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Tuesday, January 16, 1973
During the display of the Signal the following maximum gusts
were recorded:-
Royal Observatory
33 knots
Hong Kong Airport
43 knots
Cape Collinson
48 knots
Cheung Chau Island
53 knots
Waglan Island
46 knots
Tate's Cairn
56 knots
Some rain fell on December 12 and the weather remained dull
and cold during the next two days.
Milder and more humid weather was experienced from December 15 to 19.
An easterly surge arrived on December 20 bringing some rain, and
the weather continued cloudy with patches of light rain until the morning
of December 22.
The weather during the Christmas holidays was mainly fine with
sunny periods every day and was relatively warmer than usual.
On December 27 a cold front formed across south China and moved
southwards as the anticyclone over northwest China intensified rapidly.
The cold front passed through Hong Kong on December 28, causing a
sharp fall in temperature. The minimum temperature of the month, 8.8°C,
was rocorded on the early morning of December 30.
The Strong Monsoon Signal was again displayed from 3.10 a.m. on
December 29 to 6.00 a.m. on December 30. The weather remained overcast
until the end of the month.
During the month four tropical cyclones were reported over the
western Pacific, the South China Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
Typhoon