Typhoon Kai-tak
Maximum gust peak speeds and maximum hourly mean winds with associated wind directions recorded at various stations when tropical cyclone warning signals for Kai-tak were in force
| Station |
Maximum Gust
|
Maximum Hourly Mean Wind
|
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|
Direction
|
Speed (km/h)
|
Date/Month
|
Time
|
Direction
|
Speed (km/h)
|
Date/Month
|
Time
|
|
| Bluff Head (Stanley) |
ESE
|
77
|
17/8
|
02:05
|
ESE
|
51
|
17/8
|
03:00
|
| Central Pier |
ENE
|
79
|
16/8
|
19:28
|
E
|
52
|
16/8
|
20:00
|
| Cheung Chau |
ESE
|
103
|
17/8
|
00:39
|
ESE
|
68
|
17/8
|
03:00
|
| Cheung Chau Beach |
E
|
96
|
17/8
|
00:18
|
E
|
67
|
17/8
|
01:00
|
| Green Island |
NE
|
103
|
16/8
|
19:29
|
NE
|
63
|
16/8
|
20:00
|
| Hong Kong International Airport |
ESE
|
75
|
17/8
|
02:28
|
ESE
|
47
|
17/8
|
11:00
|
| Kai Tak |
E
|
77
|
16/8
|
19:16
|
E
|
36
|
16/8
|
21:00
|
| King's Park |
E
|
72
|
17/8
|
00:30
|
ESE
|
31
|
17/8
|
02:00
|
| Lau Fau Shan |
ENE
|
72
|
17/8
|
00:47
|
ENE
|
31
|
16/8
|
21:00
|
| Ngong Ping |
E
|
137
|
17/8
|
00:21
|
E
|
94
|
17/8
|
02:00
|
| North Point |
E
|
81
|
16/8
|
19:28
|
E
|
40
|
16/8
|
22:00
|
| Peng Chau |
ESE
|
79
|
16/8
|
19:35
|
E
|
54
|
16/8
|
21:00
|
| Sai Kung |
SSE
|
77
|
17/8
|
13:24
|
ENE
|
47
|
16/8
|
21:00
|
| Sha Chau |
SE
|
76
|
17/8
|
10:50
|
SE
|
49
|
17/8
|
04:00
|
| Sha Lo Wan |
E
|
81
|
16/8
|
19:11
|
E
|
43
|
16/8
|
22:00
|
| Sha Tin |
ENE
|
65
|
16/8
|
19:15
|
NE
|
22
|
16/8
|
20:00
|
| Shek Kong |
NE
|
68
|
16/8
|
20:13
|
E
|
31
|
17/8
|
01:00
|
| Star Ferry (Kowloon) |
E
|
83
|
16/8
|
22:35
|
E
|
47
|
17/8
|
01:00
|
| Ta Kwu Ling |
E
|
63
|
17/8
|
02:29
|
E
|
23
|
17/8
|
02:00
|
| Tai Mei Tuk |
ENE
|
79
|
16/8
|
22:13
|
ENE
|
59
|
16/8
|
21:00
|
|
E
|
79
|
16/8
|
22:56
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tai Mo Shan |
-
|
117
|
17/8
|
00:28
|
-
|
83
|
17/8
|
01:00
|
| Tap Mun |
SE
|
72
|
17/8
|
02:27
|
E
|
31
|
16/8
|
20:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
SE
|
31
|
17/8
|
03:00
|
|
| Tate's Cairn |
ENE
|
112
|
16/8
|
19:12
|
ENE
|
70
|
16/8
|
20:00
|
| Tseung Kwan O |
ESE
|
54
|
16/8
|
18:22
|
E
|
20
|
16/8
|
20:00
|
| Tai Po Kau |
SE
|
79
|
17/8
|
02:18
|
E
|
43
|
16/8
|
21:00
|
| Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot |
ESE
|
68
|
17/8
|
01:21
|
ESE
|
27
|
17/8
|
01:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
ESE
|
27
|
17/8
|
02:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ESE
|
27
|
17/8
|
03:00
|
|
| Tuen Mun Government Offices |
ESE
|
65
|
17/8
|
11:16
|
SE
|
31
|
17/8
|
13:00
|
| Waglan Island |
SE
|
88
|
17/8
|
02:14
|
ENE
|
70
|
16/8
|
18:00
|
| Wetland Park |
ESE
|
52
|
17/8
|
02:24
|
ESE
|
27
|
17/8
|
11:00
|
| Wong Chuk Hang |
E
|
68
|
16/8
|
20:19
|
E
|
30
|
17/8
|
03:00
|
Ping Chau - data not available