The 27-day long dry spell* between 13 Jan and 8 Feb 2014 is a new record for the longest dry spell in Singapore. The previous record was a 18-day long dry spell in 2008. – See more at: http://app2.nea.gov.sg/corporate-functions/newsroom/advisories/dry-spell-update-(22-feb)#sthash.vkBUDyme.dpuf
Have you been complaining of the unusually hot weather lately as well?
Well that’s because the 27-day long dry spell — a period which saw less than 1mm of rainfall on any given day — between Jan. 13 and Feb. 8 has beaten the previous 18-day long record as Singapore’s longest ever dry spell.
Despite being broken by rainfall on the weekend of Feb. 8 and 9, the condition looks to persist well into the middle of March.
This month experienced only seven days of localised showers, mostly in the western part of Singapore, with Jurong Island receiving the highest rainfall total of 87.8 mm. For the period Feb. 1 — 21, about half of the Meteorological Service Singapore’s (MSS) 64 rainfall stations islandwide recorded rainfall totals below 10.0 mm, well below the long-term average rainfall total of 161.0mm for February.
To maintain our water reserves at healthy levels, PUB has started injecting 30 million gallons per day (mgd) of NEWater into Singapore reservoirs.
The National Environment Agency (NEA) brought a sigh of relief in an advisory stating that the onset of the Inter-Monsoon in the second half of March is likely to bring with it increased rainfall.
And while the region’s dry conditions have aggravated hotspot activities in Sumatra, the prevailing northeasterly winds will help keep any transboundary haze away from Singapore.
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For the period 1-21 February 2014, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) reports that about half its 64 rainfall stations islandwide recorded rainfall totals below 10.0 mm, well below the long-term average rainfall total of 161.0mm for February. At the Changi climate station, the daily relative humidity is significantly below the long-term average due to the prolonged lack of rainfall, while the average wind speed is the highest for February in over 25 years. – See more at: http://app2.nea.gov.sg/corporate-functions/newsroom/advisories/dry-spell-update-(22-feb)#sthash.vkBUDyme.dpuf
For the period 1-21 February 2014, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) reports that about half its 64 rainfall stations islandwide recorded rainfall totals below 10.0 mm, well below the long-term average rainfall total of 161.0mm for February. At the Changi climate station, the daily relative humidity is significantly below the long-term average due to the prolonged lack of rainfall, while the average wind speed is the highest for February in over 25 years. – See more at: http://app2.nea.gov.sg/corporate-functions/newsroom/advisories/dry-spell-update-(22-feb)#sthash.vkBUDyme.dpuf
