TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1975
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FOURTH WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD
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LAST MONTH WAS THE FOURTH VETTEST OCTODER ON RECORD.
THE DIRECTOR OF ROYAL OBSERVATORY MR. GORDAN DELL SAID TODAY THAT 435,6 MM CZ RAIN VERE RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY DURING THE MONTH. THIS WAS ABOUT THREE AND HALF TIMES MORE THAN USUAL AND RANKED AS THE FOURTH HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR ANY GOTGLER,+ IE Aŭbell).
THE ACCUMULATED RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 AMOUNTED TO 2,962 MM, 41 PER CENT ABOVE NORMAL.
THE MONTH WAS MUCH CLOUDIER AND LESS SUNNY THAN USUAL AND THE MEAN PRESSURE FOR THE MONTH WAS THE THIRD LOVEST EVER RECORDED,
MR. DELL SAID WEATHER CONDITIONS LAST MONTI WERE QUITE SIMILAR TO THOSE IN OCTODER LAST YEAR AS DOTI MONTHS WERE CHARACTERISED DY A SERIES OF TROPICAL CYCLONES.
+ELSIE BECAME THE FIRST TYPHOON WHICH NECESSITATED THE HOISTING OF THE HURRICANE SIGNAL NO. 10 SINCE TYPHOON ROSE→ HIT HONG KONG IN AUGUST 1971.
SIGNALS WERE ALSO RAISED WIEN SEVERE TROPICAL STORMS BORIS+ AND FLOSSIE MOVED VITHIN 400 MILES OF HONG KONG.
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