Don't put away your sunblock and swimsuit just yet. Summer doesn't officially end until September 22. But even during the most sizzling heat wave, temperatures around the globe never come close to the sun's average surface temperature--a scorching 11,000°F. Here are the highest temperatures ever recorded on Planet Earth:
1. El Aziza, Libya
136° September 13, 1922
2. Death Valley, California
134° July 10, 1913
3. Tirat Tsvi, Israel
129° June 21, 1942
4. Concurry, Australia
128° January 16, 1889
5. Seville, Spain
122° August 4, 1881