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Severe Typhoon Podul (2511) > Table 1

Table 1     Maximum gust peak speeds and maximum hourly mean winds with associated wind directions recorded at various stations when the tropical cyclone warning signals for Podul were in force

Maximum Gust
Maximum Hourly Mean Wind
Direction
Speed (km/h)
Date/Month
Time
Direction
Speed (km/h)
Date/Month
Time
Bluff Head (Stanley) SW 63 14/8 05:56 NW 24 14/8 10:00
Central Pier WNW 59 14/8 08:07 WNW 19 13/8 13:00
Cheung Chau NNE 90 14/8 08:56 W 40 14/8 07:00
Cheung Chau Beach E 75 14/8 09:24 NNE 34 14/8 09:00
Green Island SW 72 14/8 07:22 S 37 14/8 10:00
Hong Kong International Airport SSW 69 14/8 08:44 SSW 36 14/8 07:00
Kai Tak W 45 14/8 08:28 W 18 13/8 23:00
King's Park WNW 40 14/8 08:19 W 14 13/8 15:00
Lamma Island NNW 74 14/8 08:12 W 32 14/8 07:00
Lau Fau Shan SSE 58 14/8 09:42 SSE 33 14/8 10:00
Ngong Ping - 91 14/8 10:32 - 53 14/8 08:00
North Point W 38 14/8 07:18 W 21 13/8 21:00
Peng Chau SSE 53 14/8 07:11 SSE 24 14/8 08:00
SSE 53 14/8 07:17
Ping Chau SW 53 14/8 08:12 SW 19 14/8 08:00
Sai Kung SSW 51 14/8 06:12 SSW 18 14/8 07:00
Sha Chau SSE 68 14/8 08:14 S 30 14/8 09:00
Sha Lo Wan SSW 47 14/8 09:07 SW 19 14/8 04:00
SW 19 14/8 07:00
Sha Tin SW 46 14/8 07:28 SW 18 14/8 08:00
SW 18 14/8 10:00
Shek Kong SSE 40 14/8 07:40 NW 11 13/8 12:00
WNW 11 13/8 16:00
Star Ferry (Kowloon) W 56 14/8 08:09 W 19 13/8 23:00
Ta Kwu Ling W 26 14/8 05:41 W 11 13/8 16:00
WSW 26 14/8 07:22
Tai Mei Tuk SSW 50 14/8 08:26 W 33 14/8 05:00
Tai Mo Shan SW 65 14/8 07:16 SSW 40 14/8 10:00
Tai Po Kau SSW 50 14/8 07:32 S 15 14/8 08:00
Tap Mun East SW 58 14/8 07:38 SW 33 14/8 08:00
Tate's Cairn - 73 14/8 08:21 - 39 14/8 08:00
Tseung Kwan O SSW 58 14/8 05:10 SW 16 14/8 06:00
Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot SE 56 14/8 07:28 SE 27 14/8 08:00
Tuen Mun Government Offices ESE 42 14/8 07:30 SSE 19 14/8 11:00
Waglan Island SSW 96 14/8 06:38 WSW 51 14/8 05:00
Wetland Park S 39 14/8 09:45 SSW 10 13/8 20:00
S 10 14/8 09:00
SSE 10 14/8 10:00
Wong Chuk Hang ENE 30 14/8 09:15 SE 9 13/8 13:00

Ngong Ping, Tate's Cairn - wind direction not available
Ngong Ping - incomplete data