Weather tracker: Furnace Creek sizzles as snow sweeps Siberia in a week of extremes
Summary
This week, many places around the world experienced extreme weather with record-breaking heat and unusual cold. Honduras, the western US, Indonesia, northern China, and Mongolia saw very high temperatures, while northern Siberia had heavy snow and rain.Key Facts
- Honduras set a new May heat record with 42.2°C (107.9°F) in Choluteca.
- Furnace Creek in the western US reached 46.7°C, the highest US temperature so far this year.
- Indonesia, despite its cool season, had record high daytime and overnight temperatures in Manokwari, Bali, and West Timor.
- Northern China and Mongolia faced a heatwave, breaking or matching May temperature records at 10 weather stations.
- On May 11, Rizhao in Shandong province, China, experienced a violent storm with large hailstones.
- Siberia saw heavy snowfall with 31 cm falling in 12 hours, along with 39 mm of precipitation.
- The extreme weather reflects a mix of very hot and very cold conditions occurring at the same time across different regions.
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