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        "id": 1811716,
        "msgid": "bmkg-warns-of-cold-air-during-peak-dry-season-in-central-java-1781848735",
        "date": "2026-06-19 12:17:23",
        "title": "BMKG Warns of Cold Air During Peak Dry Season in Central Java",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has advised residents in Central Java to be alert for unusually cold nighttime and morning temperatures as the region approaches the peak of the dry season in August 2026. The phenomenon, described as a natural climatic occurrence, is accompanied by intense daytime heat due to reduced cloud cover. The agency also urged early anticipation of broader dry season impacts, including water shortages and land fires.",
        "content": "<p>The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) is urging\nthe public to be aware of cold air temperatures occurring from night\nuntil morning in various regions, especially ahead of the peak of the\ndry season forecast for August 2026. Teguh Wardoyo, Head of the Data\nService and Information Dissemination Working Team at the BMKG Tunggul\nWulung Meteorological Station in Cilacap, said on Friday that a number\nof areas in Central Java have entered the dry season, characterised by\ntemperatures that tend to be colder at night and in the morning, and\nscorching hot during the day. \u201cIn general, several areas in Central\nJava, particularly Cilacap and its surroundings, have entered the dry\nseason. Some signs are already visible, with air temperatures at night\nand in the morning being colder than usual, while during the day the sun\nfeels more intense because there is less cloud cover,\u201d he said. He cited\nthe minimum air temperature recorded at the Tunggul Wulung Cilacap\nMeteorological Station on 19 June 2026, which was around 24 degrees\nCelsius and still within normal climatological conditions. According to\nhim, this occurs due to a decrease in temperature as altitude increases.\n\u201cThis condition is a natural phenomenon that commonly occurs during the\ndry season,\u201d he said. Based on climatological data from the 1991-2020\nperiod, he noted that the absolute minimum temperature in June in\nCilacap once reached 18.8 degrees Celsius, which occurred in 1994.\nClimatologically, the lowest temperature ever recorded was in August\n1994, reaching 17.4 degrees Celsius. \u201cThis phenomenon generally occurs\nfrom night until morning and will disappear after the sun rises and\nbegins to warm the air temperature,\u201d he said. He stated that the colder\nair conditions may feel more comfortable for some people, but can also\ncause discomfort for residents who are sensitive to low temperatures or\nhave cold allergies. \u201cEarly anticipation of the impacts of the dry\nseason, such as clean water shortages and land fires, is necessary so\nthat handling can be carried out more quickly,\u201d said Teguh.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bmkg-warns-of-cold-air-during-peak-dry-season-in-central-java-1781848735",
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