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Tropical Cyclones in 2020 > Table 4.8.1

TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2020

Table 4.8.1    Rainfall associated with each tropical cyclone that came within 600 km of Hong Kong in 2020

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)
Tropical Storm Nuri 13 / 6 0200 14 / 6 1400 23.4 17.8 24.4 27.2 50.6
Tropical Storm Sinlaku 31 / 7 2000 1 / 8 0800 26.5 31.1 56.1 88.8 115.3
Typhoon Mekkhala # 10 / 8 0700 11 / 8 1400 Trace 29.8 42.1 55.8 55.8
Typhoon Higos 17 / 8 2300 19 / 8 1700 172.2 Trace Trace Trace 172.2
Tropical Storm Nangka 12 / 10 0900 14 / 10 0000 26.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 27.8
Typhoon Saudel 22 / 10 1500 24 / 10 2000 Trace 0.0 0.0 0.0 Trace
Severe Tropical Storm Atsani # 6 / 11 2300 7 / 11 1700 0.0 0.0 Trace Trace Trace
Total                 421.7

* 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.