Antarctica: Hottest temperature ever recorded, 65 F / 18.3 C

Antarctica's hottest temperature ever was recorded this past Thursday: 65 degrees Fahrenheit, or 18.3 degrees Celsius.

That is not good.

Not good at all.

#Antrtida | Nuevo rcord de temperaturas

Este medioda la Base #Esperanza registr un nuevo rcord histrico (desde 1961) de temperatura, con 18,3C. Con este valor se supera el rcord anterior de 17,5C del 24 en marzo de 2015. Y no fue el nico rcord... pic.twitter.com/rhKsPFytCb

— SMN Argentina (@SMN_Argentina) February 6, 2020

Scientists took the measurement at a remote station on the continent's Northern tip: nearly 65 degrees Fahrenheit (18.3 Celsius) at Argentina's Esperanza research station.

The climate crisis is real, and it affects every living thing on the planet.

The Argentine research base Esperanza, on the northern tip of #Antarctic Peninsula, saw a new record temperature of 18.3C today (old one 17.5C on 24 March 2015), per @SMN_Argentina. Details of previous record at https://t.co/19Un83mmHn#ClimateChange pic.twitter.com/ZKvzr765Am

— WMO | OMM (@WMO) February 6, 2020

18.3C! - new highest temperature recorded for continental #Antarctica, yesterday at Esperanza Base, the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, 6323S; previous record was 17.5C in 2015 also at Esperanza @SMN_Argentina; records began at the station in 1961, pic Nestor Franco pic.twitter.com/1qhbv0rDQj

— The Antarctic Report (@AntarcticReport) February 7, 2020

Antarctica recorded its hottest temperature ever on Thursday: 65 degrees Fahrenheit (18.3 degrees Celsius) https://t.co/Rq8KAFMfCd pic.twitter.com/h5AZNqxLga

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 8, 2020

18,3C in Antarctica. https://t.co/0VOSdLzXTy

— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) February 7, 2020

[IMAGE: Left, Adlie penguins in Antarctica photographed by Jason Auch via Wikipedia, CC BY 2.0 Read the rest