The China Post
Date: July 28, 2016
By: CNA
TAIPEI–Temperatures in Taipei soared to 38.5 degrees Celsius shortly after 1 p.m. on
A tiger of the Taipei Zoo stands in the water in this photo provided by the zoo’s administration Wednesday, July 27, to cool itself in the searing summer heat. Daytime temperatures in Taipei reached as high as 38.5 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, the second highest ever recorded in the city for the month of July. (CNA)
Wednesday, the second highest ever recorded in the city in the month of July, the Central Weather Bureau said.
A Pacific high pressure system continues to affect Taiwan, and clear and hot weather is being reported around the island, the bureau said.
At 1:19 p.m., a CWB station in Taipei registered a temperature reading of 38.5 degrees, and its station in Banqiao in neighboring New Taipei recorded a temperature of 37 degrees.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Taipei in July was 38.6 degrees in 2010.
The highest temperature recorded in Taipei this year was 38.7 degrees, set on June 1. [FULL STORY]
