Warmest temperature: 136 F at Al' Aziziyah, Libya in September of 1922 Coldest temperature: -129 F at Vostok, Antarctica recorded on July 21, 1983 Highest Pressure: 32.01 inches (1083.8 mb) at Agata Lake in Siberia on December 31, 1968 24-hour rainfall: 75.98 inches at La Reunion Island near Madagascar from a tropical cyclone Highest wind speed (non-tornadic): 231 miles per hour at Mt. Washington, NH on April 12, 1934 Driest place on Earth: Atacama Desert in Chile, rains less than 1 day per year in places |