Skip to main content

    Temperature and rainfall of Hong Kong under the influence of El Niño

    El Niño and La Niña

    Temperature and rainfall of Hong Kong during El Niño

     El Niño's impact on Hong Kong during spring (Mar-May)
     El Niño's impact on Hong Kong during summer (Jun-Aug)
     El Niño's impact on Hong Kong during autumn (Sep-Nov)
     El Niño's impact on Hong Kong during winter (Dec-Feb)

     
    Spring
    Spring (Mar-May) temperature and rainfall of Hong Kong during El Niño in recent decades

     

    Temperature
    (?C)

    Temperature category(1)

    Rainfall
    (mm)

    Rainfall category(1)

    1983

    22.1

    Normal

    972

    Above normal

    1987

    22.7

    Above normal

    972

    Above normal

    1992

    21.6

    Below normal

    1337

    Above normal

    1993

    22.4

    Normal

    524

    Normal

    1998

    23.6

    Above normal

    628

    Normal

    2015

    23.7

    Above normal

    606

    Normal




    Summer
    Summer (Jun-Aug) temperature and rainfall of Hong Kong during El Niño in recent decades

     

    Temperature
    (?C)

    Temperature category(1)

    Rainfall
    (mm)

    Rainfall category(1)

    1972 28.0 Normal 1548

    Above normal

    1982 28.0 Normal 1374

    Above normal

    1983 29.0

    Above normal

    923

    Below normal

    1987 28.3 Normal 1026 Normal
    1991 28.6

    Above normal

    968 Normal
    1993 28.8

    Above normal

    882

    Below normal

    1997 27.9 Below normal 2359

    Above normal

    2002 28.7

    Above normal

    924

    Below normal

    2009 28.9

    Above normal

    1065 Normal
    2014 29.3

    Above normal

    1245 Normal
    2015 29.4

    Above normal

    852 Below normal



    Autumn
    Autumn (Sep-Nov) temperature and rainfall of Hong Kong during El Niño in recent decades

     

    Temperature
    (?C)

    Temperature category(1)

    Rainfall
    (mm)

    Rainfall category(1)

    1972

    25.2

    Above normal

    385

    Normal

    1976

    23.6

    Below normal

    270

    Below normal

    1979

    24.1

    Below normal

    518

    Normal

    1982

    25.2

    Above normal

    726

    Above normal

    1986

    24.4

    Normal

    439

    Normal

    1987

    24.9

    Above normal

    298

    Below normal

    1991

    24.6

    Normal

    476

    Normal

    1993

    24.6

    Normal

    888

    Above normal

    1994

    25.0

    Normal

    301

    Below normal

    1997

    25.1

    Above normal

    353

    Normal

    2002

    24.6

    Normal

    945

    Above normal

    2004

    25.1

    Above normal

    170

    Below normal

    2006

    25.4

    Above normal

    551

    Normal

    2009

    25.2

    Above normal

    591

    Above normal

    2014

    25.9

    Above normal

    282

    Below normal

    2015

    26.1

    Above normal

    279

    Below normal




    Winter
    Winter (Dec-Feb) temperature and rainfall of Hong Kong during El Niño in recent decades

     

    Temperature
    (?C)

    Temperature category(1)

    Rainfall
    (mm)

    Rainfall category(1)

    1972-1973
    17.7

    Above normal

    95
    Normal
    1979-1980
    16.4
    Normal
    59

    Below normal

    1982-1983
    15.5

    Below normal

    317
    Above normal
    1986-1987
    17.8

    Above normal

    70
    Normal
    1991-1992
    16.5
    Normal
    195
    Above normal
    1994-1995
    17.0

    Above normal

    177
    Above normal
    1997-1998
    17.6

    Above normal

    209
    Above normal
    2002-2003
    17.6

    Above normal

    101
    Normal
    2009-2010 17.3 Above normal 188 Above normal
    2014-2015
    16.7
    Normal
    118
    Normal


    Note:
    1. Categorization of temperature/rainfall is based on the normal distribution constructed from climatological data in the previous 30 years. The categories are defined in such a way that the highest 30% and the lowest 30% of the normal distribution are classified as "above-normal" and "below-normal" respectively, while the middle 40% represents the normal range.





    Related links:
    What are El Niño, La Niña, ENSO?
    Latest status of El Niño and La Niña
    The impact of El Niño and La Niña on the climate of Hong Kong
    Seasonal and annual rainfall charts
    Blogs relating to El Niño/La Niña
    References on El Niño and La Niña
    Seasonal forecastAnnual outlookClimate change


    QR code