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MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1993

WINDS APART

WERE MARGINALLY STRONG OFFSHORE ON THE FIRST OCCASION. FROM THE WINDIER WEATHER, TEMPERATURE FALLS WERE INSIGNIFICANT ON ALL OCCASIONS.

BUT

ONE OF THE WARMEST DAYS IN THE MONTH OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 7 DURING A LULL IN THE EASTERLIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE THAT DAY WAS A WARM 25.4 DEGREES.

THE WEATHER TURNED CLOUDY AND MISTY ON DECEMBER 13 AND THE EASTERLIES FRESHENED AGAIN THAT NIGHT.

THIS WAS CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY A MAJOR SURGE OF COLD NORTHERLY WINDS ON THE EVENING OF DECEMBER 14. LIGHT RAIN PERSISTED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND TEMPERATURES STARTED TO FALL.

UNDER A CLOUDY SKY ON DECEMBER 15, COLD AIR FROM THE NORTH CONTINUED TO ADVANCE TOWARDS THE COASTAL AREAS, CULMINATING

IN

THE MONTH'S LOWEST TEMPERATURE OF 11.7 DEGREES ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 16.

BUT AS WINDS TURNED EASTERLY AND THE CLOUDS BROKE, TEMPERATURES ROSE AGAIN QUICKLY.

RAIN

THE ARRIVAL OF A MOIST MARITIME AIRSTREAM BROUGHT PATCHES AROUND NOON ON DECEMBER 20.

SOME LIGHT

1T WAS ANOTHER WARM DAY ON DECEMBER 21 WHEN THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE ONCE AGAIN REACHED THE MONTH'S HIGHEST OF 25.4 DEGREES.

22. THE WEATHER

EASTERLY WINDS FRESHENED EARLY ON DECEMBER TURNED CLOUDTER, WITH MISTS PERSISTING TILL THE NEXT MORNING WHEN SECOND NORTHERLY SURGE OF THE MONTH ARRIVED.

IN.

THE

WINDS BECAME STRONG OFFSHORE AS A WEEK-LONG CLOUDY SPELL SET

AFTER THE COLD SNAP REACHED ITS CLIMAX ON GRADUALLY VEERED.

DECEMBER 24, WINDS

FRESH TO STRONG BASTERLY WINDS GAVE RISE TO A CLOUDY AND WINDY CHRISTMAS DAY WITH PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN.

AND

AS THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE CONTINUED TO MOISTEN UP, RAIN THICKENED BECAME CONTINUOUS ON DECEMBER 26.

THE DAY'S RAINFALL OF 23.0 MILLIMETRES MADE 1T THE WETTEST BOXING DAY ON RECORD.

EVEN THOUGH RAIN CEASED EARLY NEXT MORNING, CONDITIONS REMAINED RATHER HUMID WITH MIST AND FOG LINGERING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FOR TWO DAYS UNDER LIGHT WIND CONDITIONS.

STAGE

VISIBILITY INSIDE THE HARBOUR WAS DOWN TO 900METRES AT ONE ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 28.

/FRESHENING EASTERLIES