The average nationwide temperature throughout April rose 0.8 degrees Celsius compared to the average of same month between 1991 and 2020; in line with the trend of higher monthly average temperature since the beginning of the year.
April was the hottest month year-on-year (yoy) as the country’s weather agency recorded an increase of nearly 1 degree Celsius last month, the highest temperature anomaly observed in any Aprils the past four decades.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded an increase of 0.89 degrees C for April’s average temperature compared with the last three decades, from 26.9 degrees on average between 1991 and 2020 to 27.7 degrees this year.
The normal temperature for Indonesia in April, according to the agency, ranged from 20.1 to 28.6 degrees C.
Among areas recording the highest yoy average temperature increases across the country were Kotabaru regency, South Kalimantan, with a 2.2 degree C increase; North Barito regency, Central Kalimantan (1.7 degrees C) and Medan, North Sumatra (1.5 degrees C).
On the other hand, Southeast Maluku in Maluku recorded a 0.5 degrees C drop in the yoy average temperature.
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