Whitebridges Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) It's a bit toasty over in Iran at the moment, 72c. Baghdad has declared a four-day “heat holiday”. I can't imaging anything like that can you? Anyone experienced such a temperature? I can recall about 38c in the Nevada desert and that was plenty warm enough thank you. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/08/03/searing-164-degree-temps-in-iran-as-heat-dome-traps-middle-east/ Edited August 5, 2015 by Whitebridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 164 deg................bloody hell............people will be dropping dead in the streets........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 48c whilst Nile Perch fishing on Lake Nasser in March 2010 and that was bad enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 high 40's in west australia 164 is sauna temps ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalmac Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 I was in the UAE a few years back and it hit 50 degrees C and was running an exhibition, so wearing a suit - luckily Aircon in the main centre worked well but having to run outside and grab things was torture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 44c in Sharm El Sheikh 2 years ago, and 41c last year. -15c while trekking the Himalaya's 10 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted August 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Phew, you fellas have been in some hot places. How the hell can people do anything in that heat? You can't lay bricks or doing anything outside can you. A friend in Abu Dhabi says the weather isn't a problem as they all work in air conditioned offices! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazzJo Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 45c in Mexico 2 years ago for my honeymoon... Doesn't help when you have hair and skin like the milky bar kid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted August 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 45c in Mexico 2 years ago for my honeymoon... Doesn't help when you have hair and skin like the milky bar kid! **** Someone once told me to be proud of a viking descendancy. You know, blonde hair, fair complexion etc. Load of balls, I pack up in the heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 I was in Marmaris in Turkey a few years back when it reached 50c , people were walking onto the beach , then running off again screaming as the sand got into their shoes Sister in law has some houses out there and has been there a few times when its been 50+ but 72 that must be enough to melt the soles of your shoes ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 I was in Marmaris in Turkey a few years back when it reached 50c , people were walking onto the beach , then running off again screaming as the sand got into their shoes Sister in law has some houses out there and has been there a few times when its been 50+ but 72 that must be enough to melt the soles of your shoes ! That just reminded me of when I was in Icmeler, not far from Marmaris. It must have been the same time, as the sand was scorching, and the tarmac on the roads was melting. There was a shortage of cold drinks in the local bars, and we all suffered for a few days until the temperature dropped back to around 35c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambsman Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 164 deg................bloody hell............people will be dropping dead in the streets........... 164 is quoted as heat index. Not temperature. Different thing Chill out lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted August 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) Never heard of heat index before. Sorry. A little bit of homework revealed this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_index So 164 seems to be off the charts. Maybe there is some sort of equivalent Centigrade / Fahrenheit conversion? The calculus further down from the tables looks a bit um interesting. Edited August 5, 2015 by Whitebridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 It's a bit toasty over in Iran at the moment, 72c. Baghdad has declared a four-day “heat holiday”. I can't imaging anything like that can you? Anyone experienced such a temperature? I can recall about 38c in the Nevada desert and that was plenty warm enough thank you. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/08/03/searing-164-degree-temps-in-iran-as-heat-dome-traps-middle-east/ Fox News reading the comments it's clear they're catering to a fairly low iq audience. Iran is a vast country with the central desert parts almost unpopulated, major cities close to the Persian Gulf do experience very hot climate but it's a dry heat so doesn't necessarily make you break out in a sweat instantly, plus people avoid the sun and mid day heat and everywhere is air conditioned, offices, homes, shops, etc. The same news agency would of course hesitate to run an article about the near dozen ski resorts in the same country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted August 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) Fox News reading the comments it's clear they're catering to a fairly low iq audience. Iran is a vast country with the central desert parts almost unpopulated, major cities close to the Persian Gulf do experience very hot climate but it's a dry heat so doesn't necessarily make you break out in a sweat instantly, plus people avoid the sun and mid day heat and everywhere is air conditioned, offices, homes, shops, etc. The same news agency would of course hesitate to run an article about the near dozen ski resorts in the same country. Thank you Hamster. IQ ? Last time I was done i can't remember the score. It was up there though. I am aware that Fox news is the Daily Mail equivalent. So the heat is what the temperature is out there. Or are you a political points scorer? Edited August 5, 2015 by Whitebridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Fox News reading the comments it's clear they're catering to a fairly low iq audience. Iran is a vast country with the central desert parts almost unpopulated, major cities close to the Persian Gulf do experience very hot climate but it's a dry heat so doesn't necessarily make you break out in a sweat instantly, plus people avoid the sun and mid day heat and everywhere is air conditioned, offices, homes, shops, etc. The same news agency would of course hesitate to run an article about the near dozen ski resorts in the same country. the comments are best ignored, the OP is about if anyone has experience of this temp, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 164 is quoted as heat index. Not temperature. Different thing Chill out lol dont understand please explain..........i come from Norfolk..so keep it simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 dont understand please explain..........i come from Norfolk..so keep it simple I wonder is it the opposite of wind chill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 I wonder is it the opposite of wind chill what we call a "lazy wind"...............too lazy to go around you ..it go straight through you ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 when i was in northern sudan...i got used to the hot dry temp's...but when i was in the far south...it got very humid and that used to wipe us out......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 worst I was in was -37 with wind chill. and yes it does freeze before it hits the ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Thank you Hamster. IQ ? Last time I was done i can't remember the score. It was up there though. I am aware that Fox news is the Daily Mail equivalent. So the heat is what the temperature is out there. Or are you a political points scorer? I do once recall walking out into the street and feeling as though someone had switched on a giant hair dryer but it isn't exhausting like the humid weather you get by the Caspian holiday region where despite often being much cooler, you feel like doing nothing all day. I do love a bit of point scoring some of the chit you read and hear ranges from funny to diabolically misinformed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott680 Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Was in gumbet in Turkey a few years ago and it was in the high 40s it was unbearable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 According to my sister who lived in the Emirates for more than 20 years mostly Dubai), it officially never reaches 50 C. Reason being, if it does a heat holiday has to be declared and the 'official' temperature is the deciding factor. She told me that their personal thermometers were reading close to 60 but officially it was only 46C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wascal Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 According to my sister who lived in the Emirates for more than 20 years mostly Dubai), it officially never reaches 50 C. Reason being, if it does a heat holiday has to be declared and the 'official' temperature is the deciding factor. She told me that their personal thermometers were reading close to 60 but officially it was only 46C +1 I was just about to say that ! In Dharan the offical temp was always 49.8 C but we had 60 C thermometers explode Being close to the sea the humidity was usually high as well which didn't help . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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