rodcourt49 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 You better go buy a new thermometer yours are no good at 16:00PM it was 41c. Source www.tmd.go.th/en. Same here at 5.00pm 41c. Not so bad for those in small apartments with aircon, easy to keep cool, but when you`re living in a large house like my family and I, it`s unbearable, even the aircon can`t cope. The tape water is running scolding hot, fans just blowing hot air, ceramic tile floor burn the feet when walking and metal door handles too hot to touch. Can the situation get any worse? ..you could be in a bamboo/grass hut somewhere with no job, no money and very little food.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinrada Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Got to go/maybe north tomorrow over the wall and the BBC are forcasting minus -3 degrees...and its May ...supposed to be nearly summer ..init......need a Whisky....wee scunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmos Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Sa Kaeo was listed at 39.9 at 5pm yesterday; I looked online at my former city in NZ - 9 overnight expecting a high of 12 today. People please stop mentioning aircon! I have to ride 26km to the nearest 7/11 for a/c. When i do make the trip I loiter a long time - if they sold English magazines/newspapers I could make a day of it. I spent yesterday morning painting shutters on the house; afternoon scrubcutting and trimming felled trees down to size. Certainly do get through a lot of water working in the full sun. But I won't complain (maybe later, but not yet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahsbloke Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 It was so hot, I had to drag my bed under the air-con last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaideeguy Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 It was so HOT in our moobaan that the roads were literally melting......the blacktop was liquid and sticking to tires and pulling up chunks of road. Ambient temps keep on increasing as all surfaces continue to heat up and little cooling at night like there usually is in the north. Passive cooling of houses doesn't help when the ambient temps don't drop and the only relief from the heat is when I take a bucket of water and self-songkran my self in boxer shorts and t-shirt and evaporate for 15 minutes. I do run aircon most of the day in office, but am getting cabin fever staying indoors all day. Night times air is on for 3-4 hrs to cool house......turn it off and it is baking hot in a half hr. GIVE US SOME RAIN.....PLEASE!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nienke Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Yesterday on top of my house 47 degrees Celsius. Inside 38.5. and on the balustrade 34. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I've got in front of me the 30 year averages (1961-1990) for Lamphun from the Thai Meteorological Dept. Average minimum for May : 23.8 " maximum: : 35.0 Amount of rainfall, May : 162.3 mm !!! No. of rainy days, May : 15!!! and 108 days of rain for the year. Can you believe it?!! I live 40kms sw of Chiang Mai and the whole of last year we had no more than 10 rain sessions.....the longest of which was no more than an hour. "And you know something is happening but you don't know what it is, do you Mr Jones?" Just a hot ,dry cycle?.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaideeguy Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 How long will this cycle last and how much hotter will it get?? One prediction from the head metorologist from LOS says that we are entering an el nino cycle and could last for years and rainy season could be shortened and delayed until august!!! hope he's wrong..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Need to get the pool finished before next visit....right lights......where to buy in Chiang Mai...pref LEDs...?...anyone Thanks try Amorn by the Computer Plaza I think Jackr bought them there before? been meaning to upgrade/update mine but havent got there yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuian Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Be happy that you're not in New Delhi.... or in Jaipur, or Riadh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Be happy that you're not in New Delhi.... or in Jaipur, or Riadh! Did you actually look up Riyadh? I did, yesterday, and temperatures int eh Middle East region are very similar to Chiang Mai, both daytime and nighttime temperatures. A little cooler actually. (www.weather.com) How long will this cycle last and how much hotter will it get??One prediction from the head metorologist from LOS says that we are entering an el nino cycle and could last for years and rainy season could be shortened and delayed until august!!! Phew, that's a relief. If the head meteorologist was predicting heavy rain all week then I'd be worried. He's as funny as the head earthquake guy, and the guy who said sea levels around Thailand wouldn't rise as we're so far from the poles. It was so hot, I had to drag my bed under the air-con last night. Oh oh.. Sounds like a David Letterman list coming up.. - It's so hot that it makes me want to take off my skin and sit in my bones - It's so hot that I saw two trees fighting over a dog. - Birds have to use potholders to pull worms out of the ground. - Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs. - It's so hot, I can roast marshmellows on my belly etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trickcyclist Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 