Rainfall pattern in Thailand due to the influence of tropical cyclone

Abstract

This research study about rainfall pattern in Thailand due to the influenced of the tropical cyclone. The annual rainfall analysis was derived from the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) since 1 9 7 1 -2 0 0 0. The analysis of annual rainfall used composite analysis and classification of rainfall patterns with cluster analysis. To measuring the similarity between the rainfall patterns in each year by hierarchical clustering method. In addition, use to Single Linkage rules for grouping the rainfall pattern and using the distance between the units close together as possible into consideration. The summarized of rainfall pattern due to the influenced of the tropical cyclone are usually found in the eastern and northeastern regions of Thailand. It is found that a heavy rainfall. The rainfall pattern in the western regions of Thailand has the least amount of rainfall as a result of drought.