High temperatures in Kedah and Perak

PETALING JAYA: Temperatures as high as 37.9°C were recorded in Alor Setar, Kedah and Lubok Merbau, Perak Saturday.

“In Langkawi, Kedah the temperatures rose to 36°C,” Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Madius Tangau said in a statement. 

Petaling Jaya, meanwhile, recorded temperature of 35.5°C as at 4pm. 

He said no rain had fallen in Langkawi for 40 consecutive days while in Arau, Perlis the dry spell has continued for 35 days.

Tangau, in earlier reports, said the hot and dry weather was projected to ease by the end of the month following the inter-monsoon season where there would be more rain and thunderstorms in the evenings.