Flexi Says: Not only is Antarctica the driest continent with the least average annual precipitation and the highest continent in average elevation; it is also the coldest of the continents. The lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth was −89 °C (−128 °F) in 1983 at a Russian research station in Antarctica. Temperatures reach a minimum of less than −79 °C (−110 °F) in winter in the interior and greater than 13 °C (55 °F) near the coast in summer. No permanent human settlements exist in Antarctica other than research stations from a number of countries.
