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    Tropical Cyclones in 2021 > Table 2.2

    TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2021

    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
    2017 1 1 2 2 1 7
    2018 1 1 1 2 1 6
    2019 2 2 1 5
    2020 1 1 1 2 5
    2021 1 3 1 2 1 8
    Average
    (1961-2020)
    0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.5 1.4 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.0 6.0

    #The month that the tropical cyclone warning signal was first issued.

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