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The hottest air temperature ever reliably recorded in a desert was 134 degrees F in Death Valley of the Mojave Desert in California on July 10, 1913. An even warmer temperature of 136 degrees was recorded a few years later in Libya but that has been discounted as inaccurate as it was not properly measured by untrained Italian soldiers. A recent ground temperature was measured by a satellite in Iran that was even hotter but the ground temperature does not reflect the temperature of the air above it. Anyone who has walked barefoot over an asphalt parking lot in summer can attest to that.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoThe hottest official temperature recorded in the world was 134°F (57°C) at Furnace Creek Ranch (called Greenland Ranch at the time), Death Valley, California, United States of America on 1913-07-10. However, that temperature was measured 3.5 feet (1.0668 meters) off the ground. Today stations in the U.S.A. measure at 4 to 6 feet (1.2192 to 1.8288 meters). According to the World Meteorological Organization, temperature should be measured 1.25 to 2 meters (which is approximately 4 feet, 1.2 inches to 6 feet, 6.7 inches) off the ground.
The hottest reliably measured temperature in the world was 129.2°F (54.0°C) at Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, California, U.S.A. on 2013-06-30.
My team and I would be happy to provide the exact answer for this question, but there is one problem; you have failed to specify which desert it is that you wish to know the highest temperature of, but do not fear, mio piccolo foca! I will educate you with the highest temperature ever recorded for my personal favourite desert.
The Antarctic Desert
The highest temperature for the Antarctic desert is 15 degrees celcius, this was recorded near the coast in summer.
Another one of my favourite deserts is Pluto, the desert planet/star.
The highest temperature recorded for Pluto is -218 degrees celcius, that's quite warm for the lonely planet of Pluto.
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∙ 11y agoWiki User
∙ 8y agoThe second coldest desert would probably be the Gobi Desert where temperatures can drop to -40 degrees F or more in the winter.
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Is the Sahara Desert the coldest desert in Africa?
No, the Namib desert is the coldest.
What is the coldest sand desert?
the gobi desert. but the coldest ice desert in the world is antarctica
What is the largest and coldest desert?
Antarctica is the largest and coldest desert in the world.
What is the coldest desert with snow?
Antarctica is the coldest desert that receives snow.
What is the coldest desert ever?
The coldest desert in the world is the Antarctic Desert. It is the coldest, largest and windiest desert in the world, and almost all of the precipitation that falls in the Antarctic Desert falls as snow
Is the Great Basin the coldest desert in the world?
No, Antarctica is the coldest desert in the world.
Is the Atacama Desert the coldest place on earth?
No, Antarctica is the coldest desert on Earth.
What is the world's largest and coldest desert?
Antarctica is the largest and coldest desert on Earth.
What is the coldest temperature in the desert?
The coldest measured in a desert was -128 degrees F. in Antarctica.
Which desert in Asia is the coldest in the entire world?
The coldest desert in the world is NOT in Asia, it is in Antarctica.
Can you name the world's largest and coldest desert?
Antarctica is both the largest and coldest desert on earth.
What is the coolest desert?
Antarctica is the coldest desert.
