TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2013
TABLE 4.5
ANNUAL NUMBER OF TROPICAL CYCLONES IN HONG KONG'S AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY AND THE NUMBER THAT NECESSITATED THE DISPLAY OF TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS IN HONG KONG : 1956-2013
Year | Annual number of tropical cyclones in Hong Kong's area of responsibility | Annual number of tropical cyclones necessitating the display of signals in Hong Kong |
---|---|---|
1956 | 23 | 5 |
1957 | 12 | 6 |
1958 | 15 | 5 |
1959 | 18 | 2 |
1960 | 18 | 9 |
1961 | 24 | 6 |
1962 | 20 | 4 |
1963 | 13 | 4 |
1964 | 26 | 10 |
1965 | 16 | 6 |
1966 | 17 | 6 |
1967 | 17 | 8 |
1968 | 12 | 6 |
1969 | 11 | 4 |
1970 | 20 | 6 |
1971 | 20 | 9 |
1972 | 15 | 5 |
1973 | 17 | 9 |
1974 | 21 | 11 |
1975 | 12 | 7 |
1976 | 10 | 5 |
1977 | 10 | 8 |
1978 | 20 | 8 |
1979 | 18 | 6 |
1980 | 17 | 10 |
1981 | 15 | 5 |
1982 | 16 | 5 |
1983 | 15 | 7 |
1984 | 14 | 5 |
1985 | 15 | 5 |
1986 | 16 | 4 |
1987 | 12 | 5 |
1988 | 17 | 6 |
1989 | 17 | 7 |
1990 | 18 | 6 |
1991 | 14 | 6 |
1992 | 11 | 5 |
1993 | 14 | 9 |
1994 | 20 | 4 |
1995 | 17 | 8 |
1996 | 15 | 7 |
1997 | 10 | 2 |
1998 | 15 | 5 |
1999 | 12 | 8 |
2000 | 20 | 7 |
2001 | 14 | 6 |
2002 | 10 | 3 |
2003 | 12 | 4 |
2004 | 15 | 3 |
2005 | 15 | 3 |
2006 | 16 | 7 |
2007 | 12 | 2 |
2008 | 17 | 6 |
2009 | 17 | 8 |
2010 | 11 | 5 |
2011 | 12 | 5 |
2012 | 14 | 5 |
2013 | 19 | 7 |
Mean | 15.7 | 5.9 |