Category Record Temperatures

Record heatwave strikes Sydney, Australia

While Sunday’s sweltering heat attracted tens of thousands to Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach for a temporary retreat, many found themselves leaving the beach in the back of an ambulance from dangerous drug and alcohol consumption.   Ambulance NSW treated the…

Record breaking heatwave, then fierce storms coupled with lightning and flooding in California, USA

California had record-breaking heat on Wednesday as triple-digit heat struck inland areas even as lightning closed beaches and mountains and deserts were drenched by fierce, fast-moving storms.   The sweltering but erratic weather was caused by a high-pressure area coupled…

Severe heatwave of 52C (125.6F) hits the Middle East

Intolerably high temperatures and soaring humidity are close to breaking meteorological records across region A heatwave has engulfed much of the Middle East, sending temperatures and humidity soaring throughout the region.    The searing heat, ailing infrastructure and power cuts…

Scorching heatwave breaks record temperatures of 47C (116.6F) drag on in Xinjiang, China

Record high temperatures will continue to scorch areas in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region over the next three days, the National Meteorological centre (NMC) said Saturday.   Temperatures will rise above 35 degrees Celsius in most areas of Xinjiang…

Severe lightning and hail storms across Northern England, UK

Rhys Bradley used his phone to capture lighting over Bolton at about 22:30 BST on Wednesday Storms have swept across northern England in the wake of what for many places was the hottest July day on record in the UK.…