Limited spring rainfall forecast, could worsen water shortages
02/23/2021 03:44 PM
Taipei, Sunday. CNA photo Feb. 21, 2021
Taipei, Feb. 23 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) has forecast that Taiwan can expect normal or slightly lower than normal levels of rainfall in the coming two months, meaning that water shortages in central and southern Taiwan will likely persist.
At a news briefing on the weather for this spring, Weather Forecast Center Director Lu Kuo-chen (呂國臣) said Taiwan will probably get less rainfall than usual in March and April because of the weakening of the La Nina effect.
There is not enough information at this time, however, to determine when the East Asian rainy reason, known as the plum rain season, will arrive, Lu said.
Normal spring weather forecast
LA NINA WEAKENING: Rainfall in March and May are expected to fall within the normal range, but would be slightly lower than average in April, the CWB said
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
Rainfall in spring is expected to be normal or less than usual, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said yesterday, adding that the average temperatures from next month to May would be normal.
Bureau data showed that Taiwan was under the influence of cold waves for eight days from December last year to last month, more than the average of three-and-a-half days, Weather Forecast Center Director Lu Kuo-chen (呂國臣) said.
Taiwan sees hottest year on record due to climate change: CWB
12/29/2020 01:57 PM
CNA file photo
Taipei, Dec. 29 (CNA) Taiwan saw its highest average temperature on record in 2020, in line with a global warming trend expected to make it the world s second hottest year ever, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said Tuesday.
The average temperature in Taiwan this year was 24.62 degrees Celsius, the highest since the country began keeping climate records in 1947, said Lu Kuo-chen (呂國臣), director of the bureau s Weather Forecast Center.
It also surpassed the previous record set in 2019, when Taiwan saw an annual average temperature of 24.55 degrees, he said.