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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).

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.

The highest heat index in the country on Friday, April 1, was recorded in Dagupan City, Pangasinan at 52 degrees Celsius (°C).

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.

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 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.

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 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)

Rains due to tropical storm “Dante” resulted in lower heat index values in some areas on Wednesday, June 2.

With heat indicis between 32 to 41°C, PAGASA advised residents to observe “extreme caution” as “heat cramps and heat exhaustion are possible” and “continuing activity could result in heatstroke.”

The heat index in Dagupan City, Pangasinan reached 51 degrees Celsius (°C), while Aparri, Cagayan and Sangley Point, Cavite recorded 50 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, June 1.

There was no respite from the heat as the computed heat index values in Ambulong, Batangas and Sangley Point, Cavite reached 50 degrees Celsius (°C) on Monday afternoon, May 31.

Three monitoring stations in Metro Manila registered heat index values between 41 degrees Celsius (°C) and 45°C on Sunday, May 30.

If you feel that the intense heat is wearing you down, get ready as the hot weather is likely to last for a few more days.

The highest heat index in the country on Saturday, May 29, was recorded in Sangley Point, Cavite at 51 degrees Celsius (°C).

The computed heat index values in Dagupan City, Pangasinan and Sangley Point, Cavite reached 48 degrees Celsius (°C) on Friday, May 28, amid the prevalence of the warm easterlies originating from the Pacific Ocean.

Heat index observed in Dagupan City and Sangley Point in Cavite soared to 48 degrees Celsius on Thursday, May 27, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

A low pressure area (LPA), embedded inside the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), was spotted east of Mindanao on Tuesday afternoon, May 25.