Right now the hottest place on Earth is Al Ahsa Arpt, Saudi Arabia, at 41.0°C, observed at 09:00 UTC. This updates as new observations arrive.
Live air temperature from reporting stations, after quality checks. How this is measured.
56.7°C at Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, California, United States, on 10 July 1913, accepted by World Meteorological Organization. Accepted by the WMO, though questioned by some historians.
This is the accepted world record, which is a different thing from the live ranking above. Our own measurements begin long after it was set. The authority's entry. All temperature records.
Al Ahsa Arpt, Saudi Arabia, at 41.0°C, observed at 09:00 UTC.
56.7°C at Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, California, United States, on 10 July 1913, as accepted by World Meteorological Organization. Accepted by the WMO, though questioned by some historians.
From live air-temperature observations reported by airport and national weather stations (METAR and SYNOP), updated every few minutes and put through quality checks before they are ranked. It is a measurement of the stations that report, not of every point on Earth: somewhere with no station cannot appear here however hot or cold it is.
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