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TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1989

FEBRUARY A VERY DRY MONTH

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FEBRUARY WAS A VERY DRY MONTH. THE MONTHLY TOTAL RAINFALL ONLY 2.7 MILLIMETRES AGAINST THE NORMAL FEBRUARY RAINFALL OF MILLIMETRES AND IS THE EIGHTH LOWEST ON RECORD FOR FEBRUARY, ROYAL OBSERVATORY SAID IN ITS MONTHLY WEATHER REPORT TODAY (TUESDAY).

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FOR THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF 1989, THE TOTAL RAINFALL WAS 26.6 MILLIMETRES WHICH IS 61 PER CENT BELOW THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF 68.8 MILLIMETRES.

WEATHER WAS GENERALLY CLOUDY TO OVERCAST FOR THE FIRST FOUR DAYS OF FEBRUARY. A WEAK SURGE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON EARLY ON FEBRUARY 5 BROUGHT SOME LIGHT RAIN PATCHES. ALTHOUGH THE SKY CLEARED UP DURING THE DAY, CLOUDY WEATHER RETURNED THAT EVENING AND CONTINUED FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

ON FEBRUARY 8, MISTY CONDITIONS PREVAILED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. EARLY ON FEBRUARY 9, A SURGE OF THE WINTER MONSOON REACHED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST, BRINGING OVERCAST SKIES AND PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN.

THEN, MUCH DRIER AIR FROM THE NORTH CLEARED THE SKY EARLY ON FEBRUARY 10. THE TEMPERATURE THAT MORNING ALSO DROPPED TO 8.7 DEGREES CELSIUS WHICH WAS THE LOWEST FOR THE MONTH.

FINE WEATHER CONTINUED UNTIL FEBRUARY 14. WITH INCREASE IN MOISTURE FROM THE EAST, CLOUDY CONDITIONS RETURNED THAT EVENING.

EARLY ON FEBRUARY 16, WINDS TURNED SOUTHEASTERLY, BRINGING WARMER AND EVEN MORE MOIST AIR. AS A RESULT, IT WAS FOGGY THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND IN THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 17.

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DURING THIS PERIOD, VISIBILITY AT WAGLAN ISLAND AND AROUND HARBOUR DROPPED TO A MINIMUM OF 100 METRES AND 900 METRES RESPECTIVELY.

THE FOGGY CONDITIONS RESULTED IN THE SERVICES TO SOME OUTLYING ISLANDS AND THE DELAY BETWEEN HONG KONG AND MACAU.

SUSPENSION OF FERRY OF JETFOIL SERVICES

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WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS ON FEBRUARY 17, MAXIMUM OF 24.9 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST FOR THE MONTH.

WEATHER REMAINED FOGGY ON FEBRUARY 18, WITH THE HARBOUR REDUCED TO 500 METRES. FERRY SERVICES ISLANDS WERE AGAIN INTERRUPTED AND AIR TRAFFIC IN KONG WAS ALSO AFFECTED.

VISIBILITY WITHIN TO SOME OUTLYING AND OUT OF HONG

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