Mercury rising: 2024 high of 36.3 degrees C recorded in Singapore's Choa Chu Kang on March 24

The weatherman said on March 23 that Singapore's weather in 2024 could be even warmer than in 2023. - ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The mercury hit 36.3 degrees 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.