Is it me or is kinda hot kinda early? Am I becoming like everyone else and forgetting how hot it gets or does it seem early to you too?

Its Very hot,try taking a shower!

Not any hotter than usual - just the cool season lasted longer.

It's the first time I've been here this time of the year, both other times having been from May to October, and May-June-July is hot, but these past few weeks seem to be rather hotter than I would have expected as a gradual, steady increase from the cool of December-January through to May-June.

It feels dryer but not far off the temperatures I'd expect in May.

Currently, it's 32C down in Rayong, and feels like 40.1. The dew point is a typical 25.0C, relative humidity 67% with pressure at 1011.06 hPa and sea breezes from the South at 8.0 kts. Sunrise was at 06:24 and sunset will be at 18:23.

Early this year, there was no real cold season too.

The Europeans should send us a few tons of ice - they have they coldest winter for decades.

It's to hot nobody can hear me. My words just evaporate before they leave my mouth.

That is the opposite of the Canadian story of people having to bring their frozen words inside to thaw them out before anyone could hear.

Definitely early this year. I think that the cool season lasted about a week. Going to take the car in a get some darker window films applied.

about normal i reckon, but it seems like someone threw the oven switch on fan bake in the past 2 weeks.

im trying to wake up earlier 5.30am, so i can at least get out side and enjoy the smoggy cool air

It's the first time I've been here this time of the year, both other times having been from May to October, and May-June-July is hot, but these past few weeks seem to be rather hotter than I would have expected as a gradual, steady increase from the cool of December-January through to May-June.

It feels dryer but not far off the temperatures I'd expect in May.

Currently, it's 32C down in Rayong, and feels like 40.1. The dew point is a typical 25.0C, relative humidity 67% with pressure at 1011.06 hPa and sea breezes from the South at 8.0 kts. Sunrise was at 06:24 and sunset will be at 18:23.

Yes but what time does the 1 legged dog cross the road?

In KPG the hot season look like one month early. Or just March hotter than usual. Huff.

There is a tower where I often drive and it gives the time and the current temp. Yesterday evening at 17-00 hrs it was 37 deg C. I'd be curious what the reading was at midday. Must have been near 39 or 40 deg.

Yes it it hot at the moment.

Oh!! Stop complaining!! It's absolutely freezing here, I am wearing two sweatshirts and a sweater, two pairs of socks and my woolly slippers. Oh, to be where you are!!

Next year, hopefully......

I was told by a Thai lady that it has been the hottest in Phuket for 20 years. Anyone have any historical data?

I was told by a Thai lady that it has been the hottest in Phuket for 20 years. Anyone have any historical data?

and its been the coldest winter in the UK for 30 years ! .... has global warming xaught up ?

It's the first time I've been here this time of the year, both other times having been from May to October, and May-June-July is hot, but these past few weeks seem to be rather hotter than I would have expected as a gradual, steady increase from the cool of December-January through to May-June.

It feels dryer but not far off the temperatures I'd expect in May.

Currently, it's 32C down in Rayong, and feels like 40.1. The dew point is a typical 25.0C, relative humidity 67% with pressure at 1011.06 hPa and sea breezes from the South at 8.0 kts. Sunrise was at 06:24 and sunset will be at 18:23.

Yeah well you must live on the beach. If you were over the other side of Sukumvit on the dark side it's always hot all year round, no sea breeze and we are normally in shock. However where most of the dark side people are it's airconditioned bars so we really don't know what it's like outside.

It's just warming up in the North as well, since last week or so. Mornings are still fairly nice at 22 degrees or so, but the afternoon highs are getting real high.. (Higher thirties). Happy about the nights though, no need for aircon yet.

It's cold today in Isaan

Hotter than hel_l this year. I will have to take my neighbor up on using his borehole water & get some pipes to channel the water to the top gardens or face running out of water soon. I think it is 30 days early this year & very little rain to date as in the past years.

No sooner a thread on how hot it's been, than the weather changes. In Banchang, Rayong the wind has been southerly every day for the last six weeks. Overnight it's changed to NNE and it rained here this morning, quite a bit cooler as well.

It was nice and chilly this morning in Bangkok too. Strange weather. Was up in Ayuthaya last week on Wednesday and the sun was mercilessly beating down at 38c.

