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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1993

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DRY AND COOL IN OCTOBER

OCTOBER WAS GENERALLY DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL, MONTHLY WEATHER REPORT COMPILED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY SAID.

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THE DOMINANCE OF CONTINENTAL ANTICYCLONES HELPED TO SUSTAIN THE PREVAILING NORTHEAST MONSOON.

THE MONTHLY MEAN PRESSURE OF 1,016.2 HECTOPASCALS WAS THE THIRD HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR OCTOBER.

AGAINST A BACKGROUND OF DRY CONTINENTAL AIR AND FINE WEATHER, MOST

THE RAIN DURING THE MONTH FELL ON OCTOBER 13 AND 14 WHEN A TROPICAL DEPRESSION PASSED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

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THE MONTHLY RAINFALL OF 87.8 MILLIMETRES WAS 39 PER CENT BELOW THE OCTOBER NORMAL OF 144.8 MILLIMETRES.

THE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNT OF 2,183.6 MILLIMETRES SINCE JANUARY 1 WAS CLOSE TO THE CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGE, BEING ONLY ONE PER CENT ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 2,151.9 MILLIMETRES FOR THE SAME PERIOD.

RAIN THAT STARTED AROUND MIDNIGHT ON THE LAST DAY OF SEPTEMBER DUE ΤΟ FRESH EASTERLY WINDS PERSISTED TILL THE EARLY MORNING OCTOBER 1.

THE MOST AFFECTED AREA WAS THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF TERRITORY WHERE MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAIN WERE RECORDED.

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THE RAIN GAVE WAY TO SUNNY PERIODS AFTER DAYBREAK THAT DAY BUT CLOUDS RETURNED ON OCTOBER 2.

DRIER AIR REACHED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST ON OCTOBER 3 AND A SPELL OF FINE AND SUNNY WEATHER SET IN AFTERWARDS.

AS WINDS MODERATED ON OCTOBER 5, TEMPERATURES CLIMBED ΤΟ THE MONTH'S HIGHEST OF 29.0 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.

ON THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER 5 A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON ARRIVED FROM THE NORTH.

TEMPERATURES CAME DOWN BY ONE TO TWO DEGREES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

CONDITIONS BECAME EVEN DRIER, WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING BELOW 30 PER CENT ON OCTOBER 7.

MEANWHILE, THE DRY AIR MASS ENSURED THAT THE FINE SPELL CONTINUED DESPITE ANOTHER FRESHENING OF THE EASTERLIES ON OCTOBER 11.

AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION APPROACHED FROM THE SOUTHEAST, WEATHER TURNED CLOUDY ON OCTOBER 13.

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RAIN, LIGHT AT FIRST, BECAME CONTINUOUS LATER THAT MORNING LASTED NEARLY 24 HOURS.

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