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NORMAL RAINFALL IN JUNE
SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1994
NORMAL SAID.
JUNE WAS
RAINFALL,
THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH THIS
YEAR WITH BELOW
A MONTHLY WEATHER REPORT BY THE ROYAL
OBSERVATORY
THE TOTAL MONTHLY RAINFALL OF 290.2 MILLIMETRES WAS 77 PER CENT OF THE JUNE NORMAL OF 376.0 MILLIMETRES.
RAINFALL IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR AMOUNTED ΤΟ 556.9 MILLIMETRES, 44 PER CENT BELOW THE NORMAL OF 992.5 MILLIMETRES FOR THE SAME PERIOD.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A WARM AND MOIST SOUTHWEST MONSOON AND ACTIVE LOW PRESSURE TROUGHS, THE MONTH WAS CLOUDIER BUT WARMER THAN NORMAL.
THE TOTAL BRIGHT SUNSHINE AMOUNTED TO 107.8 HOURS WHICH WAS THE SEVENTH LOWEST FOR JUNE.
THE MEAN
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 26.5 DEGREES WAS THE SIXTH HIGHEST FOR THE MONTH.
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS WERE HOISTED FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE APPROACH OF SEVERE TROPICAL STORM RUSS.
THE
THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE WAS CLOUDY WITH SOME SHOWERS AT NIGHT BUT WEATHER IMPROVED ON JUNE 2 AND THERE WERE PERIODS OF SUNSHINE.
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG BROUGHT STRONG WINDS TO OFFSHORE AREAS OF THE TERRITORY EARLY ON JUNE 3 AND THE WEATHER REMAINED WINDY WITH RAIN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DEVELOPED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NAMED RUSS ON JUNE 4.
AS RUSS WAS STILL SOME DISTANCE AWAY, LOCAL WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE ON JUNE 5 AND 6.
WHEN RUSS INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CLOSER то HONG KONG, WINDS STRENGTHENED FROM THE EAST STRONG ON JUNE 6.
AND
AND
MOVED BECAME
THE WEATHER STARTED TO DETERORIATE ON JUNE 7 WHEN RAIN BANDS OF RUSS AFFECTED THE TERRITORY.
THE OUTER
ALTHOUGH
THE WINDS SUBSIDED AND VEERED TO THE SOUTHEAST ON INTENSE RAIN SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH RUSS CONTINUED TO AFFECT
JUNE 8, HONG KONG.
TEMPERATURES DROPPED TO THE MONTH'S MINIMUM OF 24.3 DEGREES THAT EVENING DURING A HEAVY DOWNPOUR.
ON
RUSS LANDED OVER WESTERN GUANGDONG AND RAIN BEGAN TO EASE OFF JUNE 9.
/HOWEVER, THE