Record-breaking rainfall in Bangkok on Wednesday night

[snoop1130]

 

Over 100mm of rain poured into Khlong Toei and Bang Na districts of Bangkok last night, with similar heavy downpours forecast until Sunday, warned Somkuan Tonjan, head of the weather forecasting centre of the Meteorological Department today (Thursday).

 

He disclosed that the rainfall measured at the Queen Sirikit Convention Centre in Khlong Toei district yesterday was 132.5mm, which was the highest since the previous record of 108mm on July 30th, 1955.

 

At the port, also in Khlong Toei, rainfall was measured at 130.3mm, breaking the last record on July 5th, 1996. In Bang Na, 126mm was recorded, beating the previous record of July 13th, 2014.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/record-breaking-rainfall-in-bangkok-on-wednesday-night/

 

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[RichardColeman]

The rain will go, and then they'll be moaning about it being the driest year on record - probably 

[spidermike007]

Not man made climate change. Nothing we could do could possibly have a negative effect on the planet. 

 

We are not responsible! It is a coincidence!

 

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He disclosed that the rainfall measured at the Queen Sirikit Convention Centre in Khlong Toei district yesterday was 132.5mm, which was the highest since the previous record of 108mm on July 30th, 1955.

You'd think a sponge would soak it up.

[Excel]

40 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Not man made climate change. Nothing we could do could possibly have a negative effect on the planet. 

 

We are not responsible! It is a coincidence!

 

Well not specifically man made perhaps but certainly a contributor to the planets natural mechanisms.  However what is man made is the filling in, covering up,  over many of Bangkok's klongs/natural drainage ways.  In it's natural state up to 50 years ago rain water naturally drained away quite quickly but man has totally ignored natural drainage in the grab for development profit. Of course Bangkok is not alone in this but this thread is about Bangkok.

Edited July 22, 2022 by Excel

[Thingamabob]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Not man made climate change. Nothing we could do could possibly have a negative effect on the planet. 

 

We are not responsible! It is a coincidence!

 

Nor were we responsible in 1955.

[Photoguy21]

5 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

The rain will go, and then they'll be moaning about it being the driest year on record - probably 

with water shortages later on as well

[NativeBob]

Villagers at Suthisan-Huay Kwang areas were submersed again. The pump guy was not there (I guess) again. Millions thb soaked'n'wasted.