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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1994

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BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATED OVER SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE WEATHER IN HONG KONG WAS FINE AND WARM ON THE FIRST FIVE DAYS OF THE MONTH.

HOWEVER,

A FRESH EASTERLY AIRSTREAM REACHED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG ON THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 6 AND BROUGHT CLOUDY WEATHER AND SOME RAIN PATCHES.

TEMPERATURES WERE GENERALLY ON THE RISE FROM OCTOBER 7 TO 9. AS TYPHOON SETH TRAVERSED THE EAST CHINA SEA, ITS PERIPHERAL NORTHERLY FLOW BROUGHT HOT AND DRY CONTINENTAL AIR TO THE TERRITORY ON OCTOBER 10 AND 11. THE MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPED TO 63 PER CENT ON THESE TWO DAYS.

SUNNY WEATHER WITH MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS PREVAILED FROM OCTOBER 12 TO 17. THE MONTH'S HIGHEST TEMPERATURES OF 31.1 DEGREES WAS REACHED IN A FINE AFTERNOON ON OCTOBER 17.

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A COLD FRONT OVER GUANGDONG ADVANCED SOUTHWARDS ON OCTOBER 18 REACHED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST THE NEXT DAY.

LOCAL WINDS STRENGTHENED FROM THE NORTH ON THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER

A BLOCK OF WOOD WAS BLOWN OFF A HIGH-RISE BUILDING AT WONG ΤΑΙ SIN ON OCTOBER 20 HITTING AND INJURING TWO PEDESTRIANS.

A BEEHIVE WAS TOSSED BY WINDS FROM A TREE IN SHA TIN ON THE SAME DAY. TEN PEOPLE WERE STUNG BY BEES ESCAPING FROM THE DAMAGED HIVE.

WITH THE ADVECTION OF COOL AND DRY CONTINENTAL AIR BEHIND THE FRONT, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN BOTH TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

COLD

IT WAS PARTICULARLY DRY ON OCTOBER 21 WITH A MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF ONLY 37 PER CENT. TEMPERATURES FELL TO THE MONTH'S LOWEST OF 16.5 DEGREES ON OCTOBER 22.

THE PERSISTENCE OF A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER CHINA SUSTAINED NORTHEAST MONSOON. A SPELL OF COOL, FINE AND DRY WEATHER LASTED TILL THE END OF THE MONTH.

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THERE WERE ALTOGETHER SEVEN TROPICAL CYCLONES OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN OCTOBER.

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DETAILS OF THE ISSUANCE/HOISTING AND CANCELLATION/LOWERING OF

WARNINGS/SIGNALS IN THE MONTH ARE SUMMARISED IN TABLE METEOROLOGICAL FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL OF OCTOBER ARE TABULATED IN TABLE 1.2.

VARIOUS MONTHLY

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