Large parts of Asia break records with extreme warm temperatures

() — Many Asian countries are breaking temperature records, while the brutal heat wave in April continues to affect much of the continent.

Laos has been the last country to break a new historical record, since this Tuesday Luang Prabang reached 42.7°C (109° F), according to meteorological historian Maximiliano Herrera.

Weekend, Thailand exceeded 45°C for the first time in its history, according to Herrera. The city of Tak hit 45.4 degrees Celsius on Saturday, but much of the country has been in the 30s and 40s since late March.

Scorching temperatures have also swept through China. This Tuesday temperatures of up to 42.4 ° C were registered in Yuanyang, only 0.3 ° C from the national record of April, according to Herrera. This Monday, more than 100 weather stations from 12 provinces broke their temperature record for April, according to climatologist Jim Yang.

Myanmar broke a record in April on Monday, when Kalewa reached 44°C (111°F), Herrera tweeted.

Although the heat has not broken records in most cases, it has also been felt in South Asia. Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh have recorded temperatures above 40°C for many days.

April and May are usually the hottest months of the year in South and Southeast Asia, as temperatures soar before the monsoon rains begin.

Temperatures will remain extremely hot in South and Southeast Asia, with little relief in sight. Meanwhile, cooler conditions are looming across much of China, as temperatures will drop from about 10 degrees Celsius (18 degrees Fahrenheit) above average to 10 degrees Celsius (18 degrees Fahrenheit) below average this weekend. of week.