SUNDAY, JULY 24, 1983
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FROM JUNE 23 TO 25, A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE COVERED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST, RESULTING IN FINE AND SUNNY WEATHER IN HONG KONG, A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 32.8 DEGREES CELSIUS, THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH, WAS RECORDED ON JUNE 24.
APART FROM OCCASIONAL LIGHT SHOWERS, THE WEATHER CONTINUED FINE FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH.
THE FIRST TROPICAL CYCLONE THIS YEAR FORMED AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA NEAR NANSHA ON JUNE 24. IT INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM LATER AND WAS NAMED SARAH, IT EVENTUALLY DISSIPATED OVER VIETNAM ON JUNE 26 ABOUT 150 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST OF DANANG.
DURING THE MONTH, TWO AIRCRAFT WERE DIVERTED FROM HONG KONG DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER.
THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WERE ISSUED ON JUNE 3, 16. 17 AND 19 WHILE A FLOOD WARNING AND A LANDSLIP WARNING WERE IN EFFECT ON JUNE 17.
THE MONTH'S FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WERE:
SUNSHINE
RAINFALL
214.3 HOURS
445.8 MM
70 PER CENT
:
55.1 HOURS ABOVE NORMAL
14.0 MM ABOVE NORMAL
CLOUDINESS
RELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 PER CENT
MEAN MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE
MEAN TEMPERATURE
MEAN MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE
MEAN DEW POINT
30.7 DEGREES
CELSIUS
28.6 DEGREES
CELSIUS
27.0 DEGREES
CELSIUS
24.6 DEGREES
CELSIUS
TOTAL EVAPORATION
155.5 MM
5 PER CENT LESS THAN NORMAL
5 PER CENT LOWER THAN NORMAL
0.3 DEGREE CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL
0.9 DEGREE CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL
1.4 DEGREES CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL
0.1 DEGREE CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL
3.0 MM ABOVE NORMAL
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 32.8 DEGREES CELSIUS WAS RECORDED
ON JUNE 24.
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 24.0 DEGREES CELSIUS WAS RECORDED
ON JUNE 5.
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