**Response to @extremetemps:**

And the village of Aioun Al Atrouss in Mauritania rose to 47.0C, which ties its record of the hottest May day ever (= May 1996 and May 2009) and ties its 2nd hottest day ever (> 80 years of data) only behind 15 June 2001 (47.6C).

https://nitter.moomoo.me/extremetemps/status/1654209008796835840#m