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It was unsettled and extremely wet in July. The total rainfall of 1,147.2 millimetres was the highest for the month of July and the second highest for any month on record. During the heavy rain episode from July 22 to 24, a total of 611.2 millimetres was recorded at the Royal Observatory, the highest for any three consecutive days in July.
The Rainstorm Black Warning was issued on July 23. Among many reported incidents, the most disastrous one was the collapse of a retaining wall at the Kwun Lung Lau Estate building in Kennedy Town.
The wet conditions continued into August. However, Harry was the only tropical cyclone in the month that necessitated the hoisting of local Tropical Cyclone Warning signals.
September was more humid and cloudier than normal. The total bright sunshine amounted to only 124.8 hours, the second lowest on record for September. The total rainfall of 298.9 millimetres was near the September average of 299.7 millimetres.
Under the influence of persistent northeast monsoon, October was a fine and dry month. The mean cloud amount was only 36 per cent, 20 per cent below the October normal.
In the absence of significant surges of the winter monsoon, November was much warmer than usual.
The mean minimum temperature of 21.1 degrees and the mean temperature of 22.9 degrees were the highest and the second highest values respectively on record for November. The month was also relatively humid but the weather was generally fine with little rain.
December was mild and humid. The mean temperature of 19.8 degrees and the mean dew-point temperature of 16.4 degrees were both the second highest on record for December.
It was also very cloudy with total bright sunshine amounting to only 70.2 hours, the lowest December record. Heavy rain fell on December 8 and necessitated the issuance of the flood warning for the first time in December, a normally dry month.
End/Monday, January 16, 1995
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