台北熱烘烘Temperatures in Taitung County’s Da-Wu Township soared to 38.3 degrees yesterday — the highest recorded anywhere islandwide so far this year.

The Central Weather Bureau says the high was recorded at 11:41 AM and was due to a Foehn wind – that being warm and dry gusts that descend the sheltered side of mountains into valleys.

Meanwhile, temperatures soared to 38.1 degrees in Keelung at 11:44 AM and to 37.2 degrees in Taipei at 11:31 AM.

Both represented highs for the cities so far this summer.

 

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