Mae Hong Son Province
Mae Hong Son (Thai แม่ฮ่องสอน) (an aw Maehongson, Mae Hong Sorn or Maehongsorn) is ane o the northren provinces (changwat) o Thailand, an at the same time the wastrenmaist. Neighborin provinces are (frae north clockwise) Shan State o Myanmar, Chiang Mai an Tak. Tae the wast it borders Kayin State an Kayah State o Myanmar again. It wis umwhile cawed Mae Rong Son (an aa Maerongson, Mae Rong Sorn or Maerongsorn).[1] Archived 2007-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
Mae Hong Son (The Ceety o Three Mists) is nestled in a deep valley hemmed in bi heich muntain ranges, Mae Hong Son haes lang been isolatit frae the ootside warld. It is the maist muntainous province in Thailand an componed o a tot o 13, 814 square kilometers. It is virtually covered wi mist throughoot the year, the name refers tae the fact that this terrain is heichlie suitable for the trainin o elephants. Umwhile governors o Chiang Mai uised tae organize the roondin up o wild elephants which wur then trained afore bein sent tae the caipital for wirk. The day, Mae Hong Son is a "dream destination" for visitors. Daily flichts intae its sma airport bring growin nummers o tourists, attractit bi the naitural scenery, numerous hill-tribe communities an saft adventur opportunities.
Climate
eedit| Climate data for Mae Hong Son | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average heich °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) |
32.9 (91.2) |
36.3 (97.3) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
29.1 (84.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
| Average law °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.4 (0.33) |
2.0 (0.08) |
5.3 (0.21) |
50.4 (1.98) |
180.1 (7.09) |
185.0 (7.28) |
212.7 (8.37) |
252.2 (9.93) |
199.3 (7.85) |
114.7 (4.52) |
37.1 (1.46) |
15.2 (0.60) |
1,262.4 (49.7) |
| Average precipitation days | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 138 |
| Source: Thai Meteorological Depairtment | |||||||||||||
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