The first is the shop's own per-hour labor rate. The second is book time.. A shop's labor rate is the hourly rate it charges for work. The term book time refers to the average amount of time it takes to perform a particular automotive repair or maintenance job.
Record-Setting Weather in Europe. Hottest. The temperature reached 48 C (118.4 F) in both Athens and Elefsina, Greece on July 10, 1977, setting the official European record high. There's also an unofficial record of the temperature climbing to 50 C (122 F) in Seville, Spain on August 4, 1881.
Antarctica May Have Hit Highest Temperature on Record. But overall climate picture for southernmost continent remains complex, say scientists. In January 2015, gentoo penguins were photographed near Bernardo O'Higgins station in Antarctica. On March 24, the continent logged its highest temperature yet. Scientists have measured what is likely the highest temperature ever on Antarctica: 63.5 degrees Fahrenheit (17.5 Celsius). The measurements were made last Tuesday at Argentina's Esperanza Base, on the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, according to the meteorological website Weather Underground.