The earliest +50°C in history in the World! Shabankareh, Iran, +52,1°C (!!!), in China with 1000 new temperature records! India, Indonesia and Philippines under water
Marek Kučera 
The largest heatwave in world´s history – by its extent and intensity both, which already has produced historic +46,0°C in Central Asia /https://mkweather.com/madness-in-central-asia-brutal-heatwaves-up-to-46c-in-spring-turkmenistan-456c-uzbekistan-445c-kazakhstan-440c-siberia-366c-heatwaves-in-the-middle-e// and almost +40°C (+39,3°C) in Siberia in spring-time (May 2025) in the last weeks /https://mkweather.com/unbelievable-40c-in-siberia-in-may-423c-above-50n-in-kazakhstan-china-with-470c-iran-486c-floods-in-china-611-mm-24-h-and-vietnam//, is continuing, with a brutal heat in Iran in the recent days.
In Shabankareh, Iran, the earliest maximum temperature in the world above +50,0°C (+52,1°C) was on 20. May 2025 measured, and other 2 stations reached +50°C and more: Ab Pakhsh with +50,4°C and Dayyer with +50,1°C.
From more records from Iran and the Middle East: +46,0°C in Tabas, +45,1°C n Alula, +44,8°C in Khor, +41,0°C in Yazd, +38,7°C in Esfahan, +38,4°C in Torbat, +37,7°C in Guchan, +37,4°C in Sharhud, +37,3°C in Teheran, +36,6°C in Ghazvin.
Pakistan similarly reported its first +50,0°C, United Arab Emirates +48°C, Saudi Arabia +47°C and Qatar crazy Tmin of +34,8°C.
Nights in Pakistan are anomalously hot, with Tmin of +35,6°C in Hossaynieh, +35,1°C in Ahvaz. Kuwait reported Tmin +34,7°C and Iran and Kuwait survived the hottest nights in all-time history (over the whole year).
Extreme heatwave was long from Saudi Arabia to Japan in the last days!
Meanwhile in China, 1000 weather stations reported temperature May records. In the last days, the hottest May day in China, with Tmax of +47,0°C was measured /https://mkweather.com/470c-in-mangxiaohu-xinjiang-china-in-spring-486c-in-qurayyat-oman-the-hottest-nights-in-iraq-in-history-floods-in-bangalore-india-s-china-n-vietnam//.
From the next records its +43,3°C in Shiyan or +41,6°C in Linzhou.
Shaanxi, Shanxi and Hubei provinces broke the highest provincial records in May.
Extreme temperatures in spring hit Honshu, Japan, up to +35°C and Koreas up to +34°C. Extremely hot was in Ryukyu and Hokkaido, too.
From some records, we can mention Naha, Japan with Tmax of +32,2°C (previous record from 1906 broken!), +33,0°C from Maehara, +32,7°C from Yokota, +31,3°C from Kuma, +31,0°C from Yuya, +30,7°C from Takatsu or +30,2°C from Ikawa.
Tmin of +23,0°C was the hottest spring night in Soeul, South Korea, in all-time history.
Kaesong, North Korea, reported a tropical night (above +20,0°C), too, with many Tmin records for May across the country.
Meanwhile, in India and Pakistan continue extremely hot nights, thanks to humidity, and in India many regions 1m+ floodwater.
From Tmins its: +30,0°C in Surendranagar or +29,0°C in Diu, India or +30,5°C in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan.
Floods hit mainly Bengaluru, Goa, Pune, Meghalaya and Hyderabad, while in Delhi, severe storms wiped out the roots of trees.
Severe floods are reported from Maguindanao, Philippines and West Papua, Indonesia, too.
Summer forecast for Asia you will find here: https://mkweather.com/summer-2025-forecast-for-asia-a-strong-typhoon-and-cyclone-season-record-heatwaves-for-central-asia-hot-middle-east-stormy-in-the-south-hot-china-north-stormy-south-drier-dry-west-and-stormy/.
+52,1°C IN IRAN
HEATWAVES IN THE MIDDLE EAST
HEATWAVES IN CHINA, KOREA AND JAPAN
— Thierry Goose (@ThierryGooseBC) May 21, 2025
35.0°C in Hida, monthly record and highest temperature of the year in Japan.
Several monthly records broken and more to come. @wni_jp pic.twitter.com/XcGAvYFp4i
— Tomoki Suzuki (@StabilizClimate) May 21, 2025
Yesterday, 20-5-2025, a record high temperature for the month of May was broken in Okinawa, western Japan and elsewhere :
etc… pic.twitter.com/GXw6aUSIyB
HEATWAVE AND FLOODS IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN
— Voice Of Mumbai (@VoiceOfMumbai5) May 22, 2025
#Floods in #Goa, extremely heavy rains in last 24 hours giving more than 200 mm rains. South #Maharashtra will also witness rain from this evening .#Rainworld pic.twitter.com/VEDSgclG4u
Incoming Storm! Pune Faces Flash Floods with Streets Underwater.
— Nitesh Das (@Realnitesh945) May 22, 2025Pune, Maharashtra, India pic.twitter.com/hiIdlZRmV4
— Instant News ™ (@InstaBharat) May 22, 2025
— Guwahati News (@guwahatinews_) May 22, 2025
Meghalaya urges Assam to fix drainage, not shift blame for Guwahati floodshttps://t.co/ajV87WNDtZ
Key Insights:
Meghalaya urges Assam to fix drainage issues in Guwahati instead of blaming Meghalaya for the floods.
FLOODS AND LANDLISDES IN INDONESIA AND PHILIPPINES
— CARE Philippines (@CAREphl) May 22, 2025
@ECHO_Asia support, delivering aid to the most affected communities.
: (1) Save the Children, (2) Action Against Hunger, (3) HI-COM, (4) ACCORD pic.twitter.com/Tes9mXM9Ng
Marek Sadowski 
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