A list of rainstorms and their reported damage in Hong Kong has been issued by Hong Kong Observatory in Appendix 7 of Technical Note 86:
List of recent rainstorms and their reported damage in Hong Kong
* All rainfall amounts are measured at the Hong Kong Observatory unless otherwise stated.
** Effects of the rainstorms are quoted from ESCAP reports (1960-1990) prepared by the Hong Kong Observatory.
Other reference on historic flood data
 Hong Kong Observatory Reprint No. 45 - Annual Review of Damage Caused by Floods, Drought and Tropical Cyclones
1960 - 1969
|
Period |
Rainfall (mm)* |
Effect** |
Cause |
| 1964 |
| 28-May |
248.5 in 1 day |
Flooding in low-lying paddy fields |
T. Viola |
| 12-13/OCT |
333.1 in 2 days |
26 dead; numerous landslides |
T. Dot |
| 1965 |
| 26/SEP-1/OCT |
534.2 in 6 days |
6 dead; 200 homeless; widespread flooding; numerous minor landslides |
T.S. Agnes |
| 1966 |
| 12-Jun |
382.6 in 1 day; 108.2 in 1 hour; 157.0 in 1 hour; a record high at Aberdeen |
64 dead; 29 injured; disastrous landslides and washouts on Peak Road, Stubbs Road and Ming Yuen Street; 8561 evacuated from their homes |
Prolonged period of rain (2-15 Jun) |
| 1969 |
| 10-11/AUG |
220.8 on 11 Aug and 292.6 on 2 days after the typhoon landed near Fuzhou |
Urban flooding; disrupted traffice; 2000 evacuated in Shatin; landslidesover many hilly areas |
T. Betty | | |