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SUNDAY, JULY 18, 1993

NEAR UNUSUALLY OBSERVATORY.

WEATHER OF JUNE

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COAST, JUNE

WITH MOIST SOUTHWEST MONSOON AND THE PRESENCE OF ACTIVE TROUGHS THE SOUTH CHINA

NORMAL WAS CLOUDIER THAN HUMID, ACCORDING TO A MONTHLY REPORT PREPARED BY THE

AND ROYAL

THE MEAN DEW POINT OF 25.2 DEGREES WAS THE SECOND HIGHEST RECORDED IN JUNE.

EVER

DOWNPOURS ON JUNE 11 TORRENTIAL

AND 16 CAUSED WIDESPREAD RAINSTORM FLOODING IN THE URBAN AREAS, NECESSITATING THE ISSUANCE OF RED WARNINGS ON BOTH OCCASIONS AND ALSO THE RAINSTORM BLACK WARNING IN THE LATTER CASE.

TROPICAL

HOISTED FOR THE

CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS WERE ALSO FIRST TIME THIS YEAR WITH THE APPROACH OF TYPHOON KORYN.

THE NO.8 GALE OR STORM SIGNAL WAS HOISTED ON JUNE 27.

MONTHLY TOTAL

WITH ONLY ONE RAIN-FREE DAY IN THE MONTH, THE RAINFALL OF 485.2 MILLIMETRES WAS 29 PER CENT ABOVE THE JUNE NORMAL OF 376.0 MILLIMETRES.

THIS BROUGHT

THE

SINCE JANUARY

992.5 MILLIMETRES 1,043.4 MILLIMETRES, 5 PER CENT ABOVE THE NORMAL OF FOR THE SAME PERIOD.

RAINFALL TOTAL

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AND GUSTY

THE WEATHER ON JUNE 1 WAS MAINLY FINE, WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST MONSOON THAT NECESSITATED THE HOISTING OF THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL.

A

SOUTHWARD-MOVING

RAIN THE NEXT DAY.

TROUGH FROM GUANGDONG BROUGHT

CLOUDS AND

AS WINDS SHIFTED FROM SOUTHWESTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY ON JUNE 3, THUNDERY SHOWERS OCCURRED IN THE EVENING.

RAINY WEATHER CONTINUED INTO JUNE 4 AS TEMPERATURES DROPPED THE MONTH'S LOWEST OF 23.6 DEGREES IN EARLY MORNING THUNDERSTORMS. HILLSIDE RETAINING WALL IN DEEP WATER BAY COLLAPSED IN THE RAIN THAT DAY.

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PERSISTENT

ANOTHER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FORMED IN GUANGDONG AND MOVED TO THE COAST ON JUNE 5.

FRESH SOUTHWEST MONSOON AND SHOWERY WEATHER LASTED

THE WHOLE

DAY.

AS THE TROUGH MOVED TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ON JUNE 6, SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS SUBSIDED AND THE WEATHER TURNED FINE.

AFTER SOME MORNING SHOWERS ON JUNE 7, FINE BEFORE TURNING FOR THE WORSE ON JUNE 9

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THE WEATHER STAYED MAINLY

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LINGERING TROUGH OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL INCREASING RAIN ON JUNE 9 AND 10.

AREA BROUGHT

/THE WEATHER