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Middle east always has an area everyday with a temp of 120 or higher
Oh yes, Middle East, Middle East and again, Middle East. What you're currently saying is totally false, Middle East rarely has temperatures above 120 °F, that's completly wrong. And did you check the temperatures in the Tindouf Province, in the Tidikelt Depression, in the Tademaït, in the Tanezrouft? Of course no because the Middle East is obviously the hottest place on Earth during summer. Just compare the temperatures of In Salah, Reggane or Timimoun in Algeria, all with a medium elevation and the temperatures of Kuwait City or Ahvaz, with a very low elevation. The places in Algeria I've just mentionned are at least as hot as the desert cities along the Persian Gulf, and I'd say they are even hotter. I can only agree with the fact that Death Valley may be a little bit hotter than some parts of the Sahara desert and I'm not even really sure. That's a shame nobody be interessed about the extreme heat potential of the Sahara desert only because a minor part of the weather stations doesn't track very well the records highs but put a good weather station over there and all the world's records highs will be recorded in the Sahara desert.
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Just check this Record Weather Extremes | Weather Underground every day to find out the hottest temps in the world on that day with an official weather station. Middle east always has an area everyday with a temp of 120 or higher but death valley seems like it gets the hottest, highest temp there so far this year was 126, but I think it will get above that later this week.
The 2014 record high has been held for over a month by Death Valley, until the city of Gotvand in Iran recorded 53.0° just three days ago. I guess Death Valley may be "able" to surpass it in the current week; after that it will become harder, since Death Valley usually cools down a bit in August.
Oh yes, Middle East, Middle East and again, Middle East. What you're currently saying is totally false, Middle East rarely has temperatures above 120 °F, that's completly wrong. And did you check the temperatures in the Tindouf Province, in the Tidikelt Depression, in the Tademaït, in the Tanezrouft? Of course no because the Middle East is obviously the hottest place on Earth during summer. Just compare the temperatures of In Salah, Reggane or Timimoun in Algeria, all with a medium elevation and the temperatures of Kuwait City or Ahvaz, with a very low elevation. The places in Algeria I've just mentionned are at least as hot as the desert cities along the Persian Gulf, and I'd say they are even hotter. I can only agree with the fact that Death Valley may be a little bit hotter than some parts of the Sahara desert and I'm not even really sure. That's a shame nobody be interessed about the extreme heat potential of the Sahara desert only because a minor part of the weather stations doesn't track very well the records highs but put a good weather station over there and all the world's records highs will be recorded in the Sahara desert.
How do you know nobody is interested? There are weather stations such as Timbuktu, In Salah, Wadi Halfa, Aswan, Bilma etc. And it's not about the potential or weather the Sahara desert could be lowered to a certain elevation, it gets the heat it can get, end of. The Sahara does get very cool in the winter and cannot compete with the heat of that in Dallol, which you clearly know nothing about.
If there should be any weather station that should be added, it should be for Dallol.
The 2014 record high has been held for over a month by Death Valley, until the city of Gotvand in Iran recorded 53.0° just three days ago. I guess Death Valley may be "able" to surpass it in the current week; after that it will become harder, since Death Valley usually cools down a bit in August.
Wow, that is impressively hot I don't think Death Valley could top that It's got highs of 45.0°-49.0° this week, whereas Dallol has highs of 45.0°-47.0°. But it is unlikely that Dallol will top that seeming as the hottest month there is June
How do you know nobody is interested? There are weather stations such as Timbuktu, In Salah, Wadi Halfa, Aswan, Bilma etc. And it's not about the potential or weather the Sahara desert could be lowered to a certain elevation, it gets the heat it can get, end of. The Sahara does get very cool in the winter and cannot compete with the heat of that in Dallol, which you clearly know nothing about.
If there should be any weather station that should be added, it should be for Dallol.
I'm not speaking about the hottest places year-round, but the hottest places in summer. Everbody know that the hottest places year-round on the planet are the Danakil and Afar Depressions, there is no doubt about that. You say the Sahara desert gets very cool in winter, it's not really the truth because the major part of the desert keeps high temperatures in winter, especially in the southern part. And don't forget the Arabian peninsula gets cooler, even much cooler in winter than the Sahara desert. I perfectly know the constant extreme heat of Dallol and his surrounding areas, but again, I'm not speaking about the annual mean. I also think that the weather stations in Khuzestan plain and in Kuwait aren't reliable at all, and tend to overheat a lot because Death Valley is way much hotter than the Middle East locations. One more thing, don't tell me again I know nothing about the heat of Dallol, because nobody on this forum knows me! So don't judge me anymore!
Oh yes, Middle East, Middle East and again, Middle East. What you're currently saying is totally false, Middle East rarely has temperatures above 120 °F, that's completly wrong. And did you check the temperatures in the Tindouf Province, in the Tidikelt Depression, in the Tademaït, in the Tanezrouft? Of course no because the Middle East is obviously the hottest place on Earth during summer. Just compare the temperatures of In Salah, Reggane or Timimoun in Algeria, all with a medium elevation and the temperatures of Kuwait City or Ahvaz, with a very low elevation. The places in Algeria I've just mentionned are at least as hot as the desert cities along the Persian Gulf, and I'd say they are even hotter. I can only agree with the fact that Death Valley may be a little bit hotter than some parts of the Sahara desert and I'm not even really sure. That's a shame nobody be interessed about the extreme heat potential of the Sahara desert only because a minor part of the weather stations doesn't track very well the records highs but put a good weather station over there and all the world's records highs will be recorded in the Sahara desert.
Dude calm down I am just going by what the site shows, if you would actually click on the link you would see. I said it was of the places with official weather stations. And there is official weather stations in Algeria and it doesn't always make the list of the hottest weather extremes. Also 90% of the time I check which is everyday there is an area in the middle east with a temp of at least 120, and that is not false, it's a fact.
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The 2014 record high has been held for over a month by Death Valley, until the city of Gotvand in Iran recorded 53.0° just three days ago. I guess Death Valley may be "able" to surpass it in the current week; after that it will become harder, since Death Valley usually cools down a bit in August.
I didn't see when it hit 53 Celsius(127.4 f), but I can definitely see death valley at least equaling that later this week. I looked up Gotvand Iran, and it's highest temp this month was 123 degrees Fahrenheit(50.5 C).
I didn't see when it hit 53 Celsius(127.4 f), but I can definitely see death valley at least equaling that later this week. I looked up Gotvand Iran, and it's highest temp this month was 123 degrees Fahrenheit(50.5 C).
So far the highest temperatures reported worldwide in 2014 are 126ºF (52.2ºC) in Death Valley on July 13th and 52.1ºC in Omidieh, Iran on July 17th.
The one from Iran is especially relevant as it's just 0.5ºC shy from the highest reliable ever from that country, reported also in Omidieh.
So far the highest temperatures reported worldwide in 2014 are 126ºF (52.2ºC) in Death Valley on July 13th and 52.1ºC in Omidieh, Iran on July 17th.
The one from Iran is especially relevant as it's just 0.5ºC shy from the highest reliable ever from that country, reported also in Omidieh.
That's what I seen too and what wunderground shows. The geolimate link seems to be correct though because all the other temps are right.
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I don't think Death Valley could top that 
It's got highs of 45.0°-49.0° this week, whereas Dallol has highs of 45.0°-47.0°. But it is unlikely that Dallol will top that seeming as the hottest month there is June
