If you want to know the hottest or coldest parts of the world for the current date. Then this is the site.
OGIMET.COM
World ranking of selected weather parameters
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The data is monitored from 6291 stations across the world. You can calculate the range of temperatures across the world. Today the variation was Highest 49.9 deg C
Coldest -69.1
Variation in extremes ~ 120 deg C
The data below is most recent statistic
08/12/2011 at 18:00 UTC
The 6291 stations are ranked hottest and then coldest
Here's the first 13 hottest stations
Maximum temperature in 24h. 08/12/2011 at 18:00 UTC
(100 of 6921 stations)
1 Sulaibiya (Kuwait) 49.9 °C
2 Mitribah (Kuwait) 49.0 °C
3 Abdaly (Kuwait) 48.6 °C
4 Al-Wafra (Kuwait) 48.4 °C
5 Kuwait Internationalairport (Kuwait) 48.3 °C
6 Shuwaikh (Kuwait) 48.2 °C
7 Jahra (Kuwait) 48.1 °C
8 Abadan (Iran) 48.0 °C
9 Basrah Int. Airport (Iraq) 47.5 °C
10 Sabriyah (Kuwait) 47.5 °C
11 Nasiriya (Iraq) 47.0 °C
12 Omidieh (Iran) 47.0 °C
13 Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) 47.0 °C
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Here is the 13 coldest stations
Minimum temperature in 24h. 08/12/2011 at 18:00 UTC
(100 of 6816 stations)
1 University Wi Id 8982 Dome Fuji (Antarctica) -69.1 °C
2 Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station (Antarctica) -66.0 °C
3 Davis Lgb 46 Aws (Antarctica) -63.3 °C
4 Concordia (Antarctica) -63.0 °C
5 University Wi Id 8904 (Antarctica) -61.9 °C
6 University Wi Id 8924 Nico (Antarctica) -61.6 °C
7 Henry (United States) -61.1 °C
8 Vostok (Antarctica) -59.4 °C
9 University Wi Id 8918 Relay Stat (Antarctica) -56.6 °C
10 Mid Point (Antarctica) -56.1 °C
11 Kohnen Ep9 (Antarctica) -51.8 °C
12 Baldrick Aws (Antarctica) -50.8 °C
13 Priestley Glacier (Antarctica) -48.1 °C