The heat index in at least 39 areas in the Philippines may hit a dangerous level on Thursday, May 2.
According to the state weather bureau PAGASA, the following areas may experience heat indexes ranging from 42°C to 48°C today:
48°C
- CBSUA, Pili, Camarines Sur
47°C
- Dagupan City, Pangasinan
46°C
- Tacloban City, Leyte
45°C
- Laoag City, Ilocos Norte
44°C
- Bacnotan, La Union
- Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
- Cubi Pt, Subic Bay, Olongapo City
- Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
- Aborlan, Palawan
- Roxas City, Capiz
- Iloilo City, Iloilo
- Dumangas, Iloilo
- Catarman, Northern Samar
43°C
- NAIA, Pasay City
- Aparri, Cagayan
- Iba, Zambales
- Casiguran, Aurora
- Coron, Palawan
- San Jose, Occidental Mindoro
- Legazpi City, Albay
- Virac, Catanduanes
- La Granja, La Carlota, Negros Occidental
42°C
- Science Garden, Quezon City
- Sinait, Ilocos Sur
- MMSU, Batac, Ilocos Norte
- ISU, Echague, Isabela
- Clark Airport, Pampanga
- CLSU, Muñoz, Nueva Ecija
- Baler, Aurora
- Sangley Point, Cavite
- Ambulong, Tanauan, Batangas
- Infanta, Quezon
- Alabat, Quezon
- Calapan, Oriental Mindoro
- Masbate City, Masbate
- Mambusao, Capiz
- Catbalogan, Samar
- Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte
- Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur
The heat index is the human discomfort index that gives the "apparent" temperature, or what humans perceive or feel as the temperature affecting their body.
The effect-based danger classification ranges from 42°C to 51°C, and its effects on the body are that heat cramps and exhaustion are likely, and heat stroke is probable with continued exposure.
On Wednesday, PAGASA recorded the highest computed heat index in the country in CBSUA, Pili, Camarines Sur and Catarman, Northern Samar at 48°C.
The Department of Health (DOH) said a total of 67 cases of heat-related illnesses among individuals aged 12 to 21 years old have already been recorded from January 1 to April 29.
