Mercury falls to 19.4 degrees Celsius in New Taipei’s Tamsui

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/10/21
By: Wang Shu-fen and Y.F. Low 

Taipei, Oct. 21 (CNA) Strengthening northeasterly winds sent the mercury down to 19.4 degrees Celsius in New Taipei’s Tamsui District at 2:28 a.m. Saturday, the lowest temperature recorded in Taiwan’s flatland areas so far this autumn, the Central Weather Bureau said.

Temperatures also saw significant fall in other parts of northern Taiwan early Saturday, with a low of 20 degrees recorded in Hsinchu, 20.1 degrees in New Taipei’s Banqiao District, and 20.4 degrees in Taipei, CWB data showed.    [FULL  STORY]