Tuguegarao's trademark

If there's one thing that makes Tuguegarao quite known to many Filipinos is the fact that the city is considered as the hottest place in the country. The city's temperature ranges from an average of 19.5 degree celsius to 35.5 degree celsius and becomes even hotter during the summer period from April to June. In fact, Tuguegarao posted the highest temperatures in the country during the last two summers when it registered 38.5 degree celsius and 39.5 degree celsius on April 8, 2010 and April 21, 2011, respectively. 

But those figures are no match for this one. Tuguegarao holds the record for the highest temperature registered ever not only in the Philippines but of the entire Western Pacific region when it posted a scorching 42.2 degree celsius on April 29, 1912. April really seems to be a hot month for Tuguegarao, isn't it?

The reason for this extreme heat people experience in Tuguegarao is its geographical set - up and not pollution as what others believe. Tuguegarao is bound by huge mountain ranges and these serve as natural traps, preventing heat coming from the ground and the sun  to escape from the lowlands of Cagayan, including Tuguegarao.

Here's something that I believe only a few people would know. Don't you know that during the months of January to March, Tuguegarao also experiences cold temperatures comparable to that of the one experienced in the highlands of Cordillera. I may not have the data to support it but based on experience, I could tell. There was even a time when it was shown on TV that the city's temperature was at 15 degree celsius, only two degrees hotter than the temperature posted by Baguio on the same day.