At the World’s Hottest Place Today, It Is 121 Degrees

By Douglas A. McIntyre Published May 11, 9:57AM EDT

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Typically, the hottest place in the world on any given day is in India, Pakistan, the Middle East or northern Africa. Daytime temperatures in these regions can top 120 degrees Fahrenheit, which can endanger residents. Today, however, the hottest place in the world is in Fiji, where the peak temperature in one area will hit just over 121 degrees, according to El Dorado Weather.

Nadi, Fiji, is on the nation’s largest island. Fiji, in the South Pacific, covers over 330 islands. It sits east of Australia and north of New Zealand. It covers about 7,000 square miles and has a population of just over 900,000. Nadi is on the west coast of the island on Nadi Bay, which is part of the Pacific Ocean.

Nadi has a population of 50,000. Tourism is a mainstay of its economy. It is a major transportation hub for the country and has its largest airport.

Average high temperatures are at or near 90 degrees Fahrenheit most months of the year, and it can hit 100 degrees, but much less often. Rain is heavy in January, February and March. It drops sharply from June through August.

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Temperatures over 102 degrees can be highly dangerous to humans. The Weather Channel points out: “Delirium, seizures, and/or a loss of consciousness signal heat stroke, the most-serious and lethal heat-related condition.” Extremely high heat also can cause organ damage.

The weather forecast for Nadi calls for a drop in temperature, which is extremely lucky for its residents.

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About the Author Douglas A. McIntyre →

Douglas A. McIntyre is the co-founder, chief executive officer and editor in chief of 24/7 Wall St. and 24/7 Tempo. He has held these jobs since 2006.

McIntyre has written thousands of articles for 24/7 Wall St. He is an expert on corporate finance, the automotive industry, media companies and international finance. He has edited articles on national demographics, sports, personal income and travel.

His work has been quoted or mentioned in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, NBC News, Time, The New Yorker, HuffPost USA Today, Business Insider, Yahoo, AOL, MarketWatch, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, New York Post, Chicago Tribune, Forbes, The Guardian and many other major publications. McIntyre has been a guest on CNBC, the BBC and television and radio stations across the country.

A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College, McIntyre also was president of The Harvard Advocate. Founded in 1866, the Advocate is the oldest college publication in the United States.

TheStreet.com, Comps.com and Edgar Online are some of the public companies for which McIntyre served on the board of directors. He was a Vicinity Corporation board member when the company was sold to Microsoft in 2002. He served on the audit committees of some of these companies.

McIntyre has been the CEO of FutureSource, a provider of trading terminals and news to commodities and futures traders. He was president of Switchboard, the online phone directory company. He served as chairman and CEO of On2 Technologies, the video compression company that provided video compression software for Adobe’s Flash. Google bought On2 in 2009.