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  • 2016 Was Warmest Year On Record For Singapore: MSS

    2016 Was Warmest Year On Record For Singapore: MSS

    Last year was the warmest on record for Singapore, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) announced on Thursday (Mar 23), breaking the previous joint record set in the years 2015, 1998 and 1997.

    2016 saw an annual mean temperature of 28.4°C, exceeding the climatological average by 0.9°C, MSS stated in its Annual Climate Assessment Report.

    Eight of Singapore’s 10 warmest years have occurred in the current 21st century, with all the 10 warmest years occuring since 1997, consistent with ongoing global warming, MSS said.

    January, April and August set new records for being the warmest of each month in Singapore’s history. In addition, May and December 2016 were the second warmest May (after May 1998) and December (after December 2015).

     

    Source: CNA

  • More Warm Weather In May!

    More Warm Weather In May!

    The next two weeks are expected to be warm and wet, and there could also be slight haze in the morning.

    The National Environment Agency said in its latest weather forecast on Friday that, based on long-term statistics, May is the second warmest month in the year, after April.

    “Singapore can also expect four or five days of short-duration, thundery showers in the afternoon, and two or three days of thundery showers in the morning,” it said.

    The agency noted that rainfall for this month is likely to be “near-normal”, whereas about two-thirds of the country had more rainfall than usual last month.

    Central Singapore, around Ang Mo Kio and Lower Peirce Reservoir, received the highest rainfall of 267mm to 324mm, about 55 to 80 per cent above average.

    Eastern Singapore, around Pasir Ris and Simei, received the least rainfall of 67mm to 91mm, about 45 to 70 per cent below average.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com