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Highest temperature so far this year recorded in CCK
The Straits Times
|March 26, 2024
Mercury soars past 36 deg C; weather in 2024 could be even warmer than in 2023
The mercury hit 36.3 deg C in Choa Chu Kang on March 24, the highest temperature Singapore has experienced so far in 2024.
According to information available on the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) website, the sweltering record-high heat was recorded in the north-western estate at 2.41pm.
Before this, the highest temperature of 2024 was 36 deg C, recorded on Sentosa on March 13.
This story is from the March 26, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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