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Climate World, in 36 editions.
The entry for World published Climate in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 13 editions. Each is shown as published. Climate in every entry.
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- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Climate” (1990 to 2025).
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Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
two large areas of polar climates separated by two rather narrow temperate zones from a wide equatorial band of tropical to subtropical climates
two large areas of polar climates separated by two rather narrow temperate zones from a wide equatorial band of tropical to subtropical climates
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
two large areas of polar climates separated by two rather narrow temperate zones from a wide equatorial band of tropical to subtropical climates
two large areas of polar climates separated by two rather narrow temperate
zones from a wide equatorial band of tropical to subtropical climates
two large areas of polar climates separated by two rather narrow temperate zones from a wide equatorial band of tropical to subtropical climates
two large areas of polar climates separated by two rather narrow temperate
temperate zones from a wide equatorial band of tropical to subtropical
climates
The same text in 4 editions, 1995 to 1998.
two large areas of polar climates separated by two rather narrow temperate zones from a wide equatorial band of tropical to subtropical climates
two large areas of polar climates separated by two rather narrow
narrow temperate zones from a wide equatorial band of tropical to subtropical
subtropical climates
two large areas of polar climates separated by two rather narrow temperate zones from a wide equatorial band of tropical to subtropical climates
two large areas of polar climates separated by two rather
rather narrow temperate zones from a wide equatorial band of
tropical to
The same text in 2000 and 2001.
two large areas of polar climates separated by two rather narrow temperate zones from a wide equatorial band of tropical to subtropical climates
two large areas of polar climates separated by two
The same text in 4 editions, 2002 to 2005.
two large areas of polar climates separated by two rather narrow temperate zones form a wide equatorial band of tropical to subtropical climates
two large areas of polar climates separated by two rather narrow temperate zones from form a wide equatorial band of tropical to subtropical climates
The same text in 9 editions, 2006 to 2014.
a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates - bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones - that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
Rewritten: too little of the 2005 text remains to mark the changes.
a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates - bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones - that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
The same text in 4 editions, 2015 to 2018.
a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates - climates, bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones - that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
The same text in 2019 and 2020.
- a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
- Ten Driest Places on Earth (Average Annual Precipitation): McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
- Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
- Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
- Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
- Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
- Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
- El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)
- Ten Wettest Places on Earth (Average Annual Precipitation): Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
- Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
- Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
- Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
- San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
- Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
- Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
- Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
- Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
- Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)
- Ten Coldest Places on Earth (Lowest Average Monthly Temperature): Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
- Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
- Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
- Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
- Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
- Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
- Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
- Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
- Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
- Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February
- Ten Hottest Places on Earth (Highest Average Monthly Temperature): Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
- Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
- Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
- Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
- Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
- Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
- Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
- Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
- Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
- Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June
Rewritten: too little of the 2018 text remains to mark the changes.
a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
Ten Driest Places on Earth (Average Annual Precipitation): McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)
Ten Wettest Places on Earth (Average Annual Precipitation): Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)
Ten Coldest Places on Earth (Lowest Average Monthly Temperature): Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February
Ten Hottest Places on Earth (Highest Average Monthly Temperature): Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June
Published as “Climate”
- a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
- Ten Driest Places on Earth (Average Annual Precipitation): McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
- Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
- Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
- Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
- Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
- Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
- El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)
- Ten Wettest Places on Earth (Average Annual Precipitation): Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
- Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
- Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
- Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
- San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
- Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
- Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
- Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
- Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
- Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)
- Ten Coldest Places on Earth (Lowest Average Monthly Temperature): Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
- Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
- Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
- Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
- Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
- Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
- Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
- Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
- Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
- Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February
- Ten Hottest Places on Earth (Highest Average Monthly Temperature): Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
- Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
- Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
- Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
- Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
- Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
- Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
- Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
- Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
- Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June
Published as “Climate”
- a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
- Ten Driest Places on Earth (Average Annual Precipitation): McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
- Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
- Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
- Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
- Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
- Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
- El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)
- Ten Wettest Places on Earth (Average Annual Precipitation): Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
- Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
- Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
- Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
- San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
- Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
- Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
- Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
- Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
- Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)
- Ten Coldest Places on Earth (Lowest Average Monthly Temperature): Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
- Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
- Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
- Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
- Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
- Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
- Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
- Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
- Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
- Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February
- Ten Hottest Places on Earth (Highest Average Monthly Temperature): Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
- Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
- Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
- Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
- Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
- Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
- Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
- Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
- Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
- Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June
a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
Ten Driest Places on Earth (Average Annual Precipitation): McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)
Ten Wettest Places on Earth (Average Annual Precipitation): Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)
Ten Coldest Places on Earth (Lowest Average Monthly Temperature): Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February
Ten Hottest Places on Earth (Highest Average Monthly Temperature): Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June
a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
Ten Driest Places on Earth (Average Annual Precipitation): McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)
Ten Wettest Places on Earth (Average Annual Precipitation): Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)
Ten Coldest Places on Earth (Lowest Average Monthly Temperature): Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February
Ten Hottest Places on Earth (Highest Average Monthly Temperature): Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June
Published as “Climate”
- a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
- ten driest places on earth (average annual precipitation): McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
- Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
- Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
- Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
- Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
- Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
- El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)
- ten wettest places on earth (average annual precipitation): Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
- Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
- Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
- Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
- San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
- Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
- Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
- Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
- Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
- Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)
- ten coldest places on earth (lowest average monthly temperature): Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
- Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
- Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
- Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
- Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
- Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
- Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
- Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
- Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
- Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February
- ten hottest places on earth (highest average monthly temperature): Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
- Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
- Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
- Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
- Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
- Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
- Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
- Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
- Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
- Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June
Published as “Climate”
- a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
- ten driest places on earth (average annual precipitation): McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
- Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
- Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
- Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
- Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
- Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
- El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)
- ten wettest places on earth (average annual precipitation): Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
- Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
- Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
- Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
- San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
- Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
- Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
- Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
- Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
- Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)
- ten coldest places on earth (lowest average monthly temperature): Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
- Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
- Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
- Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
- Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
- Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
- Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
- Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
- Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
- Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February
