June 21, 2023, 10:38 PM
June 21, 2023, 10:38 PM
Ciudad Obregón, in the state of Sonora (northwestern Mexico), registered on Wednesday (06.21.2023) a record temperature of 50 degrees Celsius, according to the National Meteorological Service station, and with that record it was among the hottest regions on the planet.
“In the Yaqui Valley area, very close to rural communities and the urban area, at kilometer 68 of the Canal Alto, 50 degrees Celsius were registered. So, officially in Sonora that temperature was reached and in the next few days it could happen again,” said meteorologist Gilberto Lagarda.
The specialist from the Northwest Basin agency of the National Water Commission (Conagua) warned that the official climate forecast indicates that the rest temperatures around 50 degrees will continue this week Celsius or more in the municipality of Cajeme and surrounding municipalities.
Meanwhile, he said, “the highest temperature in an urban region was in Ciudad Obregón with 49 degrees Celsiuswhich was a record for a June date and month in all of history.”
Lagarda explained that these extreme temperatures are due to a anticyclonic circulation that is affecting almost the entire Mexican territory, but particularly in the southern region of Sonora.
The last time that the Conagua weather stations recorded temperatures of 49 degrees Celsius in Ciudad Obregón was on July 27, 2020.
So far this season in Sonora, three people have officially died as a result of dehydration or heat stroke, all adults, residents of the cities of Caborca, Hermosillo and Ciudad Obregón, all in Sonora.
