India records its hottest day ever as temperature hits 51C (that's 123.8F)
by Agence France-Presse from Environment | The Guardian on (#1ECPX)
The previous record of 50.6C stood since 1956 but wilted in the latest summer heatwave to hit the country
A city in northern India has shattered the national heat record, registering a searing 51C - the highest since records began - amid a nationwide heatwave.
The new record was set in Phalodi, a city in the desert state of Rajasthan, and is the equivalent of 123.8F.
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