What was the highest temperature ever recorded on the surface of Earth?












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The article entitled "54 Celsius degrees in Iran, the highest temperature ever recorded?" says 56,6 Celsius may be the highest temperature ever recorded, in Death Valley, California, and it also mentions that Iran's heat index peaked at 61,2 Celsius in the event the story was about.



I ask this question because several cities in my province in Argentina are registering heat indexes of over 60 Celsius, with a maximum in the center of Santa Fe city of 65,7° Celsius.



So what was the highest temperature ever recorded on the surface of the Earth?










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The article entitled "54 Celsius degrees in Iran, the highest temperature ever recorded?" says 56,6 Celsius may be the highest temperature ever recorded, in Death Valley, California, and it also mentions that Iran's heat index peaked at 61,2 Celsius in the event the story was about.



I ask this question because several cities in my province in Argentina are registering heat indexes of over 60 Celsius, with a maximum in the center of Santa Fe city of 65,7° Celsius.



So what was the highest temperature ever recorded on the surface of the Earth?










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  • Are you asking about naturally occurring heat or would the heat from say an A-Bomb count?
    – BruceWayne
    14 mins ago










  • Naturally occuring heat
    – Pablo
    12 mins ago










  • Are you asking about heat index or temperature?
    – Ian MacDonald
    7 mins ago














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The article entitled "54 Celsius degrees in Iran, the highest temperature ever recorded?" says 56,6 Celsius may be the highest temperature ever recorded, in Death Valley, California, and it also mentions that Iran's heat index peaked at 61,2 Celsius in the event the story was about.



I ask this question because several cities in my province in Argentina are registering heat indexes of over 60 Celsius, with a maximum in the center of Santa Fe city of 65,7° Celsius.



So what was the highest temperature ever recorded on the surface of the Earth?










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The article entitled "54 Celsius degrees in Iran, the highest temperature ever recorded?" says 56,6 Celsius may be the highest temperature ever recorded, in Death Valley, California, and it also mentions that Iran's heat index peaked at 61,2 Celsius in the event the story was about.



I ask this question because several cities in my province in Argentina are registering heat indexes of over 60 Celsius, with a maximum in the center of Santa Fe city of 65,7° Celsius.



So what was the highest temperature ever recorded on the surface of the Earth?







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  • Are you asking about naturally occurring heat or would the heat from say an A-Bomb count?
    – BruceWayne
    14 mins ago










  • Naturally occuring heat
    – Pablo
    12 mins ago










  • Are you asking about heat index or temperature?
    – Ian MacDonald
    7 mins ago


















  • Are you asking about naturally occurring heat or would the heat from say an A-Bomb count?
    – BruceWayne
    14 mins ago










  • Naturally occuring heat
    – Pablo
    12 mins ago










  • Are you asking about heat index or temperature?
    – Ian MacDonald
    7 mins ago
















Are you asking about naturally occurring heat or would the heat from say an A-Bomb count?
– BruceWayne
14 mins ago




Are you asking about naturally occurring heat or would the heat from say an A-Bomb count?
– BruceWayne
14 mins ago












Naturally occuring heat
– Pablo
12 mins ago




Naturally occuring heat
– Pablo
12 mins ago












Are you asking about heat index or temperature?
– Ian MacDonald
7 mins ago




Are you asking about heat index or temperature?
– Ian MacDonald
7 mins ago










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The record the article is referring about seem to be the same registered at Guiness World Records:




On 13 September 2012 the World Meteorological Organisation
disqualified the record for the highest recorded temperature, exactly
90 years after it had been established at El Azizia, Libya, with a
measurement of 58°C. The official highest recorded temperature is now
56.7°C (134°F), which was measured on 10 July 1913 at Greenland Ranch, Death Valley, California, USA.




Those records are usually well researched.



Note that you are mixing temperature and heat index in your question. Make sure you understand the difference.



It is surprising however, that with most the hottest years on record happening in the last few decades, the maximum recorder temperature is from 1913.



PS: "Greenland" Ranch... a rather sarcastic name for such a place.






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    The record the article is referring about seem to be the same registered at Guiness World Records:




    On 13 September 2012 the World Meteorological Organisation
    disqualified the record for the highest recorded temperature, exactly
    90 years after it had been established at El Azizia, Libya, with a
    measurement of 58°C. The official highest recorded temperature is now
    56.7°C (134°F), which was measured on 10 July 1913 at Greenland Ranch, Death Valley, California, USA.




    Those records are usually well researched.



    Note that you are mixing temperature and heat index in your question. Make sure you understand the difference.



    It is surprising however, that with most the hottest years on record happening in the last few decades, the maximum recorder temperature is from 1913.



    PS: "Greenland" Ranch... a rather sarcastic name for such a place.






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      The record the article is referring about seem to be the same registered at Guiness World Records:




      On 13 September 2012 the World Meteorological Organisation
      disqualified the record for the highest recorded temperature, exactly
      90 years after it had been established at El Azizia, Libya, with a
      measurement of 58°C. The official highest recorded temperature is now
      56.7°C (134°F), which was measured on 10 July 1913 at Greenland Ranch, Death Valley, California, USA.




      Those records are usually well researched.



      Note that you are mixing temperature and heat index in your question. Make sure you understand the difference.



      It is surprising however, that with most the hottest years on record happening in the last few decades, the maximum recorder temperature is from 1913.



      PS: "Greenland" Ranch... a rather sarcastic name for such a place.






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        The record the article is referring about seem to be the same registered at Guiness World Records:




        On 13 September 2012 the World Meteorological Organisation
        disqualified the record for the highest recorded temperature, exactly
        90 years after it had been established at El Azizia, Libya, with a
        measurement of 58°C. The official highest recorded temperature is now
        56.7°C (134°F), which was measured on 10 July 1913 at Greenland Ranch, Death Valley, California, USA.




        Those records are usually well researched.



        Note that you are mixing temperature and heat index in your question. Make sure you understand the difference.



        It is surprising however, that with most the hottest years on record happening in the last few decades, the maximum recorder temperature is from 1913.



        PS: "Greenland" Ranch... a rather sarcastic name for such a place.






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        The record the article is referring about seem to be the same registered at Guiness World Records:




        On 13 September 2012 the World Meteorological Organisation
        disqualified the record for the highest recorded temperature, exactly
        90 years after it had been established at El Azizia, Libya, with a
        measurement of 58°C. The official highest recorded temperature is now
        56.7°C (134°F), which was measured on 10 July 1913 at Greenland Ranch, Death Valley, California, USA.




        Those records are usually well researched.



        Note that you are mixing temperature and heat index in your question. Make sure you understand the difference.



        It is surprising however, that with most the hottest years on record happening in the last few decades, the maximum recorder temperature is from 1913.



        PS: "Greenland" Ranch... a rather sarcastic name for such a place.







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