Moist and funky climate to ease in first half of February, extra sunshine anticipated: Met Service

WEATHER IN JANUARY

Trying again on the second half of January, Singapore skilled a lot wetter circumstances in comparison with the primary half of the month, mentioned the Met Service.

The strengthening of high-pressure methods over the northern Asian continent introduced a monsoon surge over the South China Sea in the course of the Chinese language New Yr interval.

Singapore and the encircling neighborhood then skilled cool and wet climate from two monsoon surges – Jan 22 to Jan 25, and Jan 28 to Jan 29.

The heaviest rainfall was on Jan 25, with the best each day complete rainfall of 120mm recorded at Changi East. This was additionally the best each day complete rainfall for January.

The Met Service famous that there have been 4 days the place the best each day most temperature was beneath 27 levels Celcius. On Jan 25, the best each day most temperature solely reached 25.7 levels Celsius at East Coast Parkway.

The each day minimal temperature dropped beneath 23 levels Celcius on 9 days in January, with the bottom each day minimal temperature recorded at 22.3 degrees Celsius on Jan 12, Jan 22, Jan 24 and Jan 25.

General, rainfall was close to common in January.

The very best rainfall anomaly of 36 per cent above common was recorded at Changi, whereas the bottom anomaly of 20 per cent beneath common was at Seletar.