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TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1985
DURING THE MONTH, 10 AIRCRAFT WERE DIVERTED FROM HONG KONG DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER. THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WERE ISSUED FROM FEBRUARY 7 TO 9. A FLOOD WARNING WAS ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 8. THE YELLOW FIRE DANGER WAS IN EFFECT ON FEBRUARY 1, 2, 3 AND 20.
SIGNALS HOISTED DURING THE MONTH WERE AS FOLLOWS:
WEATHER SYSTEM SIGNAL
DATE AND TIME OF
HOISTING
FEBRUARY 16
WINTER MONSOON STRONG
FEBRUARY 10
MONSOON
11.15 PM
WINTER MONSOON STRONG
MONSOON
7.40 PM
WINTER MONSOON STRONG
MONSOON
FEBRUARY 25
1 AM
DATE AND TIME OF
LOWER ING
FEBRUARY 11
10.15 AM
FEBRUARY 17
9.05 AM
FEBRUARY 25
9.10 AM
THE MONTH'S FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WERE:
SUNSHINE
RAINFALL
CLOUDINESS
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
EAN MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE
MEAN TEMPERATURE
MEAN MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE
MEAN DEW POINT
27.9 HOURS- 80.8 HOURS BELOW NORMAL
218.8 MM- 176.9 MM ABOVE NORMAL
92 PER CENT= 21 PER CENT MORE THAN NORMAL
86 PER CENT= 8 PER CENT HIGHER THAN NORMAL
17.6 DEGREES CELSIUS- 1.2 DEGREES CELSIUS
BELOW NORMAL
15.8 DEGREES CELSIUS= 0.1 DEGREE CELSIUS BELOW
NORMAL
14.2 DEGREES CELSIUS- 0.5 DEGREE CELSIUS ABOVE
NORMAL
13.4 DEGREES CELSIUS= 1.7 DEGREES CELSIUS ABOVE
NORMAL
TOTAL EVAPORATION 35.8 MM- 48.8 MM BELOW NORMAL
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 21.7 DEGREES CELSIUS WAS RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 9
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 8.9 DEGREES CELSIUS WAS RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 23
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