Temperature hits 40-year record high of 37 deg C in Singapore's Ang Mo Kio on Saturday


Saturday, May 13, 2023, was the second day in a row that the mercury hit record highs. - ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

SINGAPORE, May 13 (The Straits Times/ANN): Temperatures hit a record high of 37 deg C in Ang Mo Kio on Saturday, the highest in 40 years.

It is also the highest recorded temperature for the month of May, and the hottest day in 2023.

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