Concordia station records Antarctica’s lowest January temperature on record
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The temperature at Concordia weather station in Antarctica dropped to -51.2 °C (-60.1 °F) at 18:18 UTC on January 31, 2023, marking the lowest January temperature in Antarctica since meteorological observations there started in 1956.
This broke the previous record-low January temperature set on January 31, 2014, at Dome Fiji when -50.4 °C (-58.7 °F) was recorded.
The third lowest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica during the month of January is now -49.5 °C (-57.1 °F) recorded on January 31, 2008, at Dome A, the fourth is -48.9 °C (-56 °F) recorded on January 29, 1966, at Plateau Station, and the fifth -48.7 °C (-55.6 °F) recorded on January 29, 2023, at the Vostok station.
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica and also the world record is -89.2 °C (-128.6 °F), registered at the Vostok station on July 21, 1984. This station is located 3 500 m (11 500 feet) above sea level. The highest temperature ever measured at this station is -14 °C (7 °F).
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