<p>Singapore reported its highest temperature in 40 years on Saturday, officials said, as a blistering heatwave burns through large parts of South and Southeast Asia.</p>.<p>Saturday's temperature of 37 degrees Celsius was the highest this year, and matches the record for a daily peak recorded in April 1983, the National Environment Agency said on Facebook.</p>.<p>"The current warm and dry conditions are expected to continue tomorrow," the agency said on Saturday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/extreme-weather-patterns-could-rain-on-india-s-economic-growth-parade-1217749.html" target="_blank">Extreme weather patterns could rain on India’s economic growth parade</a></strong></p>.<p>"Short-duration showers are expected next week which may help to moderate the warm temperatures," it added.</p>.<p>May is normally one of the warmest months of the year, according to the NEA.</p>.<p>Some schools in the city-state have relaxed rules on uniforms over the rising mercury in recent days, according to local broadcaster Channel News Asia.</p>.<p>Vietnam reported a record temperature of 44.1 degrees Celsius last week, with its state electricity company warning that the national power system would come under strain this summer due to anticipated heatwaves.</p>.<p>Scientists say global warming is exacerbating adverse weather, with a recent report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warning that "every increment of global warming will intensify multiple and concurrent hazards".</p>
<p>Singapore reported its highest temperature in 40 years on Saturday, officials said, as a blistering heatwave burns through large parts of South and Southeast Asia.</p>.<p>Saturday's temperature of 37 degrees Celsius was the highest this year, and matches the record for a daily peak recorded in April 1983, the National Environment Agency said on Facebook.</p>.<p>"The current warm and dry conditions are expected to continue tomorrow," the agency said on Saturday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/extreme-weather-patterns-could-rain-on-india-s-economic-growth-parade-1217749.html" target="_blank">Extreme weather patterns could rain on India’s economic growth parade</a></strong></p>.<p>"Short-duration showers are expected next week which may help to moderate the warm temperatures," it added.</p>.<p>May is normally one of the warmest months of the year, according to the NEA.</p>.<p>Some schools in the city-state have relaxed rules on uniforms over the rising mercury in recent days, according to local broadcaster Channel News Asia.</p>.<p>Vietnam reported a record temperature of 44.1 degrees Celsius last week, with its state electricity company warning that the national power system would come under strain this summer due to anticipated heatwaves.</p>.<p>Scientists say global warming is exacerbating adverse weather, with a recent report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warning that "every increment of global warming will intensify multiple and concurrent hazards".</p>