#record-temperatures

#record-temperatures

Temperatures were around of 122 degrees (50 Celsius) in Israel both Thursday and Wednesday, as well as some other regional hotspots like Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran, including a national record for Israel that rounds up to 122 degrees (49.7 C).

"Parts of 27 states and Washington, D.C., had a record amount of days that meteorologists call uncomfortable - with average daily dew points of 65 degrees Fahrenheit or higher."