It may continue to see temperatures of up to 37 deg C for at least three straight days on less rain. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Still, strong winds and heavy rain in some parts of Malaysia will likely prevent the heat from worsening, the Met Department said. Malaysia defines a technical heat wave, or Level 2 alert, as temperatures of between 37 deg C to 40 deg C for at least three straight days.
Malaysia has been protected from the worst of Asia’s scorching temperatures due to a combination of heavy rain and wind speeds of as high as 50km per hour over the west coast of the peninsula and west of Sabah, MET Malaysia said. The country’s all-time highest temperature of 40.1 deg C was recorded on April 9, 1998, during the El Nino phenomenon.
Cross-border haze may also occur on the possibility of uncontrolled open burning and less rainfall in neighbouring Indonesia, the Met Department said, as it outlined the worst-case scenario for Malaysia. Prolonged dry conditions could affect water levels in dams, while power consumption may climb on rising use of air-conditioners, it added.
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