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SINGAPORE – The coming days are expected to remain hot and dry, with pockets of rain in the early morning before widespread showers with thunder bring relief towards the end of the month, the weatherman said. Daily temperatures are expected to hover between 24 deg C and 34 deg C, the Meteorological Service Singapore said in a statement. “More rainfall is forecast in the latter half of the fortnight, with thundery showers expected on most afternoons,” it said. “The thundery showers could be widespread and heavy on some of these days. The total rainfall for the second half of September is forecast to be above average over most parts of the island.” Expect cooler weather when the rain lashes Singapore, with temperatures falling to between 23 deg C and 32 deg C on some days, the Met Service added. Looking back on the first two weeks of September in Singapore, the weatherman said south-west monsoon conditions meant short, localised thundery showers fell over parts of the island in the late morning and afternoon. On Sept 4, many parts of Singapore experienced moderate to heavy rainfall in the late morning and early afternoon. The daily total rainfall of 57.4mm recorded in Buona Vista that day was the highest rainfall recorded for the first half of September, the Met Service said. Daily highs in the first half of September were between 32 deg C and 34 deg C. The highest temperature for the period was 35.2 deg C, recorded on Pulau Ubin on Sept 1. Rainfall was above average in most parts of Singapore, with Sentosa getting rainfall that was about 77 per cent above average. Paya Lebar registered rainfall that was about 10 per cent below average.