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The highest temperature ever recorded in the world was 136.4 degrees Fahrenheit (58 degrees Celsius) on this day at El Azizia,
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 14). The highest temperature ever recorded in the world was 136.4 degrees Fahrenheit (58 degrees Celsius) on this day at El Azizia,. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090959
South African History Online (2012) 'The highest temperature ever recorded in the world was 136.4 degrees Fahrenheit (58 degrees Celsius) on this day at El Azizia,', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090959 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, The highest temperature ever recorded in the world was 136.4 degrees Fahrenheit (58 degrees Celsius) on this day at El Azizia, [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090959, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"The highest temperature ever recorded in the world was 136.4 degrees Fahrenheit (58 degrees Celsius) on this day at El Azizia,." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090959. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "The highest temperature ever recorded in the world was 136.4 degrees Fahrenheit (58 degrees Celsius) on this day at El Azizia,." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090959.
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