PUTRAJAYA: The hot and dry spell experienced now in many areas is in the final phase of the monsoon season, which is expected to abate by the end of March, said Meteorological Department director-general Datuk Che Gayah Ismail.
"It is now the tail end of the northeast monsoon which causes many areas to receive less rain over an extended period, leading to the hot and dry weather," she said when attending the 2015 message by Science, Technology and Innovation Minister on Tuesday.
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