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TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1992
SIGNALS HOISTED DURING THE MONTH WERE AS FOLLOWS:
WEATHER SYSTEM
SIGNAL
DATE AND TIME
OF HOISTING
DATE AND TIME OF LOWERING
WINTER MONSOON
STRONG MONSOON
1 FEB 4 PM
2 FEB 4 PM
WINTER MONSOON
8 FEB 12.30 PM
9 FEB
11.30 AM
STRONG MONSOON
THE MONTH'S FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WERE:
TOTAL BRIGHT SUNSHINE
MEAN DAILY GLOBAL SOLAR
RADIATION
TOTAL RAINFALL
MEAN AMOUNT OF CLOUD
64.1 HOURS; 33.6 HOURS BELOW NORMAL
7.39 MJ/SQ.M.; 3.30 MJ/SQ.M. BELOW
NORMAL
142.8 MM; 94.8 MM ABOVE NORMAL
80 % 7 % MORE THAN NORMAL
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83 % 5 % HIGHER THAN NORMAL
MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY
MEAN DAILY MAXIMUM
AIR TEMPERATURE
MEAN AIR TEMPERATURE
MEAN DAILY MINIMUM
AIR TEMPERATURE
MEAN DEW POINT
17.2 DEGREES CELSIUS;
1.4 DEGREES CELSIUS BELOW NORMAL
15.4 DEGREES CELSIUS; 0.5 DEGREE CELSIUS
BELOW NORMAL
13.9 DEGREES CELSIUS; NORMAL
12.3 DEGREES CELSIUS ; 0.5 DEGREE CELSIUS
ABOVE NORMAL
TOTAL EVAPORATION
41.5 MM ; 37.5 MM BELOW NORMAL
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS CONFIRM HAN DYNASTY SETTLEMENTS IN HK
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FOR THE FIRST TIME, A GREAT QUANTITY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS 24 A. D.) HAS BEEN UNEARTHED
OF THE WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 B. C.
AT AN EXCAVATION SITE AT PAK MONG ON NORTH LANTAU ISLAND.
THE EXCAVATION IS COMMISSIONED то THE INSTITUTE OF CHINESE STUDIES OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG BY THE ANTIQUITIES MONUMENTS OFFICE, AS PART OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE IN PAK MONG WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXPRESSWAY ΤΟ THE NEW CHEK LAP KOK AIRPORT.
/THE EXCAVATION