The temperatures will continue hot in the Dominican territoryeven though next Sunday ends the summer and starts the autumnreported the Dominican Institute of Meteorology (Indomet).
Cristopher Florián, Indomet forecaster, when offering the information this Friday to Diario Libre, said that, although the summer The heat continues due to the location of the Dominican territory, among other elements.
This Friday and throughout the weekend the temperatures will continue very hot over the country, with highs of up to 35 °C in Greater Santo Domingo and even 39 °C in towns in the border area and the Northwest Line.
2024 the summer further warm
According to a recent study by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), August of 2024 was the August further warm of the Earth in the 175 years of climate record keeping of the entity and also said “sweltering month was also the fifteenth consecutive month of record-breaking months of heat and concluded the summer warmest meteorological record in the Northern Hemisphere.”
“Between June and August of 2024 was recorded summer warmest meteorological year in the Northern Hemisphere, at 1.52°C above average. Globally, it ranked as the warmest year on record, at 2.30°C above the 20th century average and according to the NCEI Global Annual Temperature Outlook, there is a 97% chance that 2024 will rank as the world’s warmest year on record,” the report said.
RD feels the effects, even though it concludes summer
This Thursday, for example, in the National District a temperature maximum 33 °C at 1:03 p.m., according to the Indomet weather station, and today at 9:00 a.m. in the capital it records 31 °C and a thermal sensation that exceeds 40 °C.
In the area of La Isabela Airport in Santo Domingo Norte there was a maximum 35.1°C last Wednesday. The day before in Sabaneta it was 38.8 °C, in Montecristi 38.5 °C and in Dajabón 35.5 °C. Meanwhile in Santiago Rodríguez last Monday it reached 40 °C.
Rains scarce this week
This week the rains have been very scarce In the Dominican territory, and according to Indomet forecasts, the rain will be limited over the weekend, but it is not ruled out that this Friday a “weak trough at altitude will cause some local showers with isolated thunderstorms in the interior of the country, mainly in the afternoon.”
The five days from Saturday 14 to Wednesday 18 September the highest accumulated rains The highest rainfall was recorded in Bánica (Elías Piña) with only 59.2 millimeters, in second place, in Dajabón with 36.6 millimeters and in third place Samaná with 31 millimeters. Then all the other provinces were below those 31 millimeters.
“This Friday a color will predominate darling mainly sunnywith slight cloud increases in much of the country during the morning hours. However, in the afternoon, there will be some local showers, with isolated thunderstorms and possible gusts of wind in the towns of El Seibo, Hato Mayor, Monte Plata, Azua, La Vega and San Juan, due to wind drag, local effects and the support of a weak trough at high altitude.
At night, this activity will be replicated in Elías Piña, Dajabón, Santiago Rodríguez and Montecristi,” said Indomet.
He autumn
This Sunday, September 22, concludes the summer in the northern hemisphere, which includes the Dominican Republic, giving way to the autumn until December 21st.
One of the main features of the autumn is that they begin to decrease a little temperatures. Also, the hours of sunlight are reduced a little and humidity increases.
