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MANILA, Philippines—Residents of Metro Manila suffered another sweltering day on Saturday as the mercury reached 36.7 degree Celsius, the hottest temperature recorded in the metropolis this year.
It surpassed the 36.6 degrees Celsius registered on May 19, Fernando Cada, weather forecaster of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, told INQUIRER.net.
Cada said the temperature was recorded 1:50 p.m. at the Science Garden Station in Quezon City.
Pagasa expects Metro Manila temperatures to remain high due to the existence of “a ridge of high pressure area,” he said.
The hottest day in the country this year, he said, was recorded at 39.8 degrees Celsius in Tuguegarao City.
But the hottest temperature ever recorded in the Philippines was on May 11, 1969, when mercury reached 42.2 degrees Celsius in Tuguegarao City.
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