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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2014

TABLE 4.8.1 RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH EACH TROPICAL CYCLONE THAT CAME WITHIN 600 KM OF HONG KONG IN 2014

Tropical Cyclone Name Period when tropical cyclone within 600 km of Hong Kong Rainfall at the Hong Kong Observatory (mm)
(T1  T2)
Date/Month
Time* (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)  

Tropical Storm Hagibis (T1) 14/6
-
(T2) 16/6
0800 9.9 3.8 4.9 10.9 20.8
0200
Super Typhoon Rammasun (T1) 17/7
-
(T2) 19/7
1600 56.5 14.2 14.5 14.5 71.0
0700
Typhoon Matmo (T1) 23/7
-
(T2) 23/7
1900 0.0 7.3 13.5 20.2 20.2
2200
Tropical Depression (T1) 7/9
-
(T2) 8/9
0800 3.6 Trace Trace Trace 3.6
1400
Typhoon Kalmaegi (T1) 15/9
-
(T2) 16/9
0900 58.9 18.0 18.0 18.3 77.2
1900
Total  192.8

*     Hong Kong Time (UTC + 8 hours)
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.