UAE Hits Record May Temperature of 51.6C
- The United Arab Emirates recorded a temperature of 51.6 degrees Celsius on May 24, 2025, in Sweihan .
- This event followed a previous day when the UAE broke its May temperature record with 50.4 degrees Celsius in the Abu Dhabi area.
- Both days exceeded the prior May record of 50.2 degrees Celsius set in 2009, as reported by the National Centre of Meteorology.
- The meteorology office reported that the peak temperature reached today across the nation was 51.6 degrees Celsius in Sweihan, near Al Ain, at 1:45 p.m. Local time.
- These unprecedented heatwaves underscore the UAE’s sensitivity to climate change, as the Middle East is experiencing temperature rises at almost double the rate of the global average.
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UAE hits sizzling record May temperature of 51.6C
The United Arab Emirates breached its May temperature record for the second day in a row, hitting 51.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday, according to the National Centre of Meteorology."The highest temperature recorded over the country today is 51.6C in Sweihan (Al Ain) at 1.45pm UAE local time," the office said in a post on X,...
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