26 April 2016, 12:47 GMT
The scorching temperature was recorded in Mitribah as a heat wave hit the north-western part of the Arabian Peninsula.
Just as the temperature in Mitribah hit 129 degrees Fahrenheit Thursday, Iraq’s southern city of Basra came in at a very close second with the mercury soaring to 127.4 degrees on Thursday and surging to 129 degrees on Friday.
Specialists attribute these unprecedented temperature spikes to the El-Niño weather phenomenon.
The sizzling heat wave is expected to last until the end of August and may gradually decrease after September 6.
