Temperatures in Iraq Surge Past 50°C
Iraq is grappling with a sweltering heat wave as temperatures soared beyond 50° Celsius (122° Fahrenheit) this past Saturday, according to the Iraqi Meteorological Organization and Seismology. Provinces such as Baghdad, Najaf, Qadisiyah, Dhi Qar, and Muthanna experienced the highest recorded temperatures, peaking at 51° Celsius. In contrast, the northern regions of the country reported milder conditions, with Duhok province registering a temperature of 44° Celsius.
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Summers in Iraq are notoriously hot, often seeing temperatures exceed the 50-degree mark. In response, the Iraqi government has occasionally granted holidays to its institutional employees. However, this allowance doesn’t extend to security forces and healthcare services. For context, Iraq’s highest-ever recorded temperature was 53.6° Celsius in the southern province of Basra in July 2016, Green Iraq, an environmental and climate-focused NGO, reports.
