Weather and Climate

What is the highest temperature ever recorded on earth?

• 56.7°C

• 66.7°C

• 76.7°C

• 86.7°C

Answer explanation

Record Value: 56.7°C (134°F)

Date of Record: 10 /7 [July] / 1913

Length of Record: 1911-present

Where was it?

• Kebii, Tunisia

• Oodnadatta, Australia

• Athens, Greece

• Death Valley, California, USA

What is the lowest temperature ever recorded on earth?

• -49.2°C

• -69.2°C

• -89.2°C

• -109.2°C

Answer explanation

Record Value:-89.2°C (-128.6°F)

Date of Record: 21 / 7 [July] /1983

Length of Record: 1912-present

Where was it?

• Oymyakon, Russia

• Vostok Station, Antarctica

• North Ice, Greenland

• Prospect Creek, Alaska, USA

Where is the place in the world with the most rain per year?

• Mawsynram, north-east India

• Lloró, Colombia

• Commerson, Réunion, Indian Ocean

• Holt, Missouri, USA

How much rain falls there (mm per year)?

• 118 mm

• 1,872 mm

• 11,872 mm

• 118,000 mm

Where is the place in the world with the least rain?

• Al-Kufrah, Sahara Desert, Libya

• Atacama Desert, Chile

• Lut Desert, Iran

• Dry Valleys, Antarctica

How much rain falls there (mm per year)?

• about 10 mm per year

• about 5 mm per year

• about 1 mm per year

• No rain ever recorded

To be classified as a hurricane, what is the speed of wind the cyclone should have?

• 54 mph

• 74 mp

• 94 mph

• 104 mph

In which country was the Great Blizzard of 1888?

• UK

• USA

• Iran

• Norway