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WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1976
JUNE SLIGHTLY WETTER THAN NORMAL
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AFTER FIVE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS WITH BELOW-AVERAGE RAINFALL, JUNE WAS SLIGHTLY WETTER THAN USUAL WITH A TOTAL RAINFALL OF 424.9 MM. THIS BROUGHT THE ACCUMULATED RAINFALL FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR TO 734.4 MM, WHICH IS STILL 25 PER CENT BELOW NORMAL.
DURING THE MONTH, TWO TYPHOONS PASSED OVER THE REGION AND TYPHOON RUBY-CAUSED THE FIRST TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS OF THE YEAR TO BE HOISTED. THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NUMBER 1, WAS HOISTED IN THE MORNING OF JUNE 26 AND THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL, NUMBER 3, WAS HOISTED IN THE SAME EVENING. ALL SIGNALS WERE LOWERED IN THE MORNING OF JUNE 29.
THE MONTH UNDER REVIEW WAS LESS SUNNY BUT SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN USUAL, WITH THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 33.8 DEGREES CELSIUS RECORDED ON JUNE 26 AND 29. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 22.5 DEGREES CELSIUS WAS RECORDED ON JUNE 11,
THE WEATHER FOR THE FIRST TEN DAYS OF THE MONTH WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN WAS HEAVIEST ON JUNE 2 AND 3 WHEN NEARLY 200 MM WAS RECORDED ABOUT HALF OF THE MONTH'S TOTAL AMOUNT.
THE WEATHER IMPROVED ON JUNE 14 AND IT BECAME FINE AND SUNNY UNTIL JUNE 19. HOWEVER, CONDITIONS BECAME CLOUDY WITH THUNDERY SHOWERS ON JUNE 20 AND 21. FROM JUNE 22 TO 26, THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND SUNNY APART FROM SOME SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING OF JUNE 23.
ON JUNE 28 AS TYPHOON RUBY DRIFTED EASTWARDS FROM PRATAS ISLAND, THE WEATHER BECAME FINE AND HOT. EXCEPT FOR SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING OF JUNE 29, THE REST OF THE MONTH WAS SUNNY AND VERY HOT.
DURING THE MONTH, A TOTAL OF FOUR AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED FROM HONG KONG DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, NO FIRE DANGER WARNINGS WERE ISSUED.
NOTE TO EDITORS: A MORE DETAILED WEATHER REPORT FOR THE MONTH
PREPARED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY WILL BE BOXED FOR COLLECTION.
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