SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 1988
THERE WAS ONLY ONE TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DURING THE MONTH.
JUDY DEVELOPED AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ABOUT 790 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF YAP ON FEBRUARY 1 AND MOVED NORTHWESTWARDS.
IT RECURVED ABOUT 850 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF YAP ON FEBRUARY 3 EVENING AND INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON THE NEXT DAY WHEN IT WAS CENTRED ABOUT 980 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF THE ISLAND.
JUDY FINALLY DISSIPATED ABOUT 670 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF GUAM ON FEBRUARY 6.
DURING THE MONTH THREE AIRCRAFT WERE DIVERTED FROM HONG KONG DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER.
A THUNDERSTORM WARNING WAS ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 18.
THE RED FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS IN EFFECT ON FEBRUARY 2. 8 TO 11, 21 AND 22 WHILE THE YELLOW FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS IN EFFECT ON FEBRUARY 1, 3, 4, 7, 12, 13 AND 22 TO 26.
SIGNALS HOISTED DURING THE MONTH WERE AS FOLLOWS:
WEATHER SYSTEM
SIGNAL
DATE AND TIME OF HOISTING
DATE AND TIME OF LOWERING
WINTER MONSOON
WINTER MONSOON
WINTER MONSOON
WINTER MONSOON
WINTER MONSOON
STRONG MONSOON
STRONG MONSOON
STRONG MONSOON
STRONG MONSOON
STRONG MONSOON
FEB 3
11 PM
FEB 5 3.15 AM
FEB 15 4.30 PM
FEB 27 11.20 AM
FEB 28 3.35 PM
FEB 4
FEB 5
FEB 17 4.30 AM
FEB 27 11.10 PM
MAR 2
11 AM
8.45 AM
10.30 AM
THE MONTH'S FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WERE:
14.6 HOURS BELOW NORMAL
SUNSHINE
RAINFALL
CLOUDINESS
94.1 HOURS
68.8 MM
=
26.9 MM ABOVE NORMAL
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
78 %
76%
7% MORE THAN NORMAL
2 % LOWER THAN NORMAL
MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
16.9 DEG. C.
1.9 DEG. C. BELOW NORMAL
/MRAN TEMPERATURE