Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/04/21
By: Wang Shu-fen and Kay Liu
Taipei, April 21 (CNA) Taiwan recorded the highest temperature in April in the
(CNA file photo)
southeastern county of Taitung, which saw 34.9 degrees Celsius Thursday afternoon, according to the Central Weather Bureau.
The weather station in Taitung’s Dawu Township charted the new April high since records began in 1885 at 1:32 p.m., while nine other locations in Taiwan also experienced the hottest day so far this year, the bureau said.
Daytime highs in Chiayi, Taichung and Taipei were the highest among the nine other locations, hitting 33.8, 33.2, and 33.1 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The weather will remain cloudy to sunny in most parts of Taiwan before Saturday, with a chance of scattered showers in the afternoon, according to the bureau. [FULL STORY]
