Government weather bureau has recorded anew coldest morning so far in Metro Manila with the mercury dropping to 17.5 degrees Celsius early Saturday morning Jan. 18, 2014. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA) said the temperature dropped to 17.5 degrees Celsius at around 2 am at the Science Garden Station in Quezon City on Saturday. Saturday's temperature data is so far the lowest recorded this year, surpassing the 19.2 degrees Celsius recorded last Jan. 1 to 12. Meanwhile the temperature in Metro Manila was 20.0 degrees Celsius in Sunday. Likewise the country's summer capital Baguio City also recorded it's coldest day yet with a temperature of 8.1 degrees Celsius at around 5 am in Sunday. PAG-ASA explained that air temperatures in the country will continue to drop as the North East Monsoon reaches it's peak within the last week of January until the first week of February. The forecast temperature range in Metro Manila from January 19 to 22 is between 20 degrees Celsius and 30 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile it ranges from 10 degrees Celsius to 20 degrees Celsius in Baguio City during the same forecast period. Based on the PAG-ASA data, the lowest temperature recorded in Baguio City was 6.3 degrees Celsius on Jan. 18, 1961. The coldest day in Metro Manila was registered twice on Feb. 4, 1987 and Dec. 30, 1988 at 15.1 degrees Celsius.
