Egypt | The city of Aswan recorded an absolute record and historic temperature of 50.9 degrees Celsius on Friday!

Written By مهند فاخوري on 2024/06/08

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Weather of Arabia - The Arab Republic of Egypt was affected by a very hot air mass, the peak of which was yesterday, Friday, 6/7/2024, specifically in southern Egypt in the city of Aswan, where the maximum temperature reached 50.9 degrees Celsius, amid a scorching atmosphere.

 

A new historical record for temperatures that has not been recorded for 63 years

 

Documented global climate data indicate that this temperature was not recorded in the history of Egypt or in the history of the African continent for the month of June over the previous years, as the maximum temperature was previously recorded for the Egyptian city of Kharga at 50.3 degrees Celsius on 6/9/1961.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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