Weatherwatch: Jumbo scorcher and bone-chilling snaps
by Brendan Jones (MetDesk) from on (#GHSS)
The Middle East is used to extreme heat but its latest heatwave has been of extraordinary proportions. Temperatures last Friday reached a scorching 51C (124F) in Baghdad and 46C (115F) in the Iranian city of Bandar Mahshahr.
The air temperature across the latter, when combined with the dew point temperature of 32C - a measure of the amount of moisture within the air - would have made it feel more like an incredible 72C.
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