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SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 1989
KOWLOON CENTRE
TO KWA WAN MARKET
AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES, NINTH FLOOR,
165 MA TAU WAI ROAD,
TO KWA WAN.
TEL. 3-7153635
TSUEN WAN CENTRE
FAR EAST BANK BUILDING, THIRD FLOOR.
135 CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
TSUEN WAN.
TEL. 0-4166444
SHA TIN CENTRE
CHANWAY SHOPPING CENTRE, SECOND FLOOR,
SHA TIN CENTRE STREET.
TEL. 0-6015101
WEDNESDAYS (AM) AND FRIDAYS
(PM)
MONDAYS (PM) AND WEDNESDAYS (AM)
TUESDAYS (PM) AND FRIDAYS (AM)
JULY RAINFALL BELOW NORMAL DESPITE CYCLONES
ALTHOUGH TWO TROPICAL CYCLONES AFFECTED HONG KONG IN JULY, THE MONTHLY RAINFALL AMOUNTED TO ONLY 237.9 MILLIMETRES, EQUIVALENT TO ABOUT THREE-QUARTERS OF THE NORMAL FIGURE OF 316.8 MILLIMETRES, THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY SAID IN ITS MONTHLY WEATHER REPORT 19SUED TODAY (SUNDAY).
NEVERTHELESS, SINCE JANUARY 1. THE TOTAL RAINFALL STOOD AT 1,422.8 MILLIMETRES, WHICH IS STILL NINE PER CENT ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 1.3 9.7 MILLIMETRES FOR THE SAME PERIOD.
ONE OF THE JULY RAIN EPISODES WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE OF A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ON JULY 29. THIS CAUSED A DROP IN TEMPERATURE THE NEXT MORNING TO 21.7 DEGREES CELSIUS, THE LOWEST JULY TEMPERATURE EVER REGISTERED IN HONG KONG SINCE RECORD-KERPING BEGAN,
THE WEATHER FOR THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF JULY WAS MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE COVERED SOUTHEAST CHINA ON JULY 4 AND CLEAR SKIES PREVAILED FOR THE NEXT SIX DAYS. LONG HOURS OF SUNSHINE BROUGHT TEMPERATURES TO OVER 33 DEGREES NEARLY EVERY DAY.
/THE HEAT