Africa’s Hottest Temperature on Record 51.3°C (124.3°F) was Measured on July 5, 2018

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MODIS satellite image of the Ouargla, Algeria area in the Sahara Desert on July 5, 2018. A world-record hottest temperature for Africa was recorded in Ouargla that afternoon.

A historic heat wave in northern Africa on Thursday, July 5, brought Africa its hottest reliably measured temperature on record: 124.3°F (51.3°C), at Ouargla, Algeria. Ouargla (population 190,000) is the capital city of Ouargla Province in the Algerian Sahara Desert, at an elevation of 719 feet (219 meters).

 

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Global warming?