The Northeast monsoon, locally known as amihan, usually peaks in January and ends in Ferbruary, bringing cooler days during these months. Baguio City, where the lowest temperature is most often observed, registered a reading of 8.1 degrees in Jan. 19 last year and a 7.5 degrees on Jan. 14, 2009. Based on climate data from PAGASA, Baguio, the country's summer capital, recorded its coldest temperature in January 1961, at 6.3 degrees while the lowest temperature in Metro Manila was recorded in February 1962, at 14.6 degrees.

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