Observed arrival · 2026-09-23

Where it’s hottest—and coldest—right now

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A live view of air temperatures reported by airport and national weather-service stations, with the homepage citing 8,935 stations.

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For: Weather watchers and global temperature data readers
Worth noticing: The page cites 8,935 weather stations and says each figure includes its source and observation time.

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The page describes its readings as METAR and SYNOP reports from airport and national weather-service stations, with quality control and source and observation time shown for each figure. Its navigation offers daily leaderboards, capital-city views, world records, and hottest-by-country comparisons. The listed sources span NOAA, WMO, NASA, and Meteostat, with several source-specific public-domain or licensing notes.

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