TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND
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AND EQUIPMENT
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY,
AND ELECTRICAL PARTS
APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES,
THEREOF
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1991
4,678
+ 17
36,273
+ 25
4,054
+ 18
35,247
+ 15
2,157
+ 69
18,918
+ 75
NOVEMBER DRIER AND COOLER THAN NORMAL
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UNDER THE DOMINANCE OF A SERIES OF CONTINENTAL ANTICYCLONES, LAST MONTH'S MEAN PRESSURE OF 1,019.5 HECTOPASCAL WAS THE EIGHTH HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, ACCORDING TO THE MONTHLY WEATHER REPORT RELEASED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY TODAY (THURSDAY).
AS A RESULT, THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WAS RATHER ACTIVE AND NOVEMBER 1991 WAS ON THE WHOLE COOLER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL.
THE MONTHLY RAINFALL OF 2.7 MILLIMETRES WAS ONLY ABOUT EIGHT PER CENT OF THE NOVEMBER NORMAL OF 35.1 MILLIMETRES.
THE RAINFALL TOTAL SINCE JANUARY 1 AMOUNTED TO 1,627.3 MILLIMETRES, 26 PER CENT BELOW THE NORMAL OF 2,187.0 MILLIMETRES FOR THE SAME PERIOD.
THE WEATHER ON NOVEMBER 1 WAS FINE WITH MODERATE BASTERLY WINDS. WINDS TURNED LIGHT FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND THERE WERE CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE DAYTIME.
THE EASTERLIES FRESHENED ON NOVEMBER 4 AND BECAME STRONG OFFSHORE DURING THE NIGHT. THE WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUED INTO THE NEXT DAY AS FINE WEATHER PERSISTED.
THE EASTERLIES SUBSIDED ON NOVEMBER 6 AND TURNED LIGHT TO MODERATE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE
LONG PERIODS OF SUNSHINE LED TO INCREASINGLY WARM WEATHER. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 27 DEGREES ON NOVEMBER 8 WAS THE HIGHEST FOR THE MONTH.
HOWEVER, THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY AN APPRECIABLY COOLER SPELL AS AN ACTIVE NORTHEAST MONSOON SET IN THAT EVENING.
THE FRESHENING WINDS BROUGHT SOME LIGHT RAIN DURING THE NIGHT AND CLOUDIER WEATHER THE NEXT DAY.
/A NORTHERLY
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