# Kuwait and Saudi Arabia record highest temperature on earth

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2019/07/kuwait-and-saudi-arabia-record-highest-temperature-on-earth/
- Published: 2019-07-10T00:22:41-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

From Gulf News in the Middle East reporting that places like Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
are too hot. Also, the [heatwave](https://greenlivingguy.com/2018/05/top-5-uk-urban-areas-fighting-climate-change/)
is expected to continue well into the summer season.

Published:June 12, 2019 11:42

[Sara Al Shurafa, Web Editor](https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait-and-saudi-arabia-record-highest-temperature-on-earth-1.1560325581417#)

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Increasing respiratory disorders in the UAE are growing more common in hotter months.
All because the body’s internal thermostat finds it difficult to regulate the drastic
change in [temperatures](https://greenlivingguy.com/2019/12/what-global-temperature-increases-mean-for-our-climate/).
So places like Kuwait and [Saudi Arabia](https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/04/saudi-cut-in-oil-production-stirs-speculation-nytimes-com/)
are in trouble too. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/ Gulf News

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[UAE temperatures to hit 48 degrees Celsius in some areas](https://gulfnews.com/uae/weather/uae-temperatures-to-hit-48-degrees-celsius-in-some-areas-1.1560324563773)

Dubai: A man died in Kuwait yesterday as the country reels from a [heatwave](https://greenlivingguy.com/2019/12/will-us-heat-waves-cause-face-blackouts/).
The man, who died because of a heatstroke, was found with his tools next to his 
body.

According to Al Rai daily, the police and ambulance raced when reports came in of
the ill man. However  he was dead by the time they reached him. The forensic reports
pointed to [overexposure](https://greenlivingguy.com/2012/06/epas-fifteen-cool-summer-hot-tips/)
to the sun.

Expected temperature for [Kuwait and Saudi Arabia](https://greenlivingguy.com/2020/04/tesla-model-s-a-revolutionary-electric-car/)
in the coming week.

Image Credit: Screengrab

##### Kuwait on Saturday recorded the highest temperatures in the world; reaching 52.2 degrees Celsius in the shadows and 63 degrees Celsius under direct sunlight, according to Al Qabas newspaper. In Saudi Arabia, the mercury rose to 55 degrees Celsius in Al Majmaah at noon.

_TO BE CLEAR. THIS IS 154.4 degrees folks!!!!_

In conclusion, the heatwave is expected to continue well into the summer season,
which officially kicks off on June 21. Finally, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia Weather 
website stated that the heatwave has also struck Qatar, Bahrain and the UAE, with
the heat being accompanied by a high humidity rate.

Meteorologists in Kuwait have predicted a volatile summer this year, noting that
temperatures could reach 68 degrees under the sun next month.

In Iraq the southern province of Maysan recorded a 55.6 degrees Celsius.

For the entire story on [Gulf News](https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait-and-saudi-arabia-record-highest-temperature-on-earth-1.1560325581417)

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