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    Tropical Cyclones in 2023 > Table 4.8.1

    Tropical Cyclones in 2023

    Table 4.8.1    Rainfall associated with each tropical cyclone that came within 600 km of Hong Kong in 2023

    Name of tropical cyclone 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
    T1 -> (T2 + 72 hours)
    Typhoon Talim 15/07 1500 18/07 1100 43.2 7.9 12.8 12.8 56.0
    Super Typhoon Doksuri 27/07 0800 28/07 1700 6.9 8.4 21.7 77.5 84.4
    Super Typhoon Saola 30/08 1700 03/09 1400 179.8 0.0 0.4+ 0.4 180.2
    Severe Typhoon Haikui 03/09 2300 05/09 2000 0.4+ 0.0 5.8 640.7 641.1
    Severe Typhoon Koinu 05/10 1400 09/10 2000 462.7 3.4 3.4 3.4 466.1
    Tropical Storm Sanba# 19/10 1500 20/10 2000 0.4 Trace Trace Trace 0.4
    Total 1427.8

    * 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 Severe Typhoon Haikui overlapped the rainfall amount of Super Typhoon Saola by 0.4 mm.


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