Iran city hits suffocating heat index of 154 degrees, near world record
Wherever you live or happen to go to, never grumble about the warmth and stickiness again.
In the city of Bandar Mahshahr (populace of around 110,000 starting 2010), the air felt like a singing 154 degrees (67.8 Celsius) today, figuring in the stickiness.
Its real air temperature was 109 degrees (42.8 Celsius) with a surprising dew point temperature of 90 (32.2 Celsius). (In the event that you utilize NOAA's number cruncher, that really figures to a warmth list of 159 degrees).
Bandar Mahshahr sits adjoining the Persian Gulf in southwest Iran where water temperatures are in the 90s. Such high temperatures lead to the absolute most severe dampness levels on the planet when winds pass over the water.
The most noteworthy known warmth list ever to be recorded, by student of history Christopher Burt, is in the 155-160 degree range. In his book Extreme Weather, Burt says Dharhan, Saudi Arabia, likewise on the Persian Gulf, logged a warmth list of around 155-160 degrees on July 8, 2003. Its air temperature was 108 degrees, with a dew purpose of 95.
This week, on top of the mugginess, a rebuffing warmth wave has inundated the Middle East.
Today, Baghdad took off to 122 degrees (50C) – however the dew point was a humble 44 given its desert environs. That blend delivered a warmth list of 115 – the dry air taking a slight edge off the rankling temperatures.
In the city of Bandar Mahshahr (populace of around 110,000 starting 2010), the air felt like a singing 154 degrees (67.8 Celsius) today, figuring in the stickiness.
Its real air temperature was 109 degrees (42.8 Celsius) with a surprising dew point temperature of 90 (32.2 Celsius). (In the event that you utilize NOAA's number cruncher, that really figures to a warmth list of 159 degrees).
Bandar Mahshahr sits adjoining the Persian Gulf in southwest Iran where water temperatures are in the 90s. Such high temperatures lead to the absolute most severe dampness levels on the planet when winds pass over the water.
The most noteworthy known warmth list ever to be recorded, by student of history Christopher Burt, is in the 155-160 degree range. In his book Extreme Weather, Burt says Dharhan, Saudi Arabia, likewise on the Persian Gulf, logged a warmth list of around 155-160 degrees on July 8, 2003. Its air temperature was 108 degrees, with a dew purpose of 95.
This week, on top of the mugginess, a rebuffing warmth wave has inundated the Middle East.
Today, Baghdad took off to 122 degrees (50C) – however the dew point was a humble 44 given its desert environs. That blend delivered a warmth list of 115 – the dry air taking a slight edge off the rankling temperatures.
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