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    Tropical Cyclones in 2018 > Table 4.8.1

    TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2018

    Table 4.8.1    Rainfall associated with each tropical cyclone that came within 600 km of Hong Kong in 2018

    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 Ewiniar 5 / 6 1000 8 / 6 1700 192.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 197.7
    Tropical Storm Gaemi # 14 / 6 1400 14 / 6 2000 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
    Tropical Storm Son-Tinh
    First passage
    17 / 7 0600 18 / 7 0700 9.1 27.0 48.2 51.4 60.5
    Second passage 23 / 7 0200 24 / 7 1100 30.8 2.0 6.2 6.5 37.3
    Severe Tropical Storm Bebinca 9 / 8 1700 16 / 8 0700 156.0 1.9 59.0 80.4 236.4
    Tropical Storm Barijat 11 / 9 0200 13 / 9 1400 2.5 0.0 0.0 128.8+ 131.3
    Super Typhoon Mangkhut 15 / 9 1800 17 / 9 0900 178.7+ 2.0 2.0 2.0 180.7
    Super Typhoon Yutu 31 /10 1300 2 /11 1700 Trace 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4
    Total 723.7

    * 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.
    + Rainfall amount of Super Typhoon Mangkhut overlapped the rainfall amount of Tropical Storm Barijat by 128.8 mm.

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