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Wise News Dec 25, 1999.
Temperatures plummet=20
THAILAND and Myanmar shivered through an unusual cold snap yesterday =
after a powerful weather system swept down from China. In usually =
sweltering Thailand, the mercury dipped below zero in several places. =
Temperatures hit a 25-year low in northern and central districts, =
weather bureau officials said. The bureau said the temperature plunged =
to a chilly -2.2 Celsius yesterday at Chiang Mai's Intanon peak, 800 =
kilometres north of Bangkok _ the coldest day since 1974. ``The =
temperature should not go down more, we expect the cold wave to reach =
its lowest points today,'' he said. It was also chilly in Bangkok where =
street vendors did a roaring trade in sweaters. Official weather reports =
said the mercury plunged to about 3 degrees Celsius early yesterday in =
the capital Yangon, better known for its usually hot and humid climate.=20
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<P>Wise News Dec 25, 1999.
<P>Temperatures plummet=20
<P>THAILAND and Myanmar shivered through an unusual cold snap yesterday =
after a=20
powerful weather system swept down from China. In usually sweltering =
Thailand,=20
the mercury dipped below zero in several places. Temperatures hit a =
25-year low=20
in northern and central districts, weather bureau officials said. The =
bureau=20
said the temperature plunged to a chilly -2.2 Celsius yesterday at =
Chiang Mai's=20
Intanon peak, 800 kilometres north of Bangkok _ the coldest day since =
1974.=20
``The temperature should not go down more, we expect the cold wave to =
reach its=20
lowest points today,'' he said. It was also chilly in Bangkok where =
street=20
vendors did a roaring trade in sweaters. Official weather reports said =
the=20
mercury plunged to about 3 degrees Celsius early yesterday in the =
capital=20
Yangon, better known for its usually hot and humid climate.=20
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