here is the weather forecast: Tomorrow will be muggy, followed by Toogy, Weggy, Thurgy, Frigy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 here is the weather forecast:Tomorrow will be muggy, followed by Toogy, Weggy, Thurgy, Frigy. heat getting to you too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollylama Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 (edited) It's too hot to funk! Too Hot to Funk If anyone remembers the band The Funkin Donuts (based in Chiang Mai a few years ago), you'll remember this song. Edited May 10, 2010 by ollylama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Dog Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Got home two hours ago from a bike ride and it was 38 C. Thunderstorm rolled in here not far from the Night Safari and now it is a pleasant 27 C. Ahhhhhhhhhh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taktsai Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Last Saturday I went to Bang Bua Thong shopping for plants with my partner, it was so hot that I could feel that the frame of my glasses were like burning on my face. When we got in the car. It read the outside temperature - 43C! Let's hope for the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccw Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 humisity must play a large factor, d;;; didnt feel that unpleasent compared to other days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Many days have alradey hit the 40's in CM over the last two weeks.... Fortunately, the humidity is less than the South so it is better than there... CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loaded Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 This dry spell will end on December 21st, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasseru Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 It's been so hot, I've put all the fans on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Be happy that you're not in New Delhi.... or in Jaipur, or Riadh! At least I could get a decent Indian curry in New Delhi or Jaipur. Not sure I'd want to be in Saudi anytime of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maejo Man Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 At least I could get a decent Indian curry in New Delhi or Jaipur.Not sure I'd want to be in Saudi anytime of the year. I'm sure Mr. Pastry would have had something to say about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eek Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Normally i fair pretty well in the heat. This morning though i felt wiped out after sitting indoors with only the windows open. I laid down on my bed and instantly fell asleep for an hour. Woke up feeling faint, drained, and soaked in sweat. Have closed the windows and resorted the aircon. I am feeling lethargic. Temperature from online sources put the temperature in the 38deg mark. Im sure it must be much higher. I cant see how 38 deg would just completely wipe me out like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasseru Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I have a suggestion for you, eek, one that I have made to others before and prolly will again. When you're hot like that, feeling wiped out and all? Fill your tub full of cold water - and if it is not that cold out of the tap, consider adding some ice - and get in it and soak away for twenty minutes or more. Then, as they say, repeat as necessary. : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tijnebijn Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Must say from the eleven years of my stay in Chiangmai , this absolutely is the hottest and longest heatwave I have experienced yet , normally there would be more thundershowers by now , typically starting towrds the evening . Although it seems to get cloudy sometimes , its only drops on a hot plate ..... Hot it may be , but without rain its exhausting . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eek Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Thanks for the advice Rasseru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasseru Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Pleasantly cool this evening, even without any rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaideeguy Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Good advise Rasseru, but not many of us here have bath tubs. During the day, I 'self songkran' myself several times. In this heat, all I wear is t shirt and boxer shorts and walk around the house dripping. Wife complains that i'm dripping, but I say it evaporates on the floors in minutes. Wearing a wet hat cools if I'm going out in the sun. Yeah.......HOT!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackr Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Normally i fair pretty well in the heat. This morning though i felt wiped out after sitting indoors with only the windows open. I laid down on my bed and instantly fell asleep for an hour. Woke up feeling faint, drained, and soaked in sweat. Have closed the windows and resorted the aircon. I am feeling lethargic. Temperature from online sources put the temperature in the 38deg mark. Im sure it must be much higher. I cant see how 38 deg would just completely wipe me out like that. Get some electrolytes in you. Dechamp is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eek Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 You are right Jackr! I hadnt even thought of that. I will buy some. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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