Zenwind Thai weatherscape

Last Updated: 9:21 AM GMT on November 04, 2009 — Last Comment: 5:30 AM GMT on January 23, 2007

	November

Posted by: Zenwind, 9:21 AM GMT on November 04, 2009

November. Finally a reversal of monsoon winds, so that now we get drier and cooler winds from the north out of mainland Asia. More clear days and nights. Relief. Less sweat. (Yet we will get our unpredictable hot humid spells, even during our “winter.”) Out walking at midday, it was like a fine summer day in northeastern USA.

Blessed coolness. Zen delight.

…~^~…
-Zenwind.

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	Rainy Season 2009

Posted by: Zenwind, 12:48 PM GMT on May 12, 2009

Yes, the Rainy Season has come at last, blocking the sun and cooling things off a bit. The Royal Plowing Ceremony was yesterday, which officially ushers in the Rains season. The Crown Prince officiated in this rite that goes back to the India of Siddhartha Gautama’s time, ca. 500 BCE. This last Hot Season of March and April almost killed me with its sweltering and sweaty days and nights. Tonight it is actually down out of the 80s and into the high 70s. Last ni...

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	Humidity returns

Posted by: Zenwind, 6:35 AM GMT on February 23, 2009

Absolute temperature of 90*F/33*C plus a Dewpoint of 76*F/24*C = a Heat Index of 104*F/40*C. Sweat City. The cool season is ending. Wow. I forgot how hot the Central Plains area around Bangkok can get. …~^~…-Zenwind.

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	Colder Than Usual

Posted by: Zenwind, 4:26 AM GMT on January 13, 2009

The local Bangkok news said the temperature in town got down to 57*F (14*C) last night. It is definitely the coldest I’ve seen it here in a few years. A huge ridge of cold air has been coming down from China. In Thailand’s mountainous north, the news media are describing occasional reports of “frozen dew-drops,” aka, frost. The TV news shows film of frost on plants and cars. Provincial governments in the north are handing out emergency supplies of blank...

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	Cool at last!

Posted by: Zenwind, 7:54 AM GMT on December 10, 2008

Yes, this is the comfortable season in Thailand. Like a rare fine summer day in the northeastern USA. It is December, but the trees are still blossoming. The humidity and dewpoints are unbelievably low for here. From March to October it is sweat-city, but now we relish the coolness. I feel very sorry for the many farang tourists whose vacation plans were canceled by the recent political unrest, but it is most unfortunate for workers in the tourist industry here...

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