Malaysian Meteorological Department National Weather Centre senior meteorological officer Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip attributed the flooding in northern Malaysia to the full moon and the presence of northeast monsoon winds blowing consistently across the South China Sea from November 2014 until March 2015.
Pejabat senior meteorologi Pusat Cuaca Nasional Departemen Meteorologi Malaysia, Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip, mengaitkan banjir di utara Malaysia dengan fenomena bulan penuh dan keberadaan monsun timur laut yang berkelanjutan bertiup melintasi laut Cina Selatan dari November 2014 sampai Maret 2015.