The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) says that this autumn may be the warmest in Taiwan since 1947.
At a press conference Friday, Director of the CWB’s forecast center Cheng Ming-dean said that the unusually warm fall season is the result of a powerful “Super El Nino” and global warming.
According to CWB data, the average autumn temperature for Taiwan had reached 26.02C as of Wednesday. Observation stations around Taiwan have recorded daily highs of 32 and 33C on many days during November. It is still possible that the recent arrival of a cold air mass over Taiwan will bring this average down.
Cheng also said that this year’s “Super El Nino” is on its way to taking its place in the record books alongside the strong El Ninos of 1982-1983 and 1997-1998. Cheng said the peak of this year’s El Nino is expected to hit Taiwan in December or January.