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India records its hottest day ever as temperature hits 51C (that's 123.8F)
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Boys swimming to cool off as record temperatures of 51C were recorded in the Indian city of Phalodi. Photo: AP
A city in northern India has shattered the national heat record, registering a searing 51C – the highest since records began – amid a nationwide heatwave.
The new record was set in Phalodi, a city in the desert state of Rajasthan, and is the equivalent of 123.8F.
It tops a previous record of 50.6C set in 1956
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