SINGAPORE: Last year was Singapore’s fourth warmest year on record, tying with 1997 and 2015. May was 2023's hottest month - and both May and October were the warmest on the books for those months historically.
SINGAPORE: Last year was Singapore’s fourth warmest year on record, tying with 1997 and 2015. May was 2023's hottest month - and both May and October were the warmest on the books for those months historically.
For the first time, the report sets out a special focus section on the illness, following the National Environment Agency's release ofTemperature trends in 2023 highlight a consistent warming pattern in Singapore over recent years.This marked the third consecutive decade that has set a new high-temperature record.
In future projections, as highlighted in the V3 study, Singapore anticipates a significant increase in high heat stress days, with estimates of 75, 87, and 113 days on average by 2059 under low, moderate, and high emissions scenarios, respectively.By 2099, the frequency of such sweltering days could soar to between 207 and 326 days on average under the high emissions scenario.
This suggests that while La Nina contributed to the wet start to the year, other factors likely also contributed to the exceptionally high rainfall.One of these factors is the rare late monsoon surge in late February and early March, labelled as a “notable weather event” in the report.
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