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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1975
RESERVOIRS 98 PER CENT FULL
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A TOTAL OF 66,253 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER WERE IN STORE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS ÁT 9 A.M. THIS (MONDAY) MORNING, REPRESENTING 98.4 PER CENT OF THE FULL STORAGE CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS.
ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR THE TOTAL STORAGE WAS ONLY 54,034 MILLION GALLONS,
PLOVER COVE, HONG KONG'S BIGGEST RESERVOIR, HELD 50,306 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 99.6 PER CENT OF ITS FULL STORAGE CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR, IT HELD 37,791 MILLION GALLONS.
TOTAL RAINFALL SO FAR THIS YEAR STANDS AT 2,976.4 MM (117.18 IN). THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL THIS YEAR IS 2,110.3 MM (83.08 IN).
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