heat wave in s-e asia now.

london 3pm 15.2C sunny monday 2024

its lovely weather today…. sun is shining, so everyone is walking in the sun, avoiding the shade, because there is a cold wind blowing. each by itself will be very uncomfortable, but together, they are perfect. 

i have been out , taking the bus to the victoria library, to read the papers, and then walking to the pimlico sainsburys to see what they have reduced… nothing because i went there too early .

when i got back, i went to browse the internet, and saw this in my reader feed… bangkok news reporting of this heat wave in s.e.asia now. i was not aware of it, because the news here in uk dont mention it at all. it seems it is hitting all records to be the hottest since dont know when. i went into twitter south east asia region and saw more reports about it. the thought occurred to me that the monsoon should be coming and the rains will alleviate all that heat. but when does the monsoon start? so i googled it, and got this and screen shot this

Country	Monsoon Season
Indonesia	October – April
Thailand	May – October
Maldives	May – December
Sri Lanka	April – May and October – December
Vietnam	May – December
Cambodia	May – October
Northern Australia	December – March
Northern Brazil	December – March
India	July – November
South and Southeast China	May – September
Taiwan	May – October

countries with all year round tropical rain

Country	Tropical Rainy Season
Jamaica	May and September – November
Cuba	May and September – November
Barbados	June – October
Philippines	All year round
Tonga	November – May
Fiji	November – April
Costa Rica	May – December
Peru	December – March
Hong Kong	April – August
Mexico	June – September
Singapore	October – February
Hawaii (USA)	November – March

no mention of malaysia, so when is malaysia’s monsoon season. i know it has two, the north east monsoon (nov to march) affecting the east coast, and the south west monsoon(may to sept) affecting the west coast. the north west monsoon is the more fierce … and cause wild seas that make fishing dangerous. the west coast is not badly affected by the south west monsoon, because sumatra deflects alot of it. but all this heat must make for a lot of conversation gambits for malaysians. and make the air conditioned shopping malls very popular i am sure. a good reason to hang out in the shopping malls. 

update wed 8 may 2024. 7.55am link