article_snippet.sent: (CNN)A high temperature of 63.5 degrees
article_snippet.sent: Fahrenheit might sound like a pleasant day in early spring -- unless you're in Antarctica.
article_snippet.sent: The chilly continent recorded the temperature (15.5 degrees Celsius) on March 24, possibly the highest ever recorded on Antarctica, according to the Weather Underground.
article_snippet.sent: The temperature was recorded at Argentina's Esperanza Base on the northern tip of the Antarctica Peninsulathe Antarctica Peninsula, according to CNN affiliate WTNH.
article_snippet.sent: (Note to map lovers: Argentina's Esperanza Base is not geographically part of the South American continent.)
article_snippet.sent: Researchers who study climate change carefully watch weather changes in the Antarctic region and elsewhere for evidence that the Earth is getting warmer.
highlights_snippet.sent: High temperatures are recorded on the northern tip of the Antarctica Peninsula .
  