- During the month of July, the weather systems that affected the country were the southwest monsoon, intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), low pressure areas (LPAs), two tropical cyclones, localized thunderstorms, easterlies, and ridge of high pressure area (HPA).
- Two tropical cyclones developed inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), east of extreme northern Luzon. Tropical cyclone “Domeng” intensifies into a Tropical Storm (TS) on the 1st day of July and it accelerated moving outside the PAR on following day. This weather system does not directly affected the country, however, the southwest monsoon enhanced by this tropical cyclone, brought cloudiness and scattered rains over the western section of Central and southern Luzon. Tropical Depression “Ester” (29 -31 July) developed and exited PAR. The western side of Central and Southern Luzon experienced cloudy skies and monsoon rains brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon.
- Monthly total rainfall recorded way below to below normal rainfall conditions over the wester section of Luzon and below to near normal rainfall conditions over Southern Luzon and Visayas. Generally, the rest of the country received near to above rainfall conditions. (Figure 1).
- Derived Soil Moisture Condition (rainfed areas):
- Wet – Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, Isabela, Nueva Viscaya, Cordillera Administrative Region, Quezon City, Cavite, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Mindoro, Northern Palawan, Camarines Sur, Albay, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Negros Occidental, Zamboanga Peninsula, Bukidnon, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, most areas in Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Davao Region and Caraga
- Moist – Batanes, Romblon, Pag-asa Island, Camarines Norte, Negros Oriental, Bohol, Davao City, Surigao del Norte, most areas in Ilocos Norte and Sorsogon, and rest of Cagayan Valley, National Capital Region, Albay and Western Visayas
- Dry – rest of the country
- Generally, near to slightly warmer than average surface temperatures were experienced in most parts of the country except in Occidental Mindoro, Camarines Norte, and Tayabas, Quezon that recorded slightly cooler to cooler than average surface temperature (Figure 2). NAIA, Pasay recorded the highest maximum temperature of 35.9°C (July 11) while the coldest temperature was recorded in BSU Agromet Station in Benguet at 15.0°C (July 5).
- La Niña Advisory #10 was issued on 05 July 2022. La Niña is weakening in the tropical Pacific and may still persist until the end of the year with a 52 – 59 % chance. La Niña increases the likelihood of having above normal rainfall conditions in some areas of the country. Adverse impacts such as floods and landslides are likely to occur over the vulnerable areas and sectors of the society.
Land and Seedbed Preparation (including preparation for garden plot, urban gardening, and upland farms), (irrigated and rainfed farms)
- For rice and corn - Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), CALABARZON, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
- For other cash crops - Being done mostly in Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, CAR, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, Caraga, SOCCSKSARGEN, and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
- Planting and Transplanting (broadcasting / direct seeding – for rice, corn, conventional way/ by rows - other cash crops)
Type II Climate (Catanduanes, Sorsogon, eastern part of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur, eastern part of Quezon and Aurora, eastern part of Leyte and eastern part of Northern Samar, and large portion of eastern Mindanao) – Rice, ampalaya, cowpea, eggplant, batao, kangkong, lettuce, mustard, pechay, sitao, snapbean,okra, patola, squash, sweet potato, gabi, ginger, ubi, cassava, carrot, talinum, kutchai, arrowroot, mung bean, soybean, melon, ubi, cassava, taro, ginger, muskmelon, bountiful beans, and mushroom
Type III Climate (western part of Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, east of Mt. Province, southern Quezon, Bondoc Peninsula, Masbate, Romblon, northeast Panay, eastern Negros, central and southern Cebu, part of northern Mindanao, and most of eastern Palawan) – Rice, ampalaya, cowpea, eggplant, batao, kangkong, lettuce, mustard, pechay, sitao, snapbean, okra, patola, mustard, celery, taro, cucumber, sweet potato, talinum, ginger, cadios, patani, bountiful beans, soy bean, seguidillas, sitao, patola, carrot, kangkong, mushroom, mung bean, and peanut,
