[pard68]

The thermal equator passes through Sindh. The hottest temp ever recorded was 53.5C/128.3F on May 26, 2010, the previous record high was 52.8C/127F on June 12, 1919.

So sounds like this is a hot, but not uncommonly hot day there.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Sindh

[scblock]

That doesn't follow. If the hottest temperature ever is 53.5, and the previous record was 52.8, then temperatures that cross 52 degrees don't sound "not uncommon" at all.

For comparison, the highest temperature in Denver history is 105 F (40.6 C). Denver gets 3-5 days above 100 F (37.8 C) in a typical year based on recent history. The total number of 100 degree days in Denver in the last 150 years is 105. The total count at 103 or above is 13. (source: https://www.weather.gov/bou/DenverSummerHeat).

[game_the0ry]

Pakistani guy, here.

You are correct, PK habitually gets very hot (been there, can confirm).

The real problem in rolling black outs during the summer that kill A/C. At night, it would get so hot you couldn't even sleep.

[pard68]

I've seen some amazing old buildings there and elsewhere in that general area of the world that were able to even produce ice despite this heat. Shame that these olds technologies have been passed by for tech from more humid climates.

[sys_64738]

What is the humidity like? A dry heat is different from a sauna type heat.

[reustle]

Is there any discussion or experimentation on moving towards subterranean housing? Sleeping in a deep basement, basically.

[Arnt]

Don't know about Sindh, but Babur used underground housing in Delhi around 1500 (and IIRC hated the hot weather).

Have experienced 47 degrees in Delhi, hate to think of 52.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babur

[game_the0ry]

That seems like a good idea, but none of my family's houses had any such livable basements.

[WarOnPrivacy]

> sounds like this is a hot, but not uncommonly hot day there.

To clarify what common looks like, Sindh's monthly high temps for May-June average 109F-112F.

https://weatherandclimate.com/pakistan/sindh

I'm still looking for their highest temp trends.

[pard68]

Ya I have not been able to find monthly highs (not average) or even just median high temps.

[grugagag]

From the article

> The highest temperature recorded in Pakistan was in 2017 when temperatures rose to 54 C (129.2 F) in the city of Turbat

[pard68]

Yes I saw that too. Quite an extraordinary temp by almost any US state's standard! I looked up the temp in Turbat today, only 86F, cooler than where I live in the midwest. Wild the temp range between the two places.