To date, the hottest temperature ever recorded was 159.26° F in 2005 in the Lut Desert in Iran. This area of desert in Iran is so desolate that no life, not even bacteria has been found there.
The hottest part of this desert is an area of over 180 square miles called the Gandom Beriyan, which means “toasted wheat." Walking across its black volcanic rock in the heat of the day would be like walking on burning coals!
