The Omani coastal city of Quriyat set an unenviable record Tuesday: a 24-hour low temperature of 42.6°C (108.7°F), the hottest 24-hour-minimum temperature ever recorded.
The previous high-minimum temperature record for any 24-hour period was 41.9°C (107.4°F), set at nearby Khassab Airport in Oman on June 27, 2011, and it has on occasion failed to fall below 111 F. before midnight elsewhere in the neighborhood.
If you find yourself strolling the shores of the Persian Gulf this time of year, think twice before jumping in to cool off- onshore water temperatures of 100 F. have been recorded in Dubai.
The previous high-minimum temperature record for any 24-hour period was 41.9°C (107.4°F), set at nearby Khassab Airport in Oman on June 27, 2011, and it has on occasion failed to fall below 111 F. before midnight elsewhere in the neighborhood.
If you find yourself strolling the shores of the Persian Gulf this time of year, think twice before jumping in to cool off- onshore water temperatures of 100 F. have been recorded in Dubai.
