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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1986

IN ADDITION TO TYPHOON WAYNE, THREE OTHER TROPICAL CYCLONES OCCURRED OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC DURING THE MONTH.

NO AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED FROM HONG KONG IN SEPTEMBER DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER.

THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WERE ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 16 AND 28. A FLOOD WARNING WAS ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 16.

THE RED FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS IN EFFECT FROM SEPTEMBER 19 TO 21. THE YELLOW FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS IN EFFECT FROM SEPTEMBER 18 TO 19.

SIGNALS HOISTED DURING THE MONTH WERE AS FOLLOWS:-

WEATHER

SIGNAL

DATE AND TIME OF HOISTING

SYSTEM

DATE AND TIME OF

LOWERING

TYPHOON WAYNE

1

SEPT 4 1.30 AM

SEPT 4

3 PM

نيا

3

SEPT 4 3 PM

SEPT 5

2.10 PM

WINTER

MONSOON

STRONG MONSOON

SEPT 19

3 AM

SEPT 20

5 AM

THE MONTH'S FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WERE:

SUNSHINE

RAINFALL

217.5 HOURS

29.0 HOURS ABOVE NORMAL

264.7 MM - 55.7 MM BELOW NORMAL

CLOUDINESS

RELATIVE HUMIDITY

MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE

MEAN TEMPERATUE

MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURE

MEAN DEW POINT

TOTAL EVAPORATION

54 %

- 8 % LESS THAN NORMAL

- 5 % LOWER THAN NORMAL

74 %

30.4 DEGREES = 0.1 DEGREES CELSIUS CELSIUS

27.8 DEGREES =

CELSIUS

25.8 DEGREES CELSIUS

22.3 DEGREES CELSIUS

158.5 MM

=

BELOW NORMAL

0.3 DEGREES CELSIUS

ABOVE NORMAL

0.6 DEGREES CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL

0.9 DEGREES CELSIUS BELOW NORMAL

- 1.5 MM ABOVE NORMAL

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