Down below, the crew once recorded a temperature of 120 degrees.
In 1709, a William Derham of Upminster recorded a temperature of -12 C on the night of the 5th of January.
The city of Mohenjo-Daro in Pakistan recorded a temperature of 53.5C, while in the United States, 200 cities broke their highest temperature records this summer.
In South Australia, Adelaide recorded a temperature of 35.6 degrees, matching its record for the hottest day in the first week of October which was set in 1938.
In Victoria, Melbourne recorded a temperature of 32.8 degrees after Saturday broke records for the hottest start to October at 31.3 degrees.
Water temperatures at the basin typically reach 199F (93C); at the time Scott's body was recovered, the report said, rescuers recorded a temperature of 212F, at which point water begins to boil.
At Philae's final landing spot, the Mupus probe recorded a temperature of –153°C before it was deployed and then once it was deployed the sensors cooled further by 10°C within half an hour.
The Associated Press reported: "Soviet explorers in Antarctica, experiencing conditions like 'the eternal cold of outer space,' have recorded a temperature of 128.6 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, a record low, the official press agency Tass reported today.
In 2002, workmen dismantled the giant thermometer in Smokey Bear Park, the one that in 1968 recorded a temperature of minus 46 degrees and was long a fixture on the thousands of postcards sold to tourists passing by on their way in and out of Canada.
Marham recorded a temperature of -13.1C (8.4F) overnight, the lowest in the UK this winter.
