# The Taiwan Weather Thread 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** Living in Taiwan\ **Tags:** taitung, 2020, weather\ **Created:** [January 1, 2020, 8:15am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121 "2020-01-01T08:15:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 32
**Author:** ![wakethenight](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7ba0ec/32.png) [@wakethenight](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/wakethenight)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 11:37am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/622 "2020-10-19T11:37:36Z")
I lived in Redondo Beach. Winters there were pretty gloomy. ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 3:17am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/623 "2020-10-20T03:17:08Z")
> [@lostinasia](#): > > But as you wrote above, what’s even more frustrating is it’s barely even raining! Enough to keep me inside, but not enough to do much useful for the water levels. Saw on the news that the ongoing rains have helped replenish the Feitsui reservoir. Its capacity has reached more than 60% from 40% a few weeks ago. It’s all about getting the water in the catchment area, which is in the mountains where it gets heavier rains. ---
**Author:** ![afterspivak](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@afterspivak](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/afterspivak)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/624 "2020-10-20T03:18:03Z")
What is this light coming from the sky? Location: Taipei City, Gongguan. Guy ---
**Author:** ![ranlee](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/ranlee/32/174127_2.png) [@ranlee](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ranlee)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 3:26am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/625 "2020-10-20T03:26:31Z")
> [@Incubus](#): > > Saw on the news that the ongoing rains have helped replenish the Feitsui reservoir. Its capacity has reached more than 60% from 40% a few weeks ago. It’s all about getting the water in the catchment area, which is in the mountains where it gets heavier rains. Trudat. For every ying, there’s a yang. At this rate, it may be over capacity though… ---
**Author:** ![the\_bear](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/the_bear/32/192391_2.png) [@the\_bear](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/the_bear)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/626 "2020-10-20T03:44:42Z")
Kinda like four seasons in one day out there. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Milker](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/dr_milker/32/181996_2.png) [@Dr\_Milker](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Dr_Milker)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/627 "2020-10-20T03:47:38Z")
> [@the\_bear](#): > > Kinda like four seasons in one day out there. Just had to get the Crowded House reference in there. 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![MikeN1](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@MikeN1](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/MikeN1)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/628 "2020-10-20T03:48:18Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Gmq4WIjQxp0/maxresdefault.jpg "Albert Hammond - It Never Rains In Southern California (1973) HD 0815007") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmq4WIjQxp0) ---
**Author:** ![tango42](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@tango42](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tango42)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/629 "2020-10-22T02:52:38Z")
![Screenshot_20201022-105201_Maps](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/5/f/5fadf9b9d20aa69098b73e62ec5bebb5f71db855.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ranlee](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/ranlee/32/174127_2.png) [@ranlee](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ranlee)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/630 "2020-10-22T03:19:15Z")
This from yesterday? Day before that or like…every day since October 5. ---
**Author:** ![bdog](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@bdog](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/bdog)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 3:20am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/631 "2020-10-22T03:20:50Z")
Guess I’m going to have to stay inside and just eat everything in the house… again. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/hanna/32/24014_2.png) [@Hanna](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/632 "2020-10-22T03:24:11Z")
> [@wakethenight](#): > > refreshing Refreshing this ain’t. It’s hardly even cold. Just rainy and gray and extremely humid. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_PBH](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/mr_pbh/32/230938_2.png) [@Mr\_PBH](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Mr_PBH)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/633 "2020-10-22T03:25:17Z")
> [@ranlee](#): > > This from yesterday? Day before that or like…every day since October 5. Two sunny days up North since I’ve been here. Kinda blows. 😡 ---
**Author:** ![lostinasia](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/lostinasia/32/60703_2.png) [@lostinasia](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/lostinasia)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 3:34am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/634 "2020-10-22T03:34:42Z")
Anyone have data on how we’re doing for hours of sunlight in the month of October? All I can find is [historical averages](https://weather-and-climate.com/average-monthly-Rainfall-Temperature-Sunshine,taipei-tw,Taiwan), which for October is around 125 hours of sunlight for the month - we’ve got to be well below average, right? Maybe there are better stats on the Chinese part of the CWB pages. I did find this [depressing stat](https://www.cwb.gov.tw/V8/E/D/DailyPrecipitation.html): for both Danshui and Taipei, October 2020 has the _lowest_ accumulated rainfall for any month of the year thus far. Of course, we’ve got over a week left, but still, kind of surprising: 21.0mm of rain in Taipei as of the 20th, with the next lowest month 29.6mm back in February. Just stupid no-good weather. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/hanna/32/24014_2.png) [@Hanna](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 4:40am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/635 "2020-10-22T04:40:26Z")
> [@lostinasia](#): > > October 2020 has the _lowest_ accumulated rainfall for any month of the year thus far. Odd. I imagine this must be because it’s not really rain for the most part. It’s nonstop misty blowaround bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![the\_bear](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/the_bear/32/192391_2.png) [@the\_bear](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/the_bear)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 5:09am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/636 "2020-10-22T05:09:39Z")
Yeah. Give me a decent hard rain ffs. The sort that leaves you with bruises. ---
**Author:** ![yinggeaussie](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c68b51/32.png) [@yinggeaussie](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yinggeaussie)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 5:19am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/637 "2020-10-22T05:19:32Z")
Maybe a trip to the Northern slopes of Yanmingshan, or over to Yilan would be in order then. Over the past 3 days Daping Township (Wanli, NTC) has had 498.5mm and Hanxi (Datong, Yilan) has had 381.5mm. But yeah, give me 1 day of downpour in a week over this misty drizzle every day. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/hanna/32/24014_2.png) [@Hanna](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 5:26am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/638 "2020-10-22T05:26:54Z")
> [@the\_bear](#): > > Give me a decent hard rain ffs. At the very least I’d like to be able to see drops hitting the ground. ---
**Author:** ![wakethenight](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7ba0ec/32.png) [@wakethenight](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/wakethenight)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 6:07am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/639 "2020-10-22T06:07:28Z")
Not in Xindian! I spent some time in HCMC, trust me, this is way better. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/hanna/32/24014_2.png) [@Hanna](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/640 "2020-10-22T06:19:04Z")
> [@wakethenight](#): > > Not in Xindian! Is Xindian always a little colder than the surrounding area? @Icon has me believing this must be the case. ---
**Author:** ![marasan](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/marasan/32/181721_2.png) [@marasan](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/marasan)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 3:56am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121/641 "2020-12-01T03:56:13Z")
So I guess this is it. Winter has finally started. I still only have on a light jacket, but warmer pants and a long sleeve dress shirt instead of my normal short sleeves. [Previous page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121.md?page=31) [Next page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2020/187121.md?page=33)