SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1989
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DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY, THREE AIRCRAFT WERE
DIVERTED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER. THE YELLOW FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS IN EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 2, 15, 24, 25 AND 29. THE RED FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS IN EFFECT ON JANUARY 23 AND 24.
SIGNALS HOISTED DURING THE MONTH WERE AS FOLLOWS:
WEATHER SYSTEM
SIGNAL
DATE AND TIME OF HOISTING
DATE AND TIME
OF LOWERING
WINTER
STRONG
JANUARY
4
MONSOON
MONSOON
6.20 AM
JANUARY 6.30 AM
6
WINTER
STRONG
MONSOON
MONSOON
JANUARY 14 2 AM
JANUARY 14
WINTER
STRONG
MONSOON
MONSOON
JANUARY 22 9.10 PM
2 PM
WINTER
MONSOON
STRONG MONSOON
JANUARY 23
7.
.45 AM
JANUARY 28 8.50 PM
JANUARY 29 8 AM
THE MONTH'S FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WERE:
TOTAL BRIGHT SUNSHINE
84.9 HOURS
8.04 MJ/SQ. METRE
MEAN DAILY GLOBAL
SOLAR RADIATION
TOTAL RAINFALL
MEAN AMOUNT OF CLOUD
78 PER CENT
68.6 HOURS BELOW NORMAL
3.89 MJ/SQ. METRE BELOW NORMAL
23.9 MM
;
3.0 MM BELOW NORMAL
MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY
80 PER CENT
17.8 DEGREES CELSIUS
MEAN DAILY MAXIMUM
AIR TEMPERATURE
MEAN AIR TEMPERATURE
MEAN DAILY MINIMUM
AIR TEMPERATURE
MEAN DEW POINT
15.7 DECREES CELSIUS
13.9 DEGREES CELSIUS
TOTAL EVAPORATION
;
12.1 DEGREES CELSIUS :
49.6 MM ;
19 PER CENT MORE THAN NORMAL
9 PER CENT HIGHER THAN NORMAL
0.9 DEGREE CELSIUS BELOW NORMAL
0.1 DEGREE CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL
0.7 DEGREE CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL
2.3 DEGREES CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL
53.1 MM BELOW NORMAL
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