DUBAI: An Omani fishing village has recorded the hottest nighttime temperature ever with the mercury soaring to in excess of 42C, national daily Times of Oman reported, citing the country’s meteorology department.
And while Quriyat suffered a sweltering 42.6C on June 27, it is thought other areas saw even hotter temperatures, which were not recorded because of a lack of monitoring stations.
Confirming the record breaking night on Sunday, the meteorology spokesman explained: “The dry Northwesterly winds that passed a heat wave coming from the Empty Quarter desert led to the highest temperature during night… This was the highest temperature at night recorded.”
“Now, temperatures have come down to 45 and 44 degrees Celsius in the daytime, instead of the 50 degrees it was during the past week, due to the existence of warm and wet Southeasterly winds coming from the Arabian Sea.”
