Metro Manila, Baguio City record lowest temperatures for Amihan season

MANILA, Philippines — The state weather bureau on Sunday reported the lowest temperatures for Metro Manila and Baguio City during the amihan (northeast monsoon) season.

Pagasa reported that the temperature in Baguio City dropped to 11.4 degrees Celsius at 4:50 am, while the temperature in Metro Manila measured at the Quezon City Science Garden, was recorded at 20.4 degrees Celsius at 6:15 am.

Pagasa said both stations logged its lowest temperature so far this northeast monsoon.

Here are the areas with the 10 recorded lowest temperatures as of 8:00 a.m. Sunday, according to Pagasa:

Baguio City, Benguet

11.4°C

04:50 AM

Basco, Batanes

17.0°C

08:00 AM

Tanay, Rizal

17.8°C

06:00 AM

Casiguran, Aurora

18.8°C

07:55 AM

Tuguegarao City, Cagayan

19.0°C

04:00 AM

Abucay, Bataan

19.1°C

05:00 AM

San Jose, Occidental Mindoro

19.6°C

05:00 AM

Malaybalay, Bukidnon

20.0°C

(time not indicated)

Science Garden, Quezon City

20.4°C

06:15 AM

Baler, Aurora

20.6°C

05:30 AM

The season of the northeast monsoon, which started in October, is a cool and dry northeast wind coming from Siberia and China that blows down to Southeast Asia.

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