The China Post
Date: September 26, 2017

A high-pressure system over the Pacific has continued to bring hot weather to Taiwan

A high-pressure system over the Pacific has continued to bring hot weather to Taiwan on Tuesday, when the mercury reached 37.1 degrees Celsius in Taipei, making it the hottest autumn day in the city so far this year.

on Tuesday, when the mercury reached 37.1 degrees Celsius in Taipei, making it the hottest autumn day in the city so far this year.

It was the third highest post-September temperature on record for the city, only behind the 37.8 degrees and 37.4 degrees recorded in September 2014. Meanwhile, the weather station in Matsu recorded the highest temperature (36.6 degrees) since its establishment in 2003.

Chang Cheng-chuan, a meteorologist at the Central Weather Bureau, said that Taiwan will continue to experience high temperatures due to the continued influence of the high-pressure system until Thursday evening when the autumn’s first cold front is expected to reach Taiwan, lowering daytime temperatures by 4 to 5 degrees.
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