Cover image via Facebook
Earlier on 29 January 2016, a so-called "news" with the headline that read – "Malaysians Need To Brace The Cold, Temperatures As Low As 16°C In February" – published on the Malaysian Digest website, went crazy viral on Facebook and other social media sites
Image via Facebook
The above is just one of the several Facebook page that shared the "news". Other prominent Malaysian social media pages like [Bersih 4.0](https://www.facebook.com/bersih2013/posts/1033769033309934), [Only In Malaysia](https://www.facebook.com/onlyinmalaysia/posts/1250483948317399), and [Sarawak Update](https://www.facebook.com/sarawakupdate/posts/10156476616100367) too shared the piece with their followers, sending a frenzy of euphoria.
According to the "news" piece, "east coast and northern regions of peninsular Malaysia" may have to brace the extreme cold as "temperatures are expected to drop as low as 20 degrees Celsius"
Furthermore, the Malaysian Digest piece then claimed that "the temperatures in some parts of peninsular Malaysia could drop as low as 16 degrees Celsius".
For the record, the temperature in the first of February:
Image via The Weather Channel
Furthermore, as reported by The Star, MetMalaysia forecast last month that the weather was expected to be hotter and drier due to the El Nino phenomenon and temperatures in parts of Malaysia may go up by between 0.5°C and 2°C. Less rainfall is also expected.
Here's an official announcement by MetMalaysia denying the forecast that it will get "extreme cold" in the month of February
Image via Malaysian Meteorological Department
