MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) recorded yesterday the coldest temperatures in Baguio City and Metro Manila since the northeast monsoon set in last month.
The temperature in Baguio City dropped yesterday to 12.2 degrees Celsius while Metro Manila recorded 20.8 degrees, said PAGASA officer-in-charge Vicente Malano.
The lowest temperature in Metro Manila was recorded at the PAGASA Science Garden in Quezon City at around 5 a.m.
PAGASA weather forecasters said the public should expect chillier mornings in the coming weeks.
PAGASA’s climatological record showed that the lowest temperature in Metro Manila was recorded on Feb. 4, 1987 and Dec. 30, 1988 at 15.1 degrees Celsius.
In Baguio City, the coldest temperature recorded was 6.1 degrees Celsius in January 1961.
PAGASA said the northeast monsoon – cold winds from China and Siberia – usually peaks in the months of January and February.