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    TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2016

    TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2016

    Table 2.2    Monthly distribution of tropical cyclones affecting Hong Kong

    Year Month# Total
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    1961         1   3   2       6
    1962             2 1   1     4
    1963           1 1 1 1       4
    1964         1 1   1 4 3     10
    1965           1 2   2   1   6
    1966         1   3 1 1       6
    1967       1   1 1 3   1 1   8
    1968             1 3 2       6
    1969             1   2 1     4
    1970             1 2 1 2     6
    1971         1 2 3 1 1 1     9
    1972           2 1 1     1   5
    1973             2 3 2 2     9
    1974           2 1   2 4 1 1 11
    1975           1   1 2 3     7
    1976           1 1 2 1       5
    1977           1 3 1 3       8
    1978       1     1 2 2 2     8
    1979             2 2 2       6
    1980         1 1 4 1 2 1     10
    1981           1 2 1 1       5
    1982           1 2   1 1     5
    1983             3   2 2     7
    1984           1 1 2 1       5
    1985           1 1   2 1     5
    1986             1 2   1     4
    1987           1   2 1 1     5
    1988         1 1 1   1 2     6
    1989         1 1 2   1 2     7
    1990         1 2 1 1 1       6
    1991             3 1 2       6
    1992           1 3 1         5
    1993           1 1 2 3 1 1   9
    1994           2   1 1       4
    1995             1 4 2 1     8
    1996             2 2 2 1     7
    1997             1 1         2
    1998               2 1 2     5
    1999       1   1 1 1 3 1     8
    2000           1 2 2 1   1   7
    2001           2 2 1 1       6
    2002               2 1       3
    2003             2 1 1       4
    2004           1 1 1         3
    2005               1 2       3
    2006         1 1   3 1 1     7
    2007               1 1       2
    2008       1   1   2 1 1     6
    2009           2 2 1 3       8
    2010             2 1 1 1     5
    2011           2 1   1 1     5
    2012           2 1 2         5
    2013           2 1 2 1   1   7
    2014           1 1   2       4
    2015           1 1     1     3
    2016         1 2 1 2 3   9
    Mean
    (1961-2010)
    0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.5 1.3 1.5 0.9 0.1 0.0 6.0
    #The month that the tropical cyclone warning signal was first issued.
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