TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1989
AND
15
THE WEATHER DETERIORATED FURTHER DURING THE NIGHT OF MARCH
24.
RAIN AND THUNDERY SHOWERS AFFECTED THE TERRITORY ON MARCH 25 37.4 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY. ANOTHER SURGE OF WINTER MONSOON REACHED THE COAST THE SAME DAY, BRINGING COOLER WEATHER TO THE COASTAL AREAS.
CONDITIONS ON MARCH 26 REMAINED CLOUDY AND COOL
GRADUALLY DYING OUT.
WITH SHOWERS
THE WEATHER IMPROVED MARKEDLY WITH BRILLIANTLY FINE SKY ON MARCH 27. THE DRAMATIC CLEARANCE WAS THE RESULT OF DRY CONTINENTAL AIR ESTABLISHING OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS.
THE DRY CONDITIONS PERSISTED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING TO 31 PER CENT ON MARCH 28.
TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH, WARM AND MOIST AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS. ALTHOUGH THE WEATHER STAYED CLOUD AMOUNT NOTICEABLY INCREASED.
BY MARCH 31, WINDS WERK FROM THE EAST ΤΟ TEMPERATURES AGAIN REACHED THE HIGHEST FOR THE MONTH OF DURING THE DAY.
MARITIME AIR MAINLY FINE.
SOUTHEAST AND 25.7 DEGREES
DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH, NO TROPICAL CYCLONE OCCURRED OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC OR THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. NO AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER. THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WERE ISSUED ON MARCH 25.
6,
THE YELLOW FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS IN EFFECT ON MARCH 1,
5, 9, 10, 11, 28, 29 AND 30. THE RED FIRE DANGER WARNING WAS IN EFFECT DURING THE PERIOD OF MARCH 6 9.
SIGNALS HOISTED DURING THE MONTH WERE AS FOLLOWS:
WEATHER SYSTEM
SIGNAL
DATE AND TIME OF HOISTING
DATE AND TIME
OF LOWERING
WINTER MONSOON STRONG MONSOON
WINTER MONSOON STRONG MONSOON
WINTER MONSOON STRONG MONSOON
MARCH 4 2.45 PM
MARCH 17
10 AM
MARCH 5 7.50 AM
MARCH 18
5
AM
MARCH 21
6
AM
MARCH 23
7
AM
WINTER MONSOON STRONG MONSOON MARCH 25
11
PM
MARCH 26
8
AM
/THE MONTH'S
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