Kong 39.0 °C ( 102.2 °F ) Wetland Park 22 August 2017 Macau 39.0 °C ( 102.2 °F ) Coloane 22 August 2017 India 51.0 °C ( 123.8 °F ) Phalodi , Rajasthan 19 May 2016 Indonesia 40.6 °C ( 105.1 °F ) Banjarbaru , South Kalimantan 16 August 1997 Iran 54 °C ( 129 °F ) Ahvaz Airport ( OIAW ) 29 June 2017 Iraq 53.8 °C ( 128.8 °F ) Basra 22 July 2016 Israel ( then Mandatory Palestine ) 54 °C ( 129 °F ) Tirat Zvi 21 June 1942 Japan 41.1 °C ( 106.0 °F ) Kumagaya , Saitama 23 July 2018 Jordan 50 °C ( 122 °F ) Jordan University Agriculture Research Center 6 September 2002 Kazakhstan 49.1 °C ( 120.4 °F ) Turkistan ? Kuwait 53.9 °C ( 129.0 °F ) Mitribah 21 July 2016 Kyrgyzstan 44.0 °C ( 111.2 °F ) ? ? Laos 42.3 °C ( 108.1 °F ) Seno 12 April 2016 Malaysia 40.1 °C ( 104.2 °F ) Chuping 9 April 1998 Maldives 34.9 °C ( 94.8 °F ) Hanimaadhoo 16 April 2016 Mongolia 44.0 °C ( 111.2 °F ) Khongor , Darkhan-Uul Province 24 July 1999 Myanmar 47.2 °C ( 117.0 °F ) Myinmu 14 May 2010 Nepal 46.4 °C ( 115.5 °F ) Ataria 16 June 1995 Oman 50.8 °C ( 123.4 °F ) BuraimiSoharQurayyat July 1990May 200930 May 2017 Pakistan 53.7 °C ( 128.7 °F ) Mohenjo-Daro and Turbat 28 May 201726 May 2010 Philippines ( first recorded under the Insular Government ) 42.2 °C ( 108.0 °F ) Tuguegarao , Cagayan Valley 12 April 191211 May 1969 Qatar 50.4 °C ( 122.7 °F ) Doha 14 July 2010 Russia ( Siberia ) ( first in the Russian Empire , then in the Russian SFSR , Soviet Union ) 43.2 °C ( 109.8 °F ) Chita , Zabaykalsky Krai 5 June 1898 Saudi Arabia 52.0 °C ( 125.6 °F ) Jeddah 23 June 2010 Singapore 37.0 °C ( 98.6 °F ) Tengah 17 April 1983 South Korea 41.0 °C ( 105.8 °F ) Hongcheon , Gangwon Province 1 August 2018 Syria 49.4 °C ( 120.9 °F ) ? ? Taiwan 40.3 °C ( 104.5 °F ) Tianxiang , Hualien County 9 July 2018 Tajikistan 48.0 °C ( 118.4 °F ) Panji Poyon ? Thailand 44.6 °C ( 112.3 °F ) Mae Hong Son 28 April 2016 Turkey 49.0 °C ( 120.2 °F ) Cizre , Şırnak Province 27 August 1961 Turkmenistan ( then the Turkmen SSR , Soviet Union ) 50.1 °C ( 122.2 °F ) Repetek Biosphere State Reserve , Karakum Desert 28 July 1983 United Arab Emirates 52.1 °C ( 125.8 °F ) Al Jazeera Border Gate July 2002 Vietnam 43.4 °C ( 110.1 °F ) Huong Khe District 20 April 2019 Europe [ edit ] Country/Region Temperature Town/Location Date Albania 42.2 °C ( 108.0 °F ) Tirana 6 July 1988 Austria 40.5 °C ( 104.9 °F ) Bad Deutsch-Altenburg 8 August 2013 Belarus 38.9 °C ( 102.0 °F ) Gomel 7 August 2010 Belgium 41.8 °C ( 107.2 °F ) Begijnendijk , Flemish Brabant 25 July 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina ( then Austria–Hungary-occupied Bosnia Vilayet , Ottoman Empire ) 46.2 °C ( 115.2 °F ) Mostar 31 July 1901 Bulgaria 45.2 °C ( 113.4 °F ) Sadovo , Plovdiv Province 5 August 1916 Croatia ( then the SR Croatia , SFR Yugoslavia ) 42.8 °C ( 109.0 °F ) Ploče 5 August 1981 Cyprus 45.6 °C ( 114.1 °F ) Nicosia 1 August 2010 Czech Republic 40.4 °C ( 104.7 °F ) Dobřichovice , Prague-West District 20 August 2012 Denmark 36.4 °C ( 97.5 °F ) Holstebro , Midtjylland 10 August 1975 Estonia 35.6 °C ( 96.1 °F ) Võru 11 August 1992 Finland 37.2 °C ( 99.0 °F ) Joensuu Airport , Liperi 29 July 2010 France 46.0 °C ( 114.8 °F ) Vérargues , Hérault 28 June 2019 Germany 42.6 °C ( 108.7 °F ) Lingen , Lower Saxony 25 July 2019 Greece 48.0 °C ( 118.4 °F ) Athens 10 July 1977 Hungary 41.9 °C ( 107.4 °F ) Kiskunhalas 20 July 2007 Iceland ( then the Kingdom of Iceland ) 30.5 °C ( 86.9 °F ) Teigarhorn , Djúpivogur 22 June 1939 Ireland ( then part of the United Kingdom ) 33.3 °C ( 91.9 °F ) Kilkenny Castle , County Kilkenny 26 June 1887 Italy 47.0 °C ( 116.6 °F ) Foggia , Apulia 25 June 2007 Latvia 37.8 °C ( 100.0 °F ) Ventspils 4 August 2014 Lithuania 37.5 °C ( 99.5 °F ) Zarasai , Utena County 30 July 1994 Luxembourg 40.8 °C ( 105.4 °F ) Steinsel , Luxembourg 25 July 2019 Malta 43.8 °C ( 110.8 °F ) Malta International