You Are Not Sick, The Weather In Malaysia Has Been Colder Than Usual

THE country is experiencing record low temperatures in several areas, with meteorological experts forecasting colder days ahead.

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"The months of January and February will usually record the lowest temperatures in the country every year because of the cold and dry air from the Northeast monsoon.
"However, over the last few days the temperatures recorded were below the average minimum temperature we had recorded in the past.".

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“The north-easterly wind which is pretty strong comes from mainland China, which is experiencing cold weather and snow right now.

“Also, good weather and non-cloudy conditions in Malaysia this week helped reduce the temperatures in the early morning and night.

From Jan 1 to 2, the lowest recorded temperatures were 21°C for Kuantan, 22.1°C for Kota Kinabalu, 23.6°C for Petaling Jaya, 23°C for Kota Baru and 22°C for Kuching. Alor Setar and Chuping in Perlis experienced temperatures of 22.4°C and 23.3 °C, respectively.

Kuala Krai in Kelantan broke the record yesterday with its temperature dropping significantly from the 32oC recorded on Jan 7, to 17.2oC on Wednesday. It was 17.5oC yesterday.

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Villager Rosmanita Zainal Abidin, 42, from Kampung Sungai Dala in Jalan Tualang here, said she had been boiling large pots of water every morning to bathe her children.
"Water from the tap has become too cold for bathing.
"Even during mid-day, water from the pipes feels like it is coming from the fridge."

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From observation, those staying in the affected areas were mostly wrapped in thicker clothing.
In Kuala Krai, locals wore socks at home and extra layers of clothing to stave off the cold.

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In Arau, hawkers wear jackets while attending to customers. They did not complain as their income had spiked in recent days. "People tend to get hungry faster and eat more during cold weather."

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Farmers in Cameron Highlands have been complaining of extra low temperatures that are extending the maturity period of their crops.

“For example, when the minimum temperature was 18°C, we harvested cabbages in three months.

“Now that the temperature has declined to 12°C, we are forced to wait an extra half a month before we can sell them,” he said.

Another farmer, Tan Ching Long, said he waited patiently for his Cameron apples to grow, but saw many of them wither.

“The apples that survived were not as big as before,” he said.

Its central forecast division director, Muhammad Helmi Abdullah, poured cold water on speculations that it could snow in Malaysia, a nation that sits on the equator.

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MMD also dispelled rumours that it snowed in Indonesia as they said it’s impossible for a tropical country to experience such a phenomenon.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MMD) is expecting this drastic weather change, attributed to cold dry winds from China which is currently experiencing winter, to gradually pass on sometime next month.

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