SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 1987
ON FEBRUARY 13, FRESH EASTERLY WINDS CLEARED THE MIST AND DRIZZLE. IT BECAME MAINLY FINE AND WARM FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS AND A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 25 DEGREES CELSIUS - THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH WAS RECORDED ON THE AFTERNOON OF FEBRUARY 18.
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STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AFFECTED HONG KONG THE FOLLOWING NIGHT AND DURING THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 19, BRINGING SOME LIGHT RAIN.
THE WEATHER CONTINUED TO BE BASICALLY CLOUDY FROM FEBRUARY 20 TO 24 AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTH CHINA MOVED VERY SLOWLY SOUTHWARDS THROUGH HONG KONG.
CONTINUOUS LIGHT RAIN OCCURRED LATE ON FEBRUARY 21 AND THERE WERE MIST PATCHES ON FEBRUARY 22 AND 24. CONDITIONS PREVAILED ON FEBRUARY 25 AND 26.
WINDY AND DRIZZLY
AN INTENSE COLD FRONT PASSED SOUTH ACROSS HONG KONG DURING THE EARLY MORNING OF FEBRUARY 27 AND BROUGHT PERIODS OF RAIN TO THE TERRITORY.
WINDS STRENGTHENED FROM THE NORTH REACHING 76 KM/H AT WAGLAN ISLAND, WHILE TEMPERATURES FELL FROM 17 DEGREES CELSIUS DURING THE EARLY MORNING TO ABOUT 11 DEGRESS CELSIUS BY THE LATE AFTERNOON.
IN THE EVENING, WINDS MODERATED SLIGHTLY AND THE RAIN STOPPED. TEMPERATURES CONTINUED TO DROP OVERNIGHT TO A MINIMUM OF 9.6 DEGREES CELSIUS WHICH WAS THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY SO FAR THIS WINTER. IT WAS A FEW DEGREES COLDER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
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THE WEATHER IMPROVED WITH A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE ON FEBRUARY
THERE WERE NO TROPICAL CYCLONES OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DURING THE MONTH.
ONE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED FROM HONG KONG DUE TO ADVERSE
WEATHER DURING THE MONTH.
THE RED FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS IN EFFECT ON FEBRUARY 1 AND FROM FEBRUARY 3 TO 4. THE YELLOW FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS IN EFFECT FROM FEBRUARY 1 TO 3, FROM FEBRUARY 5 TO 8 AND ON FEBRUARY 15, 22, AND 28.
SIGNALS HOISTED DURING THE MONTH WERE AS FOLLOWS:
WEATHER
SYSTEM
SIGNAL
WINTER
STRONG
MONSOON
MONSOON
WINTER
STRONG
MONSOON
MONSOON
WINTER
STRONG
MONSOON
MONSOON
DATE AND TIME OF HOISTING
FEBRUARY 18 11 PM
FEBRUARY 25 8 AM
FEBRUARY 27 8.35 AM
DATE AND TIME OF LOWERING
FEBRUARY 19 12.40 PM
FEBRUARY 26 12.15 PM
FEBRUARY 28 7 AM
/THE MONTH'S