Non-stop rain sees outdoor activities halted, flights delayed or retimed

Some HDB lift services affected; Changi records highest total rainfall over two days

- Carmen Sin and Sherlyn Sim

The weekend plans of many were scuppered by incessant rain that began early on Jan 10 and continued well into Jan 12 – including travel plans.

In a Facebook post on Jan 12, national water agency PUB said Changi recorded the highest total amount of rainfall at 255.2mm from Jan 10 to Jan 11.

"This amount is more than Singapore's average monthly rainfall of 222.4mm in January," PUB said, adding that the rainy weather is expected to persist until Jan 13.

More than 50 Singapore Airlines flights on Jan 10 and Jan 11 were delayed or retimed owing to the inclement weather, said a spokesman for the national carrier.

At the Aloha Sea Sports Centre in East Coast Park, where water sports lovers go to stand-up paddle and windsurf, weekends are usually the busiest, but the constant showers led to 10 cancellations of bookings across Jan 11 and 12, said general manager Loh Fock Jin.

He said on Jan 11: "We've had totally zero business.

"It's a very unusual season – the north-east monsoon should be entering a dry spell around this time and we should be getting strong trade winds.

"Things are getting unpredictable."