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Temperature
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Highest temperature recorded
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40.1°C
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Recorded at Chuping, Perlis on 9 April 1998.
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Lowest temperature recorded
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7.8°C
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Recorded at Cameron Highlands at altitude 1471.6m above
Mean Sea Level on 1st. February 1978.
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Lowest temperature variation
in a day
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1.1°C
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Recorded at Cameron Highlands, Pahang on 16 November
1998.
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Greatest temperature variation in a day
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15.7°C
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Recorded at Kuala Krai, Kelantan on 20 April 1998.
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Precipitation
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Highest rainfall in an hour
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159.4 mm
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Recorded at Sandakan, Sabah on 27 October 2006.
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Highest rainfall in a day
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608 mm
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Recorded at Kota Bharu, Kelantan on 6 January 1967.
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Highest rainfall in a year
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5,687 mm
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Recorded at Sandakan, Sabah in 2006.
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Lowest rainfall in a year
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1,151 mm
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Recorded at Tawau, Sabah on 1997.
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Highest average annual rainfall
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4,128 mm
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Recorded at Kuching, Sarawak.
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Lowest average annual rainfall
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1,746 mm
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Recorded at Chuping, Perlis.
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Highest average number of rain day per year
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247 days
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Recorded at Kuching, Sarawak
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Wind
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Highest mean daily wind speed
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3.1 m/s
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Recorded at Mersing, Johor.
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Highest maximum wind speed
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41.7 m/s
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Recorded at Kuching, Sarawak on 15 September 1992.
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Lightning
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Highest mean annual no. of days with lightning
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315 days
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Recorded at KLIA, Sepang.
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Highest no. of days with lightning in a year
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362 days
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Recorded at Subang in 1987.
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Thunderstorm
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Highest mean annual no. of days with thunderstorm
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212 days
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Recorded at Subang.
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Highest no. of days with thunderstorm in a year
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269 days
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Recorded at Subang in 1969.
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The analysis was based on records of 36
principle meteorological stations till year 2006.
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