Heavy rains and a monsoon surge brought cooler temperatures to Singapore, reaching 21.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday morning.
Ongoing rains that battered Singapore since Friday (Jan 10) led to temperatures dipping to 21.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday morning. Temperatures dipped to 21.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday (Jan 11) morning after ongoing rains battered Singapore since the previous day.
This comes after the National Environment Agency (NEA) predicted on Jan 9 that a monsoon surge, referring to a sudden strengthening of wind speeds that causes cold air to rush southwards in the South China Sea, would bring rainy and windy weather to the island between Jan 10 and 13. A monsoon surge is forecast to bring rainy and windy weather to SG between 10 Jan (Fri) and 13 Jan 2025 (Mon). Periods of moderate to heavy thundery showers with cool and windy conditions can be expected. The daily min. temp may dip to around 22°C in some places. \The temperature is slightly higher than 2024's lowest of 21.4 deg C recorded in Paya Lebar on July 12. The country's coldest temperature of 19.4 deg C was recorded in 1934 and 1989, according to the NEA. The Public Utilities Board also issued flash flood warnings on Jan 10 in Jalan Seaview, located off the junction of Mountbatten Road and Tanjong Katong Road South, as well as Jalan Pokok Serunai. At Jalan Seaview on that same night, AsiaOne observed that water levels were ankle-deep before 10pm and almost at mid-calf around 11pm, with canals nearly overflowing. This coincided with the high tide at 9.46pm, which led to slower discharge of water. Motorists generally avoided the area, apart from residents returning home and service vehicles on standby
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