A scorching air mass originating from the Arabian Peninsula has affected Jordan and the rest of the Levant since Friday, Aug. 8, causing temperatures to rise to unusually high levels, according to the regional weather app ArabiaWeather.
ArabiaWeather stated that the "fiery core" of the air mass positioned itself unusually close to Amman and other Jordanian cities, leading to high, unseasonable daytime and nighttime temperatures.
The temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (104 F) for several days, even in some high mountainous areas.
The official weather station at King Hussein Airport in Aqaba recorded a maximum temperature of 49.6 degrees Celsius (121.3 F), breaking the previous national record for the city of 48.5 C (119.3 F) set in 2020.

Aqaba shatters temperature record amid brutal heatwave in Jordan