Airport 9 August 1999 Moldova 42.4 °C ( 108.3 °F ) Fălești 7 August 2012 Montenegro 44.8 °C ( 112.6 °F ) PodgoricaDanilovgrad 16 August 20078 August 2012 Netherlands 40.7 °C ( 105.3 °F ) Gilze en Rijen 25 July 2019 North Macedonia 45.7 °C ( 114.3 °F ) Demir Kapija , Demir Kapija 24 July 2007 Norway 35.6 °C ( 96.1 °F ) Nesbyen , Buskerud 20 June 1970 Poland 40.2 °C ( 104.4 °F ) Prószków 29 July 1921 Portugal 47.4 °C ( 117.3 °F ) Amareleja , Beja 1 August 2003 Romania 44.5 °C ( 112.1 °F ) Ion Sion , Brăila County 10 August 1951 Russia ( in Europe ) 45.4 °C ( 113.7 °F ) Utta , Kalmykia 12 July 2010 San Marino 40.3 °C ( 104.5 °F ) Serravalle 3 August 20179 August 2017 Serbia 44.9 °C ( 112.8 °F ) Smederevska Palanka , Podunavlje 24 July 2007 Slovakia 40.3 °C ( 104.5 °F ) Hurbanovo 20 July 2007 Slovenia 40.8 °C ( 105.4 °F ) Cerklje ob Krki 8 August 2013 Spain 47.3 °C ( 117.1 °F ) Montoro , Cordoba ( as Montoro Vega Armijo ) 13 July 2017 Sweden 38.0 °C ( 100.4 °F ) Ultuna , Uppsala CountyMålilla , Kalmar County 9 July 193329 June 1947 Switzerland 41.5 °C ( 106.7 °F ) Grono , Moesa District 11 August 2003 Ukraine 42.0 °C ( 107.6 °F ) Luhansk 12 August 2010 United Kingdom 38.7 °C ( 101.7 °F ) Cambridge , Cambridgeshire 25 July 2019 Vatican City 40.7 °C ( 105.3 °F ) Vatican City 2 August 2017 North America [ edit ] Country/Region Temperature Town/Location Date Anguilla 34.2 °C ( 93.6 °F ) The Valley 12 September 2015 Antigua and Barbuda 34.9 °C ( 94.8 °F ) V. C. Bird International Airport , St. John 's 12 August 1995 British Virgin Islands 35.0 °C ( 95.0 °F ) Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport 22 July 2016 Canada 45.0 °C ( 113.0 °F ) Yellow Grass , SaskatchewanMidale , Saskatchewan 5 July 1937 Cayman Islands 34.9 °C ( 94.8 °F ) Owen Roberts International Airport , Grand Cayman 21 August 2016 Cuba 39.1 °C ( 102.4 °F ) Veguitas ( Granma Province ) 30 June 2019 Dominica 35.5 °C ( 95.9 °F ) Canefield Airport 3 October 2015 Dominican Republic 43.0 °C ( 109.4 °F ) Mao 31 August 1954 Greenland 30.1 °C ( 86.2 °F ) Ivittuut 23 June 1915 Guatemala 45 °C ( 113 °F ) Estanzuela , Zacapa ? Martinique 36.5 °C ( 97.7 °F ) Saint-Pierre 6 October 2010 Mexico 52.0 °C ( 125.6 °F ) Mexicali area 28 July 1995 Panama 40.0 °C ( 104.0 °F ) San Francisco 20 March 1998 Puerto Rico 40 °C ( 104 °F ) Mona Island 2 July 1996 United States 56.7 °C ( 134 °F ) Furnace Creek , Death Valley , California 10 July 1913 United States Virgin Islands 37.2 °C ( 99 °F ) Saint Thomas Cruz Bay 4 August 1994 and 23 June 1996 31 July 1988 Oceania [ edit ] Country/Region Temperature Town/Location Date Australia 50.7 °C ( 123.3 °F ) Oodnadatta , South Australia 2 January 1960 Marshall Islands 35.6 °C ( 96.1 °F ) Utirik Atoll 24 August 2016 New Zealand 42.4 °C ( 108.3 °F ) Rangiora , Canterbury /Jordan , Marlborough ( tied ) 7 February 1973 Palau 35 °C ( 95 °F ) Koror 22 March 2018 Samoa 35.3 °C ( 95.5 °F ) Asau 24 December 1968 Solomon Islands 36.1 °C ( 97.0 °F ) Honiara , Guadalcanal Province 1 February 2010 Tonga 35.5 °C ( 95.9 °F ) Niuafoou 1 February 2016 Vanuatu 36.2 °C ( 97.2 °F ) Lamap Malekula 8 February 2016 Wallis and Futuna 35.8 °C ( 96.4 °F ) Futuna Airport 10 January 2016 South America [ edit ]
This is a list of weather records, a list of the most extreme occurrences of weather phenomena for various categories. Many weather records are measured under specific conditions - such as surface temperature and wind speed - to keep consistency among measurements around the Earth. Each of these records is understood to be the record value officially observed, as these records may have been exceeded before modern weather instrumentation was invented, or in remote areas without an official weather station. This list does not include remotely sensed observations such as satellite measurements, since those values are not considered official records.