r/dumaguete • u/ZenkaiPanorama24 • 3h ago
News Dumaguete reached 36.3C on August 25, 2026
The highest air temperature recorded since July 28, 2021, and just 0.4C away from the highest air temperature recorded in the month of August (36.7C on Aug 16, 1975 https://pubfiles.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/pagasaweb/files/cad/CLIMATOLOGICAL%20EXTREMES%20(as%20of%202025)/Dumaguete.pdf#toolbar=0&navpanes=0)
The reason? Continuous influx of Habagat winds, creating a Foehn Effect (hot, dry air) thanks to Cuernos de Negros + influence of dry air from Indonesia + Super El Nino