The country continued to experience low temperatures on Thursday as the state weather bureau’s agrometeorological station in La Trinidad, Benguet logged 10.8 degrees Celsius yesterday morning amid the prevailing northeast monsoon or “amihan” season.
Metro Manila also recorded its coldest temperature this season and for the year at 20.1°C at the Science Garden in Quezon City around 5 a.m. Thursday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.
Previous season records of the highland La Trinidad and Science Garden stations were at 12.1°C on Jan. 12 and 20.2°C on Jan. 14.
Other PAGASA stations that recorded temperatures of 20.0°C or lower include: Baguio City (13.0°C); Basco, Batanes (17.4°C); Casiguran, Aurora (18.0°C); Tanay, Rizal (18.1°C); Abucay, Bataan (18.6°C); Laoag City (19.2°C); Tuguegarao City (19.6°C); Clark, Pampanga (19.9°C); and Mulanay, Quezon (20.0°C).
The all-time national coldest temperature record was 6.3°C registered in Baguio City on Jan. 18, 1961 — exactly 63 years ago today.
Metro Manila’s lowest temperature ever was recorded on Jan. 11, 1914 in Port Area, Manila at 14.5°C.
Apart from the nippy weather, light rains will also be experienced in Cagayan Valley and Aurora, PAGASA said.
The present amihan surge is already weakening and may temporarily recede this weekend, forecasters said, as a fresh surge is seen to begin late Sunday through midweek next week.