Heat and humidity have made their rounds in many parts of Canada so far this summer, but nothing compared to the heat in Iran Friday. Temperatures in the Iranian city of Bandar Mahshahr reached 46 C on Friday as a heatwave passed through much of the Middle East -- but with humidity, reports say the city felt like a scorching 70 C.

Iranian city hits record-breaking temps, feels like 70 C

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Daksha Rangan

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Saturday, August 1, 2015, 3:02 PM - Heat and humidity have made their rounds in many parts of Canada so far this summer, but nothing compared to the heat in Iran Friday.

Temperatures in the Iranian city of Bandar Mahshahr reached a scorching 46 C on Friday as a heatwave passed through much of the Middle East.

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But with humidity, the air felt more like 73 C, the CBC reports. The Huffington Post reports that temperatures felt close to 68 C.

The hottest day on earth was recorded in July 1913, when California’s Death Valley was amidst a heatwave. Temperatures climbed to 57 C, breaking a world record as the highest temperature recorded.

The Weather Network expects the record of high-40s temperatures to persist in Bandar Mahshahr for the week ahead, with a forecast high of 50 C on Friday, August 7.

Situated near the Persian Gulf, Bandar Mahshahr is the capital of Mahshahr County in Iran’s province of Khuzestan.

West of Iran, the Iraqi government declared a four-day holiday after temperatures soared above 50 C earlier this week. The holiday began on Thursday.

Hot here in #Toronto, but nowhere near as hot as Bagdad, Iraq. Gov't declares 4-day holiday https://t.co/o2cWuMrZVT pic.twitter.com/afhvK9KI4h — Andrew MacKendrick (@amackendrick) July 30, 2015

It's not even that hot here compared to Baghdad🔥🔥☀️ pic.twitter.com/kmdhCPUCsT — Layla Shaibany (@LaylaShaiSalty) July 28, 2015

SOURCES: CBC | Huffington Post | History.com

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