Heatwave to Persist Until Next Week
Indonesia has been experiencing a heatwave for the past three days, with the hottest temperature recorded at 39.4 degrees Celsius in Semarang, Central Java, on Tuesday (22/10/2019)
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Meteorology of the Climatology and Geophysics Meteorology Agency (BMKG) head Fachri Radjab, shows Indonesia\'s highest daily temperature condition in Jakarta, Tuesday (22/10/2019). In Java and Sulawesi, temperatures reached 38-39 degrees Celsius.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Indonesia has been experiencing a heatwave for the past three days, with the hottest temperature recorded at 39.4 degrees Celsius in Semarang, Central Java, on Tuesday (22/10/2019). The heatwave is expected to persist in several regions until next week.
Meteorological stations of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) in Java and Nusa Tenggara recorded average maximum temperatures of between 35 degrees Celsius and 39.4 degrees Celsius on 19-22 October 2019. A maximum temperature of 38.8 degrees Celsius was recorded in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on 19-20 October. The highest temperature of 39 degrees Celsius was recorded in Ciputat, South Tangerang, Banten, on 21 October.