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