heat

Argentina/Argentina || -32.8°C (-27°F) || 48.9°C (120°F) ||
 * continent/country || highest temperature || lowest temperature ||
 * africa/Libya/Morroco || 57.8°C (136°F) || -23.9°C (-11°F) ||
 * asia/Israel/Russia || 53.9°C (129°F) || -67.8°C (-90°F) ||
 * antarctica/Venda station/Vostok || 15°C (59°F) || -89.2°C (-129°F) ||
 * South america/
 * europe/Furnace Creek/Russia || 56.7°C (134°F) || -58.1°C (-72.6°F) ||
 * oceania/Phillipine/ || 42.2°C (108°F) || no data ||
 * North america/Canada || no data || -63.0°C (-81.4°F) ||

kelvin scale

The **Kelvin scale** is a thermodynamic (absolute) temperature scale referenced to absolute zero, the theoretical absence of all thermal energy. By definition it is zero kelvins (0 K). The secondary reference point on the Kelvin scale is the triple point of water (0.01 degree Celsius). The Kelvin scale is the difference between these two reference points, with the kelvin defined as one 273.16th of this scale.

absolute zero

Absolute zero is the theoretical temperature at which entropy would reach its minimum value. The laws of thermodynamics state that absolute zero cannot be reached because this would require a thermodynamic system to be fully removed from the rest of the universe.