Toasty in Kuwait

[rcjordan]

54°C - 129.2°F

http://time.com/4418816/heat-wave-middle-east-temperature-record/

[Drastic]

But it's a dry heat, yeah?

Seriously...wtf.

[ergophobe]

Wow. I was just reading in Le Monde that through June, 2016 is the hottest year on record, but it's actually expected to cool a bit for the rest of the year. Let's hope!

[rcjordan]

>hottest year

14 months consecutively, I believe

20 years ago, when I was in Phoenix they were having a heat wave across the SWest & S Cal. It was hitting 118 for several days in Phoenix.   I had the *exact* thoughts as this:

http://i.imgur.com/EnrWs9g.png

[Mackin USA]

DRY HEAT

[rcjordan]

>dry heat

Yeah, that dry heat bullshit kinda craps out around 100.  At 118, objects with mass such as buildings and cars radiated beard-melting heat as you neared them. Walking up to your hotel felt like someone had opened an oven door.