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The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was -128.6°F (-89.2°C) in Antarctica. Cold enough to regret existing.

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The coldest officially measured air temperature is −89.2°C at Vostok Station (1983). Satellites have detected even colder surface skin temperatures in Antarctica, but those aren’t the same as air temperature readings.

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The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was -128.6°F (-89.2°C) in Antarctica. Cold enough to regret existing. | SmartAss Facts