A few days ago, the hottest day in the history of measurements was recorded in the Kuwaiti city of Mitribah and Iraqi Basra - 54 degrees Celsius, which is a record value for the Eastern Hemisphere. The highest recorded temperature in history is said to be 56.7 degrees Celsius in 1913 - it was measured at Furnace Creek Ranch in the American Death Valley (USA) - but according to many scientists, this measurement was not authentic. The one from 2013, when the mercury in Calif (also Death Valley) showed 54 degrees C, is legitimate! When was the hottest day recorded in Slovenia?
In Kuwait and Iraq were recorded on July 21, 2016 the hottest day on record in the Eastern Hemisphere, which simultaneously meant tying the world record, which she has held until now Death Valley. In the places of Mitribah and 1.5 million Basra, the temperature then rose to 54 degrees Celsius (or 53.9 degrees Celsius)!
She was supposed to be in Basra that day 4% humidity, because it was also announced for the next day hellish heat, the authorities declared two days off (the next day they also measured 53.9 degrees Celsius). At such a temperature, it was possible to bake an egg right in the sun!
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What about Slovenia and its temperature records? When are we the hottest day recorded in Slovenia? The highest temperature in Slovenia was measured August 8, 2013 in Cerklje ob Krka, and the mercury climbed all the way up to 40.8 degrees Celsius. In the same year, 40.2 degrees Celsius were measured in Ljubljana.
