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 T2) |
Rainfall at the Hong Kong Observatory (mm) | |||||
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Date/Month | Time* | (i) within 600 km of Hong Kong (T 1 T2) |
(ii) 24-hour period after T2 |
(iii) 48-hour period after T2 |
(iv) 72-hour period after T2 |
(i)+(iv) Total T 1 (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.