Singapore sees hottest and driest September on record
Singapore saw the hottest and also the driest September on record this past September since temperature records began in 1929 and rainfall records began in 1869! This was despite the occurrence of haze blocking some sunlight.
The monthly mean temperature for September 2019 was 29.0 °C , 0.2 °C warmer than the previous record set in September 1997. September 2019 also saw a new record for the highest September mean daily maximum of 33.0 °C , far exceeding the previous record of 32.2 °C (in September 1997) by 0.8 °C . Another record was set for the highest September mean daily minimum temperature of 26.6 °C , 0.1 °C higher than the previous record in September 2015. The monthly total rainfall last month was 22.8 mm, breaking the previous September record low rainfall of 23.7 mm in September 1994.
The highest daily maximum temperature across the island reached at least 34°C on more than 15 days in the month. The highest daily maximum temperature of 35.0°C was recorded at Tai Seng on 21 September 2019.
September 1994, September 1997, September 2015 and September 2019 all had positive Indian Ocean Dipole(IOD), 1997 and 2015 also had El Nino but not this year.
Read more at http://www.weather.gov.sg/end-of-prolonged-dry-weather/ and watch video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCLe-SGjOAs .
The monthly mean temperature for September 2019 was 29.0 °C , 0.2 °C warmer than the previous record set in September 1997. September 2019 also saw a new record for the highest September mean daily maximum of 33.0 °C , far exceeding the previous record of 32.2 °C (in September 1997) by 0.8 °C . Another record was set for the highest September mean daily minimum temperature of 26.6 °C , 0.1 °C higher than the previous record in September 2015. The monthly total rainfall last month was 22.8 mm, breaking the previous September record low rainfall of 23.7 mm in September 1994.
The highest daily maximum temperature across the island reached at least 34°C on more than 15 days in the month. The highest daily maximum temperature of 35.0°C was recorded at Tai Seng on 21 September 2019.
September 1994, September 1997, September 2015 and September 2019 all had positive Indian Ocean Dipole(IOD), 1997 and 2015 also had El Nino but not this year.
Read more at http://www.weather.gov.sg/end-of-prolonged-dry-weather/ and watch video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCLe-SGjOAs .