If one thinks that the hottest places in the world are at the equator, it is wrong at all. It is infernally hot in California, Libya and Australia; the heat doesn`t slacken for 10 months in some of these places.

El Azizia, Lybia

On September 13, 1922 the record temperature was reported in North Africa. The heat in the shade reached the point of 57,8°C. By the way, it was extremely hot not only in Lybia but also in some other countries.

Saudi Arabia

It is said that on September 13, 1922 thermometers showed 58,4°C in Saudi Arabia. Though this information was not confirmed Saudi Arabia is considered to be one of the hottest places in the world. In summer the temperature in the shade may reach here 40°С. At the same time nights in the desert are very cold; temperature may drop to 0°С.

Death Valley, the USA

This Valley located in the USA, California is reputed to be one of the hottest places in the world. In summer the average day temperature is above 40°C and even at night it rarely drops below 30°С. In 1917 the highest possible diurnal mean temperature did not drop below 48,9°C for 43 days, from the 6th of July to the 17th of August. In 1913 in Death Valley the record heat was recorded — 56,7°C.

Marble Bar, Western Australia

Australian record temperature was set up in a town called Marble Bar. It is 49,2°C. One more record was reported there: air temperature did not drop below 37,8° С for 160 days, from October 31, 1923 to April 7, 1924. And in 1946 in Wyndham in Western Australia the temperature was above 32° С for 33 days.

Dallol, Ethiopia

From 1960 to 1966 the average annual temperature was 34,4° С in Dallol, an Ethiopian town. Thus, the record of the average annual temperature was set for a six-year period. The drop in temperature is not typical for this country. So it was very hot in Dallol for six years even in a cool season.