Hualien temperature hits 39 degrees Celsius Tuesday

Focus Taiwan
Date: 06/16/2020
By: Yu Xiao-han and Frances Huang

Taipei. CNA photo June 16, 2020

Taipei, June 16 (CNA) Daytime temperatures in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, hit 39 degrees Celsius Tuesday, the highest in Taiwan, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).

The CWB said the temperature was recorded by a monitoring station in Fuyuan at around 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, ahead of 36.8 degrees recorded at around 1 p.m. by the Zhuoxi monitoring station, also in Hualien.

The highest temperature recorded on Monday was 38.3 degrees, also in Fuyuan.

The heat in Hualien triggered a "red" warning under the CWB's color-coded heat alert system Tuesday for the first time this summer, meaning temperature highs are expected to reach 38 degrees or higher three days in a row, the bureau said.    [FULL  STORY]

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