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Severe Tropical Storm Lionrock

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

First passage [29 - 30 August 2010]

Station
Maximum Gust
Maximum Hourly Mean Wind
Direction
Speed (km/h)
Date/Month
Time
Direction
Speed (km/h)
Date/Month
Time
Central Pier
W
40
30/8
15:23
W
22
30/8
15:00
Cheung Chau
NNW
34
30/8
07:17
SE
23
29/8
19:00
Cheung Chau Beach
ENE
34
30/8
07:40
ESE
19
29/8
19:00
Cheung Sha Wan
SW
27
30/8
14:14
SW
13
30/8
15:00
Green Island
NNW
38
30/8
08:46
NNW
25
30/8
07:00
Hong Kong International Airport
ESE
47
29/8
17:31
NW
23
29/8
15:00
Kai Tak
ESE
41
29/8
17:16
ESE
14
29/8
18:00
King's Park
N
27
29/8
13:54
N
13
29/8
11:00
Lau Fau Shan
WNW
31
30/8
15:08
NW
23
30/8
16:00
Ngong Ping
NE
76
29/8
17:43
ENE
30
30/8
10:00
North Point
ESE
30
29/8
16:53
WSW
19
30/8
15:00
E
30
29/8
17:21
Peng Chau
NW
36
30/8
15:03
NW
20
30/8
17:00
Ping Chau
NE
25
30/8
08:23
WNW
6
29/8
12:00
NNE
25
30/8
08:24
N
6
29/8
13:00
Sai Kung
E
45
29/8
16:58
NNE
20
29/8
14:00
Sha Chau
N
36
30/8
08:08
N
27
30/8
09:00
Sha Lo Wan
E
38
29/8
17:35
SW
14
29/8
18:00
Sha Tin
ESE
27
29/8
17:16
NE
12
29/8
14:00
Shek Kong
E
30
29/8
19:09
E
13
29/8
19:00
Star Ferry (Kowloon)
E
31
29/8
17:10
W
23
30/8
15:00
Ta Kwu Ling
E
31
29/8
18:22
E
13
29/8
19:00
Tai Mei Tuk
NE
36
30/8
09:42
NE
19
30/8
10:00
Tai Mo Shan
NNE
41
30/8
08:27
N
27
30/8
08:00
Tap Mun
E
43
29/8
16:03
ESE
19
29/8
17:00
Tsak Yue Wu
NE
31
29/8
16:13
NNE
16
29/8
14:00
Tseung Kwan O
NE
36
29/8
16:42
NNW
12
29/8
13:00
ENE
12
29/8
14:00
NE
12
29/8
15:00
Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot
NW
31
29/8
13:17
NW
14
29/8
13:00
W
14
30/8
15:00
Tuen Mun Government Offices
E
40
29/8
17:08
WNW
14
30/8
17:00
Waglan Island
NE
47
29/8
16:57
N
23
30/8
09:00
Wetland Park
N
25
29/8
13:52
N
12
29/8
14:00
Wong Chuk Hang
WNW
34
30/8
14:22
WNW
14
30/8
15:00

No data for Bluff Head (Stanley) and Tate's Cairn.