Pack your jackets and sweaters away. The unusually cool
weather in the first two weeks of the year is over, and you can
expect more sunny days in the second half of January.
Temperatures could go as high as 32°C, the
Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) said in a weather update on
Wednesday (Jan 17).
While the prevailing North-east Monsoon is expected to
continue, the next two weeks will not be as wet as the first
fortnight of the year, the MSS added.
Still, short-duration thundery showers can be expected
in the afternoon on five to seven days during the last two weeks of
January. On a few of these days, the thundery showers could extend
into the evening.
Rainfall for January is expected to be "well above
normal".
While daily temperatures are likely to be in the range
of 24°C to 32°C, it can drop to as low as 23°C on rainy days.
Reviewing the weather pattern in the first half of
January, the MSS said rain fell over the island almost every day,
receiving "significantly above normal rainfall".
The highest rainfall of 339.4 mm (206 per cent above
average) was recorded at Paya Lebar. Rainfall was lowest around the
Bukit Panjang area where 162.5mm (44 per cent above average) was
recorded.
The highest total daily rainfall recorded in January
was 131.8mm at Paya Lebar.
The first half of January also saw temperatures dipping
to as low as 21.2°C, which was recorded on Jan 14 at Admiralty and
Jurong West. The highest temperature recorded for this period was
33.2°C.
