ROYAL OBSERVATORY
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Tropical storm Georgia moved westward across the China Sea to the south of Hong Kong and caused some rain on 23rd October. Pressure rose rapidly behind Georgia and there were strong mon- soon winds later in the day. The strong monsoon signal, the black ball, was hoisted for 37 hours.
The last two months of the year were generally dry and sunny. The mean relative humidity during November was only 59 per cent which is the third lowest on record. The black ball was hoisted once more on 17th December when there were strong northerly winds in the harbour. The year's rainfall, 95.75 inches, was 10.37 inches more than the average.
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