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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1988
OCTOBER RAINFALL BELOW AVERAGE
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ALTHOUGH TWO TROPICAL CYCLONES, PAT AND RUBY, THREATENED HONG KONG AND BOTH NECESSITATED THE HOISTING OF THE STRONG WIND SIGNAL
NO. 3, THEY DID NOT BRING MUCH RAIN TO THE TERRITORY.
THE RAINFALL AMOUNT OF 61.8
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MILLIMETRES RECORDED IN OCTOBER 1988 FELL SHORT OF THE NORMAL 121.2 MILLIMETRES BY 49 PER CENT, THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY REPORTED TODAY (SATURDAY).
WHILE THE NORMAL RAINFALL FROM JANUARY TO OCTOBER IS 2,164.7 MILLIMETRES, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE SAME PERIOD THIS YEAR WAS ONLY 1,552.8 MILLIMETRES WHICH IS 28 PER CENT BELOW THE NORMAL AMOUNT.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 15.3 DEGREES RECORDED ON OCTOBER IS THE FIFTH LOWEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH ON RECORD.
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THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WHICH WAS OVER THE NORTHERN PART THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER DEVELOPED INTO, A TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARLY ON OCTOBER 1.
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEPRESSION BROUGHT CLOUDY TO OVERCAST SKIES AND LIGHT RAIN TO HONG KONG DURING THAT DAY. COUPLED WITH THE PREVAILING NORTHEAST MONSOON, WINDS ALSO BECAME STRONG OFFSHORE. ALTHOUGH WINDS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY DURING THE DAY
THE WEATHER REMAINED CLOUDY AND RAINY.
ON OCTOBER
CONDITIONS I IMPROVED GRADUALLY ON OCTOBER 3 AS THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION MADE LANDFALL OVER NORTHERN VIETNAM,
THE WEATHER THEN BECAME FINE THE NEXT DAY. WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE DURING THE DAY ON OCTOBER 5, THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE REACHED 29.9 DEGREES WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST FOR THE MONTH.
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OTHER THAN A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS ON OCTOBER 7. FINE WEATHER PREVAILED UNTIL OCTOBER 10, THE ARRIVAL OF A SURGE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON LATER THAT DAY BROUGHT. BACK CLOUDY AND LIGHT RAIN CONDITIONS. WINDS OFFSHORE WERE ALSO STRONG OVERNIGHT.
THE CLOUDY AND RAINY WEATHER PERSISTED UNTIL THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 12. THE SKY BEGAN TO CLEAR AS WINDS SUBSIDED DURING THE DAY.
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ANOTHER SURGE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON REACHED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST EARLY ON OCTOBER 13, STRENGTHENING WINDS OFFSHORE. THE SKY ALSO TURNED CLOUDY. EASTERLY WINDS MODERATED GRADUALLY THE NEXT DAY AND THE WEATHER TURNED MAINLY FINE.
FINE CONDITIONS PREVAILED UNTIL. EARLY ON OCTOBER 19 WHEN ANOTHER REPLENISHMENT OF THE WINTER MONSOON ARRIVED.
THE WEATHER THEN BECAME CLOUDY WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN. MAINLY FINE WEATHER SET IN LATER IN THE DAY.
HOWEVER,
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