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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1988
THE COOL WINTER MONSOON EARLY ON OCTOBER MINIMUM OF 15.3 DEGREES ON THAT DAY WHICH WAS THE FOR THE MONTH.
31 RESULTED IN A LOWEST TEMPERATURE
DIVERTED DUE TO OCTOBER WAS IN EFFECT
DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, NO AIRCRAFT WAS ADVERSE WEATHER. THE RED FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS IN EFFECT ON 6, 16, 19 AND 20 WHILE THE YELLOW FIRE DANGER WARNING
AND 9.
ON OCTOBER 7, 8,
A TOTAL OF SIX TROPICAL
CYCLONES OCCURRED OVER THE
WESTERN
NORTH PACIFIC AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DURING OCTOBER.
SIGNALS HOISTED DURING THE MONTH WERE AS FOLLOWS:
WEATHER SYSTEM
SIGNAL
DATE & TIME OF HOISTING
DATE & TIME OF LOWERING
WINTER MONSOON
STRONG MONSOON
WINTER MONSOON
WINTER MONSOON
WINTER MONSOON
STRONG MONSOON
STRONG MONSOON
2 OCT
1 OCT 12.20 AM
8.00 PM
2 OCT 10.00 AM
3 OCT
7.00 AM
9 OCT 11.20 PM
10 OCT
7.00 AM
WINTER MONSOON
TYPHOON PAT
STRONG MONSOON
STRONG MONSOON
10 OCT 11.00 PM
11 OCT
9.00 AM
13 OCT
1
3
6.35 AM
21 OCT 8.50 AM
21 OCT 10.45 PM
14 OCT 7.00 AM
21 OCT 10.45 PM
22 OCT 3.45 PM
TYPHOON RUBY
1
25 OCT
4.10 PM
26 OCT 10.45 PM
3
26 OCT 10.45 PM
28 OCT
WINTER MONSOON STRONG MONSOON
28 OCT 10.15 AM
5.00 AM
29 OCT 7.00 AM
THE MONTH'S FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WERE:
TOTAL BRIGHT SUNSHINE
MEAN DAILY GLOBAL
SOLAR RADIATION
TOTAL RAINFALL
MEAN AMOUNT OF CLOUD
MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY
164.0 HOURS
;
45.9 HOURS BELOW NORMAL
12.71 MJ/SQ. METRE
;
3.13 MJ/SQ. METRE BELOW NORMAL
61.8 MM
;
59.4 MM BELOW NORMAL
54 PER CENT
12 PER CENT MORE
THAN NORMAL
77 PER CENT
i
5 PER CENT HIGHER THAN NORMAL
/MEAN DAILY