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The currently known records extremes recorded by our Automatic Weather Stations in Antarctica and Greenland:

Record Low Antarctic Temperature: -84.6 Degrees Celcius at Dome C on August 26, 1982
Record Low Greenland Temperature: -69.6 Degrees Celcius at Klinck on December 22, 1991
Record Antarctic Maximum Wind Speed: 61.3 meters per second (137 miles per hour) at Minna Bluff on July 10, 2001

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants Nos. OPP-0537827, OPP-0338147, and OPP-0230028. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Science Foundation.