Monthly Weather Summary

              In February 2026, a moderate to rather active high-pressure area from China periodically extended its ridge to cover upper Thailand throughout the month. As a result, the beginning and middle of the month saw cool weather across most areas of upper Thailand especially cold weather periodically was found almost of areas in northern and northeastern parts. Subsequently, temperatures across most areas increased further, leading to predominantly hot weather in most areas during daytime that effected by the heat low-pressure cell covered upper Thailand. The mean temperature in February 2026 was 1.0 °C above normal. For rainfall, there were rainfall and heavy rainfall during the end of the month that effected by the southeasterly and southwesterly winds prevailed over northern and upper central parts during the middle of the month accompanied with westerly trough moving to cover northern and upper northeastern parts during the end of the month. The southern region experienced rainfall in intermittent spells throughout the month because of prevailing of moderate northeast monsoon over the Gulf of Thailand and southern part during the beginning and middle of the month, coupled with southerly winds prevailing throughout the month. The average total rainfall in Thailand for this month was 14% above normal, with in most of regions reporting above-normal monthly rainfall: the northern part 1.7 mm (17%), the northeastern part 11.5 mm (74%), the central part 10.6 mm (86%) and the southern part (west coast) 14.5 mm (48%) while was lower than normal in the eastern part 1.4 mm (5%) and the southern part (east coast) 17.0 mm (42%) Further details are providedas follows: