Weather Report
Since the last weather report 2 weeks ago, the rain has lessened to a degree, though most days have seen some of the wet stuff.
According to the Thai Met Office, in Trat Province, there was 1130 mm of rain in the first 7 days of September. In the following 18 days, until today, there was a further 557 mm of rain. This compares to the whole of August which I reported as 330 mm using figures taken from the Thai Met Offiice.
The accompanying picture was taken in September 2 years ago. This shows the potential for a good September. September 2009 looks like a wash-out.
Daytime temperatures are usually around 30 degrees, when not raining, and in the evening quite pleasant at around 23 degrees. At night time, around 19 degrees, or even lower following rainfall.
It has been quite windy over the past few days. Seas onshore and offshore have been choppy. Some people have been successfully surfing off Klong Prao Beach. Do take care if swimming off Whitesands or Klong Prao beaches, stong undertows have caused drownings in the past.
Have removed the Qwikcast weather gadget and replaced it with one from Weather Undergound which reports for Trat, or Chantaburi or Rayong, if Trat is not reporting. If you're thinking of coming to Koh Chang in the next few days, then look for yourself through our webcam for the weather as it is right now, and view the weather images page for an idea about weather on Koh Chang in the recent past. MSN's weather forecast for Trat and Koh Chang seems to be reasonably accurate, and can be found here.
Despite the rainfall, our shop on the beach is usually open from 8am until 8pm, and the beach front webcam is now usually on-line, rainfall permitting.
You can view all of our old Koh Chang Weather reports and news items here.
