Yesterday, on June 29, Uzbekistan became one of the hottest countries in the world, announced the lead specialist of Uzhydromet Erkin Abdulahatov.
According to him, at 11:00 local time, three meteorological stations in Navoi province recorded one of the highest temperatures in the world.
Earlier it was reported that an absolute temperature maximum was recorded in Navoi province.
On June 29, at 13:20 local time, a temperature of +47.1 degrees was recorded at Mashikuduk meteorological station in Navoi province.
in Uzbekistan the highest temperatures (48-49°С) for all the years of meteorological observations were recorded in Kyzylkum desert (July 1983) and in the city of Termez (June-July 1914).
In Tashkent, the absolute temperature maximum is 44.6°C. This temperature was recorded on July 18, 1997.