TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2011
TABLE 4.8.2
TEN WETTEST TROPICAL CYCLONES IN HONG KONG (1884-1939, 1947-2011)
| 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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