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MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1993

TABLE 1.2 FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL

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DECEMBER

TOTAL BRIGHT SUNSHINE

MEAN DAILY GLOBAL

SOLAR RADIATION

TOTAL RAINFALL

MEAN AMOUNT OF CLOUD

MEAN

151.6 HOURS: 29.9 HOURS BELOW NORMAL

10.00 MJ/SQM 2.03 MJ/SQM BELOW NORMAL

66.4 MM; 39.1 MM ABOVE NORMAL

RELATIVE HUMIDITY

61 PER CENT 12 PER CENT ABOVE NORMAL

77 PER CENT; 9 PER CENT ABOVE NORMAL

MEAN DAILY MAXIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE

MEAN AIR TEMPERATURE

MEAN DAILY MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE

MEAN DEW POINT

TOTAL EVAPORATION

21.4 DEGREES : 0.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL

19.2 DEGREES; 1.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL

17.4 DEGREES; 2.0 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL

14.9 DEGREES; 3.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL

68.8 MM ; 42.7 MM BELOW NORMAL

WATER STORAGE FIGURE

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STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 53.2 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 311.807 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 177.083 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 30.2 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

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