WEATHER LOWDOWN. November sees temperatures in Venice drop quite dramatically. Be prepared to bring your umbrella in case of moderate rain, especially near the end of the month. The average temperature only gets as high as 12Â°C (that's about 54Â°F), with minimum temperatures being around lows of 4Â°C (about 39Â°F).
land speed record. The current world land speed record stands at 763.035 mph, as set in October 1997 by British Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green driving the jet-powered Thrust SSC. Green is looking to break his own record and has a new team and a new car behind him.
Mexican Fernando Reina Iglesias has set a new world record for barefoot water skiing, clocking 153mph - thanks to a helicopter. 9:49AM GMT 08 Mar 2011. In his home city of Acapulco, Mexico, Reina Iglesias was towed by a low-flying helicopter to break the fastest recorded speed by a barefoot skier. At the second attempt the local businessman broke the 22-year-old record, smashing the 135 miles per hour marker laid down by American water-skier Scott Pellaton in 1989.