The Coldest Temperatures Quiz
What is the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth?
- -199.48°F. This temperature was recorded on July 21, 1983, at the Soviet Union's Vostok Station in Antarctica.
In what country was the coldest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere recorded?
- The coldest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere was recorded in Oymyakon, Russia, on February 6, 1933, at -90°F.
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in North America?
- -114.92°F. This temperature was recorded on February 3, 1947, in Snag, Yukon, Canada.
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in the contiguous United States?
- -80°F. This temperature was recorded on February 9, 1934, in Rogers Pass, Montana.
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in Europe?
- -93.28°F. This temperature was recorded on December 31, 1978, in Ust'Shchugor, Russia.
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in Asia?
- -116.5°F. This temperature was recorded on February 6, 1933, in Verkhoyansk, Russia.
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in Africa?
- -36.04°F. This temperature was recorded on January 11, 1935, in Ifrane, Morocco.
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in Australia?
- -33.7°F. This temperature was recorded on June 29, 1994, at Charlotte Pass, New South Wales.
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded on the planet Neptune?
- -364°F. While it's not on Earth, the coldest temperature ever recorded in our solar system was on Neptune's moon Triton, which is -391°F.
What is the lowest temperature humans have ever survived?
- -141.16°F. Soviet scientist Anatoli Bugorski survived a particle accelerator accident in 1978 and received a beam of protons through his head, which gave him a brain injury but also cooled half of his face to -141.16°F.
