TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2003

Table 4.8.1

RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH EACH TROPICAL CYCLONE THAT CAME WITHIN 600 KM OF HONG KONG IN 2003

Name of tropical cyclone	Period when tropical cyclone within 600 km of Hong Kong (T₁->T₂)	Rainfall at the Hong Kong Observatory (mm)
Name of tropical cyclone	Date/Month Time*	(i) within 600 km of Hong Kong (T₁->T₂)	(ii) 24-hour period after T₂	(iii) 48-hour period after T₂	(iv) 72-hour period after T₂	(i)+(iv) Total T₁-> (T₂+72 hour)
S.T.S. Nangka #	(T₁) 1/ 6 2300 - (T₂) 2/ 6 0800	-	-	-	-	-
S.T.S. Koni	(T₁) 20/ 7 1400 - (T₂) 21/ 7 2100	28.9	Trace	30.4	36.1 ⁺	65.0
T. Imbudo	(T₁) 23/ 7 0400 - (T₂) 24/ 7 2200	36.1 ⁺	4.9	4.9	4.9	41.0
T.S. Morakot #	(T₁) 4/ 8 0600 - (T₂) 4/ 8 2000	31.0	13.7	15.6	15.6	46.6
T. Krovanh	(T₁) 23/ 8 1800 - (T₂) 25/ 8 1600	138.4	Trace	Trace	Trace	138.4
T. Dujuan	(T₁) 2/ 9 0300 - (T₂) 3/ 9 0800	92.9	9.7	10.6	17.1	110.0
T. Nepartak #	(T₁) 19/11 1100 - (T₂) 19/11 1400	-	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
Total						365.7⁺

* T1 T2 # +	Hong Kong Time (UTC + 8 hours) - The time when a tropical cyclone was first centred within 600 km of Hong Kong. - The time when a tropical cyclone was dissipated within or moved outside 600 km of Hong Kong. Tropical cyclone without issuing of tropical cyclone warning signal in Hong Kong. Figure in column (iv) of S.T.S. Koni overlaps the rainfall amount in column (i) of T. Imbudo by 36.1mm.

*
T1
T2
#
+

Hong Kong Time (UTC + 8 hours)
- The time when a tropical cyclone was first centred within 600 km of Hong Kong.
- The time when a tropical cyclone was dissipated within or moved outside 600 km of Hong Kong.
Tropical cyclone without issuing of tropical cyclone warning signal in Hong Kong.
Figure in column (iv) of S.T.S. Koni overlaps the rainfall amount in column (i) of T. Imbudo by 36.1mm.

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