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Iran village records scorching 82.2°C heat index

A small village near Iran’s southern coast may have experienced extreme temperatures this week. At Dayrestan Airport, the weather station recorded a heat index of 82.2°C on 28 August. If verified, this heat index and a dew point of 36.1°C could rank among the highest ever recorded globally. Data from the US’s National Weather Service, which gathers information through METAR…