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Severe Typhoon Khanun(1720)

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

Station Maximum Gust Maximum Hourly Mean Wind
Direction Speed
(km/h)
Date/Month Time Direction Speed
(km/h)
Date/Month Time
Central Pier ESE 79 15/10 17:07 ESE 36 15/10 18:00
Cheung Chau N 99 15/10 07:46 ESE 65 15/10 19:00
Cheung Chau Beach ENE 101 15/10 16:39 E 68 15/10 18:00
Green Island NNE 96 15/10 11:10 NNE 65 15/10 13:00
Hong Kong International Airport NE 67 15/10 15:03 NE 49 15/10 17:00
Kai Tak NNE 83 15/10 11:25 E 31 15/10 18:00
King's Park NE 81 15/10 08:37 NE 34 15/10 09:00
Lau Fau Shan NNE 65 15/10 12:18 N 40 14/10 21:00
NE 65 15/10 16:12
North Point NE 76 15/10 11:26 ENE 43 15/10 13:00
Peng Chau NNE 81 15/10 10:23 ENE 47 15/10 16:00
Ping Chau NNE 51 15/10 06:12 NE 14 15/10 15:00
Sai Kung N 90 15/10 10:24 N 51 15/10 10:00
Sha Chau NNE 101 15/10 13:36 N 77 15/10 14:00
Sha Lo Wan ENE 67 15/10 18:25 E 25 15/10 20:00
Sha Tin NNE 56 15/10 08:43 NNE 27 15/10 13:00
Shek Kong E 49 15/10 18:43 ENE 19 15/10 12:00
Star Ferry (Kowloon) E 76 15/10 18:00 E 36 15/10 18:00
Ta Kwu Ling N 68 15/10 08:46 N 31 15/10 11:00
Tai Mei Tuk NE 104 15/10 10:59 NNE 68 15/10 15:00
Tai Mo Shan ENE 121 15/10 12:12 ENE 87 15/10 13:00
Tai Po Kau ENE 68 15/10 15:38 ESE 34 15/10 15:00
ENE 68 15/10 15:39
Tap Mun* ENE 76 15/10 18:51 ENE 51 15/10 18:00
Tate's Cairn N 151 15/10 11:04 NNE 104 15/10 11:00
Tseung Kwan O NE 62 15/10 10:23 N 22 15/10 10:00
Tuen Mun Government Offices NNE 62 15/10 11:31 NNE 23 15/10 20:00
Waglan Island NE 106 15/10 14:24 N 85 15/10 10:00
Wetland Park NE 52 15/10 15:21 NE 22 15/10 16:00
Wong Chuk Hang ENE 67 15/10 13:47 ENE 27 15/10 15:00

*The old wind station on the rooftop of Tap Mun Police Post is replaced by the new Tap Mun station on 6 July 2017.

Bluff Head (Stanley), Ngong Ping - data not available