Oh!! Stop complaining!! It's absolutely freezing here, I am wearing two sweatshirts and a sweater, two pairs of socks and my woolly slippers. Oh, to be where you are!!

Next year, hopefully......

You sound like my grandmother - all dressed up for bed

No sooner a thread on how hot it's been, than the weather changes. In Banchang, Rayong the wind has been southerly every day for the last six weeks. Overnight it's changed to NNE and it rained here this morning, quite a bit cooler as well.

It is rather unusual here in Ban Chang this morning, in the mist after the rain. It's officially 27.0 °C with broken clouds and mist in Amphur Rayong, with humidity down from the 94% of a couple of hours ago to 79%, and the NE wind has dropped to a mild 4.0 knots (I reckon the .0 is a guess as it's always reported as something.0) but here on Sukhumvit, I just went out on the balcony for ten minutes, and there's actually a slight cool chill in the breeze, which is a first time in my experience in Thailand, even through December-January.

There must be a rather serious storm on the way if this is so calm now, before the storm.

It is rather unusual here in Ban Chang this morning, in the mist after the rain. It's officially 27.0 °C with broken clouds and mist in Amphur Rayong, with humidity down from the 94% of a couple of hours ago to 79%, and the NE wind has dropped to a mild 4.0 knots (I reckon the .0 is a guess as it's always reported as something.0) but here on Sukhumvit, I just went out on the balcony for ten minutes, and there's actually a slight cool chill in the breeze, which is a first time in my experience in Thailand, even through December-January.

There must be a rather serious storm on the way if this is so calm now, before the storm.

You mean the storm that the weather department predicted and all the smart <deleted> here laughed at?

It's currently 21deg C at my place in Buri Ram, at 11:45. Freeeezing.

It is rather unusual here in Ban Chang this morning, in the mist after the rain. It's officially 27.0 °C with broken clouds and mist in Amphur Rayong, with humidity down from the 94% of a couple of hours ago to 79%, and the NE wind has dropped to a mild 4.0 knots (I reckon the .0 is a guess as it's always reported as something.0) but here on Sukhumvit, I just went out on the balcony for ten minutes, and there's actually a slight cool chill in the breeze, which is a first time in my experience in Thailand, even through December-January.

There must be a rather serious storm on the way if this is so calm now, before the storm.

You mean the storm that the weather department predicted and all the smart <deleted> here laughed at?

It's currently 21deg C at my place in Buri Ram, at 11:45. Freeeezing.

Well, it is a little later than predicted last week, but such a change as this is likely to cause some sort of meteorological reaction to balance out this unusual calm. I'm all set to weather the storm from here in this hotel room, just back from the 711 with extra stocks of Oishi and Birdy and Marlboro and potato chips and I already bought a couple of cartons of Chang Lite yesterday - not to mention I have the KFC delivery hotline saved on my Nokia. I'm not going to starve or die of thirst for a few days now.

Bring on the rain, I say!

PS: this is the first day yet where I've been happy with the balcony doors and windows open and no need for the air-cond, and it's around a minute to noon.

I was told by a Thai lady that it has been the hottest in Phuket for 20 years. Anyone have any historical data?

it is only 10 years but they mark it up 100% for farangs

ballpoint, i love your avatar, reminds me of my favorite cartoon

still hot in Cha-am but clouds for the first time, in, well forever

Yep it was strange. I was there a couple weeks ago It was sweltering in Bangkok and actually cool in Ban Dung, lol. Go figure.

Yep it was strange. I was there a couple weeks ago It was sweltering in Bangkok and actually cool in Ban Dung, lol. Go figure.

It is probably a response to global warming.

If you talk with elderly people in Thailand, they will tell you that in the past the hot season began in April but now starts in March.

So the hot weather is coming earlier and lasting longer.

We can anticipate much hotter weather as the global warming problem intensifies.

My guess is that this increase in "heat" will negatively impact tourism, food production, water reserves, among other things.

The red shirt are gathering. There will be rain in Bangkok soon enough.

in chaam not too hot here. no humidity etc! i actually thought it was cooler than normal. i tend to find march aint that bad. once u get past the first week of april! wow thats when somebody turns on the boiler. cant be more than 25 today.

mornings are still coolish too, sometimes requires a long sleeve tshirt!

the only thing i would say is that i live near the beach therefore a breeze is always prevalent! sometimes knocks me off my bike!!