Heavy Rains Expected In August

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Heavy rains expected in August

Nopniwat Krailerg

The Meteorological Department here has warned of heavy rains caused by tropical storms and depressions during the monsoon season starting at the end of July and August this year.

Chamnong Kaewchapha, Director of the Meteorological Department‘s the Northern Center warned of heavy rain caused by tropical storms and depressions during the end of July through August.

Chamnong Kaewchapha, Director of the Northern Region Meteorological Center, said the extremely hot, dry weather during the past summer was a result of the El Ni๑o phenomenon with temperatures exceeding 40 Celsius in many provinces.

However, he said the El Ni๑o phenomenon had finished in May and the weather is back to normal with rainfall in lower volume at the beginning of rainy season during June and July.

From the end of July onwards, the low pressure areas from South China are expected to pass by the Northern Thailand, resulting heavy rain from July through September as normal. Tropical storms and depressions are expected in August and September and heavy rains would be found coming from Vietnam and across mainland South East Asia into Northern Thailand.

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[chiangmaimail]2010/07/13[/chiangmaimail]

[kalbo123]

Funny how they think they know the weather already for next month, but even predicting tomorrows weather seems to be a problem.