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[Gonzo the Face]

Does anyone have a link that would show the recorded daily high temp for Chiang Mai, going back any number of years ?

To me , I don't ever remember feeling this hot in March....

Thanks

Gonzo

[kilvingtono]

Hope this is what you are looking for.

http://www.tutiempo.net/en/Climate/Chiang_Mai/1943/483270.htm

[WinnieTheKhwai]

Also the now immensely popular Pollution Control Department site tracks this now in real time.

Instead of looking at the PM10 reading, you can also graph temperature, rainfall and other things. Shows the highs and lows clearly over time. Haze seems inversely related to temperature and humidity.

For example:

[WinnieTheKhwai]

To me , I don't ever remember feeling this hot in March....

​March 31st 2005 you were here. That day it was 40.9 degrees in Chiang Mai.

That's more than 6 degrees above today. It's called the hot season for a reason; as soon as it starts, it gets hot.

Srouce: http://www.tmd.go.th/programs/uploads/tempstat/max_stat_latest_en.pdf

[Semper]

Does it really matter how hot/cold it was 5 years ago or last week, unless one is interested in statistics ? Yes, it has been rather hot today and yesterday. But knowing that it was hotter in 2005 doesn't comfort me too much. Guess I have to check if the aircon is working before bedtime.

[canuckamuck]

You want to live in the valleys it is gonna get hot, up here in the mountains we have yet to turn a fan on, except to help the floor dry.

[Blinky Bill]

It might be hotter tomorrow. Then again maybe it won't.

[WinnieTheKhwai]

Does it really matter how hot/cold it was 5 years ago or last week, unless one is interested in statistics ?

It matters when a friend or family member wants to visit Thailand and they're asking when is the best time to come, weather-wise. Then it helps if you can inform them that March is utter hell, and that April is not much better. April's only redeeming factors are that the air is less likely to put you in hospital, and that the awesomest party in the world is in it.

A lot of people from Europe especially have a rain-phobia, and genuinely believe it's better to come in March than, say, June. That's ridiculous, and you need some data to back that up.

[Thailand]

It might be hotter tomorrow. Then again maybe it won't.

Hard to disagree, but then I suppose I could.