Type IV Climate (Batanes provinces, northeast Luzon, western Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur, Albay, eastern Mindoro, Marinduque, western Leyte, northern Negros, and most of central and southern Mindanao) – Ampalaya, cowpea, eggplant, batao, kangkong, lettuce, mustard, pechay, sitao, snapbean, okra, cucumber, taro, ginger, radish, sweet peas, kutchai, tapilan, seguidillas, cowpea, taro, sweet pepper, chayote, spinach, talinum, cadios, cabbage, radish, kangkong, cauliflower, melon, patola, sweet potato, ubi, cassava, kutchai, and carrot
- Vegetative Stage (tillering, head development)
- Rice – Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, CAR, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Davao Region, Caraga
- Corn – Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, CAR, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region
- Ampalaya, cowpea, eggplant, batao, kangkong, lettuce, mustard, pechay, sitao, snapbean, soybean
- Flowering Stage (Heading – rice; Tasseling/Silking – corn)
- Rice – Cagayan Valley, Western Visayas, Bicol Region
- Corn – Cagayan Valley, MIMAROPA, Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region
- Ampalaya, cowpea, eggplant, batao, kangkong, lettuce, mustard, pechay, sitao, snapbean, cacao, coffee
- Maturing/Ripening/Harvesting Stage – some rice and corn areas in Ilocos Region,
- Rice – Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Western Visayas Northern Mindanao, SOCCKSARGEN
- Corn – Cagayan Valley, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Davao Region,
- Ampalaya, cowpea, eggplant, batao, kangkong, lettuce, mustard, pechay, sitao, snapbean, patola, tomato, cucumber, squash, patani, cowpea, sweet pepper, wombok cabbage, chayote, radish, kale, chayote tops, broccoli, celery, cabbage, spinach, carrot, habitchuelas, sweet bean, onion leaks, potato, baguio beans, mung bean, cadios, okra, peanut. red pepper, cauliflower, carrot, broccoli, camote tops, malunggay, alugbati, cassava, tomato, upo, sitao, pepper, sequidillas, mung bean, pineapple, calamansi, pineapple, banana, mango, dragon fruit, avocado, santol, watermelon, rambutan, lanzones, atis, pomelo, melon, durian, papaya, mangosteen, aratilis, jackfruit, strawberry, sugarcane, coconut, sweet potato, potato, peanut, coffee, onion, garlic, ginger, chili
- Farm Operations:
- Watering of plants
- Fertilizer application
- Covering of gardens due to heavy rainfall
- Removal of weeds
- Spraying of herbicide and insecticide
- Pest and disease management
- Copra making
- Cleaning of canals and dikes
- Urban Gardening
- Sun drying, threshing, and milling of harvested rice
The weather systems that will likely affect the country during the month of August are the localized thunderstorms, Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), low pressure areas (LPAs), easterlies, southwest monsoon, monsoon trough and two or three tropical cyclones (TC) may enter or develop inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).
- Below to near normal rainfall conditions will generally experience in the western section of Luzon while near to above normal rainfall is expected over the rest of the country.
- Slightly cooler temperatures will be experienced over Batanes, Occidental Mindoro and Romblon while warmer temperatures are expected over Tuguegarao, Zambales and Quezon. Generally, near to slightly above temperatures will be felt over the archipelago (Figure 5).
- Luzon will have extreme temperature range of 13.8ºC – 27.5ºC for upland farms while 16.6ºC – 39.1ºC for other farms in Luzon; the lowland farms in Visayas will have 20.4ºC – 37.1ºC; while the upland farms in Mindanao will have 15.4ºC – 33.5ºC and 20.8ºC – 37.5ºC for lowland farms.
- ENSO Alert System Status: La Niña Advisory #10 (Updated on 27 July 2022)
PAGASA will continue to closely monitor the climate conditions that may affect the country and updates shall be issued as appropriate. For further information, please contact the Climatology and Agrometeorology Division (CAD) at telephone number 8284-0800, local 905.
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