temperature · Kuwait
Mitribah
July mean daily maximum
Modelled demonstration series · not observed data
This is near the ceiling of what a human body can tolerate outdoors even in dry air. The saving grace here is low humidity — sweat still evaporates, so the body can still cool itself. That margin is the only thing separating this reading from the wet-bulb stations elsewhere on this wall, and it is narrowing.
75 years, modelled
Same reading, two normals
| Normal | Mean | σ | Pct | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–1980 | 47.1 °C | +1.50σ | 93rd | 1 in 15 years |
| 1991–2020 | 48.7 °C | −0.15σ | 44th | 1 in 2.3 years |
Today would rank 25 of 76 for highest value in the modelled series. Nothing about the reading changes between rows — only the yardstick.
Documented real-world record · well documented
53.9 °C — 21 July 2016
Mitribah recorded 53.9 °C, verified by the World Meteorological Organization as the highest temperature reliably measured in Asia.
The season here
Northern Kuwait in July is one of the hottest reliably instrumented places on the planet; there is no sea breeze this far inland.
Where this series comes from
MODELLED SERIES — not observed. Parameters set from published northern Kuwait July climatology. The 75 annual values are synthesised. The real-world record cited separately is documented and is NOT part of this modelled series.
Every number on this page comes from a modelled series: 75 annual values synthesised by a seeded generator from published climatological parameters for Mitribah. It shows how anomaly reasoning works. It is not a measurement and must not be cited as one.
How to read σ
σ counts standard deviations from this place's own normal. The sigma guide · return periods.
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