Mercury drops to below 5 in Chiayi, set to rebound Thursday

The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) issued a cold surge advisory for most parts of Taiwan Wednesday morning, as temperatures in Chiayi City dropped to a nationwide low of 4.9 degrees Celsius.

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