Moscow, Dec. 20 (Prensa Latina) The lowest temperatures on Earth in the last 24 hours were recorded in three locations in Russia's Sakha region (Yakutia), according to a report released by the Hydrometeorological Center of the Eurasian nation.

According to the scientific body, the coldest temperature was recorded in the city of Pokrovsk, Yakutia, where the weather station registered -51.7 degrees Celsius.

The second coldest temperature was recorded at Sukhana weather station, also in Yakutia, with a reading of -49.4 degrees Celsius.

The third coldest place went to the Yakut village of Krest-Khaldzhai, where the temperature dropped to -48.7 degrees Celsius in the last 24 hours, the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia stated.

The report also notes that, simultaneously in the Southern Hemisphere, Australia and South Africa recorded the top two spots on the list of the hottest places on the planet.

In Telfer, Western Australia, the air temperature reached 44.1 degrees Celsius yesterday, while the thermometer at Sydney Airport registered 42.6 degrees Celsius.

At the same time, the weather station in Upington, South Africa, recorded 39.2 degrees Celsius, according to Russian meteorologists.

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