Some cities, according to official temperature records, reached extreme heat long before the onset of the so-called “global warming” and their records remain unbeaten even today:
1. Kyiv, Ukraine
- Record Temperature: 39.0°C (102.2°F) — July 30, 1936.
2. New York, USA
- Record Temperature: 41.7°C (107°F) — July 9, 1936.
3. Chicago, USA
- Record Temperature: 44.4°C (112°F) — July 24, 1934.
4. Berlin, Germany
- Record Temperature: 40.0°C (104°F) — August 7, 1947.
5. Sydney, Australia
- Record Temperature: 45.3°C (113.5°F) — January 14, 1939.
6. Havana, Cuba
- Record Temperature: 39.0°C (102.2°F) — July 3, 1951.
7. Mumbai (Bombay), India
- Record Temperature: 42.2°C (108°F) — April 14, 1952.
8. Delhi, India
- Record Temperature: 45.6°C (114°F) — May 19, 1944.
9. Paris, France
- Record Temperature: 40.4°C (104.7°F) — July 28, 1947.
10. Barcelona, Spain
- Record Temperature: 44.0°C (111.2°F) — July 7, 1947.
- Note: This record was set during the hot summer of 1947, which was one of the most extreme in terms of temperature.
11. Victorville, California, USA
- Record Temperature: 47.2°C (117°F) — June 29, 1943.
- Note: Victorville, located in the Mojave Desert, also recorded temperature records prior to 1950.
12. Lima, Peru
- Record Temperature: 35.6°C (96.1°F) — February 21, 1941.
- This is one of the highest temperature records for Lima, although temperatures may have exceeded this in recent decades.
13. Cairo, Egypt
- Record Temperature: 46.5°C (115.7°F) — June 22, 1942.
- This is one of the highest temperature records for Cairo before 1950.
14. Santiago, Chile
- Record Temperature: 43.0°C (109.4°F) — January 14, 1943.
15. Algiers, Algeria
- Record Temperature: 48.0°C (118.4°F) — July 5, 1948.
16. Karachi, Pakistan
- Record Temperature: 48.0°C (118.4°F) — June 16, 1947.
The highest reliably recorded air temperature on Earth is 56.7°C (134°F), measured on July 10, 1913, at Furnace Creek Ranch in Death Valley, California. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) officially recognizes this reading, which has stood for over a century.
Details of the Record:
- Temperature: 56.7°C (134°F)
- Date: July 10, 1913
- Location: Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, California, USA
- Official Recognition: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is the body that validates and holds the official record.
Sources: Midtown Tribune News