Temperatures in south rise above 38°C, CWB reports
Staff writer, with CNA
Daytime temperatures yesterday rose above 38°C in three areas in the south, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said.
Due to thin cloud cover and a high pressure system, the mercury in Tainan, Kaohsiung and Pingtung County rose above 38°C, the bureau said.
In Kaohsiung’s Neimen District (內門), 40.3°C was recorded at 12:20pm, while 39.8°C was recorded in Pingtung’s Chunrih Township (春日) at 2:10pm and 39°C was measured in Tainan’s Beiliao (北寮) at noon, the CWB said.
Two girls in Taipei yesterday cool themselves using a hand fan and a small electric fan.