The hottest April day ever: Pakistan's Nawabshah scorching at 50.2 degrees
An expert on global weather extremes, Christopher Burt said that Nawabshah probably had the highest temperature 'yet reliably observed on Earth in modern records'
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An aircraft files near the setting sun in New Delhi | Photo: Reuters
Pakistan's Nawabshah city on Monday hit 50.2 C, marking the highest temperature recorded for the month of April, ever.
This might just be the highest temperature ever reliably measured on the planet during April.
Dozens of people fainted in Nawabshah and Larkana, Dawn reported, adding that the city remained deserted for the day as people avoided coming out of their houses.
An expert on global weather extremes, Christopher Burt told the Washington Post that Nawabshah probably had the highest temperature "yet reliably observed on Earth in modern records."
The report stated that Burt's observation cannot be confirmed as the World Meteorological Organization does not conduct official reviews of such monthly temperature extremes.
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First Published: May 04 2018 | 8:31 AM IST