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To: i-node who wrote (877214)	8/1/2015 3:44:15 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577868

Don't have a cow. You're speaking of a "heat index", NOT a "temperature". It translates to 117 degrees F at relative humidity of 43%. In Iraq the actual temp yesterday was 52ºC or 126ºF. In Iran it was 70ºC or 158ºF. Actual temps and heat index temps are fairly close because its dry heat with humidity considerably lower than 43%. So yeah, Bentway was entitled to have a cow. Here's a photo of a man in Iraq holding a thermometer:

To: i-node who wrote (877214)	8/1/2015 5:20:46 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577868

Actually the temp was 115 degrees F but the dew point (more revealing that RH) was 90 degrees........and that means it was fucking hot......... In Baghdad yesterday it was 120 degrees..... Bandar Mahshahr, Iran, soared to a staggering heat index of 163 degrees Friday afternoon as a heat wave continued to bake the Middle East, already one of the hottest places on earth. "That was one of the most incredible temperature observations I have ever seen, and it is one of the most extreme readings ever in the world," AccuWeather meteorologist Anthony Sagliani said in a statement. While the temperature was "only" 115 degrees, the dew point was an unfathomable 90 degrees. On Thursday, the Iranian city of about 100,000 reached a heat index of 154 degrees. The combination of heat and humidity, measured by the dew point, is what makes the heat index — or what the temperature actually feels like outside. kagstv.com