The nation is set to experience drier weather and temperatures between 16°C and 20°C through spring as the effects of La Nina intensify, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said yesterday.
Despite an unusually warm November, average temperatures between next month and the end of February are likely to be more in line with the past few years, said Chen Yi-liang (陳怡良), deputy head of the bureau’s Weather Forecast Center.
The bureau forecast lows of 17°C and highs of 20°C for next month, 16°C to 18°C in January and 16°C to 19°C degrees in February.
Photo: CNA
However, the bureau added that with cold air frequently heading south, the next few months could also bring cold snaps.
The opposite of El Nino, La Nina is an oceanic and atmospheric phenomenon that refers to the periodic cooling of ocean surface temperatures in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific.
From September to October, the northeast monsoon and the peripheral circulation of storms and typhoons made the northern and eastern parts of Taiwan cooler relative to the rest of the country, the bureau said.
The average temperature from Sept. 1 to Wednesday was 25.7°C, which was within the normal range, it said.
The weather station on Yushan (玉山) — 3,952m above sea level — recorded an average temperature of 6.07°C from September to the start of this month and a record-breaking average of 8.03°C for this month, the bureau said.
The second-highest average temperature, recorded in 2017, was 7.67°C, it said.
Rainfall during autumn was mainly affected by tropical storms Nesat and Nalgae, and northeast monsoons, the bureau said.
Restaurants in New Taipei City, Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County are to be included in the Michelin Guide’s review for the first time this year, alongside existing entries from Taipei, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung, the France-based culinary publication said yesterday. This year’s edition of the Michelin Guide Taiwan is to be unveiled on Aug. 19 in Taipei. In addition to the coveted star ratings, Michelin Taiwan would announce its “Bib Gourmand” selections — a distinction awarded to establishments offering high-quality food at moderate prices — on Aug. 12. This year’s Bib Gourmand list would also feature restaurants in New Taipei City, Hsinchu
A firefighter yesterday died after falling into New Taipei City's Xindian River when a rescue dinghy capsized during a search mission for a man who was later found dead. The New Taipei City Fire Department said that it received a report at 4:12pm that a 50-year-old man, surnamed Chen (陳), had fallen into the river. A 32-year-old firefighter, surnamed Wu (吳), was among the rescuers deployed to look for Chen, the fire department said, adding that he and five other rescue personnel were in the dinghy when it capsized. Wu had no vital signs after being pulled from the water to the
Organizing one national referendum and 26 recall elections targeting Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators could cost NT$1.62 billion (US$55.38 million), the Central Election Commission said yesterday. The cost of each recall vote ranges from NT$16 million to NT$20 million, while that of a national referendum is NT$1.1 billion, the commission said. Based on the higher estimate of NT$20 million per recall vote, if all 26 confirmed recall votes against KMT legislators are taken into consideration, along with the national referendum on restarting the Ma-anshan Nuclear Power Plant, the total could be as much as NT$1.62 billion, it said. The commission previously announced
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday welcomed NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s remarks that the organization’s cooperation with Indo-Pacific partners must be deepened to deter potential threats from China and Russia. Rutte on Wednesday in Berlin met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz ahead of a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of Germany’s accession to NATO. He told a post-meeting news conference that China is rapidly building up its armed forces, and the number of vessels in its navy outnumbers those of the US Navy. “They will have another 100 ships sailing by 2030. They now have 1,000 nuclear warheads,” Rutte said, adding that such
RSS