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MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1992
WHILE RAIN TURNED LIGHT, THE WEATHER BECAME PROGRESSIVELY COLDER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE NORTHERLY WINDS PERSISTED.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 9.7 DEGREES CELSIUS IN THE MORNING OF MARCH 6 WAS THE LOWEST RECORDED THIS MONTH.
WHILE THE WEATHER REMAINED COLD AND CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN ON MARCH 7 AND 8, TEMPERATURES WERE RISING SLOWLY.
AS THE NORTHERLY WINDS SUBSIDED FURTHER, THE WARMING TREND CONTINUED FOR THE NEXT EIGHT DAYS, CULMINATING IN THE MONTH'S HIGHEST TEMPERATURE OF 25.5 DEGREES CELSIUS ON MARCH 16.
THE SUNNIEST DAY OF THE MONTH OCCURRED ON MARCH 14 WHEN WINDS TURNED SOUTHEASTERLY.
OTHERWISE, CONDITIONS DURING THE PERIOD WERE GENERALLY MISTY WITH OFFSHORE FOG PATCHES, PARTICULARLY AT NIGHT AND, IN THE MORNING.
POOR VISIBILITY AFFECTED SEA TRAFFIC ON MARCH 16 AND JETFOIL SERVICES TO MACAU WERE DELAYED.
AFTER ANOTHER FOGGY MORNING ON MARCH 17, EASTERLY WINDS FRESHENED LATER THAT DAY AND BECAME STRONG OFFSHORE IN THE EVENING.
THE WEATHER TURNED COOLER WITH PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN. WITH THE MODERATION OF THE EASTERLIES, PERIODS OF SUNSHINE EMERGED ON MARCH 19.
WHILE SOME SUNNY INTERVALS RECURRED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS, MIST PATCHES AND OFFSHORE FOG ALSO RETURNED.
ANOTHER EASTERLY REPLENISHMENT LATER ON MARCH 21 CHECKED WARMING PROCESS. WINDS WERE STILL STRONG IN THE MORNING OF MARCH BUT SOON SUBSIDED AND TURNED SOUTHEASTERLY THE NEXT DAY.
THE ADVANCEMENT OF MOIST MARITIME AIR BROUGHT
AND FOG ON MARCH 24.
OF
THE
22,
WIDESPREAD MIST
VISIBILITY DETERIORATED FURTHER THE NEXT DAY AS INSHORE AREAS WERE ALSO EXTENSIVELY AFFECTED BY THE FOGGY WEATHER.
TEMPERATURES ROSE PROGRESSIVELY AND AGAIN REACHED 25.5 DEGREES CELSIUS IN THE MORNING OF MARCH 26, EQUALLING THAT RECORDED
MARCH
16.
ON
BUT THE WEATHER DETERIORATED UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. TEMPERATURES PLUNGED BY ABOUT NINE DEGREES CELSIUS IN THE URBAN AREAS IN LATER MORNING AS WINDS SET IN FROM THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT.
RAIN BECAME HEAVY AND THERE WERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
28 BUT THERE REMAINED
RAIN WAS NOT AS HEAVY ON MARCH 27 AND OCCASIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
A PREVAILING NORTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT APPRECIABLY COOLER CONDITIONS AND THE COOLING TREND CONTINUED TILL MARCH 29.
/SOME SUNNY