10.
The strong and cool northeast monsoon also lowered the temperatures by about four degrees in two hours at the Royal Observatory. Rain quickly eased off that afternoon and the weather became generally fine and dry during the next couple of days.
It was cloudy from March 28 to 30. Mist was reported over the territory almost the whole day on March 29. A cool northeast monsoon reached the territory and brought occasional rain on the last day of the month.
No tropical cyclone activity was observed over the western North Pacific and the South China Sea in the month of March.
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 March are tabulated in Table 1.2.
Table 1.1 Warnings and signals in March
Warnings/Signals
Strong Monsoon Signals
Thunderstorm Warning
Fire Danger Warnings
Yellow
Red
Effective date and time
3 Mar 2200 4 Mar 0930
-
25 Mar 1200
-
26 Mar 0800
17 Mar 1030
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17 Mar 1330
5 Mar 0600 - 19 Mar 0600 - 26 Mar 0000
4 Mar 0600
26 Mar 0600 -
6 Mar 0605 19 Mar 2315 26 Mar 0600
5 Mar 0600
27 Mar 0600