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on October 31, approached the Colony from the south-east. The storm caused generally strong winds in Hong Kong on November 7 and brought 23.9 mm (0.94 in.) of rainfall as it passed 200 miles south-west of Hong Kong and crossed the coast of Luichow Peninsula 24 hours later.
Two vigorous cold surges affected Hong Kong on November 12 and 29 causing significant falls in temperature, but the remainder of the month was relatively warm.
December was notable for its low temperatures and humidity. Intense cold surges from the north caused the mean daily temperature to fall from 19.8°C on the 5th to 11.7°C on the 11th and again from 18.2°C on the 26th to 8.7°C on the 29th. Snow was observed near the top of Tai Mo Shan on December 13 and a minimum temperature of -1.1°C was reported there on December 29. A climatological summary for the year will be found in Appendix XL.
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