Skip Content
 

TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2012

Table 4.8.1

Rainfall associated with each tropical cyclone that came within 600 km of Hong Kong in 2012

Name of
tropical
cyclone
Period when tropical
cyclone within
600 km of
Hong Kong
T1 imgAlt1 T2
)
Rainfall at the Hong Kong Observatory (mm)
Date/Month Time* (i)
within
600 km
of Hong Kong
(T 1
 imgAlt2 T2)
(ii)
24-hour
period
after T2
(iii)
48-hour
period
after T2
(iv)
72-hour
period
after T2
(i)+(iv)
Total
T 1 imgAlt3 
(T2+72 hours)
Severe Tropical Storm Talim (T1) 17/ 6
-
(T2) 20/ 6
1400 21.2 31.1 45.3 47.2 68.4
1700
Tropical Storm Doksuri (T1) 29/6
-
(T2) 30/6
0300 28.6 16.1 17.7  17.7 46.3
0800
Severe Typhoon Vicente (T1) 21/7
-
(T2) 24/7
1300 214.3 81.8  110.8   136.5 350.8
2200
Typhoon Kai-tak (T1) 16/8
-
(T2) 17/8
0100 15.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 15.5
1800
Severe Typhoon Tembin (T1) 24/8
-
(T2) 27/8
1500 Trace 0.0 2.4 2.4 2.4
2000
Total 483.4

* Hong Kong Time (UTC + 8 hours).

T(1) - The time when a tropical cyclone was first centred within 600 km of Hong Kong.

T(2) - The time when a tropical cyclone was dissipated within or moved outside 600 km of Hong Kong.