Searing heat

At least seven countries set new March hot temperature records late last week.

Pakistan: 113.9 degrees ( old record 128.3 degrees in 2010)

Iraq: 110.8 degrees ( old record 108.3 degrees in 2010)

Turkmenistan: 104.4 degrees ( old record 102.4 degrees in 2010)

Uzbekistan: 99 degrees ( old record 97.5 degrees in 2000)

Tajikistan: 95.5 degrees ( old record 92 degrees in 1971)