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Baguio City chills residents as temperatures drop to 11.8 °C

The Summer Capital of the Philippines has set a whopping 11.8°C drop in temperature at 6:00 am on Monday.

The sudden drop in temperature due to the cold spell, which was caused by the northeast monsoon, locally known as ‘hanging Amihan’ as per a report from the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration (PAG-ASA).

PAG-ASA has advised the public that colder mornings shall be expected for the coming weeks.

The northeast monsoon or ‘hanging amihan’ is a slight to moderate season where the cold wind prevails in the Philippines.

Baguio is a well-known go-to-getaway travel destination for tourists who wanted to escape from the hot tropical climate in Metro Manila.

Staff Report

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