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A nice article on the history and which records were broken exactly, and also a tidbit about heat indices which occur in other parts of the Persian Gulf as well:
I think someone in the other thread mentioned the waters in the Persian Gulf being over 100F by now? Looks like high 90s judging by 2m temp which was predicted there:
I think someone in the other thread mentioned the waters in the Persian Gulf being over 100F by now? Looks like high 90s judging by 2m temp which was predicted there:
Probably low 100s along the Kuwaiti coast in shallow water, and mid-90s offshore.
It always amazes me that people view Dubai as a beach destination. In winter, maybe, but in the summer, you'd have to be certifiably mentally ill to swim in water hot enough to give you hyperthermia.
A nice article on the history and which records were broken exactly, and also a tidbit about heat indices which occur in other parts of the Persian Gulf as well:
I think someone in the other thread mentioned the waters in the Persian Gulf being over 100F by now? Looks like high 90s judging by 2m temp which was predicted there:
I agree.
Didn't some town in Iran reach an all time record just last year? I wonder it compares with this record out of Kuwait?
That record was for the second-highest heat index ever recorded, not actual air temperature.
It was in Bandar Mashahr which recorded a dew point of 90F along with an air temperature of 115F causing a heat index of 165F. These conditions are certainly brutal and not survivable for long, but the exact value of 165F should be taken with a grain of salt since heat index is only a contrived value and is only designed for usage up to 140F or so.
The highest heat index ever recorded was in July 2003 in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia when the dew point reached (a world record) 95F with an air temperature of 108F.
I experienced 122 degrees in Palm Springs, CA, Aug. 24, 1985. In fact, PS has had 10 days of temps 121 and over (see below).
It honestly didn't feel much hotter than PS's frequent 110 degree temps. However, it did make the rubber around my car's moonroof very sticky
123 degrees, July 29, 1995
123 degrees, July 28, 1995
123 degrees, Aug. 1, 1993
123 degrees, July 10, 1979
122 degrees, June 29, 2013
122 degrees, July 14, 2003
122 degrees, Aug. 24, 1985
122 degrees, July 31, 1957
121 degrees, July 17, 2005
121 degrees, June 29, 1994
I experienced 122 degrees in Palm Springs, CA, Aug. 24, 1985. In fact, PS has had 10 days of temps 121 and over (see below).
It honestly didn't feel much hotter than PS's frequent 110 degree temps. However, it did make the rubber around my car's moonroof very sticky
123 degrees, July 29, 1995
123 degrees, July 28, 1995
123 degrees, Aug. 1, 1993
123 degrees, July 10, 1979
122 degrees, June 29, 2013
122 degrees, July 14, 2003
122 degrees, Aug. 24, 1985
122 degrees, July 31, 1957
121 degrees, July 17, 2005
121 degrees, June 29, 1994
Christopher Burt, weather historian, thinks this record is flawed.
He believes the highest accurate temperature recorded in Furnace Creek, Death Valley occurred in 2013 and is tied with Kuwait's recent accomplishment. 129.2, or something like that.
I was just reading about it the other day on the Weather Underground.
Yes, the June 30, 2013 reading at Death Valley was 129.2 degrees F but rounded down to 129 degrees F in the official record.
Death Valley did reach 131 degrees on July 13, 1913 and 130 degrees on July 12, 1913.
The accepted highest temperature is still 134 degrees F (July 10, 1913). I know Christopher Burt and others question that temperature but Mr. Burt did make some errors in his book "Extreme Weather." For example, in the back of that book with the list of record maximum and minimum temperatures of different U.S. cities, Los Angeles Civic Center is listed at a record minimum of 23 degrees F. The actual reading was 28 degrees.
The average maximum summer temperatures at Badwater (-279.8 feet below sea level) average 4 degrees warmer than at Furnace Creek Ranch (-178 feet below sea level). There really should be an official station/thermometer at that location!
Although I bet even with the presumably low humidity, it would feel terrible. My upper limit is probably about 110*F (43*C), but I haven't experienced more than 101*F (38*C), so I wouldn't really know.
Spoiler
I still believe in the 136*F (58*C) record from El Azizia, Libya; what evidence do we really have to suggest it was measured incorrectly?
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