A weather station in Mitribah, a remote area of north-west Kuwait , recorded the temperature on Thursday, with Basra, across the border in Iraq, reaching 53.9C (129F)...."
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/23/think-youre-hot-spare-a-thought-for-kuwait-as-mercury-hits-record-54c
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