2021 was Singapore’s second wettest year in more than 40 years

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Singapore also saw an 'unseasonably wet' August, which is typically among the drier months of the year, according to a report by Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS).

SINGAPORE: Singapore marked 2021 as its second wettest year since 1980, with January logging the most rain in more than 100 years.

Most months in 2021 experienced"above-average" rainfall, with almost all of those months also ranking within the top 10 wettest for the respective months over the past 40 years based on the islandwide average, said MSS.MSS noted that Singapore experienced"exceptionally wet and cool weather" in the first half of January due to a Northeast Monsoon surge. This brought"continuous widespread rain" over Singapore in the first weekend of the year.

The coldest night was recorded by the Newton climate station on Jan 2, with a temperature of 21.1 degrees Celsius.In contrast to the wet January, Singapore experienced a"very dry" February.

 

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