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Super Typhoon Megi

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

Maximum Gust
Maximum Hourly Mean Wind
Station
Direction
Speed (km/h)
Date/Month
Time
Direction
Speed (km/h)
Date/Month
Time
Bluff Head (Stanley)
N
49
20/10
20:50
NNW
13
21/10
00:00
         
NNW
13
21/10
01:00
Central Pier
NE
43
20/10
20:14
WNW
30
22/10
13:00
 
NW
43
22/10
03:43
       
Cheung Chau
NNE
72
21/10
01:43
NNE
47
21/10
01:00
Cheung Chau Beach
NE
72
21/10
01:44
NE
38
21/10
01:00
Cheung Sha Wan
N
51
21/10
08:28
N
16
21/10
01:00
Green Island
N
76
21/10
00:00
N
51
21/10
10:00
Hong Kong International Airport
N
52
21/10
04:57
N
36
21/10
05:00
Kai Tak
N
67
21/10
04:00
N
31
20/10
20:00
King's Park
NNE
56
21/10
00:11
N
23
20/10
19:00
Lau Fau Shan
N
58
20/10
21:45
N
34
21/10
18:00
Ngong Ping
NE
72
21/10
20:16
ENE
45
20/10
23:00
North Point
NNE
52
20/10
23:44
NNE
25
21/10
00:00
Peng Chau
NNE
63
21/10
00:27
N
38
20/10
22:00
         
N
38
21/10
01:00
Ping Chau
NNE
49
21/10
06:36
NNE
12
20/10
20:00
 
NNW
49
21/10
23:51
N
12
21/10
04:00
         
NNE
12
21/10
05:00
         
N
12
21/10
07:00
Sai Kung
N
72
20/10
23:52
N
36
20/10
21:00
Sha Chau
N
65
20/10
22:02
N
49
21/10
05:00
 
N
65
21/10
05:22
       
Sha Lo Wan
NE
40
20/10
21:47
NNE
20
20/10
22:00
 
NNE
40
20/10
22:37
       
Sha Tin
N
56
21/10
04:45
N
20
21/10
05:00
Shek Kong
NE
45
21/10
11:09
NNE
20
21/10
11:00
Star Ferry (Kowloon)
WNW
43
21/10
18:02
WNW
20
22/10
14:00
Ta Kwu Ling
NNE
54
21/10
02:02
N
25
21/10
01:00
Tai Mei Tuk
NNE
68
21/10
21:33
NE
31
21/10
00:00
         
NNE
31
21/10
22:00
Tai Mo Shan
NNE
81
21/10
04:05
NNE
59
21/10
05:00
 
NNE
81
21/10
21:12
       
Tap Mun
N
58
21/10
20:47
N
22
21/10
00:00
         
N
22
21/10
17:00
         
N
22
22/10
04:00
Tate's Cairn
N
85
21/10
19:46
N
62
21/10
20:00
Tsak Yue Wu
NE
63
21/10
09:45
NNE
30
22/10
03:00
Tseung Kwan O
ENE
47
21/10
10:00
N
19
21/10
20:00
Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot
NNW
62
21/10
01:47
NNW
30
21/10
02:00
Tuen Mun Government Offices
N
49
20/10
22:23
N
14
21/10
11:00
         
N
14
21/10
17:00
Waglan Island
NNE
65
20/10
20:07
NNE
51
20/10
20:00
         
NNE
51
20/10
21:00
Wetland Park
NNE
49
20/10
21:51
NNE
20
20/10
22:00
Wong Chuk Hang
NW
52
21/10
09:10
NNW
20
21/10
10:00
 
N
52
21/10
09:38