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As Typhoon Ryan developed over the South China Sea on September 20, local winds became generally fresh and gusty. Temperatures decreased to the month's minimum of 22.8 degrees on the early morning of the following day.

The weather turned fine on September 22 as Ryan moved away from Hong Kong. A sunny spell with no measurable rain lasted until September 27.

With the arrival of a fresh easterly airstream, rain patches developed over the territory on the morning of September 28.

For the last two days of the month, the weather was mainly cloudy with occasional light rain in the early morning.

There were eight tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific and the South China Sea in the month of September.

Details of the issuance/hoisting and cancellation/lowering of various warnings/signals in the month are summarised in Table 1.1.

Monthly meteorological figures and departures from normal of September are tabulated in Table 1.2.