TABLE 4.8.1 Rainfall associated with each tropical cyclone that came within 600 km of Hong Kong in 2015
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 Kujira
(T1) 22/6
-
(T2) 23/6
0600
58.6
14.8
29.6
52.9
111.5
1000
Typhoon Linfa
(T1) 7/7
-
(T2) 10/7
0000
2.0
24.3
24.3
24.3
26.3
0200
Super Typhoon
Soudelor
(T1) 8/8
-
(T2) 9/8
2200
0.0
35.1
51.9
51.9
51.9
1700
Super Typhoon Dujuan
(T1) 29/9
-
(T2) 29/9
0900
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.3
1700
Severe Typhoon
Mujigae
(T1) 3/10
-
(T2) 5/10
0000
91.1
20.9
63.4
65.5
156.6
0700
Total
346.6
* 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.