SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1988
FOGGY AND OVERCAST CONDITIONS RETURNED AGAIN ON THE LAST DAY OF MUN FEBRUARY. DURING THE FOGGY WEATHER, THE FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN TAP AND MA LIU SHUI WAS SUSPENDED.
DURING
CYCLONE OCCURRED THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, NO TROPICAL
ONLY ONE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED FROM HONG KONG DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER.
THE YELLOW FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS IN EFFECT ON FEBRUARY 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 AND 28.
SIGNALS HOISTED DURING THE MONTH WERE AS FOLLOWS:
WEATHER SYSTEM
SIGNAL
DATE AND TIME
OF HOISTING
DATE AND TIME OF LOWERING
8,
WINTER
STRONG
FEBRUARY 3
MONSOON
MONSOON
1 AM
WINTER
MONSOON
STRONG MONSOON
FEBRUARY 6
6 PM
FEBRUARY 3 10 AM
FEBRUARY 7
10 AM
THE MONTH'S FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WERE:
TOTAL BRIGHT
76.6 HOURS
32.1 HOURS BELOW
NORMAL
SUNSHINE
MEAN DAILY GLOBAL
9.44 MJ/SQUARE METRE
+
1.65 MJ/SQUARE
SOLAR RADIATION
METRE BELOW NORMAL
TOTAL RAINFALL
11.9 MM
30.0 MM BELOW NORMAL
MEAN AMOUNT OF
CLOUD
81 PER CENT
10 PER CENT MORE
THAN NORMAL
MEAN RELATIVE
HUMIDITY
MEAN DAILY MAXIMUM
AIR TEMPERATURE
MEAN AIR TEMPERATURE
18.3 DEGREES CELSIUS
16.3 DEGREES CELSIUS
81 PER CENT
3 PER CENT HIGHER
THAN NORMAL
:
0.5 DEGREE CELSIUS
BELOW NORMAL
0.4 DEGREE CELSIUS
ABOVE NORMAL.
MEAN DAILY MINIMUM
AIR TEMPERATURE
14.7 DEGREES CELSIUS
1.0 DEGREE CELSIUS
ABOVE NORMAL
MEAN DEW POINT
12.9 DEGREES CELSIUS
;
1.2 DEGREE CELSIUS
ABOVE NORMAL
TOTAL EVAPORATION
64.8 MM
:
17.1 MM BELOW NORMAL
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