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Monsoons are large-scale sea breezes which occur when the temperature on land is significantly warmer or cooler than the temperature of the ocean. Most summer monsoons or southwest monsoons (Filipino: Habagat) have a dominant westerly component and a strong tendency to ascend and produce copious amounts of rain (because of the condensation of water vapor in the rising air).
The green-shaded part of the map receives year-round rainfall. The cause of the flooding had been blamed on a tail end of a "cold front". While the eastern part of the country experiences rain at this time of the year, the rains were particularly heavy, and were expected to be twice the regular amount. [5]
Typhoon Songda, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Chedeng, was the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2011. It caused moderate damage in the Philippines when it paralleled the country to the east as a Category 5–equivalent super typhoon; it later affected Taiwan and Japan as a weakening system.
May 5–12 – Tropical Storm Aere dropped heavy rainfall in the eastern Philippines, killing 35 people. [5] May 19–29 – Typhoon Songda brushed the eastern Philippines, causing four fatalities. [5] May 22–27 – A tornado outbreak across the central United States spawned 180 tornadoes, resulting in US$9.1 billion in damage and 178 deaths.
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This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. 0–9. January 2011 in the Philippines (1 C, 2 P) ... Category: 2011 in the Philippines by month.
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These names, however, are not in common use outside of the Philippines. During the season, a total of 40 systems were designated as Tropical Depressions by either the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), or other ...