Temperatures in Afghanistan up to 135 F (If I heard right). FRONTLINE said that.

[raccoon]

Anyone else see it?

Seems like to me that temp would kill off a lot of people. Mostly older people or people with health problems.

[ingac70]

1. .Are you sure that wasn't Celsius? n/t

[raccoon]

4. Come to think of it, I don't think they said. nt

[PVnRT]

5. He's joking

135 C is above the boiling point of water, and far hotter than any recorded temperature on the Earth's surface.

[raccoon]

7. Oh, yeah, that's right. I can't think in Centigrade. nt

[Ian David]

2. Yeah, but at least it's a DRY heat. n/t

[Horse with no Name]

3. My brother is over there now

and he says it is horribly hot--but it IS a different kind of heat. Hot nonetheless, but different.

[WheelWalker]

6. NPR from June 25, 2008

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91881419

If they mentioned that on Front Line last night, I missed it

[raccoon]

9. "A thermometer flat-lined one particular day, when temperatures reached 135 degrees Fahrenheit

in the sun."

Thanks for the link!

[ingac70]

8. Current temps in Afghanistan...

http://www.wunderground.com/global/AH.html

[SidDithers]

10. Where in Afghanistan?...

here's weather outlook for Kabul. Highs of 75F all week.

http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/40948.html

Sid

[raccoon]

13. See link in #6. nt

[lapfog_1]

11. That would be a "very unlikely"...

The world record high temperature ever recorded is 57.7 C or 136 F in Al 'Aziziyah, Libya in 1922.

Afghanistan is relatively high altitude and mild to hot climate (southern lowlands can reach into the 100's F, but not into the 130s or even the 120s F).

Someone is pulling your leg.

[SidDithers]

15. I agree...

Max recorded temp in Kandahar was 111F this summer, according to history at weatherunderground. Avg temp in August was 104F for the month, which is fucking hot, but not 135F hot.

Sid

[LuvNewcastle]

12. They said it. I saw it, too.

I thought it was unlikely, too, but what do I know?

[prostomulgus]

14. That's nothing. It's 285 deg. in NY right now!

'Course that's in degrees Kelvin.