This picture shows Antarctica and the various record low temperatures around the continent. The record low temperature of -93.2 °C (-135.8 °F) occurred in August of 2010. This is about 25 °C (45 °F) colder than the coldest it gets in any place humans live permanently. This record low was found by scientists when they were looking at climate data taken by Earth-orbiting satellites. The coldest locations were found near mountain peaks, although specifically in depressions near these peaks because denser, cold air settled in these depressions and was further cooled by the frozen ground. I was very shocked that it could get down to -135.8 °F on Earth, and also think it’s very interesting that while it is hot and Sunny in Florida in August, it is the middle of a very cold Winter in the coldest continent in the World.
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