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...
DAVAO CITY – The urban heat index here is already above normal, Davao City-based environmental group Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) Inc. said. Lemuel Lloyd Manalo, IDIS program coordinator, said that the recent heat index over 40 degrees Celsius was already above...
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,...
(PAGASA WEBSITE) The computed heat index value in Dagupan City, Pangasinan has reached 54 degrees Celsius (°C) at around 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 10, based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). According to PAGASA, there is...
(PAGASA) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) recorded the 54°C heat index at around 2 p.m., Friday, surpassing the 53°C heat index that was registered also in Dagupan City on March 17. If the heat index is over 52°C, PAGASA said there is...
(PAGASA) The highest heat index in the country on Friday, April 1, was recorded in Dagupan City, Pangasinan at 52 degrees Celsius (°C). The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) defines heat index as the measurement of how hot it feels when relative...
(PIXABAY) The computed heat index values in four areas in Luzon ranged from 42 to 48 degrees Celsius (°C) on Wednesday, March 23, amid the prevalence of the warm easterlies originating from the Pacific Ocean. Based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...
A day after the State weather bureau announced the onset of the dry season in the Philippines, Dagupan City in Pangasinan saw the hottest day so far in 2022 as it recorded a sizzling heat index of 53 degrees Celsius (°C) on Thursday, March 17. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and...
The highest heat index so far in 2022 was recorded in Dagupan City, Pangasinan at a sizzling 51 degrees Celsius (°C), according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday, March 12. (Pixabay) “Sa nakalipas po na dalawang linggo,...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Several parts of the country continue to experience hot weather as 16 monitoring stations registered above 40 degrees Celsius (°C) heat index on Friday, June 4. The heat index is the measurement of how hot it feels when relative humidity is factored in with the actual air...
(PIXABAY) The computed heat index values in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte and Tuguegarao City, Cagayan reached 46 degrees Celsius (°C) on Thursday, June 3, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) The heat index is the measurement of how hot it...
