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Super Typhoon Sarika

Maximum gust peak speeds and maximum hourly mean winds with associated wind directions recorded at various stations when the tropical cyclone warning signals for Sarika 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)
ENE
76
17/10
19:46
ESE
47
18/10
18:00
Central Pier
E
70
18/10
17:32
E
43
17/10
23:00
Cheung Chau
ESE
99
18/10
12:39
ESE
59
18/10
19:00
Cheung Chau Beach
ENE
104
18/10
12:18
E
67
18/10
13:00
Green Island
ENE
90
18/10
17:51
NE
59
17/10
22:00
Hong Kong International Airport
ESE
59
18/10
17:57
E
36
18/10
13:00
Kai Tak
E
83
18/10
17:22
E
41
18/10
18:00
King's Park 
ESE
59
18/10
08:32
SE
30
18/10
22:00
Lau Fau Shan
E
62
18/10
13:17
ENE
25
17/10
23:00
North Point
E
76
18/10
08:04
E
45
18/10
08:00
Peng Chau
E
72
18/10
12:12
E
51
18/10
13:00
Ping Chau
ENE
40
18/10
16:41
E
14
18/10
17:00
Sai Kung 
E
77
18/10
15:16
ENE
40
18/10
09:00
Sha Chau
ESE
63
18/10
12:37
ESE
41
18/10
20:00
Sha Lo Wan
E
68
18/10
11:06
ENE
31
18/10
10:00
ENE
31
18/10
11:00
E
31
18/10
12:00
Sha Tin
SE
62
18/10
15:29
NE
16
17/10
09:00
NNE
16
17/10
10:00
NE
16
18/10
10:00
E
16
18/10
13:00
Shek Kong
E
67
18/10
17:45
E
31
18/10
13:00
Star Ferry (Kowloon)
E
75
18/10
07:43
E
40
18/10
13:00
Ta Kwu Ling 
E
65
18/10
15:45
ENE
22
18/10
16:00
E
22
18/10
19:00
Tai Mei Tuk
ESE
96
18/10
12:10
E
63
18/10
16:00
Tai Mo Shan
SE
118
18/10
17:42
ESE
77
18/10
15:00
Tai Po Kau
ESE
70
18/10
15:37
E
43
18/10
13:00
Tap Mun
ENE
67
18/10
08:09
ESE
34
18/10
18:00
Tate's Cairn 
E
112
18/10
12:05
E
68
18/10
11:00
Tseung Kwan O
E
58
18/10
11:30
N
13
17/10
22:00
NNE
13
17/10
23:00
Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot
ESE
59
18/10
12:19
ESE
23
18/10
13:00
Tuen Mun Government Offices
ESE
49
18/10
15:50
SE
16
18/10
19:00
Waglan Island
ENE
92
17/10
20:54
ENE
72
17/10
22:00
Wetland Park
ESE
43
18/10
12:58
E
16
18/10
13:00
E
43
18/10
13:07
Wong Chuk Hang
NNW
70
18/10
20:21
NNW
30
18/10
8:00

        Ngong Ping - data not available.