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Commentary: 2021 has already seen the wettest and driest months in decades. Is Singapore prepared for more?
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Commentary: 2021 has already seen the wettest and driest months in decades. Is Singapore prepared for more? Singapore must brace itself for adverse climate impacts such as extreme rainfall and drought, say Dhrubajyoti Samanta and Benjamin P Horton.
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SINGAPORE: The rainfall over Singapore in January was exceptional due to strong northeast monsoons during the first 14 days of 2021.
The Straits Times
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PublishedJan 25, 2021, 12:09 pm SGT
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The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - Sweater weather continued for the second day of the new year in Singapore, with wet and windy conditions on Saturday (Jan 2).
The National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Facebook that widespread continuous rain, heavy at times and with thunder, was expected to continue on Saturday and ease gradually in the night.
It added later that while the rain was set to clear overnight, thundery showers are likely on Sunday afternoon following a cloudy morning.
The wet weather has been so persistent that the 318.6mm of rain that fell in Changi on Friday, the first day of this year, was more than the average of 238.3mm for the month of January, said national water agency PUB on Saturday on Facebook.