Last month was Bahrain’s hottest in 118 years

TDT | Manama

A CNN reporting quoting scientists at Copernicus estimated last month that CO2 emissions from fires in the Arctic Circle have increased by more than a third compared with 2019, with 244 megatonnes of carbon pro- duced from January 1 to August 31, 2020. By comparison, the whole of 2019 saw only 181 megatonnes of carbon, the report added.

Met directorate said the Sep tember here was ‘hot and humid’ mainly due to moist easterly to Southeasterly winds.

40°C on ten days

During the month, Bahrain had ten days, where the maximum temperature exceeded 40°C. The 43.7°C recorded at Bahrain International Airport on September 9 goes on record as the fifth-highest maximum for September since 1946 at BIA.

The highest temperature recorded at Bahrain International Circuit was 46.5°C on September 9 and at Durrat Al Bahrain was 44.8°C on the same day.

The mean temperature of the month was 34.8°C, which is 2.4°C above the long-term normal, and this goes on record as the highest mean temperatures for September since 1902. The old record was 34.6°C recorded in September 2017, met data said.

“The mean maximum temper- ature of the month was 39.8°C which is 3.3°C above the long-term normal, and this goes on record as the highest mean maximum temperatures for September since 1946. The old record was 39.1°C recorded in September 2017.”

Lowest 29.3°C

The mean minimum temperature was 31.3°C, that is 2.7°C above the long-term normal, and this goes on record as the third highest mean minimum temperatures for September since 1946.

The lowest temperature recorded was 29.3°C set on Sep- tember 23 at Bahrain International Airport but recorded 26.7°C on the same night at Durrat Al Bahrain.

Sunniest month

September 2020 was the fourth sunniest month for all September since the sunshine records began in 1968. The total number of hours of sunshine for the month was 334.8 hours.