Jordan | August 2023 breaks the temperature record in the capital, Amman, so what about next August?

Arabia Weather - In August 2023, Jordan witnessed a severe heat wave that affected various regions of the country. During which temperatures recorded unprecedented highs, far exceeding seasonal averages. This heat wave caused an increase in demand for electricity and water, and the capital, Amman, broke the previous record for the highest temperatures in history.

Arabia Weather: A record temperature was recorded in the capital, Amman, on August 14, 2023

The Kingdom was exposed to a severe heat wave during the first half of August 2023, during which the Jordanian capital, Amman, recorded at 1:30 pm on Monday, August 14, 2023, a maximum absolute temperature of 43.7 degrees Celsius. Thus, it exceeded the previous record temperature for the same region, which was recorded twice on August 20, 2010 and July 30, 2000, which amounted to 43.5 degrees Celsius. This recording is the highest since the beginning of climate records in the Kingdom 100 years ago, which highlights the importance of this event in the history of meteorology.

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This phenomenon highlights the strength and history of the heat wave that affected the Kingdom, which is considered unprecedented. The new recorded number opens the door to the possibility that the Kingdom will be exposed to more severe heat waves in the future, which requires moving towards the use of early warning and advance warning systems to optimally deal with such weather conditions.

Will the heat wave last August be repeated this year, and will the capital, Amman, be on the cusp of a new temperature record?

After studying the outputs received from global computer models, meteorological specialists at the Arabian Weather Center announced the seasonal weather forecast for the coming months, including August 2024. The forecasts issued in the seasonal weather forecast show that the general behavior of temperatures will be higher than average as a result of expansion. The upper air elevation in some periods towards the Kingdom.

The specialists said that the initial long-term forecasts indicate that heat waves will move away from the Kingdom next August, despite expectations of high temperatures at various periods of the month, but they will not rise to long and exhausting heat waves.

God knows.