#3 – Tirat-Zvi, Israel
Highest Recorded Temperature: 129.2° F
Tirat Zvi is a kibbutz, or religious community with an agricultural economy, in Southeast Israel. The kibbutz is approximately 722 feet below sea level. On June 21, 1942, it recorded the record temperature of 129.2° F, but this figure is highly disputed. The temperature was recorded on a thermograph at the kibbutz, and upon examination it shows a maximum temperature of only 127.4° F. There is no real explanation for the temperature discrepancy.