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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 5h

44.2C today in Culiacan Int. Airport is also its

HOTTEST DAY IN HISTORY for any month

Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 6h

HISTORIC HEAT IN MEXICO

Brutal heat today with 44.2C at Culiacan,
Hottest October day in history

(world hottest place today)

Since July, the North Pacific Mexico has been breaking record no-stop ,continuosly.

More records tomorrow

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 11h

Another exceptionally hot night both in the Pacific and Caribbean tropics:
Minimum 29.5C Point Salines Airport,GRENADA
29.0c Puerto Penasco (Sonora) MEXICO

More record hot nights are expected this weekend.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 14h

yeah we might add for Americans that Oct 10th in the southern hemisphere would be like April 10th for them.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 14h

Very early warmth in NEW ZEALAND
Today temperature reached 29.6C at Hastings with 3 more summer days to come.

Very exceptional for early October

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 16h

INSANE HEAT IN CHINA
Unstoppable hazardous heat continue with temperatures today up to 38.5C and 25 stations breaking October heat records (6 Tmaxes+19 High Tmins).

Already 3000+ records have fallen in East Asia these 10 days and MANY more are expected next week.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 18h

Record warmth again in THAILAND
35.2C at Samutprakaan (Sout Bangkok),ties its hottest October day on records (set last year).

Monsoon season has been quite irregular.
2025 year-to-date raifall totals range:

>5000m at Trat and less than <500mm at Cha Am Beach ,≈ 11 times less

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 19h

yes much warmer next days...
In the meanwhile Italy is having BY FAR its national lowest max in October in history since 1800 .
But all countries around are with record heat.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 20h

"INFINITE" SUMMER IN JAPAN
There had never been anything like this freak October in East Asia.
More October records broken today in Japan:
33.8 Ishigaki
32.7 Okinoebaru
32.8 Koniya

Next week will be MUCH hotter with hundreds of records and full summer conditions

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 20h

yes very abnormal in mid spring

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 1d

Exceptional heat in AUSTRALIA

In New South Wales max. temperatures yesterday >35C and today tropical nights in some areas.
In fact, the minimum of 20.4C at Mount Seaview is the highest ever recorded in October.

Next days heat wave in Western Australia with up to 44C/45C

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 1d

Summer conditions continue along the Gulf with hot and humid days and nights and minimum locally above 80F.
Both the Gulf,Caribbean and Mexican Pacific are with record hot nights for October and more are expected in next 3 nights.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 1d

EXTRAORDINARY HEAT WAVE IN THE CAUCASUS
Full summer temperatures also at high elevations

34.5C Meghri ARMENIA

RUSSIA
31.0 Akthy 1010m asl
27.7C Gunib 1420m

GEORGIA
30.3 Akhaltsikhe 990m

In IRAN 30C at almost 2000m !

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 1d

September 2025 Globally,according to Copernicus,had an average temperature of 16.11C which is 0.66C above the 1991/2020 normal and ranked the 3rd hottest on record behind 2023 and 2024.

World most above average country was Canada,the most below was Libya.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 1d

In China 39 more records for October:
2 stations broke October highest temperature record(Fuling & Tiancheng),and 37 stations broke or tied the highest record for daily minimum temperature
Temperatures are expected to rise further in the next 3 days!

The most extreme heat event in East Asia history

Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 1d

Exceptional contrasts in East Asia.

Up to 38.3C in China and dozens of records with the latest 35C in history in several stations.

SOUTH KOREA October records:
30.8 Boryeong,28.0 Heuksando

But further North very cold in Beijing max. 10.6C,the lowest ever in early October(1-10)

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 1d

Exceptional contrasts in East Asia.

Up to 38.3C in China and dozens of records with the latest 35C in history in several stations.

SOUTH KOREA October records:
30.8 Boryeong,28.0 Heuksando

But further North very cold in Beijing max. 10.6C,the lowest ever in early October(1-10)

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 1d

he wouldn t have a heatstroke with a humid 29C , he survived the worst summer in Shanghai history, so this is by far the hottest October ever but coming from China summer he wouldn t have major problems

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 1d

Exceptional and persistent heat in North Africa and Middle East.
Several countries are still witnessing MINIMUM temperatures >30C: Emirates,Oman,Somalia,Djibouti and even Algeria.
Such widespread minimums >30C in October had never happened before.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 1d

EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN JAPAN

Another day with 34C (9 out of 9 this October !)
and minimums >28C. It's like a July in the southern half of Japan.
October records of High Minimums and Maximums below:
What's happening in East Asia is absolutely incredible,more abnormal than ever.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 2d

Record warm also in the Northern Maldivean atoll of Hanimadhoo
With a minimum temperature of 28.2C

Every atoll of MALDIVES this month broke its October heat records from North to South

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 2d

HISTORIC HEAT IN THE CARIBBEAN

Minimum 29.0C Roatan Island
HONDURAS HOTTEST OCTOBER NIGHT IN HISTORY tied

Honduras has been breaking records for years,every single month continuosly.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 2d

Summer heat in the Caucasus:
TURKEY Tropical nights at 1500m asl !

GEORGIA: 33.2 Zugdidi Min 22.6 Kutaisi

ARMENIA 32.1 Artashat 830m asl

More summer heat tomorrow.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 2d

Dear reader,
Due to the US Government shutdown ,NOAA & NASA won't publish the global data of September 2025 as usual.
NOAA won't publish the US September 2025 data either.

But Copernicus should post this piece of statistics tomorrow and JMA on Tuesday October,14th.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 2d

China's heat wave continued today, with youxian reaching 38.4C; 1 stations broke the October highest temperature record(shennongjia 31.5C), and 59 stations broke or tied the highest record for daily minimum temperature!
Heat wave will continue in the next week!

Kudos Text:Jim Jiang

Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 2d

Brutal heat in CHINA continues and will continue for the next 2 weeks !
Up to 38.4C today at You,with unbearable hot and humid conditions.

New monthly record also further north at Shennongjia,Hubei Province,with 31.5C.

But Cold and rainy more north in Beijing with just 12C.

Kudos map:Jim Jiang

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 2d

Brutal heat in CHINA continues and will continue for the next 2 weeks !
Up to 38.4C today at You,with unbearable hot and humid conditions.

New monthly record also further north at Shennongjia,Hubei Province,with 31.5C.

But Cold and rainy more north in Beijing with just 12C.

Kudos map:Jim Jiang

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