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Tropical Cyclones in 2017 > Table 4.8.1

TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2017

Table 4.8.1    Rainfall associated with each tropical cyclone that came within 600 km of Hong Kong in 2017

Tropical Cyclone
Name
Period when tropical cyclone within 600 km of Hong Kong
Rainfall at
the Hong Kong Observatory (mm)
T1
Date/
Month
Time*
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
(T1T2 + 72 hours)
Severe Tropical Storm Merbok 11/6 1500 13/6 1100 227.7 45.0 52.4 65.2 292.9
Tropical Storm Sonca# 21/7 0800 23/7 1700 6.6 46.5 46.5 46.5 53.1 +
Tropical Storm Roke 22/7 1100 23/7 1400 3.3 46.5 46.5 46.5 49.8 +
Tropical Storm Haitang# 28/7 0800 30/7 0700 0.0 0.0 2.2 20.7 20.7++
Typhoon Nesat# 30/7 1200 30/7 2000 0.0 0.0 5.2 20.7 20.7++
Super Typhoon Hato 22/8 1100 24/8 0500 69.1 0.1 0.1 39.4 108.5+++
Severe Tropical Storm Pakhar 26/8 1500 27/8 2000 166.8 103.1 103.1 103.1 269.9+++
Severe Tropical Storm Mawar 31/8 1400 4/9 0800 63.6 9.5 11.0 11.0 74.6
Tropical Depression Guchol # 6/9 2100 7/9 1400 1.0 1.5 2.8 27.7 28.7
Tropical Depression 23/9 2100 25/9 0300 5.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 6.1
Super Typhoon Khanun 14/10 1700 16/10 0800 23.4 55.9 56.1 56.1 79.5
Severe Tropical Storm Haikui # 11/11 0500 12/11 0800 Trace 14.7 27.4 27.4 27.4
Total 922.1

* Hong Kong Time (UTC + 8 hours).
# Tropical cyclone without issuing of tropical cyclone warning signal in Hong Kong.
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.
+ Rainfall amount of T.S. Roke overlapped the rainfall amount of T.S. Sonca by 49.8 mm.
++ Rainfall amount of T. Nesat overlapped the rainfall amount of T.S. Haitang by 20.7 mm.
+++ Rainfall amount of S.T.S. Pakhar overlapped the rainfall amount of SuperT. Hato by 39.3 mm.