The DR is under the effects of a heat wave. Temperatures in Santo Domingo reached 34 degrees Celsius at mid-day with a 70% humidity over the weekend. In Jimaní on the frontier with Haiti, the hottest spot in the country, the temperature soared to 38 degrees, with a 80% humidity. The weather department explained that a system of high pressure in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico area is causing the higher temperatures. In the early mornings, over the weekend, the temperature dropped to 24 degrees. At the same time, the Weather Department explained that the rains will continue. While El Niño phenomenon kept them away, now the country is being affected by the reverse situation, with the advent of La Niña weather phenomenon that brings conditions favorable to the development of tropical storms. June to November is the hurricane season in the Caribbean.
