The temperature outside is plummeting, and the thought of venturing out into the cold is daunting. But, as we all know, the coldest temperature ever recorded in the world is not too far off from now, a chilling -128.6°F (-89.2°C) at the Russian Vostok Station in Antarctica in 1983. Yes, it is no secret that the world’s coldest temperature was recorded in the coldest inhabited region on Earth, and it’s a feat that has yet to be beaten by any other recorded extreme low temperature.
However, the Vostok Station, which houses a team of scientists, is not the only station to have experienced such extreme cold. There are other research stations in Antarctica, such as the Russian Tauben Station, which has seen temperatures as low as -121.4°F (-80.8°C), and the immediate vicinity of the bottom of the Rosetta Station, which has registered a temperature of -122.3°F (-81.3°C).
Antarctica, being the coldest and driest continent in the world, is home to some of the most inhospitable temperatures on the planet. The average temperature recorded at the Russian Vostok Station is -54.5°F (-47.5°C), which can drop to -104.6°F (-80.3°C) in some areas, while the extreme low temperatures can reach as far as -126.6°F (-87.4°C).