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...
Seventeen locations across the country experienced “dangerous” heat indices on Thursday, May 11, based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). PAGASA observed the highest heat index, or temperature as perceived by the human...
For the third consecutive day, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) recorded the highest daily heat index reading observed across the country at Ambulong Station in Tanauan, Batangas on Wednesday, May 10. Based on PAGASA’s monitoring,...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that 20 locations across the country experienced dangerously high heat indices on Tuesday, May 9. PAGASA recorded Tuesday’s highest heat index, or temperature as perceived by the human body, at 46...
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...
Fifteen locations had heat indices above the “danger” threshold on Sunday, May 7, according to the monitoring of 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...
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 heat index in Muntinlupa reached 40 degree Celsius on May 5 that is equivalent to a warning of extreme caution. According to the Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management (MCDDRM), the 40 degree Celsius heat index was recorded at 1 p.m. based on an air temperature of 33...
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...
