webfact Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Umbrellas ready? Rainy season has arrived By The Nation FILE photo The 2018 rainy season has officially started, Meteorological Department director general Wanchai Sakudomchai said on Monday. He said the southwest monsoon had arrived, bringing humidity and no doubt plenty of precipitation to much of Thailand. Wanchai said a low-pressure trough would cover major portions of the country until October and the amount of rain would be similar to that of last year. But he forecast less rain in June and July than normal in the drier Northeast. Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30346417 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-05-28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Thailand Enters Monsoon Season: Officials By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter Heavy rains on April 27 over Bangkapi area. Photo: uglypink / Twitter BANGKOK — Get that umbrella ready because the rainy season has officially begun, the national weather agency said Monday. The country entered monsoon season Saturday as southwest winds brought in humidity from the Andaman sea and caused rainfall nationwide, Wanchai Sakudomchai, director general of the meteorological department said. Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2018/05/28/thailand-enters-monsoon-season-officials/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-05-28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DM07 Posted May 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2018 ...ahm...it's been raining cats and dogs for days now! But okay...NOW it is real rain! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AGareth2 Posted May 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2018 and the dams are full 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mercman24 Posted May 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2018 just love it how they put a date to the rainy season, its been pissing down for weeks, so those vids we see of various parts of the country under water, are photoshopped then ,still never mind it will be drought season soon in a few months lol 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lupatria Posted May 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2018 Thanks for the warning as all my Thai neighbors didn't expect it will happen this year again. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 1 hour ago, AGareth2 said: and the dams are full http://www.thaiwater.net/DATA/REPORT/php/rid_dam_1.php?lang=en Those %ages shown in red are near full, otherwise not a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 1 hour ago, ratcatcher said: http://www.thaiwater.net/DATA/REPORT/php/rid_dam_1.php?lang=en Those %ages shown in red are near full, otherwise not a problem. Doesn't work if those in charge are color blind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Thailand to expect 1-2 storms this rainy season BANGKOK, 28th May 2018 (NNT) - Thailand has officially entered the rainy season and expects 1-2 tropical storms to hit the Kingdom this year, while dry spells in June and July may have a damaging effect on crops. Director-General of the Meteorological Department Wanchai Sakudomchai announced today that Thailand had officially entered the rainy season on May 26th, as the Kingdom has experienced continuous rainfall due to moisture from southwesterly winds in the Andaman Sea, as well as winds from the east. Rainfall from mid-June to mid-July will be scattered and irregular. This could lead to insufficient water for farms in many areas, especially those outside of irrigation zones. Farmers are therefore advised to conserve water supplies. The rainy season for upper Thailand is expected to last until mid-October, while the southern region will experience continuous rainfall until December. This year, Thailand expects 1-2 tropical storms to move through the country, with a high chance of affecting the northern and northeastern regions from mid-August to September. In addition to rain, storms in the upper region can result in flash floods and overflowing rivers. Total rainfall this year is expected to be 5-10% below average, similar to levels experienced in 1985. June and July will be the driest months of the season, at 60-140 millimeters of rain. Dry spells lasting 1-2 weeks could damage smaller plantations. Farmers outside irrigation zones are advised to store water at this time. The wettest month will be September, at 300-600 millimeters of rain. The southwestern region will experience 5-10% above average rainfall. Director-General Wanchai assured the public that rainfall this year won't be as intense as in 2011, which resulted in severe flooding nationwide. Officials have released up to 80% of water stored from the previous rainy season to prepare for this year's rainfall. -- nnt 2018-05-28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mfd101 Posted May 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2018 Well, I guess the bureaucrats who put out this stuff don't live in south Surin. Here it's been raining with increasing frequency & intensity since early-to-mid April. "1-2 tropical storms this rainy season"? We've already had about 10 or 15 of them ... Rainfall "5-10% below average"? Well, the last 2 years here had mild rainfall, though last year the rain started mid-April also. So far this year: well above average I should think. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 To be honest, if there is a chair outside the 7/11 , I'm quite happy to sit there for hours with a drink and watch the idiots play broom-brooms in it ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MaeJoMTB Posted May 28, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2018 31 minutes ago, webfact said: Total rainfall this year is expected to be 5-10% below average, Dams are already full in Cm, wettest I've ever seen it and the monsoon hasn't really started yet. Thai government can't get anything right. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 5 hours ago, AGareth2 said: and the dams are full And by the end of July, there will be a water shortage across the Nation. Incompetence reigns ( pun intended ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Does this mean we will have decent water pressure at our taps again? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 6 hours ago, webfact said: the rainy season has officially begun Time to ready the Royal Rainmaking Air Force! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfd101 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 What is interesting about the tables showing current levels in the dams is that the "usable" levels shown are generally around only 50% of the water currently stored. What does that mean? Dams silted up (!) so the LEVEL of the water is not actually a measure of the QUANTITY of water stored? [Or am I just becoming paranoid after a few years of life in Thailand?] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 2 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand to expect 1-2 storms this rainy season I would say 10-20 times more than that,...... wanna bet???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 2 hours ago, weegee said: Does this mean we will have decent water pressure at our taps again? Nah that's only for Special Days,,,, When an Imported Government Person visits the Area,,,,, ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Lived here for 12 years and this has so far been the wettest year so far I've experienced. We have a large reservoir on our land that usually fills to the brim in October with the last of the rainy season. This year it is already overflowing into the surrounding rice paddy. Our lawn is also looking rather luxuriant despite this supposedly being the tail end of the dry season and hardly having been watered by sprinklers for weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder26 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 So far it rained way above average in many parts of Thailand. Drought in June and July? It’s hard to believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickudon Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Yes, that weather forecast could have been done by Michael Fish .... no, no even he wasn't that bad! Been here for 10 years in Udon, typically our ponds overflow (not every year) but usually only in September or October. Last year they overflowed in July ........ this year only need about 20 cms to do that, usually May is when they are lowest! Probably will overflow in June. For us the rain started on the last day of Songkran and has rained most days since. Rain on Monday has taken until today to drain away, still standing water in some places, ground now waterlogged. By August major flooding in the province is almost a certainty. A dryer year than normal? Wishful thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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