Singapore, 16 July 2024 – Southwest Monsoon conditions are prevailing, with winds continuing to blow mainly from the southeast or southwest. The winds may shift to blow from the west on a few days.
2 The second half of July 2024 is likely to be less wet compared to the first half of the month. Generally fair weather can be expected on a few days. On some days, localised short-duration showers, at times with thunder are expected over a few parts of the island in the afternoon. In addition, island-wide thundery showers with occasional gusty winds due to Sumatra squalls can be expected in the morning on one or two days. The total rainfall for the second half of July 2024 is forecast to be below average over most parts of the island.
3 The daily maximum temperatures are likely to range between 33 degrees Celsius and 34 degrees Celsius on most days. On a few days, the daily maximum temperature could reach a high of slightly above 34 degrees Celsius. Some nights may be warm and humid, and the temperatures may stay above 28 degrees Celsius, particularly over the south-eastern parts of the island.
4 For updates of the daily weather forecast, please visit the MSS website (www.weather.gov.sg), NEA website (www.nea.gov.sg), or download the myENV app.
REVIEW OF THE PAST TWO WEEKS (18 – 30 June 2024)
5 Southwest Monsoon conditions prevailed over Singapore and the surrounding region in the first fortnight of July 2024, with the prevailing winds blowing mostly from the southeast or southwest.
6 In the first half of July 2024, localised short-duration thundery showers fell over parts of the island in the late morning and afternoon on most days. On 7 July 2024, strong day-time heating of land areas brought moderate to heavy thundery showers over several parts of Singapore in the afternoon. The daily total rainfall of 72.6 mm recorded at Jurong West that day was the highest rainfall recorded for the first two weeks of July 2024.
7 The first half of July 2024 was less warm compared to June 2024. There was only one day where the daily maximum temperature across the island was above 34 degrees Celsius. The thundery showers on 12 July 2024 brought the daily minimum temperature to 21.4 degrees Celsius at Paya Lebar. That was the lowest daily minimum temperature for the first fortnight of July 2024.
8 Most parts of Singapore recorded below average rainfall in the first half of July 2024. The area around Somerset registered rainfall of 79 per cent below average, and the area around Paya Lebar registered rainfall of 82 per cent above average.
CLIMATE STATION STATISTICS
Long-term Statistics for July
(Climatological reference period: 1991 – 2020)
| Average daily maximum temperature: | 31.4 °C |
| Average daily minimum temperature: | 25.4 °C |
| Average monthly temperature: | 28.2 °C |
| Average rainfall: | 146.6 mm |
| Average number of rain days: | 14 |
Historical Extremes for July
(Rainfall since 1869 and temperature since 1929)
| Highest monthly mean daily maximum temperature: | 32.4 °C (1997) |
| Lowest monthly mean daily minimum temperature: | 22.9 °C (1975) |
| Highest monthly rainfall ever recorded: | 527.3 mm (1890) |
| Lowest monthly rainfall ever recorded: | 12.2 mm (2019) |