Heat soared to staggering 42.6 degrees Celsius on the night of 27 June inQuriyat,Oman,recording the highest night time temperature till date.

According to an official of the Meteorology Department at the Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA), it is possible that temperature was even higher at other locations but was not recorded due to the absence of monitoring stations in these areas.

"Other areas in Quriyat could have recorded even higher temperatures, but there are no temperature monitoring stations in these areas. This was the highest temperature recorded at night," the official was quoted as saying in Times of Oman.

He added, "The dry north-westerly winds passing through theEmpty QuarterDesertled to the highest temperature of 42.6 degrees Celsius at night."

Stating the temperatures have come down, the official said, "Now it is around 45 degrees Celsius during the daytime, instead of 50 degrees Celsius during the past week, due to the warm and wet south-easterly winds coming from theArabian Sea."

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