XN000022-1992-02-12 — Page 12

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1992

DRIER

THE RAINY WEATHER LASTED TILL EVENING TIME BEFORE THE AIR FROM THE NORTH EVENTUALLY CLEARED THE CLOUDS AWAY FOR TWO FINK DAYS ON JANUARY 6 AND 7.

THE EASTERLIES STRENGTHENED MOMENTARILY ON THE EVENING OF JANUARY 7 AND BROUGHT SOME LIGHT RAIN PATCHES THAT NIGHT.

THE NORTHERLIES RESUMED CONTROL ON JANUARY 8 WITH SUNNY PERIODS THAT DAY.

MEANWHILE, THE WINTER MONSOON LED ΤΟ A PROGRESSIVE FALL IN TEMPERATURE, MAKING IT A RELATIVELY COOL DAY ON JANUARY 9 WITH INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN.

THE LIGHT RAIN CONTINUED INTO THE BROKE FOR SOME SUNNY PERIODS THE NEXT DAY.

NIGHT

BEFORE THE CLOUDS

APART FROM SOME MORNING MIST OFFSHORE OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE HONG KONG WATERS, THE WEATHER WAS FINE ON JANUARY 11.

IT WAS SOMEWHAT CLOUDIER ON JANUARY 12 BUT THE LINGERING CLOUDS GRADUALLY DISSIPATED OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS FOLLOWING THE ARRIVAL OF A DRY CONTINENTAL AIR MASS ON THE MORNING OF JANUARY 13.

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS PERSISTED TILL THE NIGHT OF JANUARY 14 AS COLD AIR OF POLAR ORIGIN ADVANCED THROUGH THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS.

TEMPERATURE AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY LOWEST OF 8.4 DEGREES EARLY ON JANUARY 15.

PLUNGED TO THE MONTH'S

IT WAS EVEN COLDER OVER THE NORTHERN PART OP THE NEW TERRITORIES. GROUND FROST WAS REPORTED THAT MORNING AT TA KWU LING WHERE TEMPERATURE PLUNGED TO 1 DEGREE ONLY.

THE ATMOSPHERE GRADUALLY MOISTENED UP AS THE NORTHERLIES

SUBSIDED.

A FRESHENING OF THE EASTERLIES ON JANUARY 18 BROUGHT SOME DRIZZLE THAT NIGHT.

TEMPERATURE WAS GENERALLY ON THE RISE AFTER THE COLD SNAP BUT ITS PROGRESS WAS TEMPORARILY CHECKED BY A MINOR NORTHERLY REPLENISHMENT ON JANUARY 20, RESULTING IN SLIGHTLY LOWER TEMPERATURES ON THE FOLLOWING DAY.

THEREAFTER, THE WINTER MONSOON WENT INTO AN EXTENDED LULL AND THE WEATHER CONTINUED TO WARM UP.

VICINITY

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A MODERATE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM, EVENING MIST PATCHES HOVERED OFFSHORE IN THE

OF WAGLAN ISLAND ON JANUARY 21, 23 AND 24.

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