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RIO DE JANEIRO, March 18, 2024 (AFP) – A heat wave stifling Brazil set new records on Sunday, with Rio de Janeiro’s heat index hitting 62.3 degrees Celsius, the highest in a decade, weather authorities said. The heat index measures what a temperature feels like, taking into account humidity. The actual maximum temperature in the city was 42 ºC on Monday, the Alerta Rio weather system said. The 62.3C record was notched in western Rio […]
(Eagle News) — Sangley Point in Cavite registered a 50-degree Celsius heat index on Friday, May 8. PAGASA said this was recorded at 2 p.m. Dagupan City followed, with a 47-degree Celsius heat index at the same time. Also at 2 p.m., Ambulong, Tanauan City; Davao City; Dipolog City; and the Science City of Munoz registered a 46-degree heat index. PAGASA defines heat index as the “human discomfort index that gives the ‘apparent’ temperature, or […]
(Eagle News)–Tuguegarao City on Monday, May 4, registered the highest temperature in the country since 2018. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the 40 degrees Celsius registered by the city was the same as the temperature recorded in Echague, Isabela two years ago. Earlier, PAGASA said the Science Garden in Quezon City registered 36.5 degrees on Monday, May 4, the highest temperature during this dry season so far. PAGASA said the PAGASA […]
(Eagle News) – The country’s weather bureau recorded the highest heat index on Thursday at 49.2 degrees Celsius in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, and recorded 15 more areas where the heat index exceeded the “danger” level of 41 degrees Celsius yesterday, April 18. PAGASA describes the heat index as the “human discomfort index that gives the ‘apparent’ temperature or what human perceive or feel as the temperature affecting their body.” “High air temperatures and high relative […]
(Eagle News) — Posibleng tumindi pa ang nararanasang init ng panahon ngayong buwan ng Mayo. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), sa unang araw ng Mayo, pasado alas-2 ng hapon, umabot sa 46.8 degrees Celsius ang heat index sa Cavite kung saan mataas ang tsansa na makaranas ng heat stroke. Ngayong araw, Mayo 2, inaasahan na tataas ang heat index sa Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija sa 44 degrees Celsius; 43 degrees Celsius […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Mas makararamdam ng mainit na panahon ang malaking bahagi ng bansa ngayong araw. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, bunsod ito ng easterlies o ang mainit at maalinsangang hangin mula sa Pacific Ocean. Pero sinabi ng Pagasa na hindi pa opisyal na panahon na ng tag-init dahil umiiral pa ang northeast monsoon o hanging amihan sa hilangang bahagi ng Luzon. Kamakailan ay inihayag ng weather bureau […]
(Eagle News) — Sa kabila ng napakainit na panahon ngayon, nagbabala ang Philippine Atmosheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) na posibleng mas uminit pa ang panahon sa mga susunod na araw. Ayon sa naturang ahensya, bagaman umabot na sa 37.7°C ang temperatura sa Metro Manila, asahan pa anilang lalagpas pa sa temperaturang ito ang mararanasan sa mga susunod na araw dahil na rin sa humidity na lalo pang nagpapainit sa panahon. Dagdag pa ng […]
(Eagle News) – The heat index this Saturday April 2 reached 49.4 degrees Celsius in San Jose City, Occidental Mindoro, according to the country’s weather bureau PAGASA. This is already considered a “danger level”, especially as it is already way past 41 degrees Celsius. PAGASA considers 54 degrees Celsius as extremely dangerous level, which can cause heat stroke. The 49.4 degrees Celsius heat index is the hottest on record since March this year, according […]
