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"UNDERY SHOWERS CONTINUED ON FEBRUARY 8, GIVING RISE TO FLOODING IN YAU TONG AND WONG TAI SIN WHERE 20 PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED,
THERE WERE PRESS REPORTS THAT SEVERE WEATHER WITH THUNDERSTORMS, SQUALLS, TORNADOES AND EGG-SIZE HAILSTONES OCCURRED IN THE WESTERN PART OF GUANGDONG PROVINCE AND HAINAN ISLAND ON FEBRUARY 7
AND 8.
THERE WERE ALSO REPORTS OF HAIL TO THE SOUTH OF TALBEI.
THE ACTIVE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EVENTUALLY PASSED TO THE SOUTH OF HONG KONG EARLY ON FEBRUARY 9 AND THE WEATHER WAS OVERCAST *ITH THUNDERSTORMS AND FOG IN THE MORNING. THE TEMPERATURE ROSE TO A MAXIMUM OF 21.7 DEGREES CELSIUS IN THE AFTERNOON, THE HIGHEST. OF THE MONTH.
A SURGE OF THE WINTER MONSOON ARRIVED ON FEBRUARY 1 AND THERE WERE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. HOWEVER, THE RAIN BECAME LIGHT AND
INTERMITTENT ON FEBRUARY 11 AND 12.
ANOTHER SURGE OF THE WINTER MONSOON ARRIVED EARLY ON FEBRUARY 13 AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AGAIN OCCURRED.
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BECAME ESTABLISHED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF CHINA ON FEBRUARY 14, THE WEATHER IMPROVEL· SLIGHTLY AND RAIN BECAME LIGHT.
ALTHOUGH MIST WAS REPORTED IN THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 15, SOME SUNNY INTERVALS OCCURRED IN THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, FOG AND DRITIZE SET IN DURING THAT EVENING,
- BECAME IDESPREAD ON FEBRUARY 16, DISRUPTING BOTH FERRY
D AN AIR TO AFFIC SERVICES, AND THERE WAS ALSO SOME RAIN.
CHILE A COLD FRONT WAS FORMING OVER SOUTH CHINA ON FEBRUARY 17, PAY WEATHER WITH DRIZZLE CONTINUED LOCALLY.
THE COLD FRONT PASSED HONG KONG EARLY ON FEBRUARY 18, OG BUT BRINGING RAIN WHICH WAS HEAVY AT TIMES.
WITCHES OF LIGHT RAIN CONTINUED ON FEBRUARY 19 AND 23.
CLEARING
F THE WINTER MONSOON ARRIVED EARLY ON FEBRUARY 21 THE WEATHER BECAME COLD WITH PERIODS OF RAIN FROM FEBRUARY 21 24. THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO A MINIMUM OF 8.9 DEGREES CELSIUS FEBRUARY 23, THE LOWEST OF THE MONTH.
IT WAS CLOUDY WITH DRIZZLE FROM FEBRUARY 25 TO 28. THERE WERE ALSO MIST AND FOG ON FEBRUARY 26 AND 28.
THERE WERE NO TROPICAL CYCLONES OVER THE WESTERN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DURING THE MONTH.
ADDITION,
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