In the second half of May, the weather was warm, with daily maximum temperatures registering above 35 degrees Celsius on several days, the Met Service said.
The highest daily maximum temperature of the period – 36.2 degrees Celsius – was recorded at Paya Lebar on May 24.
Singapore also recorded below-average rainfall in the second fortnight of May, with rainfall around Simei at about 63 per cent below average.
Winds were generally light and variable in direction in Singapore, while localised short thundery showers fell over parts of the coutnry on several days.
“On May 18, the passage of a Sumatra squall brought widespread thundery showers over Singapore in the late morning and early afternoon.
“The daily total rainfall of 78.6mm recorded at Sembawang that day was the highest rainfall recorded for the second fortnight of May 2025,” said the Met Service.