- ten hottest places on earth (highest average monthly temperature): Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
- Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
- Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
- Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
- Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
- Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
- Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
- Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
- Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
- Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June
a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climatesTen Driest Places ten driest places on Earth (Average Annual Precipitation): earth (average annual precipitation): McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)Ten Wettest Places ten wettest places on Earth (Average Annual Precipitation): earth (average annual precipitation): Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)Ten Coldest Places ten coldest places on Earth (Lowest Average Monthly Temperature): earth (lowest average monthly temperature): Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) FebruaryTen Hottest Places ten hottest places on Earth (Highest Average Monthly Temperature): earth (highest average monthly temperature): Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June
a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climatesTen Driest Places ten driest places on Earth (Average Annual Precipitation): earth (average annual precipitation): McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)Ten Wettest Places ten wettest places on Earth (Average Annual Precipitation): earth (average annual precipitation): Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)Ten Coldest Places ten coldest places on Earth (Lowest Average Monthly Temperature): earth (lowest average monthly temperature): Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) FebruaryTen Hottest Places ten hottest places on Earth (Highest Average Monthly Temperature): earth (highest average monthly temperature): Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June
Published as “Climate”
- a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
- ten driest places on Earth (average annual precipitation): McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
- Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
- Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
- Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
- Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
- Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
- El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)
- ten wettest places on Earth (average annual precipitation): Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
- Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
- Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
- Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
- San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
- Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
- Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
- Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
- Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
- Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)
- ten coldest places on Earth (lowest average monthly temperature): Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
- Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
- Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
- Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
- Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
- Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
- Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
- Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
- Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
- Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February
- ten hottest places on Earth (highest average monthly temperature): Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
- Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
- Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
- Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
- Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
- Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
- Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
- Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
- Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
- Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June
Published as “Climate”
- a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
- ten driest places on Earth (average annual precipitation): McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
- Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
- Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
- Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
- Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
- Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
- El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)
- ten wettest places on Earth (average annual precipitation): Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
- Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
- Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
- Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
- San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
- Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
- Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
- Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
- Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
- Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)
- ten coldest places on Earth (lowest average monthly temperature): Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
- Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
- Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
- Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
- Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
- Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
- Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
- Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
- Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
- Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February
- ten hottest places on Earth (highest average monthly temperature): Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
- Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
- Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
- Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
- Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
- Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
- Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
- Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
- Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
- Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June
a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
ten driest places on earth Earth (average annual precipitation): McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)
ten wettest places on earth Earth (average annual precipitation): Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)
ten coldest places on earth Earth (lowest average monthly temperature): Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February
ten hottest places on earth Earth (highest average monthly temperature): Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June
a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
ten driest places on earth Earth (average annual precipitation): McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)
ten wettest places on earth Earth (average annual precipitation): Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)
ten coldest places on earth Earth (lowest average monthly temperature): Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February
ten hottest places on earth Earth (highest average monthly temperature): Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
Published as “Climate”
- a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates is bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
- ten driest places on Earth (average annual precipitation): McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
- Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
- Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
- Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
- Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
- Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
- El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)
- ten wettest places on Earth (average annual precipitation): Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
- Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
- Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
- Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
- San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
- Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
- Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
- Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
- Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
- Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)
- ten coldest places on Earth (lowest average monthly temperature): Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
- Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
- Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
- Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
- Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
- Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
- Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
- Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
- Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
- Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February
- ten hottest places on Earth (highest average monthly temperature): Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
- Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
- Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
- Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
- Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
- Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
- Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
- Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
- Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
- Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June
Published as “Climate”
- a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates is bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
- ten driest places on Earth (average annual precipitation): McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
- Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
- Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
- Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
- Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
- Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
- Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
- El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)
- ten wettest places on Earth (average annual precipitation): Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
- Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
- Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
- Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
- San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
- Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
- Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
- Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
- Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
- Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)
- ten coldest places on Earth (lowest average monthly temperature): Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
- Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
- Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
- Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
- Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
- Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
- Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
- Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
- Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
- Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February
- ten hottest places on Earth (highest average monthly temperature): Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
- Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
- Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
- Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
- Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
- Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
- Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
- Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
- Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
- Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June
a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, climates is bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
ten driest places on Earth (average annual precipitation): McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)
ten wettest places on Earth (average annual precipitation): Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)
ten coldest places on Earth (lowest average monthly temperature): Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February
ten hottest places on Earth (highest average monthly temperature): Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June
a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, climates is bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates
ten driest places on Earth (average annual precipitation): McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)
Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)
Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)
Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)
Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)
Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)
Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)
El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)
ten wettest places on Earth (average annual precipitation): Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)
Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)
Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)
Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)
San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)
Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)
Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)
Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)
Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)
Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)
ten coldest places on Earth (lowest average monthly temperature): Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) January
Oymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) January
Eureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) February
Isachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) February
Alert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) February
Kap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) March
Cornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) February
Cambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) February
Ilirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) January
Resolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February
ten hottest places on Earth (highest average monthly temperature): Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) July
Iranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June
Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) July
Kuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) July
Medina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) July
Buckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) July
Jazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) June
Al Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) July
Alice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) January
Tamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June
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