A Study of Thunderstorm Days in Myanmar

  • Kyaw Lwin Oo Department of Meteorology and Hydrology Mandalay, 05021, MYANMAR
Keywords: Thunderstorm Days, Bi-modal, Pre-monsoon, Post-monsoon, , Duration and Diurnal Variation

Abstract

Thunderstorms are very frequent in Myanmar during pre-monsoon season and post-monsoon season. Convective thunderstorms are most prominent with localized squally weather phenomenon including aviation hazardous weather elements. An attempt has been made to study the thunderstorms days in Yangon-KabaAye (48097) for 1971-2000 and 3 stations from Northern Myanmar area for 1991-2000. Study found Bi-modal type monthly highest frequency in May, June and September with the highest frequency of thunderstorms days in afternoon and evening hours.

Published
2024-02-10
How to Cite
Oo, K. (2024). A Study of Thunderstorm Days in Myanmar. Vayumandal, 47(1), 70-74. Retrieved from https://vayumandal.imetsociety.org/index.php/Vayumandal/article/view/57
Issue
Vol 47 No 1 (2021): Vayumandal
Section
Research Paper

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