SINGAPORE - The temperature on Jan 10 dropped to 22 deg C after hours of relentless rains bore down on the island since morning.

According to the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS), the lowest temperature of the day up to 9.16pm was 22 deg C recorded in Admiralty.

This is slightly above the lowest temperature of 21.4 deg C set in 2024, which was recorded in Paya Lebar on July 12.

National water agency PUB warned on Jan 9 that extreme downpours might overwhelm Singapore’s canals and drains temporarily between Jan 10 and Jan 13, when a monsoon surge was expected to hit the city. This may trigger sudden and localised floods.

The monsoon surge – a sudden increase in wind speeds that causes cold air to rush southwards in the South China Sea – could cause temperatures to dip to 22 deg C in some places, the National Environment Agency (NEA) also said on Jan 9.

According to NEA, the lowest recorded temperature in Singapore was 19.4 deg C in 1934 and 1989.

The wet weather on Jan 10 has led to PUB issuing flash flood alerts in areas, such as Tanjong Katong and Jalan Pokok Serunai.

At Jalan Seaview near East Coast beach, waters swelled up to around 50cm high, submerging some 60m stretch of the street.

A resident there, who wanted to be known only as Mr Ong, said: “As far as I’m concerned, this is probably the worst (flooding) in the last few years.”

• Additional reporting by Kevin Lim

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