SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1986
THE FIRST SEVEN DAYS WERE FINE AND WARM WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO 26.9 DEGREE CELSIUS IN THE AFTERNOON OF NOVEMBER 7 - THE HIGHEST RECORDED IN THE MONTH.
A SURGE OF WINTER MONSOON REACHED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST EARLY ON NOVEMBER 8 AND BROUGHT FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND OVERCAST SKIES TO HONG KONG.
WINDS MODERATED DURING THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 9 AND THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND DRY IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE FOLLOWING DAY.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A MOIST EASTERLY AIRSTREAM, THE WEATHER WAS OVERCAST AND RAINY ON NOVEMBER 11. IMPROVEMENT SET IN LATER ON THE SAME DAY AND IT WAS WARM WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE NEXT THREE DAYS.
ON NOVEMBER 15, THE WEATHER DETERIORATED AND BECAME OVERCAST WITH CONTINUOUS RAIN AS SEVERE TROPICAL STORM IDA OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA MOVED CLOSER TO THE COAST.
MEANWHILE, A SURGE OF THE WINTER MONSOON MOVED SOUTHWARDS ACROSS CHINA AND REACHED HONG KONG IN THE MORNING OF THE SAME DAY. WINDS FRESHENED IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECAME STRONG THAT NIGHT.
COOL, WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUED THE NEXT DAY.
RA IN EASED TEMPORARILY ON NOVEMBER 17 AS IDA, UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE MONSOON, WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR DONGSHA.
THE WINTER MONSOON THEN MODERATED, BUT PERIODS OF RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANT OF IDA AFFECTED THE TERRITORY AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 18 AND 19.
SUNNY AND MILD WEATHER RETURNED ON NOVEMBER 20 AND CONTINUED FOR THE NEXT FOUR DAYS.
FROM NOVEMBER 25 UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY CLOUDY EXCEPT FOR TWO SUNNY DAYS ON NOVEMBER 27 AND 28.
AN INTENSE SURGE OF THE WINTER MONSOON ARRIVED IN THE EVENING OF NOVEMBER 28 WITH WINDS BECOMING STRONG NORTHERLY EARLY ON NOVEMBER 29.
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 14.5 DEGREE CELSIUS WERE RECORDED ON BOTH NOVEMBER 29 AND 30, THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED SO FAR THIS WINTER.
FIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES DEVELOPED OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DURING THE MONTH.
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