Amihan brings record cold temperatures across Philippines
The northeastern monsoon, or Amihan, continues to affect the Philippines, bringing record low temperatures for the year in several regions.
On Thursday morning, January 18, La Trinidad recorded a new low of 10.8°C, breaking its previous season and year record set on January 12 at 12.1°C.
Metro Manila also experienced its coldest day this season and year with a temperature of 20.1°C in Science Garden, Quezon City, surpassing the earlier low of 20.2°C recorded on January 14.
Other PAGASA stations across Luzon logged temperatures below 20°C, including Baguio City at 13.0°C and Tuguegarao City at 19.6°C.
Vegetable farmers in Atok, Benguet reported experiencing frost due to the cold surge, as State Climatologist Joey Figuracion noted that another Amihan surge is expected late Sunday through midweek next week.
The strong Amihan is forecasted to persist until midweek before temporarily weakening towards the weekend, with another surge anticipated at the beginning of next week.
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