This is the least hot Songkran I ever remember......And a bit rainy too...

[redwood1]

I can not believe how cool the weather is for this time of year....I was even slightly chilled when I woke up this morning.....I never remember a cool Songkran ever..There was even a light rain last night....Unbelievable....

[Ralf001]

good init.

[steven100]

23 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

I can not believe how cool the weather is for this time of year....I was even slightly chilled when I woke up this morning.....I never remember a cool Songkran ever..There was even a light rain last night....Unbelievable....

what an exciting topic.  I can't wait for your next one. 

[newbee2022]

10 minutes ago, steven100 said:

what an exciting topic.  I can't wait for your next one. 

Said the grumpy old white man

[redwood1]

20 minutes ago, steven100 said:

what an exciting topic.  I can't wait for your next one. 

 

Sir I have some toe nail cleaning coming up shortly.....I will keep the forum updated with pictures.....I would be happy to send you many private messages so you dont miss the minute to minute ACTION.....

[Olmate]

Move to Pattaya, Issan is cooler for sure.! 

[blaze master]

27 minutes ago, steven100 said:

what an exciting topic.  I can't wait for your next one. 

 

Go have a few beers then come back and post again. 

[TaaSaparot]

52 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

I can not believe how cool the weather is for this time of year....I was even slightly chilled when I woke up this morning.....I never remember a cool Songkran ever..There was even a light rain last night....Unbelievable....

 

The absence of La Niña, seemingly.

[newbee2022]

12 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

Go have a few beers then come back and post again. 

Maybe he doesn't like to meet you there

[blaze master]

5 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

Maybe he doesn't like to meet you there

 

 I haven't been drunk in about 19 or so years. Not my thing anymore. 

[BoganInParasite]

We had a three week very hot and air polluted period up here in northern Nan province that stopped about two weeks ago. Since then the temps have dropped 3-8 degrees and we've had two spells of rain for 3-4 days each. Even woke this morning to a couple of hours of unforecast light rain. First summer here is seven years that the farmland in the valley below us actually stayed a pretty good shade of green rather than dusty and brown. Even clear air and blue sky yesterday.

[newbee2022]

On 4/15/2025 at 7:37 AM, redwood1 said:

I can not believe how cool the weather is for this time of year....I was even slightly chilled when I woke up this morning.....I never remember a cool Songkran ever..There was even a light rain last night....Unbelievable....

And then there are still people who will deny Global warming 😂

[redwood1]

49 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

And then there are still people who will deny Global warming 😂

 

Folks This is global cooling......I expect to go ice skating on the local lakes shortly...And I would not be surprised to see Polar bears roaming beach road soon...

 

This is happening because of the selfish EV drivers are not dong their fair share to warm the planet.....EV  drivers besides being fruity are going to cause us all to freeze to death.

[Presnock]

45 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

And then there are still people who will deny Global warming 😂

having spent more than 30 years in Thailand, I notice for sure a big change in the weather.  Yeah still 3 seasons of Hot, rains some years wet some years or areas dry.  SUmmer storms getting more violent and hail growing larger almost every year.  Winds growing stronger with even one report of a tornado.  every month the international organizations report a record heat for that month.  There are regular reports now of 1000-year rains in a short period of time making for record flood.  These are all symptoms of global warming for sure as the weather is noticiably changing.

[newbee2022]

1 minute ago, redwood1 said:

 

Folks This is global cooling......I expect to go ice skating on the local lakes soon...I would not be surprised to see Polar bears roaming beach road soon...

 

This is happening because of the selfish EV drivers are not dong their fair share to warm the planet.....EV  drivers besides being fruity and going to cause us all to freeze to death.

I booked already holidays for skiing at Doi Inthanon. 👍

[black tabby12345]

The least hot Songkran ever experienced.

 

Quite agree.

Even though I have met a similar year sometime in the past.

[Unamerican]

On 4/15/2025 at 8:23 AM, Olmate said:

Issan is cooler for sure.! 

Not all of it: very (I.e. normally) hot in some parts. 

[Unamerican]

12 minutes ago, Presnock said:

still 3 seasons of . . .

PLEASE, Can we try that again as I did not see all three listed! 

[Expat68]

Definitely not in NE Issaan 

[ronnie50]

Last night's rain in Bangkok (15th) was phenomenal for this time of year. It was a lightning and thunder show that was sustained for at least 20 minutes (heavy). I've never seen a Bangkok deluge like that in April - it was like October. Flooded streets, some localized power cuts, 

[kingstonkid]

8 minutes ago, black tabby12345 said:

The least hot Songkran ever experienced.

 

Quite agree.

Even though I have met a similar year sometime in the past.

Can anyone remember the heavy rain during songkran.  Had to laugh 2 guys came into a restaurant and instead of beer ordered hot coffee 

[JJ-Thailand]

On 4/15/2025 at 7:37 AM, redwood1 said:

I never remember a cool Songkran ever.

I remember one very cool and wet Songkran years back; it was raining heavily every day. Must have been about 20 years ago.

[black tabby12345]

3 minutes ago, kingstonkid said:

Can anyone remember the heavy rain during songkran.  Had to laugh 2 guys came into a restaurant and instead of beer ordered hot coffee 

 

Good amount of rain in the middle of the Songkran, was it in 2013?

 

I am in CNX, and it rained heavily on the 14th(before dawn and in the afternoon) this year.

And it felt pretty cool both in the morning and in the afternoon.

Also it was very cool yesterday, too.

So I didn't use any A/C last night.

[johng]

25 minutes ago, Unamerican said:

PLEASE, Can we try that again as I did not see all three listed! 

Hot,  hot and sticky ,bloody hot and sticky with torrential rains and some flooding.

[johng]

Not that many years ago during Pattaya's "Wun lai" on the 19th

every one was out playing with water  till about midday when the heavens opened and very heavy rain for more than an hour

 (if remember correctly) caused flooding,most of the water throwers gave up and went home..mother nature beat them at their own game.

[Expat68]

43 minutes ago, kingstonkid said:

Can anyone remember the heavy rain during songkran.  Had to laugh 2 guys came into a restaurant and instead of beer ordered hot coffee 

Sure I can remember in NE Issaan but I have been here 15 years

[madone]

I struggle to remember a Songkran when it didn't rain at least once.

[madone]

53 minutes ago, ronnie50 said:

Last night's rain in Bangkok (15th) was phenomenal for this time of year. It was a lightning and thunder show that was sustained for at least 20 minutes (heavy). I've never seen a Bangkok deluge like that in April - it was like October. Flooded streets, some localized power cuts, 

dude we had a bigger storm just last week.

[Yagoda]

Global warming, we are all gonna die

[Zapitapi]

On 4/15/2025 at 7:37 AM, redwood1 said:

I can not believe how cool the weather is for this time of year....I was even slightly chilled when I woke up this morning.....I never remember a cool Songkran ever..There was even a light rain last night....Unbelievable....

you got a point.. winter was cooler than normal as well imho.. global cooling in action..where i live at this time of year the grass is mostly brownish..not this year..lush and green