San Jose in Occidental Mindoro recorded the country’s highest heat index so far this year at 53 degrees Celsius (°C) on Wednesday, May 24, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The 53°C heat index was recorded by PAGASA at around 12 p.m....
Casiguran, Aurora topped the list of places with the highest daily heat index observed on Tuesday, May 23, based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). On Tuesday, the highest heat index, or temperature as perceived by the...
Data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday, May 22, showed that twenty-eight monitoring stations across the country recorded heat indices that were considered "dangerous." Aparri, Cagayan, and Infanta, Quezon had the highest daily...
Despite some rains, several locations still experienced intense heat, with heat index values reaching "dangerous" levels at 14 PAGASA monitoring stations (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration) stations on Sunday, May 21. The heat index is the measurement of...
The state weather bureau said seven areas in the Philippines sizzled with a “dangerous” heat index on Saturday, May 20. (Unsplash) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the highest heat index on Saturday was observed in Aparri, Cagayan at...
Thirty-six locations across the country registered “dangerous” heat indices on Thursday, May 18, based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Of those that recorded dangerous heat indices, Thursday's highest heat index was...
All three Metro Manila monitoring stations recorded a heat index of 42 degrees Celsius (°C) on Wednesday afternoon, May 17, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. PAGASA recorded the 42°C heat index at its monitoring stations in Science...
The scorching heat continued to plague parts of the country on Tuesday, May 16, with heat index values reaching “dangerous” levels in 27 monitoring stations of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The heat index is the measurement of how hot...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) recorded “dangerous” heat indices in 19 areas across the country on Monday, May 15. Based on PAGASA’s data, the highest computed heat index on Monday was 44 degrees Celsius (°C) recorded in Dipolog City...
The highest computed heat index on Sunday, May 14 was recorded in Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). PAGASA recorded Sunday’s highest heat index, or temperature as perceived by the human body,...
Fourteen areas in the Philippines sizzled with a dangerous heat index on Saturday, May 13, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) disclosed. (Unsplash) The humid weather condition prevails across the archipelago following the onset of warm and dry...
The highest heat index in the country so far this year was recorded on Friday, May 12 in Legazpi City, Albay, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Based on PAGASA’s monitoring, the heat index in Legazpi City reached 50 degrees Celsius...
