Karachi breaks 38-year heat record ,The temperature was recorded at 42.6 degrees Celsius.

(Sindh Tribune) : According to the Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature recorded in Karachi today was 42.6 degrees. Earlier, on July 3, 1958, the temperature was recorded at 42.2 degrees.

 July's average temperature was 33.3 degrees Celsius in the Meteorological Department's 30-year record, but July this year was the hottest in 62 years.

 Earlier in the day, a 38-year record of heat was broken in Karachi when the mercury touched 42 degrees at 3 pm.
 According to the Meteorological Department, on July 22, 1982, the temperature in Karachi was recorded at 40 degrees Celsius.

 The torrential rains that followed the record heat changed the atmosphere in the city and reduced the intensity of the heat.