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Severe Tropical Storm Tapah (2516) > 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 Tapah 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) SSW 102 8/9 10:55 S 62 8/9 08:00
Central Pier SE 77 8/9 08:15 ESE 35 8/9 07:00
ESE 35 8/9 08:00
Cheung Chau SE 124 8/9 07:47 SE 88 8/9 07:00
Cheung Chau Beach E 97 8/9 04:17 E 62 8/9 05:00
Green Island S 105 8/9 10:30 S 71 8/9 11:00
Hong Kong International Airport SE 94 8/9 07:03 SE 51 8/9 07:00
Kai Tak SE 97 8/9 08:01 SE 50 8/9 09:00
King's Park S 72 8/9 11:21 ESE 28 8/9 05:00
Lamma Island SE 102 8/9 07:46 SE 52 8/9 08:00
Lau Fau Shan SSE 87 8/9 08:28 SSE 47 8/9 12:00
Ngong Ping ESE 151 8/9 05:15 E 78 8/9 04:00
North Point E 56 7/9 19:47 E 30 8/9 04:00
Peng Chau SE 88 8/9 06:15 E 50 8/9 03:00
Ping Chau SE 49 8/9 10:17 SSE 12 8/9 12:00
Sai Kung SSE 94 8/9 09:53 SSE 62 8/9 09:00
Sha Chau SSE 110 8/9 08:29 SSE 63 8/9 09:00
Sha Lo Wan SE 95 8/9 06:58 ESE 40 8/9 07:00
Sha Tin SE 68 8/9 09:01 SSE 27 8/9 09:00
SE 27 8/9 10:00
Shek Kong ENE 82 8/9 08:10 E 30 8/9 04:00
Star Ferry (Kowloon) ESE 87 8/9 06:13 E 49 8/9 07:00
Ta Kwu Ling ESE 73 8/9 07:03 ESE 28 8/9 07:00
Tai Mei Tuk SSE 86 8/9 09:57 ESE 48 8/9 07:00
Tai Mo Shan ESE 156 8/9 07:09 ESE 101 8/9 07:00
Tai Po Kau SE 105 8/9 05:25 ESE 50 8/9 06:00
Tap Mun East S 106 8/9 09:37 SE 76 8/9 08:00
Tate's Cairn - 105 8/9 09:19 - 64 8/9 10:00
Tseung Kwan O ESE 73 8/9 04:56 SE 26 8/9 07:00
Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot SE 86 8/9 11:27 SE 46 8/9 12:00
Tuen Mun Government Offices SSE 86 8/9 11:02 SSE 35 8/9 12:00
Waglan Island SE 103 8/9 09:16 SE 81 8/9 09:00
Wetland Park SE 70 8/9 07:40 ESE 18 8/9 08:00
Wong Chuk Hang E 81 8/9 05:56 - 30 8/9 08:00

Tate's Cairn, Wong Chuk Hang - wind direction not available