by Charie Mae F. Abarca, Manila Bulletin
Amid the continuous surge of the northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan”, a record-breaking temperature of 19.7 degrees celsius (°C) was recorded in Science Garden, Quezon City around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 16, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.
This has been the so far lowest temperature that the city has experienced since the onset of the northeast monsoon on Oct. 25, 2021.
The State weather bureau said the following weather stations recorded the top 10 lowest air temperatures in the country as of 8 a.m.
Baguio City, Benguet (11.0 °C)
Tanay, Rizal (18.0 °C)
Casiguran, Aurora (18.6 °C)
Laoag City, Ilocos Norte (18.6 °C)
Malaybalay, Bukidnon (19.0 °C)
Basco, Batanes (19.1 °C)
San Jose, Occidental Mindoro (19.1 °C)
Sinait, Ilocos Sur (19.5 °C)
Science Garden, Quezon City (19.7°C)
Abucay, Bataan (19.8 °C)
Meanwhile, in a public weather forecast, PAGASA weather specialist Samuel Duran said that the shear line or the convergence of warm and cold winds may bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers in Mindanao.
No weather disturbance is expected to develop and affect the country in the next 24 hours, PAGASA said.
