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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1993
IT WAS HEAVIEST IN THE SMALL HOURS OF OCTOBER 14 AND NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WERE OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.
URBAN FLOODING OCCURRED IN SHAM SHUI PO AND CHEUNG SHA WAN WHERE FLOOD WATER WAS REPORTED TO BE ONE METRE DEEP.
THE WEATHER IMPROVED DURING THE DAY EVEN THOUGH LIGHT RAIN RETURNED ON THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER 14.
OCCASIONAL STRONG PATCHES OF LIGHT CLOUDY OVER THE
MEANWHILE, WINDS HAD TURNED EASTERLY AND WINDS AFFECTED OFFSHORE AREAS EARLY ON OCTOBER 16. RAIN FELL THAT NIGHT AND THE WEATHER STAYED MAINLY NEXT THREE DAYS AS A WEAK REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT ANOTHER SLIGHT DROP IN TEMPERATURES IN HONG KONG.
THE WEATHER TOWARDS THE CHUNG YEUNG HOLIDAY WEEKEND WAS GENERALLY FINE AND DRY. DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY WAS NO MORE THAN 60 PER CENT.
SEVENTY-SIX CASES OF HILL FIRES WERE REPORTED ON OCTOBER 24.
EASTERLY WINDS FRESHENED THAT DAY AND THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE COLLAPSE OF SCAFFOLDINGS IN KWAI CHUNG ON OCTOBER 25.
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TWO VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED IN THE INCIDENT BUT NO ONE WAS HURT.
THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN BEFORE FINE WEATHER RETURNED ON OCTOBER 28.
A MAJOR NORTHERLY SURGE OF THE WINTER MONSOON REACHED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST EARLY ON OCTOBER 29. STRONG WINDS BLEW ON HIGH GROUND AND OVER OFFSHORE AREAS.
WITH THE ADVECTION OF COOL AND DRY AIR FROM THE CONTINENT, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN BOTH TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
THE MONTH'S LOWEST TEMPERATURE OF 17.2 DEGREES WAS RECORDED EARLY ON OCTOBER 31.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING BELOW 30 PER CENT DURING THE DAY. HILL FIRES WERE RAMPANT AND THE TERRITORY COUNTED A TOTAL OF 83 CASES THAT DAY.
DURING OCTOBER, NO AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED BECAUSE OF ADVERSE
WEATHER.
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DETAILS OF THE ISSUANCE/HOISTING AND CANCELLATION/LOWERING VARIOUS WARNINGS/SIGNALS IN THE MONTH ARE SUMMARISED IN TABLE 1.1. MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR ARE TABULATED IN TABLE 1.2.
OCTOBER
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