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Severe Typhoon Megi

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

Station
Maximum Gust
Maximum Hourly Mean Wind
Direction
Speed (km/h)
Date/Month
Time
Direction
Speed (km/h)
Date/Month
Time
Bluff Head (Stanley)
NW
36
28/9
12:41
NW
16
28/9
11:00
Central Pier
W
51
28/9
12:51
W
31
28/9
13:00
W
51
28/9
12:52
Cheung Chau
WNW
62
28/9
16:58
WNW
34
28/9
10:00
Cheung Chau Beach
W
54
28/9
17:00
WNW
25
28/9
12:00
WNW
25
28/9
13:00
Green Island
NW
58
28/9
11:37
NNW
23
28/9
21:00
Hong Kong International Airport
NW
47
28/9
21:23
NNW
36
28/9
22:00
Kai Tak
W
54
28/9
12:51
WNW
30
28/9
13:00
King's Park 
W
47
28/9
12:49
WNW
16
28/9
16:00
Lau Fau Shan
WNW
56
28/9
11:20
WNW
40
28/9
12:00
WNW
56
28/9
18:05
Ngong Ping
NW
63
28/9
19:57
NW
31
28/9
21:00
NNW
63
28/9
19:58
North Point
WNW
49
28/9
12:59
W
31
28/9
13:00
Peng Chau
NW
63
28/9
08:52
WNW
45
28/9
09:00
Ping Chau
WNW
36
28/9
18:38
WNW
14
28/9
09:00
Sai Kung 
W
40
28/9
10:56
WNW
19
28/9
12:00
WNW
40
28/9
11:04
Sha Chau
NNW
49
28/9
21:28
NNW
25
28/9
22:00
Sha Lo Wan
WNW
38
28/9
20:32
W
13
28/9
11:00
W
13
28/9
21:00
Sha Tin
W
31
28/9
13:39
N
9
28/9
09:00
Shek Kong
W
34
28/9
13:44
W
14
28/9
14:00
Star Ferry (Kowloon)
WNW
49
28/9
18:41
WNW
31
28/9
13:00
Ta Kwu Ling 
WNW
31
28/9
16:24
W
13
28/9
17:00
Tai Mei Tuk
WNW
56
28/9
15:19
WNW
27
28/9
09:00
Tai Mo Shan
WNW
83
28/9
13:57
WNW
59
28/9
14:00
Tai Po Kau
W
45
28/9
13:02
WNW
23
28/9
12:00
Tap Mun
W
56
28/9
10:56
WNW
38
28/9
09:00
Tate's Cairn 
WNW
68
28/9
20:34
WNW
38
28/9
15:00
Tseung Kwan O
W
27
28/9
10:55
NNW
9
28/9
13:00
NW
27
28/9
14:36
Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot
WNW
41
28/9
10:29
WNW
27
28/9
11:00
Tuen Mun Government Offices
WNW
54
28/9
12:00
WNW
16
28/9
13:00
Waglan Island
WNW
51
28/9
17:34
WNW
34
28/9
18:00
Wetland Park
NW
41
28/9
14:11
NW
16
28/9
10:00
NW
16
28/9
19:00
Wong Chuk Hang
W
43
28/9
19:22
W
16
28/9
20:00