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...
The observed heat indices in eight locations remained in the "danger" category, according to the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Friday, May 5. The areas with the highest heat indices observed on Friday were Butuan City,...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) recorded a 44°C heat index with a 70 percent relative humidity rate in Aparri, Cagayan on Monday, May 1. Courtesy of Unsplash This temperature falls under the "danger" category (44 to 51 °C), where people...
Six areas in the Philippines sizzled with a “dangerous” heat index on Sunday, April 30, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) disclosed. (Unsplash) The humid weather condition continues to prevail in most parts of the country following the...
The state weather bureau said the highest computed heat index on Saturday, April 29, was recorded in Cagayan. The highest computed heat index on Saturday, April 29 compared to the so far highest recorded heat index in 2023 (Photo courtesy of PAGASA) Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
Thirteen locations recorded heat indices between 42 and 51 degrees Celsius (°C) that fall under the "danger" category on Friday, April 28, based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The areas with the highest heat indices...
A sizzling 48°C heat index was recorded in Butuan City, Agusan Del Norte on Friday, April 21, marking the country’s highest heat index so far in 2023. (Unsplash) Butuan City, Agusan Del Norte on Friday recorded a heat index of 48°C, surpassing the previously-announced all-time high of 47°C in...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Guiuan in Eastern Samar registered a heat index of 49 degrees Celsius (℃) on Sunday, April 16, the highest recorded value since March 1, 2023. The heat index in the area reached 49℃ around 11 a.m.,...
The heat index reached dangerous levels in five areas on Thursday, March 30, based on the data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). It reached 46 degrees Celsius (℃) in Catarman, Northern Samar; 43℃ in Roxas City, Capiz; 42℃ in...
Tacloban City in the province of Leyte registered the highest heat index on Tuesday, March 28, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). PAGASA defines the heat index as the measurement of how hot it feels when relative humidity is factored in...
The state weather bureau on Saturday afternoon, March 25, bared that the heat index in three Philippine areas has climbed to the “dangerous” level. Heat index, also called “human discomfort index,” pertains to the apparent temperature that humans perceive. The Philippine Atmospheric,...
