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The month was also the sixth consecutive month this year with below-normal rainfall with only 243.9 millimetres, 65 per cent of the June norm. However, heavy downpours on June 14 and 18 necessitated the issuance of the Rainstorm Red Warning.
July was very wet with above average monthly rainfall registered for the first time this year. The total rainfall in the month, 668.7 millimetres, was more than twice the average, making it the seventh wettest July on record,
With unsettled conditions associated with low pressure troughs and active southwest monsoon characterised the weather, there were seven days with rainfall of over 50 millimetres. The Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal was hoisted for the first time in the year with the approach of Severe Tropical Storm Gary.
August was extremely wet. The total rainfall of 1,090.1 millimetres, about two point eight times the normal of 391.4 millimetres, was the highest for the month of August and the third highest for any month since records began in 1884. The rain was mostly brought about by active southwesterlies in the wake of Severe Tropical Storm Gary and by the passage of Severe Tropical Storm Helen, Severe Tropical Storm Lois and Typhoon Kent.
This month was also the first August since 1946 when the No 8 Gale or Storm Signal had to be hoisted twice within the month. Torrential rain fell from August 12 to 14 amounted to 448.3 millimetres causing around 60 landslides.
The two most disastrous occurred at Chai Wan where a teenager was crashed to death by a wall of rocks and mud, and at Nam Long Shan where boat yards were buried under thousand tonnes of mud killing two persons and injuring four. An international flight encountered turbulence on the approach to the Hong Kong International Airport on August 14. Forty-seven passengers and crew were hospitalised.
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September 1995 was the 10th driest September on record. The total rainfall of 81.4 millimetres was 73 per cent below the normal value.
October 1995 was the fifth wettest October on record. On three days during the first week, daily rainfall exceeded 100 millimetres. The total monthly rainfall of 476.9 millimetres was more than three times the normal figure. Typhoon Sibyl came close to Hong Kong in the beginning of the month, necessitating the hoisting of Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No 8.