Table 1 Observation stations.

From: Rapidly increasing likelihood of exceeding 50 °C in parts of the Mediterranean and the Middle East due to human influence

Country

Station name

Coordinates

Obs. period

Record Tmax temp °C (Year)

ARE (UA Emirates)

ABU DHABI INTL

24.43N 54.65E

1983–2021

49.2 (1999)

DZA (Algeria)

ECH CHELIFF

36.21N 1.33E

1957–2021

48.0 (2015)

EGY (Egypt)

MINYA

28.08N 30.73E

1957–2021

48.6 (1992)

ESP (Spain)

MORON DE LA FRONTERA

37.16N 5.62W

1955–2021

46.6 (1967)

ISR (Israel)

BEER SHEVA

31.25N 34.82E

1951–2016

44.9 (2002)

JOR (Jordan)

KING HUSSEIN

32.36N 36.26E

1959–2021

44.8 (2010)

LBY (Libya)

HON

29.12N 15.95E

1956–2021

47.6 (2010)

MAR (Morocco)

MENARA

31.61N 8.04W

1957–2021

49.6 (2012)

QAT (Qatar)

DOHA INTL

25.26N 51.56E

1983–2021

50.4 (2010)

SAU (Saudi Ar.)

QAISUMAH

28.33N 46.12E

1966–2021

50.8 (2007)

TUN (Tunisia)

KAIROUAN

35.67N 10.10E

1957–2021

48.3 (2018)

TUR (Turkey)

EDIRNE

41.67N 26.57E

1955–2021

44.1 (2007)

  1. The table gives details of the 12 stations used in the study, including the country where they are located, the station name and coordinates, the observational period, and record daily maximum temperature for each location together with the year when it was observed (in parentheses).
  2. The locations of the stations are illustrated in Fig. 1.
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