CHIANG MAI, 23 January 2014 The intense high pressure cell covering upper Thailand has caused frost to return in many areas of the North and Northeast, where temperatures have dropped to near zero.
The mercury hit 0 degrees Celsius on Doi Inthanon peak in Chiang Mai on Wednesday morning. The temperature right above the ground reached an annual low of minus 4 degrees Celsius, triggering widespread frost that fascinated the tourists who visited the peak on Wednesday. Wednesday’s frost on Doi In thanon was reportedly the most intense in years.
Frost also occurred for a third straight day in Dan Sai, Na Haow and Phu Rua districts in Loei, where the low temperature was determined to be 3 degrees Celsius.
At Khao Yai National Park, the temperature dropped to between 5-6 degrees Celsius early on Wednesday morning. The daytime temperature averaged around 18 degrees Celsius. The cold weather has brought on more tourists to the national park, with ticket sales over the past weekend increasing two-fold from the normal average of 15,000 per day.
