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The weather of September
September 1995 was the tenth driest September since records began in 1884. The total monthly rainfall of 81.4 millimetres was 73 per cent below the normal value,
However, the previous August was extremely wet and the total rainfall for the first nine months this year accumulated to 2,267.8 millimetres, 13 per cent above an average of 2,007.1 millimetres for the same period.
With generally fine weather prevailing on most days, the mean monthly pressure of 1,010.4 hectopascal in September was the seventh highest on record.
Typhoon Kent, which affected Hong Kong on the last days of August, weakened rapidly into an area of low pressure over Guangxi on September 1.
The outer rainbands of Kent brought scattered showers to the territory on September 1. But showers became less frequent the next day and there were sunny periods as a ridge of high pressure established along the coast of southeast China.
The ridge persisted and maintained fine and hot weather for the next couple of days. The month's highest temperature of 33.4 degrees was attained on the afternoon of September 5. Five police constables were overcome by the very hot weather during training near Lok Ma Chau.
On the same day, Tropical Storm Nina over the South China Sea moved northwestwards steadily towards Leizhou Peninsula. There was abundant sunshine on September 6 but squally showers associated with Nina also affected the territory.
Isolated heavy showers occurred the next day and over 30 millimetres of rainfall were recorded on Lantau Island. It became fine and hot again from September 8 to 11.
A strong easterly airstream reached the south China coast on September 12 bringing cloudy weather to Hong Kong overnight. However, winds subsided rapidly soon after daybreak and there were sunny periods.
It remained fine apart from a few brief but heavy showers in the next four days with isolated thunderstorms on the morning of September 16.
A surge of the northeast monsoon brought cloudy weather to the territory and temperatures were generally on the fall from September 17 to 20.
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