The temperature in Kaohsiung reached 39°C yesterday, due to the combined effects of a Pacific high-pressure system and an approaching typhoon, the Central Weather Bureau said.
The temperature was recorded at 1:40pm in Neimen District (內門), while the mercury also hit 35°C in several parts of Tainan and Pingtung County, bureau data showed.
Although the weather was cooler on outlying islands, daytime highs across Taiwan proper topped 30°C, forecasters said.
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As of 8pm, Typhoon Mawar was 816km southeast of Oluanpi (鵝鑾鼻), Taiwan’s southernmost point, and moving northwest at 13kph, the bureau said.
The typhoon, which has a radius of 280km, was packing maximum sustained winds of 173kph, with gusts of up to 209kph, it said.
The bureau warned the public against strong winds in waters off southeastern and northern Taiwan, as well as in the Taiwan Strait, urging boats operating in those areas to remain on high alert.
Today, the typhoon’s outer cloud system could bring showers to the greater Taipei area, eastern Taiwan and the Hengchun Peninsula in the south, bureau forecasters said.
There is also a chance of occasional heavy rain in eastern and northeastern Taiwan from tomorrow to Thursday, it added.
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