(Photo courtesy of Pixabay) Heat indices in 14 areas reached the “danger” level on Tuesday, Aug. 15, but they were lower than the “extreme” heat index recorded in Casiguran, Aurora the day before. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...
(Photo courtesy of Pixabay) The heat index, or temperature as perceived by the body, reached 60 degrees Celsius (°C) in Casiguran, Aurora on Monday, Aug. 14, based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). For the fourth day in...
A scorching heat index of 50°C was experienced in Juban, Sorsogon on Saturday, May 27, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) disclosed. (Unsplash) Heat index pertains to the “apparent heat” that humans perceive. Heat indices between 42-51°C...
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...
