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REVIEW OF LAST MONTH'S WEATHER
Saturday, June 23, 1973
May 1973 was wetter and hotter than usual. During the month there
were only two days on which no rainfall was recorded at the Royal Observatory.
The month's total rainfall of 516.6 mm is more than 75 per cent above
the normal. The mean temperature of 26.8 degree celsius is the 5th highest
on record for May.
The month began with mainly fine weather apart from a few showers,
A cold front arrived from the north on-May.3, bringing scattered showers and
isolated thunderstorms to the Colony.
The weather was cloudy and cooler with occasional rain during the
next two days. On May 6, a trough of low pressure passed through Hong Kong
from the south, resulting in periods of heavy rain and widespread thunderstorm
There were occasional showers on May 7 and 8. Another cold front
passed through Hong Kong from the north on May 9, causing scattered thunderstor
and periods of heavy rain. The weather remained unsettled on May 10 and
became cooler on May 11 when the minimum temperature of the month, 21.6 degree
celsius, was recorded.
On May 12, a trough of low pressure moved northwards over the South
China Sea and widespread thunderstorms and heavy rain were again experienced
in the Colony on May 13.
From May 14 to 26, several troughs formed over central and southerr
China but did not move southwards to affect Hong Kong.
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/On May 27,
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