Continuous rain was observed over several areas in Singapore overnight, with temperatures in the morning dropping to as low as 21.1 degrees Celsius.
SINGAPORE: The HSBC Women’s World Championship's pro-am event on Wednesday has been cancelled due to heavy rainfall overnight, organisers announced in the morning.
“We are working with the excellent team at Sentosa and are confident at this stage that the Championship will be able to commence tomorrow as scheduled,” she added.According to the Meteorological Service Singapore’s weather information website, as of 9am, total rainfall on Sentosa Island over the past 12 hours was 140.9mm.
Pasir Ris, for instance, recorded 135.6mm in total rainfall over the past 12 hours, while Pulau Ubin saw 147.2mm. Other areas like Clementi and Jurong West saw temperatures dip to 21.3 degrees Celsius and 21.6 degrees Celsius just before 5am.
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