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Heat indices in 30 areas reach 'danger' level

Published May 8, 2023 10:00 am
Thirty locations across the country experienced dangerously high heat indices on Monday, May 8, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). On Monday, the highest observed heat index, or temperature as perceived by the human body, was 47 degrees Celsius (°C) in Ambulong, Tanauan, Batangas. According to PAGASA, a heat index of 42°C to 51°C indicates imminent “danger,” as “heat cramps and heat exhaustion are likely,” and “heat stroke is probable with continued activity.” (PAGASA)
Other areas that registered dangerously high heat indices on Monday were Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte (46°C); Catarman, Northern Samar (45°C); Roxas City, Capiz (45°C); Aparri, Cagayan (44°C); Baler, Aurora (44°C); Iba, Zambales (44°C); Sangley Point, Cavite (44°C); Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Pasay City (44°C); Tuguegarao City, Cagayan (44°C); Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro (43°C); Central Luzon State University in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija (43°C); Daet, Camarines Norte (43°C); Legazpi City, Albay (43°C); Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur (43°C); Butuan City, Agusan del Norte (42°C); Casiguran, Aurora (42°C); Clark Airport, Pampanga (42°C); Cotabato City, Maguindanao (42°C); Dagupan City, Pangasinan (42°C); Infanta, Quezon (42°C); Laguindingan Airport, Misamis Oriental (42°C); Laoag City, Ilocos Norte (42°C); Maasin, Southern Leyte (42°C); Masbate City, Masbate (42°C); Port Area, Manila (42°C); San Jose, Occidental Mindoro (42°C); Science Garden, Quezon City (42°C); Surigao City, Surigao del Norte (42°C); and Tacloban City, Leyte (42°C). Based on PAGASA’s data, the highest heat index recorded since March 1, 2023, was 49℃ on April 16 in Guiuan, Eastern Samar. In the next 24 hours, PAGASA said Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the frontal system. PAGASA warned of moderate to occasional heavy rains that could cause flooding or landslides in these areas. Meanwhile, the rest of the country will continue to experience partly cloudy to cloudy weather with isolated rain showers or localized thunderstorms due to the easterlies or warm air from the Pacific Ocean.

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