Record-Breaking Heat Wave Grips Morocco as Temperatures Approach 50°C

Scorching days in the kingdom with "absolute records" of temperatures during an "exceptional" heat wave, with the mercury approaching 50 degrees and exceeding the monthly normal by 5 to 12 degrees in places, the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) said on Monday.

This scorching weather is due to the rise of a dry and hot air mass from the South, causing a significant increase in temperatures, the DGM specifies.

In addition, monthly records for this month of August have concerned the cities of Taroudant with 49.3°C recorded last Sunday, August 15, 2021, against a previous record of around 48.9°C recorded on August 2, 2012 in Agadir Al Massira (49.1°C on Monday, August 16, 2021 against 48.3°C on August 26, 2010).

The same in Marrakech, where 48.6°C were recorded on Friday, August 13, 2021, just like on August 2, 2012,

In Oujda, 46.7°C were recorded on Friday, August 13, 2021, against 46.2°C on August 6, 2019, while in Guelmim, a record of 47.6°C was recorded on Sunday, August 15, 2021, against 47°C on August 5, 2016, and in Meknes, 46.5°C were recorded on Saturday, August 14, 2021, against a previous record of 45.3°C on August 9, 1925.

These monthly records also concern the cities of Taza, where a maximum temperature of 46.1°C was recorded on Friday, August 13, 2021, then 46.2°C the next day, Saturday, August 14, 2021, against a previous record recorded on August 4, 2021, of around 45.7°C.

In Khouribga, it is a maximum of 45.3°C that was recorded on Friday, August 13, 2021, then 45.5°C the next day, Saturday, August 14, 2021, against a previously recorded record of around 44.1°C on August 8, 2011.