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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1975.

JANUARY WEATHER WARMER AND WETTER THAN USUAL

MEASURABLE RAIN WAS RECORDED ON 14 DAYS DURING LAST MONTH, WHICH AMOUNTED TO THIGE THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF RAINY DAYS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY. BUT THE MONTH'S TOTAL RECORDED RAINFALL OF 35.8 MM ONLY EXCEEDED THE AVERAGE VALUE BY 13 PER CENT.

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THE FIRST TROPICAL CYCLONE OF THE YEAR, TYPHOON +LOLA+ DEVELOPED TO THE EAST OF THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES ON JANUARY 23, BUT DISSIPATED OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH VIETNAM ON JANUARY 28 WITHOUT POSING A THREAT TO HONG KONG.

FOUR AIRCRAFT WERE DIVERTED FROM THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DURING THE MONTH DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NO THUNDERSTORM OR HEAVY RAIN WARNINGS WERE ISSUED, AND THE YELLOW FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS ISSUED ON SIX OCCASIONS.

THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 24.4 DEGREES CELSIUS FOR THE MONTH WAS RECORDED ON JANUARY 1, AND THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 10.5 DEGREES CELSIUS WAS RECORDED ON JANUARY 22.

THE MONTH'S FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WERE

SUNSHINE

RAINFALL

88.9 HOURS

35.8 MM

CLOUDINESS

77%

RELATIVE HUMIDITY

779%

MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE

18.3 C

MEAN TEMPERATURE

16.0 C

MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURE

14.3 C

MEAN DEW POINT

11.8 C

TOTAL EVAPORATION

72.0 MM

56.5 HOURS BELOW NORMAL

4.1 MM ABOVE NORMAL 13% ABOVE NORMAL

- 2% ABOVE NORMAL - 0.1 C ABOVE NORMAL - 0.6 C ABOVE NORMAL - 1.0 C ABOVE NORMAL -0.7 C ABOVE NORMAL - 48.2 MM BELOW NORMAL

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