Singapore, 1 July 2024 – Southwest Monsoon conditions are prevailing, with winds blowing mainly from the southeast or southwest.
2 Localised short-duration thundery showers are expected over parts of the island in the late morning and afternoon on most days in the first half of July 2024. In addition, Sumatra squalls may bring widespread thundery showers and gusty winds on a few mornings. The total rainfall for the first half of July 2024 is forecast to be near average over most parts of the island.
3 The daily maximum temperatures are likely to range between 32 degrees Celsius and 34 degrees Celsius on most days. Some nights may also be warm and humid, and the temperatures may stay above 28 degrees Celsius.
4 For updates of the daily weather forecast, please visit the MSS website (https://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 second half of June 2024, with the prevailing winds blowing mostly from the southeast or southwest.
6 The second half of June 2024 was wet with thundery showers falling over parts of Singapore on most days. On 21 June 2024, regional convergence of winds brought widespread moderate to heavy thundery showers over Singapore in the early hours and pre-dawn. The daily total rainfall of 122.0 mm recorded at Changi that day was the highest rainfall recorded for the second half of June 2024.
7 The daily maximum temperatures were below 34 degrees Celsius on most days. The widespread thundery showers on 21 June 2024 brought the daily minimum temperature to 22.3 degree Celsius at Admiralty and Newton. That was the lowest daily minimum temperature for the second half of June 2024.
8 Well above average rainfall was registered across the island in the second fortnight of June 2024. Kranji registered rainfall of 253 per cent above average, and Seletar registered rainfall of 24 per cent above average.
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CLIMATE STATION STATISTICS
Long-term Statistics for July
(Climatological reference period: 1991 – 2020)
| Average daily maximum temperature: | 31.4 °C |
| Average daily minimum temperature: | 25.7 °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) |