temperature record

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A temperature record is the documented history of temperature measurements for a location or the planet, used to track climate patterns over time.

The term also refers to an extreme reading—the highest or lowest temperature ever recorded for a place or date: Phoenix broke its temperature record yesterday, The temperature record for Death Valley still stands.

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