Subzero at the equator
First of all, the coldest temperature on record is in the range of -100 to -120 Fahrenheit. Given that mountains reduce temperature by an average of approximately 6.2 degrees every 1000 feet of elevation, some regions of the Earth are incredibly cold. At 19,341 ft, Mt. Kilimanjaro is the highest elevation in Africa. It has snow year round, albeit not necessarily during the daylight hours. From what I've heard from an expedition, the temperature here was once recorded at an astonishing -20 degrees Celsius. That is equal to an astonishing...-4 fahrenheit! Now. Kilimanjaro is 5 miles away from the equator.
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