Iraq +34,0°C, Uzbekistan +32,0°C, Turkmenistan +31,8°C, Beijing +25,8°C, Japan +24,0°C, South Korea +24,9°C, North Korea +17,3°C, Mongolia +15,8°C – Feburary heatwave in Asia broght many all-time records
Extreme heatwave shifting across Asia from west to east has monitored a Twitter page Extreme Temepratures Around The World.
Firstly, before a week, extremel high temperatures appeared in Caspian region and in Middle East, with all-time national February temperature record in Nasiriya, Iraq, +34,0°C, temperatures up to +34°C in Minab, Iran or +30°C closely to Caspian Sea coast and over +25°C in Batumi, Georgia.
Then, extreme tropical heatwave hit Central Asia – all-time national record during the second half of last week was reached in Karshi, Uzbekistan, +32,0°C, and in Sargat, Turkmenistan, +31,8°C was reached, what was only a few decimals of degree from all-time national February record.
Extremely warm weather has quickly shifted above Mongolia, China, Korean Peninsula and Japan.
In Mongolia, on 20. February 2021, +15,8°C was measured in Hanbogd, what is new all-time national February record for the country.
Beijing, China, reported on Sunday, 21. February unbelievable, summer +25,6°C, what is all-time February record, too.
Extremely warm was in South and North Korea too – in South Korea up to +24,9°C and in North Korea up to +17,3°C.
Finally, Japan, e.g. in Kitsuki, +24,0°Cand other 108 monthly temperature records across the country, was on Sunday and Monday, 21.-22. February measured.
Asian warm spell:109 monthly Tmax records fell in Japan. Today it's the final day of one of the most impressive warm spells ever seen (vs. the average) with record warmth started in Turkey and spread allover Asia moving east and ending in Japan. This is for the history books. https://t.co/Ch1wVNdieT
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 22, 2021
Just 1 day after its earliest 20C, #Beijing did what it seemed impossible and on 21 February recorded 25.6C, pulverizing by almost 5C the monthly record just set yesterday. This 25C+ is 25 days early of the previous earliest 25C (18 March 2009). @ScottDuncanWX@bhensonweatherhttps://t.co/cVBZiCTnG7
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 21, 2021
Asian historic warm spell- South Korea: History was made in South Korea as well on 21 February with the highest temperature ever recorded in the country in February: 24.9C at #Pohang beat the 24.5C set at #Jeju on 21 feb 2004. #포항시pic.twitter.com/JIuTehXnRR
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 21, 2021
Asian heat wave-North Korea: The warm air reached the Korean Peninsula and more records fell. On 21 February the capital of North Korea, Pyongyang beat its record of the highest temperature ever recorded in February with 17.3C , 1.3C above the record set in February 1977. pic.twitter.com/NuGnxrycXp
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 21, 2021
Asian heatwave: As expected, #Mongolia on 20 February furtherly beat its national monthly record of highest temperature with 15.8C at Hanbogd. Hundreds of records of highest Tmax and highest Tmin fell in China today and more will fall tomorrow. @climateguyw@ScottDuncanWXpic.twitter.com/pcwlLG2sU9
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 20, 2021
Central Asia Brutal Heat wave:18 February witnessed dozens of monthly records of max. temperatures, in particular #Uzbekistan broke its record of the highest temp. ever in February with 32.0C at Karshi, destroying by almost 2C the previous national record. pic.twitter.com/f8iEgZsohT
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 18, 2021
After the Iraqi record,today 17 February #Turkmenistan had 31.8C at Saragt was close to the Turkmeni February record of 32.9C set at the same place in 1946. Next days the heat will move further east with chances to set a national monthly record of highest temperature in Mongolia https://t.co/Jb4TZJ7NLA
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 17, 2021
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 16, 2021
While Europe is living a harsh cold spell,more east there is record heat. In #Iran temperatures rose to as much as 34C at Minab,a record for this time of the year.Dozens of monthly records might fall in the next days when temperatures are expected to rise to 30C+ well above 1000m pic.twitter.com/P4nOF4E5UC
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 13, 2021
Very mild day in Korean Peninsula on 12 February with temperatures reaching record levels in North Korea for the first half of February with 17.4C in the coastal resort town of Wonsan (photo). Temperatures are expected to drop from Sunday. pic.twitter.com/slcSOZeQhd
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 12, 2021
The cold air in North-Central Europe is about to move east where today temperatures exceeded again 25C at #Batumi in the Georgian Black Sea. That warm air will persist further east in Central Asia and Caspian area where exceptional temperatures as high as 30C are expected. https://t.co/reLz8YtNoS
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) February 12, 2021
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