METRO Manila recorded today the hottest temperature so far for the year.
According to data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), temperature rose to a high of 36 degrees Celsius at 1:50 pm at the Science Garden in Quezon City.
The “Init factor” or the index that combines air temperature and humidity to give an apparent temperature was at 39 degrees Celsius.
But according to PAGASA assistant weather chief Ana Solis, temperatures may still go up in the coming days or weeks since the dry season has just started.
The hottest temperature in the country, on the other hand, was registered at San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, which reached 37 degrees Celsius.