(This article, originally published Thursday evening, updated Friday morning.)Wherever you live or happen to travel to, never grumble about the heat and humidity again.
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But spare a thought for residents in the city of Bandar Mahshahr, south-west Iran, where “hot” has taken on a whole new meaning. Now it looks like one city in Iran saw a heat index temperature so high, it almost set a world record.
The index was recorded by weather experts, who also predicted that the country could be enduring some of the hottest urban temperatures ever, the Telegraph reports.
The heat index or “feels like” temperature hit an incredible 74°C (165°F) yesterday, which is only a few degrees short of the ridiculous record of 81°C, set in Saudi Arabia in 2003.
The National Weather Service says that with a heat index over 125 degrees, “heat stroke is very likely”.
The rise in temperature follows the 109 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) air temperature and a dew point of 90 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius), resulting in a heat index of 154 degrees Fahrenheit (67.8 degrees Celsius) that the city experienced on Thursday. Although there are no official records, 178° is the highest heat index every known on Earth.
Iran is not the only country to be subjected to punishing temperatures in the Middle East, where humidity has paired with a suffocating heat wave, Sputnik reported.
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The government has warned the public of the dangers of living in extreme heat on a long duration, urging them to drink plenty of water and stay out of the Sunday.
