TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2005
TABLE 4.8.2
TEN WETTEST TROPICAL CYCLONES IN HONG KONG (1884-1939, 1947-2005)
| Tropical Cyclone | Rainfall at the Hong Kong Observatory (mm) | ||||||
| Year | Month | Name | (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 hours) |
| 1999 | 8 | Sam |
368.1 |
178.9 |
248.1 |
248.4 |
616.5 |
| 1926 | 7 | - |
34.8# |
534.0# |
561.1# |
562.2# |
597.0 |
| 1916 | 6 | - |
494.8# |
27.9# |
59.4# |
67.2# |
562.0 |
| 1965 | 9 | Agnes |
404.6 |
8.9 |
64.3 |
126.1 |
530.7 |
| 1978 | 7 | Agnes |
502.4 |
12.3 |
12.3 |
16.6 |
519.0 |
| 1976 | 8 | Ellen |
90.7 |
394.2 |
421.0 |
425.4 |
516.1 |
| 1993 | 9 | Dot |
459.6 |
37.9 |
37.9 |
37.9 |
497.5 |
| 1982 | 8 | Dot |
41.2 |
322.5 |
403.1 |
450.5 |
491.7 |
| 1995 | 8 | Helen |
241.4 |
146.2 |
235.2 |
239.5 |
480.9 |
| 1904 | 8 | - |
446.5# |
- # |
3.7# |
26.7# |
473.2 |
| T1 | - The time when a tropical cyclone was first centred within 600 km of Hong Kong. |
| T2 | - The time when a tropical cyclone was dissipated within or moved outside 600 km of Hong Kong. |
| # | For years prior to 1961, column (i) is the sum of daily rainfall on those days when a tropical cyclone was centred within 600 km of Hong Kong, columns (ii) to (iv) show respectively the accumulated daily rainfall on the following one to three days. |
- Top -