This image, made from the Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis based on data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite, shows rainfall for March 23 - 30, 2011. Rainfall totals range from 200 millimeters (8 inches) to more than 1,200 millimeters (47 inches) across the Malay Peninsula. TRMM measured the most rain immediately south of the city of Surat Thani.
According to AccuWeather, the region usually receives 1 - 3 inches (25 - 76 mm) of rain in March, though heavy downpours do occur at other times of the year. The unseasonal rain caused landslides and widespread flooding. One landslide, in the Krabi province on the mountainous west side of the peninsula, destroyed a village, leaving 100 people missing, reported the Thai newspaper, The Nation.
References
- Andrews, J. (2011, April 1). Thailand flooding follows 50 inches of rain. AccuWeather.com. Accessed April 1, 2011.
- Royal Thai Government. (2011, April 1). Thailand: 8 southern provinces inundated. Published on ReliefWeb. Accessed April 1, 2011.
- The Nation. (2011, April 1). Floods of fury. Accessed April 1, 2011.
As the Southern Hemisphere seasons go, so go the Northern Hemispheres. They had mind-boggling amounts of rain over many regions and now the Northern Hemisphere will see the same deluges in many regions. This will be the wildest spring and summer ever seen for vast areas of the Northen Hemisphere.