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Flash floods and minor landslides were reported on the early mornings of June 22 and 23. With overcast sky and almost continuous rain and showers during the day, temperatures dropped to 24.7 degrees on June 23, the lowest in the month.

Rain was heaviest on the early morning Of June 24 and flooding occurred in many places especially over the northern part of the New Territories.

Flood water was up to waist-deep in Sheung Shui and Fanling. About 90 hectares of farmland and many houses were inundated and agricultural loss was estimated at 3.5 million dollars.

Although rainfall generally decreased later that day, the northern part of the New Territories was again flooded in the early morning of June 25.

The weather, however, improved during the day as the trough of low pressure dissipated. Apart from some isolated thunderstorms early on June 28, the weather remained cloudy with isolated showers until the end of the month.

No tropical cyclones occurred in the western North Pacific and the South China Sea in the month. This is the first time since 1973 that the area was void of tropical cyclone activity in June.

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 June are tabulated in Table 1.2.