SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1976
WEATHER IN APRIL SEASONABLE
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THE WEATHER IN APRIL WAS QUITE SEASONABLE RATHER COOL IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS BUT WARMED UP RAPIDLY DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH.
HOWEVER, IT WAS THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH WITH RAINFALL BELOW NORMAL. THE ACCUMULATED RAINFALL FOR THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF THE YEAR WAS ONLY 147.4 MM WHICH IS ABOUT HALF OF THE NORMAL AMOUNT.
NEARLY HALF OF MONTH'S RAINFALL WAS RECORDED ON APRIL 12 AND 13 WHEN HEAVY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE EXPERIENCED DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE.
THE MEAN TEMPERATURE WAS 21.1 DEGREES CELSIUS, 0.2 DEGREE CELSIUS BELOW NORMAL. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE OF 30.1 DEGREES CELSIUS WAS RECORDED ON APRIL 29, AND THE MINIMUM OF 15.6 DEGREES CELSIUS ON APRIL 4.
THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL WAS HOISTED ON TWO OCCASIONS ON APRIL 4 AND 23.
DURING THE MONTH. THREE AIRCRAFT WERE DIVERTED FROM KAI TAK AIRPORT DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS,
NOTE TO EDITORS: A MORE DETAILED WEATHER REPORT BY THE ROYAL
OBSERVATORY WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN THE GIS PRESS BOXES.