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The Australian summer of 2012–2013, saw 123 weather records fall over a 90-day period, including the hottest day recorded in Australia as a whole, the hottest January on record, the hottest summer average on record, and a record seven consecutive days when the continent averaged above 39C. Single-da...

In July 2016, Mitribah, Kuwait reached 54C and Basra, Iraq reached 53.9C, the highest temperatures recorded in the Eastern Hemisphere on Earth outside of the USA's Death Valley.

In July 2017, China's Xi'an experienced its hottest July with the average high of 36.6C. Additional record highs were set in Chongqing 42C, Xi'an 41.8C, Hangzhou 41.3C, Hefei 41.1C, Xujiahui Station of Shanghai 40.9C, Nanjing 40C, and Wuhan 39.7C. Xunyang, Shaanxi set a new record for southern China...

In June 2017 Iran's city of Jask had a dew point of 33C (91.4F). Combined with the high air temperature, the heat index was 69C (156F). The highest temperature in Ahvaz was 54C.

The July 2019 European heat wave ... all-time national heat records were broken by 3.1C (5.6F) in the Netherlands, by 3C (5.4F) in Belgium, by 2.9C (5.2F) in Luxembourg, by 2.1C (3.8F) in Germany and by 0.2C (0.36F) in the United Kingdom.

Adelaide, South Australia, heat record on January 24, 2019 ... 46.6C

Paris ... 42.6C "Crowds in Paris resorted to swimming in the Eiffel Tower’s fountains as the French capital reached all-time record high temperature of 42.6 degrees on Thursday. The previous Paris record of 40.4 degrees was recorded in July 1947." https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/2019...