TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1985
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BOARD TO DISCUSS AWARD SCHEME
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SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS PROPOSED ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1984-85 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECT AWARD SCHEME AT THEIR MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) MORNING.
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE THE ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING SYSTEM AND PROGRESS REPORTS OF VARIOUS COMMITTEES.
TWO NEW, 100-YEAR WEATHER RECORDS SET IN 1984
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TWO NEW EXTREMES OF WEATHER WERE RECORDED LAST YEAR IN THE 100 YEARS SINCE RECORDS BEGAN TO BE KEPT IN 1884.
WHILE, AS A WHOLE, 1984 WAS A YEAR WITH THE LEAST SUNSHINE, THE MONTH OF JULY, ITSELF, WAS THE SUNNIEST MONTH EVER, THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY REPORTS.
IN ITS SUMMARY OF THE YEAR'S WEATHER, THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY GEPORTS THAT THERE WERE ONLY 1 701.9 HOURS OF BRIGHT SUNSHINE, COMPARED WITH AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 2 011.6 HOURS.
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE YEAR RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 2017 MM, NINE PER CENT BELOW NORMAL. BUT THE ANNUAL MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 22.5 DEGREES CELSIUS WAS CLOSE TO THE NORMAL VALUE OF 22.8 DEGREES C.
THE GALE OR STORM SIGNAL WAS HOISTED ONLY ONCE, DURING THE APPROACH OF SEVERE TROPICAL STORM WYNNE IN JUNE. NO SEVERE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY TROPICAL CYCLONES IN HONG KONG DURING THE YEAR.
THE FIRST HALF OF JANUARY WAS GENERALLY FINE AND SUNNY, BUT WAS CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN AT TIMES. DURING THE REST OF THE MONTH. ONLY 3.5 MM OF RAIN, REPRESENTING 13 PER CENT OF THE NORMAL AMOUNT, WAS RECORDED IN THE MONTH, JANUARY WAS ALSO DRIER AND COOLER THAN USUAL WITH EIGHT DAYS HAVING MINIMUM TEMPERATURES BELOW 10 DEGREES C. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH, 8.0 DEGREES C, WAS RECORDED ON JANUARY 22. DURING THE SAME MORNING, MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF -0.5 DEGREES AND 0.9 DEGREES C WERE REGISTERED AT TAI MO SHAN AND TATE'S CAIRN RESPECTIVELY, BUT THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF HOAR FROST.
FEBRUARY WAS EXTREMELY DRY, WITH ONLY 2.7 MM OF RAIN, OR ONLY SIX PER CENT OF THE NORMAL VALUE. THE CUMULATIVE RAINFALL FROM NOVEMBER 1983 TO FEBRUARY 1984, 13.6 MM, WAS THE LOWEST ON RECORD FOR ANY FOUR CONSECUTIVE MONTHS, THE MONTH WAS ALSO CLOUDIER AND COOLER THAN USUAL WITH THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE OF 7.0 DEGREES C RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 7.
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