11
SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 1985
SIGNALS HOISTED DURING THE MONTH WERE AS FOLLOWS:
WEATHER SYSTEM
SIGNAL
DATE AND TIME OF HOISTING
DATE AND
TIME OF LOWERING
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 1
SUMMER MONSOON
STRONG MONSOON
JULY 8
JULY 9
1.30 AM
JULY 8
11 PM
6.15 AM
JULY 9
9.10 AM
THE MONTH'S FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WERE:
SUNSHINE
RAINFALL
CLOUD INESS
226.7 HOURS 4.2 HOURS BELOW NORMAL
E
189.8 MM = 127.0 MM BELOW NORMAL
61% - 5% LESS THAN NORMAL
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
80%
1% LOWER THAN NORMAL
MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
31.2 DEGREES
MEAN TEMPERATURE
MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
MEAN DEW POINT
TOTAL EVAPORATION
CELSIUS
=
0.4 DEGREE CELSIUS BELOW NORMAL
28.4 DEGREES 0.2 DEGREE CELSIUS
BELOW NORMAL
CELSIUS
26.4 DEGREES - 0.1 DEGREE CELSIUS
CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL
24.4 DEGREES - 0.6 DEGREE CELSIUS
CELSIUS BELOW NORMAL
146.2 MM = 36,2 MM BELOW NORMAL
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 32.5 DEGREES CELSIUS WAS RECORDED ON JULY 16 AND 29
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 24.2 DEGREES CELSIUS WAS RECORDED ON JULY 8
VISIT TO PRINTER
***
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR A PRESS VISIT TO THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT'S NEW PREMISES AT QUARRY BAY
ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 14) AFTERNOON,
PRIOR TO THE TOUR, A BRIEFING WILL BE GIVEN BY THE ACTING GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MR DAVID PEARCE, ON THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE VISIT SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT 2.45 PM AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE, CORNWALL HOUSE, 28 TONG CHONG STREET, QUARRY BAY ON WEDNESDAY. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
/12