Places of the world - Hottest, Coldest, Wettest, Driest

Hottest Place

Dalol, Denakil Depression, Ethiopia, annual average temperature (93.2°F, 34°C)

Coldest Place

Plateau Station, Antarctica, annual average temperature (-56.7°C)

Wettest Place

Mawsynram, Assam, India, annual average rainfall (11,873 mm, 467.4")

Driest Place

Atacama Desert, Chile, imperceptible rainfall on a yearly basis