WORLD CLIMATIC RECORDS
“Man has been sent down on earth as
vice regent of Allah”.
(Al-Quran; Surah Al-Baqarah 02/30)
Therefore it was imperative that man
be present all over the earth.
Man is the only species of animal or
vegetable kingdom who survives in climatic extremes, be it frozen Tundra or
scorching Sahara or drenching Cherrapunji.
Here are world
climatic records
COLDEST CONTINENT
Antarctica
is the climate record holder. It is the coldest continent with an average
annual temperature of −49° C.
LOWEST
The
world’s lowest temperature of −86.6°C was recorded at Russia’s Vostok station.
HIGHEST
Highest recorded
temperature, Aziza, Libya 58°C
DRIEST CONTINENT
The driest
continent of all, Antarctica records no rainfall.
LOWEST AVERAGE
Lowest average
annual rainfall Arica, Chile 0.8 mm.
HIGHEST AVERAGE
Highest average
annual rainfall Cherrapunji, India 11,340 mm.
MOST RAINY DAYS
Most
rainy days Mt Wai’ale’ale in Hawaii has up to 350 Rainy days every year.
MOST SUNNY DAYS
Most
sunny days St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.A. recorded 768 consecutive sunny days
(1967-69).
LEAST SUNSHINE
The
South Pole on Antarctica receives the least sunshine on earth. There is no
sunshine in 182 days every year.
WINDIEST PLACE
Commonwealth
Bay on the George V Coast of Antarctica is the world’s windiest place. In 1972
a wind speed of 320 k per hour recorded.
LOWEST OZONE LEVEL
Ozone
levels reached a world record low of 91 Dobson units over Antarctica in October
1993. Adequate protection form solar radiation is 300 Dobson units.
Taken
from;
JACARANDA
SOCIETY
AND ENVIRONMENT ATLAS
Published
by:
Dorling
Kindersesey,
London,
New York,
Moscow,
Sydney.
Page No. 158.
Aziz-uz-Zaman
17th Rabi-ul-Awwal, 1439,
Hijri,
(6th December,
2017 A.D)
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