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Typhoon Ketsana

Maximum gust peak speeds and maximum hourly mean winds with associated wind directions recorded at various stations when tropical cyclone warning signals for Ketsana were in force

Maximum Gust
Maximum Hourly Wind
Station
Direction
Speed (km/h)
Date/Month
Time
Direction
Speed (km/h)
Date/Month
Time
Bluff Head (Stanley)
NE
59
28/9
16:45
ENE
30
27/9
23:00
Central Pier
E
43
28/9
08:55
E
25
27/9
23:00
Cheung Chau
NNE
56
28/9
11:28
NNE
31
28/9
12:00
Cheung Chau Beach
NE
52
28/9
10:09
NE
40
28/9
07:00
Cheung Sha Wan
NNE
36
28/9
13:35
NE
14
28/9
07:00
Green Island
NNE
58
28/9
09:15
NNE
40
28/9
10:00
Hong Kong International Airport
ENE
51
28/9
17:26
NE
30
28/9
07:00
Kai Tak
E
45
27/9
22:49
E
20
27/9
23:00
King's Park
NNE
34
28/9
13:24
NE
13
28/9
10:00
NE
13
28/9
12:00
ENE
13
28/9
19:00
Lau Fau Shan
NE
41
28/9
08:54
NE
22
28/9
10:00
Ngong Ping
ENE
70
28/9
18:03
ENE
52
28/9
12:00
North Point
E
40
28/9
00:00
E
23
27/9
23:00
Peng Chau
ENE
36
28/9
06:59
E
23
27/9
23:00
Sai Kung
NE
36
28/9
16:58
N
20
28/9
05:00
N
20
28/9
06:00
Sha Chau
NNE
54
28/9
17:24
NNE
34
28/9
18:00
Sha Lo Wan
ENE
41
28/9
17:30
ENE
20
28/9
06:00
Sha Tin
NNE
38
28/9
05:50
NNE
16
28/9
06:00
Shek Kong
ENE
31
27/9
23:10
E
16
27/9
23:00
ENE
31
28/9
00:10
Star Ferry (Kowloon)
SE
36
28/9
07:39
SE
22
27/9
23:00
Ta Kwu Ling
NNE
31
28/9
06:06
N
12
28/9
06:00
Tai Mei Tuk
NNE
65
28/9
16:55
NE
40
28/9
17:00
Tai Mo Shan
NE
75
28/9
16:39
ENE
59
28/9
13:00
Tap Mun
NE
38
28/9
16:47
NE
16
28/9
17:00
Tate's Cairn
ENE
87
28/9
17:34
ENE
63
28/9
12:00
Tsak Yue Wu
ENE
31
28/9
16:51
NNE
12
28/9
17:00
Tseung Kwan O
N
31
28/9
16:30
NNE
13
28/9
17:00
Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot
S
27
28/9
01:44
SE
7
28/9
08:00
SE
27
28/9
01:45
NW
7
28/9
09:00
Tuen Mun Government Offices
NNE
47
28/9
15:58
NNE
14
28/9
17:00
Waglan Island
ENE
68
28/9
01:19
ENE
54
28/9
00:00
Wetland Park
NE
31
28/9
08:21
NE
14
28/9
06:00
NE
14
28/9
09:00
Wong Chuk Hang
ESE
51
28/9
01:25
E
20
28/9
18:00