10 megacities with unbearable stiflingness and the hottest city in the world
Every one of us must have suffered from the heat. When there is literally nothing to breathe, you feel really unimportant. But immediately it becomes easier when you find out what temperature the "hottest city in the world" can boast of. And in general, weather records suggest that not the same 30-35 degrees of heat are not so bad.
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Of course, one can not state with certainty whichmegapolis can be given such a title as the hottest city in the world. The weather is always relative. However, in many sources it is claimed that the hottest city in the world is El Paso. He is in the US, in Texas. Its population is about 673 thousand people. In the era of development of the Wild West, this city was famous for its huge accumulation of robbers and adventurers.
There is a dry, hot and desert climate. Precipitation falls very rarely, and mainly from July to September, when monsoons operate. The summer is unbearably hot, and the winter is dry. The absolute maximum (according to statistics) is 45.6 degrees. This temperature was recorded in June. So far this is a record high. On average, the temperature is kept at 35 degrees all summer.
In this city is really too hot. No wonder it is also called the most sweaty. If you believe the scientists' calculations, then for 4 hours of stay on the street, local residents allocate so much sweat that you can fill the Olympic pool.
Weather Records
Well, the above was told about the hottest city in the world. But that is not all. What about those places that are not considered cities?
In 1913, on July 10, at the ranch of Funis Creek(Death Valley, California) recorded a temperature of 56.7 degrees. In 1922, on September 13, in El Azazia (Libya) recorded a maximum of 58.2 ° C! This is a tiny place where about 4 thousand people live.
In 1942, on June 22, in the religious kibbutz Tirat-Zvi (Israel), a temperature of 54 degrees Celsius was recorded. There live about 700 people.
In the Australian town of Cloncurry, where about 2,500 inhabitants are registered, the temperature maximum was recorded on January 16, in 1889. It was 53.3 degrees.
Other records
By the way, Antarctica also has its own temperatureattainment. Minus indicators do not surprise anyone, if you talk about this continent, but about the "heat" you can tell. January 5, 1974 in Antarctica, at the station Wanda, was recorded temperature of 15 degrees.
In South America, the record belongs to the Argentineanthe town of Rivadavia (48.9 degrees), and in Europe - the capital of Greece, Athens (48.0 ° C). The indicators were registered on 11.12.1905 and 10.07.1977 respectively.
By the way, Russia, too, can boast of a record. The temperature index of +45.4 ° С was registered in Kalmykia in 2010, on July 12.
India, China and Mexico
Now it is worth discussing the top of the hottest cities in the world. As already mentioned above, it is relative, as the weather is unstable.
The city of Chennai in India takes 10th place. Local people call this metropolis a "fiery star", because in the summer there is at least 35 degrees of heat. Plus, in this city there is a high humidity. Not a very pleasant climate. By the way, once the temperature maximum was fixed, and it was 44.8 degrees. Surprisingly, it was not even June, but May. And in Chennai there is no winter. The absolute minimum that was ever recorded here was 13 degrees. And so, on the average - somewhere 23-25 ° C. Such a winter in this city.
The 9th place is occupied by the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan. Due to the fact that there is high humidity (65% and even more), 30-degree heat is felt all over +40 ° C.
And on the 8th place - the Mexican city of Mexicali. The average temperature maximum here is about 42.2 degrees. A minimum of about 25.6. Although once here recorded a real "frost" at 6 degrees. Interestingly, in 1997 there was a fever of 54 ° C. And then all vegetation, including trees, was withered in this city.
Pakistan, Thailand and the USA
Listing on the list of the hottest citiesworld, it is worth paying attention to the 7th place of many ratings. And it is occupied by the Pakistani metropolis of Lahore. The average maximum there is more than 40 degrees. And once, in 1955, it was fixed +48.3 ° С. And in 2007 there was almost the same temperature in this city, only 0,3 degrees less.
6th place is occupied by Thailand's Bangkok. In this city there is a subequatorial climate. And let the absolute maximum is only 40.2 degrees, it is felt for all 50. All because of the incredible humidity. It is so great here that hiking in the shower is simply meaningless. If you want to see the sights, then it's better to go in winter. In December, for example. When there is only 30 degrees.
And the 5th place is occupied by the city of Phoenix from Arizona. For 110 days a year (about a third) here reigns at least + 38 ° C. Yes, this is not the hottest city in the world, but it is not easy to stay here.
At the top of the top
The fourth place is occupied by Dubai. There definitely it is not necessary to go in the end of spring and up to the middle of autumn, as in these places there is a heat of 35 degrees even at night. Even going to the beach and swimming will not save, because the water has a body temperature. It will not cool down.
Third place goes to Iraqi Baghdad. The maximum average temperature here is +44 ° C. If you add to this unbearable baking sun and dust storms, you will get hell. And there is practically no precipitation here. Sometimes it seems that it is Baghdad - the hottest city in the world.
In the second place is Kuwait. This place is deserted by a desert climate. Therefore, it is not surprising that the temperature often reaches 55 degrees. And it's in the shadows.
And the first place goes to the Iranian megapolis under thethe name Ahvaz. If we talk about what is the hottest city in the world, then, perhaps, it will be fair to call it. After all, this metropolis is in the desert. And then the temperature regime is 40-50 degrees in the order of things. Moreover, it is also one of the 10 dirtiest cities in the world.
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