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A maritime airstream brought humid and misty weather to Hong Kong on February 18. Inside Victoria Harbour, visibility was reduced to 1,000 metres that morning.
A cool and rainy spell lasted from February 19 until the end of the month.
No tropical cyclone activity was observed over the western North Pacific and the South China Sea in February.
Details of the issuance/hoisting and cancellation/lowering of various warnings/signals in the month are summarised in Table 1.1. Monthly meteorological figures and departures from normal of February are tabulated in Table 1.2.
Table 1.1 Warnings and signals in February 1995
Warnings/Signals
Effective date and time
Strong Monsoon Signal
4 Feb 2000 - 5 Feb 1100
Thunderstorm Warning 13 Feb 1640 - 14 Feb 1130
Fire Danger Warnings
1 Feb 0000 - 2 Feb 0605 2 Feb 0605 - 7 Feb 0600 11 Feb 0615 - 12 Feb 2315 26 Feb 0610-26 Feb 1415
Yellow
Red
Yellow
Yellow
Gas Heater Alerts
27 Jan 1630 - 7 Feb 1630
25 Feb 1630 - 26 Feb 1630