Kuwait gets the world record for having the highest temperature recorded in Asia and ranking third all over the world.
The hot temperature was recorded Mitribah, Kuwait followed by Turbat, Pakistan.
Mitribah had 54 degree celsius (53.9) in July 21,2016 while Turbat had 54 degree celsius too 53.7) in May 2017.
“The Mitribah, Kuwait temperature is now accepted by the WMO as the highest temperature ever recorded for the continental region of Asia and the two observations are the third (tied within uncertainty limits) and fourth highest WMO-recognized temperature extremes. Significantly, they are the highest, officially-recognized temperatures to have been recorded in the last 76 years.” WMO said.
The new information will be very beneficial in understanding weather extremes.
“The end result adds to our existing archive of global, hemispheric, and continental temperature extremes. This database provides a critical information source for understanding of how extreme the climate and weather of our planet can be, when and where it occurs,“ the WMO added.
