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The heat index in several areas of the Philippines rose to levels of 42 °C (108 °F) to 51 °C (124 °F). [25] On 28 April, a heat index of 53 °C (127 °F) was recorded in Iba, Zambales, the highest in the country so far in 2024. [26] As of 18 April, authorities had logged 34 heat-related illnesses.
The country's weather agency said the heat index - the actual temperature felt by the body to include relative humidity - is expected to remain at a record 45 degrees Celsius (113° Fahrenheit ...
The Philippines is among the nations worst affected by the sweltering weather in Southeast Asia, where the intense tropical summer heat worsened by humidity forced class cancellations in recent ...
The warmest day on record for the entire planet was 22 July 2024 when the highest global average temperature was recorded at 17.16 °C (62.89 °F). [20] The previous record was 17.09 °C (62.76 °F) set the day before on 21 July 2024. [20] The month of July 2023 was the hottest month on record globally. [21]
Heat indices have hit 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in various regions in the Philippines, as the weather phenomenon El Nino intensifies the heat enveloping the nation in its summer ...
However, in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia on July 8, 2003, the dew point was 35 °C (95 °F) while the temperature was 42 °C (108 °F), resulting in a heat index of 81 °C (178 °F). [8] On August 28, 2024, a weather station in southern Iran recorded a heat index of 82.2 °C (180.0 °F), which will be a new record if confirmed. [9]
On 21 April, Thailand's national weather service said that the heat index hit a record of 54 °C (129 °F). [30] On 6 May, Bangkok reached 41 °C (106 °F), the highest recorded in the city. [32] On the next day, there were reports of people fainting due to the extreme heat, including advance voters in the 2023 general election.
The National Weather Service has issued an “excessive heat warning” for 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday in much of North Carolina, one day after Raleigh hit the highest temperature and heat index ...