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Table 2. Figures and Departures from Normal - November 1996
Total Bright Sunshine
171.3 hours; 10.2 hours below normal
Mean Daily Global Solar Radiation
12.74 MJ/SQM; 0.65 MJ/SQM below normal
Total Rainfall
Mean Cloud Amount
3.5 mm; 31.6 mm below normal
63%; 10% above normal
Mean Relative Humidity
69%; normal
Mean Daily Maximum Temperature 25.3 Degrees Celsius; 1.1 Degrees Celsius
Mean Air Temperature
Mean Daily Minimum Temperature
Mean Dew Point
Total Evaporation
above normal
23 Degrees Celsius; 1.6 Degrees Celsius above normal
21.1 Degrees Celsius; 1.9 Degrees Celsius above normal
16.8 Degrees Celsius; 1.6 Degrees Celsius above normal
105.5 mm; 23.6 mm below normal
Remarks: All measurements were made at the Royal Observatory except sunshine,
solar radiation and evaporation which were recorded at King's Park.
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Transfer of VMs from High Island Detention Centre today
A group of about 110 Vietnamese migrants (VMs) in High Island Detention Centre (HIDC) will be transferred from the Centre's South and North Camps to its Security Unit today (Wednesday) in preparation for their return to Vietnam under the Orderly Repatriation Programme.
They will join another group of about 140 VMs, who have voluntarily presented themselves for transfer to HIDC's Security Unit yesterday (Tuesday), for pre-flight documentation and medical checks prior to their repatriation on December
17.
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The transfer will be observed by independent monitors.