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Record-hot summer has already peaked

People use jackets and hoods as protection from strong sunlight in Bang Na district, Bangkok in early April. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)

The hot season in Thailand is nearing the end and the country is approaching the rainy season, which is expected to officially begin in mid-May, Thai Meteorological Department deputy director-general Thanasit Iam-ananchai said.

Mr Thanasit, who is also the department’s spokesman, said the hot season in Thailand in fact reached its peak on April 15 when the temperature was measured at a record 44.6°C in Tak province.

The department is expected to announce the end of summer and the beginning of the rainy season in the middle of next month, he added.

Mr Thanasit, who is in charge of the department’s…

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