SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 1988
AS THE MONSOON WEAKENED, WINDS MODERATED AND TURNED EASTERLY ON DECEMBER 21. THE SKY WAS CLOUDLESS MOST OF THE TIME AND THERE WAS ABUNDANT SUNSHINE FROM DECEMBER 21 TO 23.
THE WEATHER TURNED CLOUDY ON DECEMBER 24 WITH SOME RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVELY WARM WEATHER WITH LIGHT WINDS PREVAILED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SOME LIGHT RAIN ALSO OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 26 AND 27.
CLOUDS BEGAN TO BREAK ON DECEMBER 28 AND THE TEMPERATURE TO 25.9 DEGREES ON DECEMBER 30, WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST IN THE MONTH.
ROSE
AN EASTERLY SURGE REACHED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE AFTERNOON ON THE SAME DAY AND THE WEATHER BECAME CLOUDY WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN. GUSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SURGE BROUGHT DOWN A SCAFFOLDING IN WAN CHAI, DAMAGING EIGHT VEHICLES AND INJURING THREE PEOPLE.
WINDS REMAINED FRESH ON DECEMBER 31 AND THE WEATHER WAS CLOUDY
AND COOL.
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DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, NO AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED FROM HONG KONG DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER. THE RED FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS IN EFFECT FROM DECEMBER 2 TO 4, 5 TO 10, 11 TO 13, 16 TO 17. 18 TO 22 AND 24 TO 27 WHILE THE YELLOW FRIE DANGER WARNING WAS IN EFFECT DECEMBER 13, 18, 22 TO 24, 28 TO 30 AND 31.
WEATHER SYSTEM
SIGNALS HOISTED DURING THE MONTH WERE AS FOLLOWS:
SIGNAL
DATE AND TIME OF HOISTING
DATE AND TIME OF LOWERING
ON
WINTER
STRONG
MONSOON
MONSOON
WINTER
STRONG
MONSOON
MONSOON
WINTER MONSOON
STRONG
MONSOON
WINTER MONSOON
STRONG MONSOON
WINTER MONSOON
STRONG
MONSOON
NOVEMBER 30 9.15 PM
DECEMBER 1 10.05 PM
DECEMBER 5 7.15 AM
DECEMBER 5 7.40 PM
DECEMBER 30 7 PM
DECEMBER 1 10.05 AM
DECEMBER 2 9.05 AM
DECEMBER 5
3 PM
DECEMBER 6 2.05 PM
DECEMBER 31
11 PM
'THE MONTH'S
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