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Eastern Hemisphere's All-Time Temperature Record: Kuwait Fries in 54°C (129.2°F) Heat
It was a historic day in the annals of meteorology on Thursday, July 21, 2016 in the Middle East, where the temperature in Mitribah, Kuwait soared to an astonishing 54°C (129.2°F). If verified, this would be Earth's hottest temperature ever reliably measured outside of Death Valley, California, according to wunderground's weather historian Christopher C. Burt.

Comparison with Death Valley temperatures

The official world record high temperature is 56.7 °C (134.1 °F) on July 10, 1913, in Furnace Creek Ranch, California, in Death Valley. Mr. Burt has commented "the record has been scrutinized perhaps more than any other in the United States. I don't have much more to add to the debate aside from my belief it is most likely not a valid reading when one looks at all the evidence."
He proposes that the highest reliably recorded temperature at Death Valley is a 54.0 °C (129.2 °F) reading on June 30, 2013--tied with Thursday's measurement in Kuwait. The 129.2°F value at Death Valley was rounded down to 129°F in the official record, though


Eastern Hemisphere's All-Time Temperature Record: Kuwait Fries in 54°C (129.2°F) Heat | Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog




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Som innehavare av egen väderstation, så brukar jag studera vädret just i Kuwait, pga dess extrema värden.
Så här såg det ut på flygplatsen i torsdag:
 

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Måling av temperatur er vanskelig. Figuren viser 6-10 grader varmere enn områder like i nærheten. Trolig fordi dette er målt på flyplassen, som stort sett er en stor flate av svart asfalt som virker som et solvarmemagasin. Dette er en av grunnene til at slike temperaturer ikke blir akseptert: normalt skal måles over en gressflate slik at solpåvirking fra nære omgivelser blir minimal. Da må det eventuelt korrigeres for feilfaktorer. Se for eksempel http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/IMOP/publications/IOM-81/IOM-81-UrbanMetObs.pdf
 
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