what was the hottest temperature ever recorded on earth

According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the highest recorded air temperature on Earth was 56.7°C (134.1°F) in Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, California, USA, on July 10, 1913. However, there have been higher readings of 54.4°C (129.9°F) in August 2020 and July 2021, both at Furnace Creek, that are pending validation. The previous record of 58°C (136.4°F) recorded at El Azizia, Libya, was decertified by the WMO in 2012 due to persuasive evidence that led to a faulty reading recorded in error by an inexperienced observer. If the 1913 record were to be decertified, the highest established recorded air temperature on Earth would be 54.0°C (129.2°F), also recorded in Death Valley on June 20, 2013, and in Mitribah, Kuwait, on July 21, 2016.