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MONDAY, MAY 8, 1989
THE SKY FINALLY CLEARED ON THE EVENING OF APRIL 29 AS WINDS WEAKENED.
BY APRIL 30 THE WEATHER HAD BECOME MAINLY OF SUNSHINE DURING THE DAY BROUGHT THE TEMPERATURE 29.0 DEGREES WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST FOR THE MONTH.
FINE.
EASTERLY
LONG PERIODS TO A MAXIMUM OF
WERE DIVERTED DUE ΤΟ DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL. 30 AIRCRAFT ADVERSE WEATHER. THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WERE ISSUED ON APRIL 4, 5, 6,
WARNINGS FLOOD 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 AND 26. APRIL 22 AND 23 THE RED FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS IN
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WEATHER SYSTEM
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WERE ISSUED ON EFFECT ON APRIL
SIGNALS HOISTED DURING THE MONTH WERE AS FOLLOWS:
SIGNAL
DATE AND TIME OF HOISTING
DATE AND TIME OF LOWERING
APRIL 10 11 PM
WINTER
STRONG
MONSOON
MONSOON
APRIL 3 5.30 PM
WINTER
STRONG
MONSOON
MONSOON
WINTER
STRONG
MONSOON
MONSOON
APRIL 11 10 PM
APRIL 4 8 AM
APRIL 11 10 AM
APRIL 12 9.30 AM
THE MONTH'S FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WERE:
TOTAL BRIGHT SUNSHINE
71.1 HOURS ; 49.1 HOURS BELOW NORMAL
MEAN DAILY GLOBAL SOLAR
RADIATION
9.12 MJ/SQ.M;
4.57 MJ/SQ.M BELOW NORMAL
TOTAL RAINFALL
201.1 MM;
61.7 MM ABOVE NORMAL
MEAN AMOUNT OF CLOUD
84 PER CENT ;
MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY
86 PER CENT ;
MEAN DAILY MAXIMUM AIR
TEMPERATURE
MEAN AIR TEMPERATURE
MEAN DAILY MINIMUM AIR
TEMPERATURE
MEAN DEW POINT
TOTAL EVAPORATION
24.0 DEGREES ; CELSIUS
22.0 DEGREES ; CELSIUS
20.5 DEGREES ; CELSIUS
19.5 DEGREES ;
CELSIUS
63.3 MM;
8 PER CENT MORE THAN NORMAL
3 PER CENT HIGHER THAN NORMAL
1.0 DEGREE CELSIUS BELOW NORMAL
0.1 DEGREE CELSIUS BELOW NORMAL
0.5 DEGREE CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL
0.6 DEGREE CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL
49.2 MM BELOW NORMAL
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