Burnham Park in Baguio City. PDI-NL PHOTOS / Richard Balonglong
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The government weather bureau said residents in this mountain resort city should not expect warmer days in the next few weeks as the temperature on Monday morning stayed within the 8 degrees Celsius zone.
On Monday morning, the mercury was at 8.4 degrees Celsius, just slightly up from the 8.1 degrees recorded on Sunday. Monday’s temperature was the second lowest reading this year and the third lowest since January 2009 when the city experienced 7.5 degrees.
Leticia Dispo, weather specialist of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) station here, said residents should prepare for colder days until February when the summer capital celebrates the annual Panagbenga (Baguio Flower festival).
Dispo said the temperature reading was lower at the peak of Mt. Sto. Tomas in Tuba town in Benguet province, dropping to 5.6 degrees Celsius early Monday.
Mt. Sto. Tomas, at 2,260 meters (7,415 feet) above sea level, offers a panoramic view of Baguio City and the Lingayen Gulf.
Dispo said temperature readings in Mt. Sto. Tomas in the past few days ranged from 7 to 9 degrees Celsius.
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