SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The mercury hit 36.3 degrees C in Choa Chu Kang on March 24, the highest temperature Singapore has experienced so far in 2024. According to information available on the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) website, the sweltering record-high heat was recorded in the north-western estate at 2.41pm. Before this, the highest temperature of 2024...
KUALA LUMPUR: The current hot weather is expected to persist until mid-April following the lack of rain-bearing clouds and the equinox phenomenon that is expected to occur this Wednesday in a changing of the season. The Malaysian Meteorological Department’s (MetMalaysia) deputy director-general (Strategic and Technical) Ambun Dindang said that during the (spring) equinox, there will be...
GEORGE TOWN: It’s sweltering in Penang but farmer Tan Chee Keat is smiling. His durian trees are fruiting abundantly in the heat and he is expecting a “record-breaking” harvest this year. Tan, who described the fruiting as a phenomenal sprouting pattern, said he expects at least four batches of fruits this season, which could last until...
JITRA: The scorching weather has forced some rubber tappers in this state to work at night to obtain higher latex production. Mohd Jamil Shahbidin, 63, a rubber tapper from Felda Laka Selatan in Changlun, said the intense daytime temperatures have led to a reduction in latex production, thus affecting their income. "When we tap during the day,...
