Weather records worldwide
While North America recently saw its temperatures drop very low (up to -40°C in Minnesota), it seemed wise to remind us of a few records which occurred during our era worldwide. “ Everyone is interested in extremes: the hottest, the most wet, the most windy, then creating a professionally verified record database is useful for all » says Randall Cerveny of the World Meteorological Organization (OMM). Here are the most extreme weather records (temperatures, precipitation, etc.).
The lowest temperature: -93.2°C
According to the WMO , the lowest temperature ever recovered was -93.2°C , recorded in August 2010, in Vostok, Antarctica. A lack of solar radiation, a clear sky, a calm air without too much wind for a long duration and at high altitude (3,420 metres) explained this freezing cold. In 1983, a temperature of -89.2°C had already been recorded.
The highest temperature: 56.7°C
With a high average of 46.7°C in July, the summer in the Death Valley in California can be cooked. But it was that of 1913 that entered the record book. Maximum temperature 56.7°C officially recognized the hottest ever recorded in recent years, according to WMO.
The biggest precipitation in a minute
This record is held by Unionville, Maryland, where on July 4, 1956, 31.2 millimetres of rain fell in a minute. To give you an idea, in Hong Kong, the black alert signal is raised if rainfall is more than 70 millimetres in an hour.
The largest precipitation in 24 hours
The biggest precipitation in one day took place with the passage of cyclone Denise to Foc-Foc, on the island of La Réunion. A few 1.83 m rainfall fell in 24 hours, from 7 to 8 January 1966.
The heaviest hail
The heaviest hail was discovered during a hailstorm in Gopalganj, Bangladesh, April 14, 1986. The storm killed 92 people and included a hail weighing 1.02 pounds.
The longest recorded drought period
The longest drought in history was measured in years. There was not one drop of rain in Arica, Chile, for more than 14 years October 1903 to January 1918: a total of 173 months .
Higher cold water geyser
Located in Andernach, Germany, Geysir Andernach usually blows water between 30 and 60 meters high. The highest ejection has reached 61.5 metres , September 19, 2002. Cold water geysers are different from natural hot water geysers. Underground cold water emerges from a drilled well. The Andernach is more than 350 metres deep.
Flickr – benontherun.com
The coldest road
The Kolyma motorway (M56) in Russia is the coldest road on Earth. The temperatures fell once -67.7 degrees Celsius. A section of the 2 031 km long road is called the " Route des Os In memory of the prisoners of the Sewostlag working camp who died during the construction of the road and who were buried below it.
The largest non-polar bank
You don’t need to live in the polar regions to be stuck in the middle of a vast ice. The largest bank outside the poles is the Yukon Territory in Canada, which is located inside the Kluane National Park and Reserve large 21 980 km2.
The greatest desert
No, not the Sahara. A desert is defined as a space that has not or very little precipitation. The largest desert in the world is therefore Antarctic, which measures 14,000,000 square kilometres and records only 50 millimetres of precipitation per year. The Sahara, which represents 9.1 million square kilometres, according to the book Guinness des Records, is only the largest hot desert.
The place populated with the lowest temperature
The coldest inhabited place permanently is the Siberian village of Oimiakon Russia. The temperature fell once at -68°C in 1933, which is also the coldest temperature recorded outside Antarctica.
Loading comments ...