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TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1985

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BECAME ESTABLISHED OVER THE SOUTH- EASTERN COAST OF CHINA ON MAY 8.

A SPELL OF FINE AND SUNNY WEATHER WAS EXPERIENCED FROM MAY 8 TO MAY 16 APART FROM SOME LIGHT RAIN ON MAY 8 AND 10. ON MAY 12 AND AGAIN ON MAY 16, THE TEMPERATURE ROSE TO A MAXIMUM OF 31.9 DEGREES CELSIUS, THE HIGHEST OF THE MONTH.

ON MAY 12, A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FORMED OVER CENTRAL CHINA AND MOVED STEADILY SOUTHWARDS. IT WEAKENED AS IT REACHED SOUTH CHINA ON MAY 16. ONLY SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE REPORTED ON MAY 17 WHEN THE TROUGH FINALLY DISSIPATED TO THE NORTH OF HONG KONG.

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FINE AND SUNNY WEATHER AGAIN PREVAILED FROM MAY 18 TO 20. HOWEVER, A COLD FRONT FORMED OVER CENTRAL CHINA ON MAY 18 AND MOVED RÁPIDLY SOUTH, CROSSING HONG KONG EARLY ON MAY 21. WEATHER BECAME CLOUDY WITH SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS ON MAY 21. REMAINED CLOUDY IN THE MORNING OF MAY 22 BUT THE WEATHER IMPROVED AND BECAME FINE AND SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. FINE WEATHER CONTINUED ON MAY 23.

CLOUDY WEATHER SET IN ON MAY 24 AND THERE WERE ISOLATED SHOWERS ON MAY 25 AND 26.

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FORMED OVER SOUTH CHINA ON MAY 26

THERE AND MOVED SOUTHWARDS CROSSING HONG KONG LATE ON MAY 28. WERE ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS ON MAY 27 BUT SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS OCCURRED ON MAY 28. SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUED FROM MAY 29 TO 31 WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS ON MAY 31.

TYPHOON GAY WAS THE ONLY TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE WESTERN

IT FORMED NORTH PACIFIC AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DURING THE MONTH. ABOUT 630 NAUTICAL MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA ON MAY 21 AND MOVED NORTH-NORTHWESTWARDS FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS BEFORE RECURVING

GAY FINALLY BECAME AN NEAR THE RYUKYU ISLANDS ON MAY 24. EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE ABOUT 280 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF TOKYO ON MAY 26.

DURING THE MONTH ONE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED FROM HONG KONG DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER.

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THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WERE ISSUED ON MAY 21, 27, 28, 30 AND FLOOD WARNINGS WERE ISSUED ON MAY 28 AND 31. NO FIRE DANGER WARNINGS WERE ISSUED AND THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL WAS NOT HOISTED DURING THE MONTH.

/THE MONTH'S