Accuweather.com - 1/16/13, Jim Andrews
Searing heat over the Kalahari Desert has hiked the temperature to near all-time highs in northwestern South Africa.
The recognized claimant to the nation's all-time high, Vioolsdrif, reached at least 48 C, or 118 F, on Wednesday. This followed Tuesday's high of 45.8 C, or 114 F.
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