India records its hottest day ever as temperature hits 51C (that's 123.8F)

[muriel_volestrangler]

A city in northern India has shattered the national heat record, registering a searing 51C – the highest since records began – amid a nationwide heatwave.

The new record was set in Phalodi, a city in the desert state of Rajasthan, and is the equivalent of 123.8F.

It tops a previous record of 50.6C set in 1956.

“Yesterday (Thursday) was the hottest temperature ever recorded in the country ... 51C in Phalodi,” said BP Yadav, a director of India’s meteorological department, on Friday.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/20/india-records-its-hottest-day-ever-as-temperature-hits-51c-thats-1238f

[LittleGirl]

1. ugh

lived in Phoenix and Tucson. I know what that temp feels like. Closed the airports in the cities because the aircraft couldn't get lift!

[Dustlawyer]

2. I used to have a muffler and brake franchise in a tin building

with no cross ventilation. It would be 120 plus in there all afternoon in the summer. We would have to work a little and come in the office for a little while. We made Gatorade in a huge 5 gallon water cooler and would have to refill it!
To live in that with no AC is unimaginable, especially if they have high humidity like we do on the Gulf Coast!