What are the most extreme temperatures ever recorded? Where and how have they been achieved?
- Temperatures vary greatly in different parts of the world.
- The average room temperature is 20°C
- The coldest and hottest recorded temperatures were produced in laboratories.
- Antarctica has the coldest outdoor temperatures and Africa has the hottest.
Average room temperature... 20°C
In this, we're comfortable
But can you imagine living in...
Coldest recorded outdoor temperature
Think that's cold...?
Massachusetts, USA Institute of Technology Lab (2003)
Coldest temperature ever...
Now for the other extreme...
El Azizia, Africa
Hottest recorded outdoor temperature
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