US EditionTurkey Records All-Time High Temperature of 50.5 Degrees Celsius
- Meteorologists registered a temperature of 50.5 degrees Celsius in southeast Turkey, setting a nationwide record, according to Turkey's environment ministry.
- The previous highest temperature was 49.5 degrees Celsius, recorded in August 2023.
- Turkey is currently experiencing a heatwave and multiple wildfires, including in Eskisehir province where 10 people died recently.
- Local authorities in some areas, like Cesme near Izmir, have imposed water consumption restrictions due to the ongoing heatwave.
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Turkey has reported a new heat record.
The peak of the dangerous temperatures has been reached in Turkey, yet it remains still hot, though no longer around 50 degrees! In the coming week the temperatures around the Bosphorus settle around 40 degrees. But also in Greece and other parts of Southern Europe the heat hammer strikes mercilessly. Although thermometers in the Turkish Sanliurfa indicated unimaginable 55 degrees Celsius, the authorities set the official heat record in Silopi t…
For the second day in a row, the Greek firefighters are fighting large fires. Its neighbour, Turkey, is also trying to extinguish forest fires that have ravaged the north of the country for four days. The whole Balkan region and around the Aegean Sea is plagued by drought and intense heat, which extend to the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, with temperature records beaten.
Turkey has reported a new heat record: in Silopi, the thermometer climbed to 50.5 degrees Celsius. In the country and in Greece, forces have been fighting violent forest fires for days.
Turkey witnessed a record temperature of 50.5 degrees Celsius on Friday in the southeastern city of Silopi, the highest temperature ever recorded in the country. This coincided with an intense heat wave hitting the region, causing widespread forest fires in Turkey and neighboring Greece.
A temperature of 50.5°C was measured on Friday in the south-eastern part of the country. - Turkey: 50.5°C measured in the south-eastern part of the country, a record (Weather and Weather).
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