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On 18 July, the Franco-Italian Concordia research station recorded a temperature of −84.1°C. It was the lowest value measured anywhere on Earth since 2012 and came within just six-tenths of a degree of the station’s own record.
Concordia station is located on an elevated plateau more than 3,000 metres above sea level and is one of the coldest places on Earth. It is jointly operated by France and Italy.While the Northern Hemisphere was experiencing record-breaking heat, wildfires and extreme temperature warnings, conditions at the opposite end of the planet were moving in exactly the opposite direction. On 18 July, the Franco-Italian Concordia station recorded −84.1°C, the lowest temperature measured anywhere on Earth since 2012.
Concordia reached −84.1°C during the polar night, the lowest temperature recorded anywhere in the world since 2012. Although it was not an all-time record, the event demonstrates how the combination of high altitude, permanent darkness, exceptionally dry air and calm atmospheric conditions transforms the Antarctic interior into the coldest place on Earth.
The figure is not based on an estimate or a computer model. According to Live Science, the French Polar Institute Paul-Émile Victor, which operates the station alongside Italy’s National Antarctic Research Programme (PNRA), released the raw data for that day, showing the temperature of −84.1°C twice during the same morning, at 6:25 am and 6:34 am local time. Concordia follows the GMT+6 time zone, meaning the minimum occurred during the heart of the polar night, after months without a sunrise.
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