TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2008
Table 4.8.2
Ten wettest tropical cyclones in Hong Kong (1884 - 1939, 1947 - 2008)
| 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 | T.C. | 34.8# | 534.0# | 561.1# | 562.2# | 597.0 |
| 1916 | 6 | T.C. | 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 | T.C. | 446.5 # | 0.0 # | 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. |
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