Heatwave Crisis: Mexico City Hits Historic 34.7°C

News Desk 

Mexico City: Mexico City is experiencing a severe heatwave, with the National Meteorological Service (SMN) recording the city’s highest-ever temperature of 34.7 degrees Celsius (94.46 degrees Fahrenheit) on Saturday. 

This new record, set at the Tacubaya observatory, surpasses the previous high of 34.3 degrees Celsius recorded on May 9. Scientists from the National Autonomous University of Mexico have cautioned that the city may experience even higher temperatures over the next two weeks.

Since March, intense heatwaves have claimed 48 lives across Mexico, with the government reporting 14 deaths in Veracruz, and eight each in Tabasco, San Luis Potosi, and Tamaulipas. Last year, the country experienced a record 419 heat-related deaths during the hot season, which lasts from March to October, in a population of 129 million people.