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22.
As the trough weakened and moved away, weather became fine on the last day of the month.
Two tropical cyclones occurred in the western North Pacific and the South China Sea in May.
Details of the issuance/hoisting and cancellation/lowering of various warnings/signals in the month are summarised in Table 1.1 and monthly meteorological figures and departures from normal of May are tabulated in Table 1.2.
Table 1.1 Warnings and signals in May 1996
Warnings/Signals
Effective date and time
Strong Monsoon Signal
9 May 2300 - 10 May 0810
Rainstorm Warning
Red
5 May 0645- 5 May 0900
Flood Warnings
1 May 1315 - 4 May 1630 -
1 May 1430 4 May 2010
Thunderstorm Warnings
5 May 0520- 5 May 0930 25 May 1930 - 25 May 2345 29 May 0345 - 29 May 0930 29 May 2140 - 30 May 0650
-
1 May 1125 1 May 1425 4 May 1145
•
5 May 0250 -
6 May 0315 -
4 May 2145
5 May 0950
6 May 1700
7 May 1710 7 May 2210
-
25 May 1900 - 26 May 0900 27 May 1130 - 27 May 1430
28 May 0220 - 28 May 1220
28 May 2200-29 May 1000
Fire Danger Warning
29 May 1100-29 May 1300 29 May 2120 - 30 May 0700
Yellow
18 May 1230 - 20 May 1800