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Map found on reddit The map above shows which countries have recorded temperatures above 48°C (118.4F) and which countries have recorded temperatures below -48°C (-54.4F) and most interesting of all which have recorded both! The United States is the leader in temperature extremes with the hottest temperature of any recorded place on earth of 56.7 °C at Death Valley and one of the coldest at −62.2 °C Prospect Creek, Alaska. A difference of 118.9°C! Other countries with 100°C+ temperature extremes in order are: Russia (113.2 °C) Canada (112.6 °C) Tajikistan (111.0 °C) India (111.0 °C) China (108.3 °C) Kazakhstan (106.1 °C) Pakistan (105.7 °C) Afghanistan (102.1 °C) Countries that have recorded temperatures both above 48°C and below -48°C are: Canada. United States. Italy. Pakistan. India. China. Afghanistan. Kazakhstan. Tajikistan. Countries that have only recorded temperatures above 48°C include: Tunisia. Israel Kuwait. Iran. Iraq. United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia. Mexico. Morocco. Algeria. Egypt. Oman. Western Sahara. Australia. Qatar. Turkmenistan. South Africa. Jordan. Sudan. Syria. Turkey. Argentina. Niger. Greece. Countries that have only recorded temperatures below -48°C include: Kyrgyzstan. Mongolia. Russia. Austria. Finland. Norway. Sweden. Greenland. Interestingly, 5 US states and 1 Canadian proinvce would also qualify for recording temperatures above 48°C and below -48°C in their own right: Utah. North Dakota. Idaho. South Dakota. Oregon. British Columbia. But interestingly, Montana has the biggest extreme of any US state with a low of −57 °C and a high of 47°C for a combined difference of 104°C. However, that's still not as much as the Canadian province of British Columbia with a range of 108.5°C! What did you think of this map? Please leave your comments below: