The Presidency of Metreology and Environment (PME) commented today on some media reports quoting researchers as saying that there are prospects of high temperatures in some areas, especially in the central and eastern regions to rise to 60 centigrade. In a statement issued today, the PME confirmed by pointing to the meteorological studies and statistics and references to the climatic records of 1970 to 2009, that there is no indication whatsoever for the Saudi regions in general and the areas specifically mentioned in this context, to be affected by temperatures higher than the rate recorded over the past years. "The highest temperature recorded in some of the governorates in the eastern region were (50 to 51) degrees in 2000 and (49) degrees in Riyadh, 50 degrees recorded in Makkah in 1989 and 50 degree in Madinah in 1973, the statement said. The PME pointed out that the air temperatures are measured in the shade according to measurements of the World Meteorological Organization, and this is the temperature that is usually announced in the bulletins of local and global observations through various media organs. At the end of the statement, the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment urged all citizens and media organs to refer to the PME specialists for reliable information sources.
