BMKG Reveals 20 Cities with Highest Recorded Air Temperature in Past Few Days
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Rabu, 26 April 2023 20:05 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) released data on cities with the highest daily recorded air temperature based on the result of monitoring from 07:00 Western Indonesian Time (WIB) April 24, until 07:00 WIB April 25.
Here is the list of cities with the highest recorded air temperature:
Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan – Tjilik Riwut Meteorological Station: 35.6 degrees Celsius.
Palu, Central Sulawesi – Sis Al-jufri Meteorological Station: 35.6 degrees Celsius.
Sanggu, Central Kalimantan – Sanggu Meteorological Station: 35.5 degrees Celsius.
North Barito, Central Kalimantan – Banyan Meteorological Station: 35.4 degrees Celsius.
Malang, East Java – Malang Geophysics Station: 35.4 degrees Celsius.
Ciputat, Banten – BMKG Region II: 35.4 degrees Celsius.
Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra – West Sumatra Climatology Station: 35.2 degrees Celsius.
Medan, North Sumatra – BMKG Region I: 35.0 degrees Celsius.
Banjar Baru, South Kalimantan – Samsudin Noor Meteorological Station: 35.0 degrees Celsius.
Pekanbaru, Riau – Sultan Syarif Kasim II Meteorological Station: 34.9 degrees Celsius.
South Tangerang, Banten – Banten Climatology Station: 34.8 degrees Celsius.
Mali Meteorological Station: 34.8 degrees Celsius.
Sampit, Central Kalimantan – H. Asan Meteorological Station: 34.8 degrees Celsius.
Tarakan, East Kalimantan – Tanjung Harapan Meteorological Station: 34.7 degrees Celsius.
Palembang, South Sumatra – Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Meteorological Station: 34.6 degrees Celsius.
Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra – FL Tobing Meteorological Station: 34.6 degrees Celsius.
Nunukan, North Kalimantan – Nunukan Meteorological Station: 34.6 degrees Celsius.
South Kalimantan Climatology Station: 34.5 degrees Celsius.
South Sumatra Climatology Station: 34.4 degrees Celsius.
As previously reported, BMKG confirmed that most South Asian countries had been hit by a heatwave since last week. Indonesia’s scorching hot temperature, however, was not categorized as a heatwave.
