Thailand records it's hottest temperature on record as heatwave continues: 112.3 degrees Fahrenheit

This image released by NASA's Earth Observatory Team from data collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), an instrument on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites, shows the land surface temperature as observed by MODIS in Asia between April 15 to April 23, 2016.


Southeast Asia has been roasting in an extended heat wave through much of April with temperatures reaching unprecedented levels, allowing at least three countries to set new all-time national heat records and several others to come very close.


"As of now we can say we've broken the record for the highest temperatures over the longest duration in 65 years — and the season isn't over yet," Surapong Sarapa, head of the Thai Meteorological Department's weather forecast division, told the Associated Press.








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