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SAN ANTONIO, Zambales – Following the record-high, extremely dangerous heat index of 53 degrees Celsius this province experienced on Sunday (April 28), the hot weather would still prevail in the area on Monday.
In its forecast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the heat index in Zambales would remain at a dangerous level, peaking at 42°C on Monday.
READ: Sunday’s heat index in Iba, Zambales reaches extreme danger level
It was, however, cooler than the extremely dangerous heat index logged in the province’s capital town of Iba the previous day.
Pagasa said, a heat index of at least 52°C is already categorized as within the “extreme danger” level and could easily lead to heat stroke when exposed to the sun for a long time.
Heat index is the degree of high humidity and air temperature felt by an average person.
The 53 °C recorded in Iba, Zambales on Sunday was the highest in the country so far this year as a result of the El Niño weather phenomenon. INQ