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Global Measured Extremes of Temperature and Precipitation					
World Map with Extremes Plotted					
Temperature Extremes shown in RED 	Precipitation Extremes shown in ORANGE 				
Highest Temperatures	Highest Average Precipitation				
Lowest Temperatures	Lowest Average Precipitation				
Notes and Additional Resources					
 					
Highest Temperature Extremes					
Locator #	Continent	Highest	Place	Elevation	Date
		Temp.		(Feet)	
		(deg F)			
1	Africa	136	"El Azizia, Libya"	367	13 Sep 1922
2	North America	134	"Death Valley, CA (Greenland Ranch)"	-178	10 Jul 1913
3	Asia	129	"Tirat Tsvi, Israel"	-722	21 Jun 1942
4	Australia	128	"Cloncurry, Queensland"	622	16 Jan 1889
5	Europe	122	"Seville, Spain"	26	4 Aug 1881
6	South America	120	"Rivadavia, Argentina"	676	11 Dec 1905
7	Oceania	108	"Tuguegarao, Philippines"	72	29 Apr 1912
8	Antarctica	59	"Vanda Station, Scott Coast"	49	5 Jan 1974
Lowest Temperature Extremes					
Locator #	Continent	Lowest	Place	Elevation	Date
		Temp.		(Feet)	
		(deg F)			
9	Antarctica	-129	Vostok	11220	21 Jul 1983
10a	Asia	-90	"Oimekon, Russia"	2625	6 Feb 1933
10b	Asia	-90	"Verkhoyansk, Russia"	350	7 Feb 1892
11	Greenland	-87	Northice	7687	9 Jan 1954
12	North America	-81.4	"Snag, Yukon, Canada"	2120	3 Feb 1947
13	Europe	-67	"Ust'Shchugor, Russia"	279	January @
14	South Amercia	-27	"Sarmiento, Argentina"	879	1 Jun 1907
15	Africa	-11	"Ifrane, Morocco"	5364	11 Feb 1935
16	Australia	-9.4	"Charlotte Pass, NSW"	5758	29 Jun 1994
17	Oceania	14	"Haleakala Summit, Maui, HI"	9750	2 Jan 1961
"@ Exact date unknown, lowest in 15-year period"					
 					
Highest Average Annual Precipitation Extremes					
Locator #	Continent	Highest	Place	Elevation	Years
		Avg.		(Feet)	of
		(Inches)			Record
18a	South America	523.6 ! ^	"Lloro, Colombia"	520 *	29
19	Asia	467.4 !	"Mawsynram, India"	4597	38
20	Oceania	460.0 !	"Mt. Waialeale, Kauai, HI"	5148	30
21	Africa	405	"Debundscha, Cameroon"	30	32
18b	South America	354.0 ^	"Quibdo, Colombia"	120	16
22	Australia	340	"Bellenden Ker, Queensland"	5102	9
23	North America	256	"Henderson Lake, British Colombia"	12	14
24	Europe	183	"Crkvica, Bosnia-Hercegovina"	3337	22
"! The value given is continent's highest and possibly the world's depending on measurement practices, procedures and period of record variations. "					
"^ The official greatest average annual precipitation for South America is 354 inches at Quibdo, Colombia. The 523.6 inches average at Lloro, Colombia [14 miles SE and at a higher elevation than Quibdo] is an estimated amount. "					
* Approximate elevation					
Lowest Average Annual Precipitation Extremes					
Locator #	Continent	Lowest	Place	Elevation	Years
		Avg.		(Feet)	of
		(Inches)			Record
25	South America	0.03	"Arica, Chile"	95	59
26	Africa	<0.1	"Wadi Halfa, Sudan"	410	39
27	Antarctica	0.8 ~	Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station	9186	10
28	North America	1.2	"Batagues, Mexico"	16	14
29	Asia	1.8	"Aden, Yemen"	22	50
30	Australia	4.05	"Mulka (Troudaninna), South Australia"	160 *	42
31	Europe	6.4	"Astrakhan, Russia"	45	25
32	Oceania	8.93	"Puako, Hawaii, HI"	5	13
~ The value given is the average amount of solid snow accumulating in one year as indicated by snow markers. The liquid content of the snow is undetermined.					
* Approximate elevation					
Notes & Additional Resources 					
					
"Many of the extremes in this report came from two sources. The first, ""Climates of the World"", is an NCDC publication that lists global average temperature and precipitation information for particular locations, with highlighted global extremes. The publication is available for purchase as an offline product (see"					
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"). The second publication is the updated ""Weather and Climate Extremes"" (TEC-0099) published by the US Army Corp of Engineers. The report lists global extremes for various climatological parameters and presents global map inserts as well. The publication can be purchased from the"					
National Technical Information Service					
					
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NCDC Climate Change and Weather Extremes					
USA Today National High/Low Temperature Database					
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