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THE WEATHER IN NOVEMBER

Report By Director Of Royal Observatory

November this year was the most humid on record with a mean relative

humidity of 81 per cent, a figure more appropriate for the spring. The

rainfall was also abnormally high being more than three times the nestal

amount and the greatest amount recorded in November since 1920.

of sunshine.

Tho first ten days of the month were predominantly fair with plenty

There was a little light rain on the night of November 1 and

2, and again on the evening of November 3 when a weak surge of northerly

winds reached the Colony.

This caused the temperatures to drop a little below normal for the

following two days and the weather remained dry and sunny until the night

of November 10 and 11.

Nearly all the rain for the month foll during November 11 and

November 12. It was almost continuous and often heavy. The cause of

this rain was a disturbance in the low levels of the atmosphere which was

intensified by conditions aloft.

With a weak surge of cooler northerly winds late on November 12,

the heavy rain ceased but it remained mainly cloudy with a few patches of

light rain until November 19. The next few days were warn and sunny

although it was cloudy at night and some light rain fell during the early

mornings of November 20 and November 23.

Temperatures fell

A fresh cold surge of northerly winds reached Hong Kong late on

November 25 and brought a little more light rain.

considerably during the next two days and reached a minimum for the month

of 55°F in the oarly hours of November 27.

This was the lowest temperature recorded since last spring and was

particularly noticeable as the daytime temperatures had reached over 80°F

from November 22 to November 25. Temperatures rose slightly above normal

on November 28 but fell again on November 30 when northerly winds set in

once more.

No tropical storns affected Hong Kong during the month.

The month's

P. T. 0.