《TAIPEI TIMES》Solstice brings sunshine, heat advisories to Taiwan

Staff writer, with CNA

The northern hemisphere’s summer solstice, the longest day of the year and the first day of summer, brought 13 hours and 42 minutes of daylight to Taipei yesterday, to the Central Weather Bureau said.

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The solstice took place at 10:58pm, when the northern hemisphere was tilted toward the sun to the maximum extent, the moment this year that it received the most direct sunlight, the bureau said on Facebook.

After the summer solstice the days become shorter, even as temperatures continue to rise, the bureau said.

Sunrise in Taipei yesterday occurred at 5:05am and sunset was at 6:47pm, it said.

Despite the solstice being the longest day of the year, the earliest sunrise typically falls in early June and the latest sunset in early July, although each are only 1 minute earlier or later than on the solstice, the bureau said.

In terms of the weather, there were clear to cloudy skies yesterday with temperatures above 30°C nationwide, it said.

The bureau issued heat advisories for 10 administrative regions, warning that highs could top 36°C in Keelung, Taipei, New Taipei City, Taoyuan, Yunlin County, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung County and Taitung County, and 38°C in parts of Hualien County.

As the Dragon Boat Festival holiday weekend gets under way, temperatures today and tomorrow are expected to remain in the low to mid-30s, with a chance of isolated morning showers in western Taiwan and afternoon showers or thunderstorms in the northeast, the bureau said.

新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES