The Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Department (BDMD) yesterday addressed a viral image on social media dated on April 4, which displayed high temperatures in Southeast Asia.
The agency said in a statement that the depicted high temperature was the ‘feels like’ temperature, which combines air temperature with relative humidity for a specific area.
“The ‘feels like’ temperature is different from the recorded air temperature, which is measured using thermometers following international standard procedures,” it said, adding that it has provided “recorded daily maximum temperatures as well as ‘feels like’ temperatures for various areas in the Sultanate through infographics on social media. BMBD also advised the public to follow weather information issued by the agency through its mobile app and social media platforms, while stressing the importance of not being easily misled by unverified information circulated on social media. BDMD also said, “The public can access the latest weather information by contacting the duty meteorological forecaster at the Forecast Centre, using the Weather Line 114, or visit their website.”
