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    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "when%20ahd%20how%20hot%20was%20the%20hottest%20temperature%20reported%20on%20the%20earth%20in%20the%20modern%20era"
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        "content": "In the modern era\u2014the period with reliable meteorological measurements\u2014the highest air temperature ever officially recorded on Earth is **56.7 \u00b0C (134 \u00b0F)**. This was measured on **10 July 1913** at Furnace Creek Ranch (also known as Greenland Ranch), Death Valley, California, USA. ([guinnessworldrecords.com](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-recorded-temperature?ftag=MSF0951a18&utm_source=openai))\n\nHere are some important details and caveats about that record:\n\n---\n\n### \ud83d\udd70\ufe0f Context & Verification\n\n- From September 1922 until 2012, the record for the highest temperature was attributed to a reading of **58.0 \u00b0C (136.4 \u00b0F)** at El Azizia, Libya. However, that reading was **decertified** in 2012 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) due to concerns about measurement errors. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highest_temperature_recorded_on_Earth?utm_source=openai))  \n- In present-day records, Death Valley\u2019s measurement of 56.7 \u00b0C (134 \u00b0F) remains the highest confirmed air temperature. ([guinnessworldrecords.com](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-recorded-temperature?ftag=MSF0951a18&utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\n### \ud83c\udf0d Other Records & Types\n\n- **Ground Surface Temperatures:** These can be much higher than air temperatures. For example, in 2005, the Lut Desert in Iran registered a ground surface temperature of **70.7 \u00b0C (159.3 \u00b0F)** as observed by satellite instruments. So while air temperature records focus on a standard height (about 1.5 meters above ground in the shade), ground and land surface temperatures\u2014especially under direct sun\u2014can get far hotter. ([science.nasa.gov](https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/where-is-the-hottest-place-on-earth?utm_source=openai))  \n- **Recent Extreme Air Temperatures:** There have been recent readings that came close to, but didn\u2019t surpass, the 1913 record. For example, Death Valley recorded **54.4 \u00b0C (129.9 \u00b0F)** on 16 August 2020 and again on 9 July 2021. These are under scrutiny but haven\u2019t displaced the official record. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highest_temperature_recorded_on_Earth?utm_source=openai))\n\n---\n\nSo, in short: **56.7 \u00b0C on 10 July 1913** in Death Valley holds the title for the highest reliably measured air temperature in modern recorded history. If you include ground surface measurements, even higher readings exist, but they\u2019re a different category."
    }
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