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Singapore sees wettest January since 1893

Exceptionally high rainfall this month mainly due to monsoon surge, La Nina conditions

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Pedestrians making a dash for shelter amid heavy rain at a traffic junction in Woodlands Ring Road last Thursday. As at last Wednesday, 648.4mm of rain had fallen in Singapore, said the weatherman. The all-time high for January rainfall of 818.6mm wa

Pedestrians making a dash for shelter amid heavy rain at a traffic junction in Woodlands Ring Road last Thursday. As at last Wednesday, 648.4mm of rain had fallen in Singapore, said the weatherman. The all-time high for January rainfall of 818.6mm was set in 1893.

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Singapore is experiencing an unusually rainy January - the wettest one since 1893.
As at last Wednesday, 648.4mm of rain had fallen in Singapore, the weatherman told The Straits Times.
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