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It seems no one read the article: > The intrigue: There are some questions about the validity of the temperature reading, however. Randy Cerveny, the World Met
by kansface 5y ago
It seems no one read the article:
> The intrigue: There are some questions about the validity of the temperature reading, however. Randy Cerveny, the World Meteorological Organization's rapporteur for weather records, told the Associated Press the reading is “suspicious, so we’re not going to make any immediate determination.”
> “It doesn’t sound terribly plausible,” Cerveny said. “But we’re not going to dismiss it.”
- smarx007 5y agoThe suspicion is between 47.0 and 48.8 degrees C, i.e. whether the 1977 heat record was beaten in a well-documented manner. There is no suspicion of scorching heat.