SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 1992
WEATHER, 58
FOUR TROPICAL CYCLONES OCCURRED OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC OR THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN JULY. AS A RESULT OF INCLEMENT AIRCRAFT WERE DIVERTED DURING THE MONTH.
6, 7,
10,
12,
+
7 AND 18. THE WERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WERE IN EFFECT ON JULY 4 17, 18 AND 30. FLOOD WARNINGS WERE ISSUED ON JULY 6, LANDSLIP WARNING AS WELL AS THE RED AND BLACK RAINSTORM WARNINGS ALSO ISSUED ON JULY 18.
SIGNALS HOISTED DURING THE MONTH WERE AS FOLLOWS:
SIGNALS HOISTED
DATE AND TIME
WEATHER SYSTEM
SIGNAL
OF HOISTING
DATE AND TIME OF LOWERING
MONSOON (SW)
SMS
JULY 6
6.30 AM
JULY 6
11.00 PM
MONSOON (SW)
SMS
JULY 7
1.10 PM
JULY 7
5.35 PM
T.ELI
1
JULY 11
8.30 PM
JULY 12
3
JULY 12
10.00 AM
JULY 13
10.00 AM 9.45 AM
T.S. FAYE
1
JULY 17
9.00 AM
JULY 17
11.50 PM
3
JULY 17
11.50 PM
JULY 18
4.05 PM
S.T.S. GARY
1
JULY 20
10.30 PM
JULY 21
3.45 PM
3
JULY 21
3.45 PM
JULY 22
5.45 AM
8NE
JULY 22
5.45 AM
JULY 22
11.00 AM
8SE
JULY 22
11.00 AM
JULY 22
4.15 PM
3
JULY 22
4.15 PM
JULY 22
6.50 PM
RAINSTORM WARNINGS
WEATHER SYSTEM
COLOUR
START
FAYE
RED BLACK RED
END
JULY 18
JULY 18
9.55 AM 10.10 AM
JULY 18
10.10 AM
JULY 18
3.10 PM
JULY 18
3.10 PM
JULY 18
4.10 PM
THE MONTH'S FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WERE:
TOTAL BRIGHT SUNSHINE
MEAN DAILY GLOBAL SOLAR
RADIATION
209.6 HOURS; 21.5 HOURS BELOW NORMAL
16.70 MJ/SQ.M; 2.45 MJ/SQ.M BELOW NORMAL
TOTAL RAINFALL
MEAN AMOUNT OF CLOUD
MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY
358.1 MM : 34.6 MM ABOVE NORMAL
66% 1% MORE THAN NORMAL
81%; 1% HIGHER THAN NORMAL
/MEAN DAILY