There are two well-known scales used to measure temperature: Celsius and Fahrenheit. To ensure accurate readings, weather stations use specialist platinum resistance thermometers placed in shaded instruments known as a Stevenson screen at a height of 1.25-2 metres (4-6 feet) above the ground. The temperature that you see on the news or the weather app on your phone relies on a network of weather stations positioned around the globe. At least 22 countries have recorded maximum temperatures of 50C (122F) or above. The map below shows the hottest temperatures ever recorded in each country around the world. According to the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO), temperatures on the Antarctic Peninsula have risen by nearly 3C (5.4F) over the past 50 years. In 2020, Seymour Island in Antarctica recorded a maximum temperature of 20.7C (69.3F). On July 19, 2022, The United Kingdom recorded its highest-ever temperature, reaching 40.2C (104.4F), according to its Meteorological Office. The highest temperature ever recorded in Europe was 48.8C (119.8F) on the Italian island of Sicily on August 11, 2021. Iran holds the record for Asia’s hottest official temperature of 54C (129F), which it recorded in 2017. The hottest known temperature in Africa is 55C (131F), recorded in Kebili, Tunisia in 1931. More than 100 people in Uttar Pradesh and dozens in neighbouring Bihar have died due to heat-related illness Highest temperatures ever recordedĬurrently, the highest officially registered temperature is 56.7C (134F), recorded in California’s Death Valley back in 1913. An elderly person suffering from a heat-related ailment is carried on a stretcher to the government district hospital in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh state, India, on June 19, 2023. The average global temperature reached 17.01 degrees Celsius (62.62 degrees Fahrenheit), surpassing the August 2016 record of 16.92C (62.46F) as summer heats up across the Northern Hemisphere.Īuthorities have reported an uptick in heat-related deaths as temperatures exceed 40C (104F) in many places this summer. Monday, July 3, was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the United States National Centers for Environmental Prediction.
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