Pagasa: PH records highest daytime temperature

The Manila Times

Pagasa: PH records highest daytime temperature  Climate monitoring and prediction chief Analiza Solis of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that the Philippines recorded its highest, maximum daytime temperature at 40.3 degrees Celsius in Tarlac on April 27 and again on May 6, 2024. Solis clarified that maximum daytime temperature is different from the heat index, with the highest recorded at 53 degrees Celsius. Heat index is measured along with the relative humidity of the atmosphere combined with the possible effect on the human body.  Video and Interview by Ezrah Raya  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net   Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #heatindex #pagasa

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00:00I'm Ezra Araya and this is the Manila Times.

00:04Record-breaking heat has triggered health alerts, put pressure on power supply and has

00:09forced thousands of schools to suspend in-person classes across the Philippines.

00:15The Department of Education, or DepEd, has pushed to shorten next school year as part

00:21of its proposal to revert back to the old school calendar that ends classes before the

00:27hottest months of April and May.

00:31When will we see the end of this extreme heat?

00:34Here to give us an update is Weather Bureau Pag-asa, Climate Monitoring and Prediction

00:39Chief Annaliza Solis.

00:42Welcome to the Manila Times, ma'am.

00:44Ma'am, what is the current highest temperature recorded in the Philippines?

00:48Yeah, for this year, the highest recorded maximum daytime temperature was 40.3 and this

00:56happened in Tarlac last April 27th and just recently this May 6th.

01:04Just to clarify, the 40.3 degrees Celsius maximum daytime temperature recorded is different

01:11from the 53 degrees Celsius heat index that was felt and recorded in Iba Zambales?

01:17Yes, this is different.

01:20Heat index is different from maximum daytime temperature.

01:25Heat index is the apparent temperature combined with how dry or how moist the atmosphere or

01:33the relative humidity.

01:34This is the combined effect and the possible effect on our body given this high heat index

01:42or discomfort level.

01:44Aside from monitoring the temperature, ma'am, we should also monitor the heat index as it

01:50affects our bodies.

01:55Heat index usually provides you the possible effect on the body based on the effect-based

02:02classification as to caution, extreme caution, danger, or extreme danger level given those

02:10heat index based from heat index charts being used by Pag-asa.

02:17So far, the highest heat index, 53 degrees Celsius, dangerous level.

02:23This is an extreme danger wherein on the effect of the body, heat stroke is imminent with

02:29continuous exposure under the sun.

02:32Ma'am, tell us how worse is this going to get?

02:35Is there a chance that this temperature will increase in the coming months or will it increase

02:42next year, 2025, 2026?

02:45This warm and dry season months that covers March, April, May season could be one of the

02:53warmest dry season months in the Philippines.

02:57One of the warmest because some of the areas have already surpassed their extreme maximum

03:02daytime temperature.

03:04So in fact, there were nine stations that already surpassed their extreme maximum daytime

03:09temperature during the month of April.

03:13And six out of nine of that stations exceeded their all-time high historical maximum extreme

03:20temperature.

03:21Which stations for it, Ma'am?

03:23These stations are Clark, Pampanga, San Jose Occidental, Mindoro, Kasiguran, Sangi Point

03:30in Cavite, Maasin, Leyte, Malaybalay, Naiya in Pasig City, Science Garden in Quezon City,

03:38and Katbalogan, Samar.

03:40So those are the nine stations that already surpassed the extreme temperature record for

03:46the month of April.

03:48And six out of nine of that, so except Maasin, Leyte, except Science Garden, and except Katbalogan,

03:55already surpassed their all-time high extreme temperature recorded in those areas.

04:03You said, Ma'am, the current temperature is affected by the current dry season and the

04:08strong El Nino and the possibility.

04:11So Ma'am, how did we get to this point?

04:13Because I remember in the past decades, the temperature is not this hot.

04:19So how did we get to this point?

04:21And is climate change to blame?

04:24It so happened that the peak of strong El Nino episode also happened during warm and

04:32dry season months in the Philippines.

04:34So that's one point.

04:36Strong El Nino, and the peak of this strong El Nino impact was felt during the warm and

04:43dry season months.

04:45So that is why we experienced high temperatures or record-breaking temperatures.

04:51And also, due to global warming, because of the contribution of the warming of the ocean

05:01temperatures due to the ongoing strong El Nino.

05:04So, is there something we can do to prevent it from getting worse, to prevent this?

05:14So what we need to do, especially when extreme temperature occurs during the strong El Nino

05:21event and during warm and dry season months, is to prevent it.

05:29So we limit the time spent outdoors, knowing that as early as December 2023, Pag-asa already

05:36predicted that this warm and dry season months could be one of the warmest season because

05:43of the strong El Nino, and it occurs historically.

05:47So in fact, the record-breaking temperatures that were broken in these places is during

05:54the strong El Nino episode as well.

05:57So meaning, the impact of strong El Nino events is becoming so much extreme.

06:04So that's why what we need to do about it is to prevent it, especially when it comes

06:12to extreme temperature impact.

06:16Ma'am, what about the weather in the coming weeks?

06:20Is the highest temperature already over?

06:24When can we expect the start of La Nina, and when can we expect more rainstorms?

06:31So I think in terms of wider geographical area that is affected by extreme temperature

06:39or extreme heat, and even our rainfall reductions that resulted to drought due to this ongoing

06:46El Nino, I think the peak impact was felt last April.

06:51And although this first half of May, we could still experience warmer than usual temperature

06:59in some areas na lang.

07:01So ibig sabihin, kung previously maraming area sa Pilipinas last April ang naafektuhan

07:07ng high heat index and also higher maximum temperature.

07:12So for now, nababawasan yung mga lugar na yon.

07:15But there's still possibility that these areas might still experience maximum daytime

07:21temperature.

07:22And even yung mga ibang areas, baka masurpas pa niya din yung all-time high niya.

07:26There's still possibility, although there are areas na already experiencing local thunderstorm

07:32activities, at may mga cloudiness na rin tayo, widespread.

07:36So meaning bumababa na yung heat index natin, as well as our maximum daytime temperature.

07:43So I think this is good news sa at least bumababa na yung ating init sa ngayon.

07:48But still, there are areas that could experience maximum daytime temperature na matataas pa

07:54rin, and even high discomfort level pa rin.

07:57Ma'am, when can we expect storms to come in?

08:01O magpag-ulan?

08:04Meron yung minamonitor na possible weather disturbance ang pag-asa in the coming days

08:10or weeks, possible low-pressure areas.

08:13So but we need to keep on monitoring ating na natin yung progress ito if this could develop

08:21into a tropical cyclone or depression.

08:23So tinitingnan pa rin natin.

08:25So pag-asa is always monitoring itong mga possible weather disturbances natin, aside

08:32from the local thunderstorm activities that we could have.

08:35Yung sa La Niña, ma'am, kailan po kaya, when can we expect it to come in?

08:40So the OST pag-asa is still at La Niña watch.

08:43So meaning there's still possibility of around 60% for now yung nakikita natin ng possibility

08:49ng La Niña in the next five or six months.

08:52So nandun pa rin tayo.

08:53So once we issue a La Niña alert, so that's the time that we are putting a higher confidence

09:01whether this La Niña might develop into a full-blown La Niña or magistart siya this

09:07coming second half of the year.

09:11Weather Bureau, Pag-asa, Climate Monitoring and Prediction Chief Annalisa Solis.

09:15Thank you for your time.

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