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TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1992
THE MONTHLY TOTAL OF 11,8 MILLIMETRES WAS THE DECEMBER NORMAL OF 27.3 MILLIMETRES.
FOR THE WHOLE YEAR, THE TOTAL
57 PER CENT BELOW
AMOUNT OF 1,639.1 MILLIMETRES
WAS 26 PER CENT BELOW THE ANNUAL NORMAL OF 2,214.3 MILLIMETRES.
A
MONSOON
PREVAILED
OVER THE
SOUTH
CHINA WEAK NORTHEAST
PATCHES COASTAL AREAS FOR THE FIRST EIGHT DAYS OF THE MONTH WITH MIST
HONG KONG, PARTICULARLY AT HOVERING OVER THE WATERS TO THE EAST OF NIGHT AND IN THE MORNING.
THE EARLY PART AND 8, THE
OF THE WEATHER
APART FROM SOME DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT IN PERIOD AND CLOUDIER CONDITIONS ON DECEMBER 2, 7, WAS OTHERWISE MAINLY FINE AND RELATIVELY WARM.
THE EASTERLIES PICKED UP SLIGHTLY ON DECEMBER 7.
9. ON DECEMBER OFFSHORE STRONG
THE WINDS BECAME GENERALLY
LIGHT RAIN CONTINUED INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS CULMINATED IN PERIODS OF ON DECEMBER 10.
DROP
ON THE
THE EASTERLIES ONLY BROUGHT TWO TO THREE DEGREES CELSIUS
BROKE THE CLOUDS THE IN TEMPERATURE. ONCE
WINDS SUBSIDED, DECEMBER 11 WITH THE TEMPERATURE RISING TO 25.1 DEGREES CELSIUS, HIGHEST FOR THE MONTH.
AS ANOTHER EASTERLY AIRSTREAM THE WARM INTERLUDE SOON ENDED
CLOUDS AND ARRIVED THAT EVENING, BRINGING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WITH LIGHT RAIN ON DECEMBER 12.
THERE WERE WEAK REPLENISHMENTS OF THE NORTHEAST
NOW AND THEN FROM DECEMBER 13 TO 24.
MONSOON EVERY
AND
THE ODD DRIZZLE ON APART FROM SOME TRANSIENT CLOUDINESS AND DECEMBER 15 AND 23, THE WEATHER DURING THE PERIOD WAS MAINLY FINE MILD.
OCCURRED ON DECEMBER THE ONLY NOTICEABLE COOLING EPISODE AND 20 AS A RESULT OF THE FRESHENING OF MONSOON WINDS.
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THEREAFTER, MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS PREVAILED UNTIL
RESULTING IN ONE GENTLE SOUTHEASTERLY BREEZE SET IN ON DECEMBER 25, OF THE WARMEST CHRISTMAS EVER EXPERIENCED IN HONG KONG.
A
ON DECEMBER 26, A COLD FRONT AHEAD OF AN INTENSE SURGE WINTER MONSOON HAS MOVED INTO GUANGDONG.
THE
IN HONG KONG, EASTERLY WINDS FRESHENED PRIOR TO NORTHERLY WINDS THE NEXT DAY. DESPITE THE THICKENING CLOUDS, WAS INITIALLY LIGHT AND INTERMITTENT DURING THE APPROACH OF FRONT.
OF THE
ONSET OF THE RAIN THE COLD
THE RAIN BECAME EVENING OF
FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ON DECEMBER 27, MORE PERSISTENT UNDER AN OVERCAST SKY AND LASTED TILL THE DECEMBER 28.
/DURING THAT