KUWAIT CITY MAKES CLAIM OF 63 DEGREES CELSIUS, WMO YET TO DECLARE IT AS NEW WORLD RECORD
June 14, 2019 10:48 AM | Skymet Weather Team
On June 8, according to reports, Kuwait City the capital of Kuwait recorded the highest day temperature in the world at 63°C under sunlight (and 52.2°C in the shadows). On June 13, this claim was reported by Gulf News, and in addition, it stated that Al Majmaah in Saudi Arabia recorded 55°C.
However, till the time Kuwait City's temperature is verified, the world record still stands at 56.7°C, recorded on July 10, 1913 - at Death Valley in Furnace Creek Ranch, California.
Claims of weather and climate records have often been examined by the United Nations agency World Meteorological Organization (WMO). On September 13, 1922 - El Azizia, Libya claimed to have recorded the day temperature at 58˚C, which was denied by the WMO as their investigation found an error in recording that temperature.
In 2012, the World Meteorological Organization “officially” declared Death Valley’s 56.7°C as the highest day temperature on Earth.
June 14, 2019 10:48 AM | Skymet Weather Team
On June 8, according to reports, Kuwait City the capital of Kuwait recorded the highest day temperature in the world at 63°C under sunlight (and 52.2°C in the shadows). On June 13, this claim was reported by Gulf News, and in addition, it stated that Al Majmaah in Saudi Arabia recorded 55°C.
However, till the time Kuwait City's temperature is verified, the world record still stands at 56.7°C, recorded on July 10, 1913 - at Death Valley in Furnace Creek Ranch, California.
Claims of weather and climate records have often been examined by the United Nations agency World Meteorological Organization (WMO). On September 13, 1922 - El Azizia, Libya claimed to have recorded the day temperature at 58˚C, which was denied by the WMO as their investigation found an error in recording that temperature.
In 2012, the World Meteorological Organization “officially” declared Death Valley’s 56.7°C as the highest day temperature on Earth.
