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Iran soared up to a scorching 52.2°C (126°F) today

by jonathanehrlich on 6/21/22, 2:58 AM with 20 comments

  • by labster on 6/21/22, 4:44 AM

    There are going to be a lot of climate refugees in the next quarter century. Crop failures, and literally unlivable temperatures like these. I doubt even Rwanda will be able to take them all in.
  • by nomel on 6/21/22, 5:28 AM

    For some perspective, since this seems to be on the sensational side, the yearly average high for August is 117, with temperatures routinely reaching into the 120s, with similar reports found through the last decade (on mobile, can’t reference easily).
  • by nielsbot on 6/21/22, 5:09 AM

    See you next year for a new record high temp.
  • by t0bia_s on 6/21/22, 8:28 PM

    Record is 56.7°C (134°F) from 1913.

    - https://wmo.asu.edu/content/world-highest-temperature

  • by King-Aaron on 6/21/22, 3:50 AM

    That's not ideal. I wonder what the wet bulb temperature was recorded at