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SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 1986
THE TEMPERATURE ROSE TO A MAXIMUM OF 26 DEGREES CELSIUS ON MARCH 15, THE HIGHEST FOR THE MONTH.
A WEAK SURGE OF WINTER MONSOON ARRIVED ON THE EVENING OF MARCH 16 BRINGING COOLER WEATHER AND FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS TO HONG KONG THAT NIGHT AND THE FOLLOWING MORNING.
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HOWEVER, IT REMAINED CLOUDY AND FOGGY UNTIL A DRIER NORTHERLY AIRSTREAM REACHED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST ON THE EVENING OF MARCH 21 CLEARING THE FOG IN HONG KONG.
OVERCAST WEATHER WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN CONTINUED FROM MARCH 22 UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH.
STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WERE EXPERIENCED OFFSHORE ON THE MORNINGS OF MARCH 24 AND 25.
THERE WERE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ON THE EVENING OF MARCH 27. COASTAL FOG RETURNED THAT DAY AND LASTED UNTIL MARCH 30.
STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AND COOLER WEATHER SET IN ON MARCH 31,
THERE WERE NO TROPICAL CYCLONES OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC OR THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DURING THE MONTH.
DURING THE MONTH 26 AIRCRAFT WERE DIVERTED FROM HONG KONG DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY.
THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WERE ISSUED ON MARCH 27 AND 28.
THE RED FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS IN EFFECT FROM MARCH 2 TO 6 AND MARCH 8, WHILE THE YELLOW FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS IN EFFECT ON MARCH 4, 5, 7 TO 10, 15 AND 16.
SIGNALS HOISTED DURING THE MONTH WERE AS FOLLOWS:
WEATHER
DATE AND TIME
SYSTEM
SIGNAL
OF HOISTING
DATE AND TIME OF LOWERING
WINTER
STRONG
MONSOON
MONSOON
WINTER
STRONG
MONSOON
MONSOON
FEB 28 3.35 PM
MARCH 16 7.45 PM
MARCH 2 11 AM
MARCH 17
11.30 AM
WINTER
STRONG
MONSOON
MONSOON
MARCH 23 11.15 PM
MARCH 24
8.15 AM
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