TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Data and Information Section Head of Yogyakarta Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics Agency Teguh Prasetyo has asked residents of Yogyakarta and surrounding regions to anticipate the potential extreme temperature rise that could happen within January to early February.
“It can reach up to 33 Celcius degree or more in the morning to noon, if the weather anomaly continue to get stronger,” said Teguh to Tempo on Sunday, January 11.
In the past week, temperature in Yogyakarta is still ranging from 31.8 to 32 celcius degree but Teguh reminded that the current air temperature has yet to represent the peak of the sun’s declination phase.
According to Teguh, the temperature rise will be more extreme during the peak of rainy season as the cloud formation above Java island is reduced due to anomaly on the Indian Ocean. The anomaly causes relatively colder air on the ocean.
“The relatively colder temperature on the ocean reduces evaporation, causing smaller cloud formation and there is not enough cloud that filter the sun light hitting the earth,” Teguh added.
Teguh also warns about the potential of high speed wind happens due to wind convergence in Australia.
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