Weather is the specific condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time. It is measured in terms of variables such as wind, temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, visibility, and precipitation. In most places, weather can change from hour-to-hour, day-to-day, and season-to-season.
Weather Records
- The coldest air temperature ever recorded on Earth is -88.8°C (-127.8°F) at Vostok, Antarctica on July 21, 1983.
- The coldest recorded average annual temperature was -50.6°C (-59°F) again at Vostok, Antarctica.
- The hottest air temperature ever recorded on earth is 57.7°C (136°F), in El Azizia, Libya on 13 September 1922.
- The hottest recorded average annual temperature was 34.4°C (94°F) in Dallol, Ethiopia.