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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2005

TABLE 3.1.1    

Maximum gust peak speeds and maximum hourly mean winds with associated wind directions recorded at various stations during the issuing of the tropical cyclone warning signal for Sanvu

Station
(see Fig. 1.1)
Maximum Gust Date/
Month
Time Maximum Hourly Wind Date/
Month
Time
Direction Speed
(km/h)
Direction Speed
(km/h)
Central NNW 49 13/8 17:06 NW 13 12/8 13:00
Central Plaza - 77 12/8 18:55 - 34 13/8 09:00
Hong Kong International Airport WNW 65 13/8 16:43 SW 31 13/8 18:00
Cheung Chau WNW 122 13/8 17:07 WSW 40 13/8 18:00
Cheung Sha Wan NE 58 12/8 18:45 SSW 13 13/8 11:00
Green Island N 65 12/8 18:54 S 30 13/8 18:00
Kai Tak NW 62 13/8 17:03 W 20 12/8 13:00
King's Park NW 67 13/8 17:01 WSW 13 12/8 13:00
Lau Fau Shan N 88 13/8 16:36 WNW 36 12/8 13:00
North Point NNW 59 13/8 17:04 W 23 12/8 13:00
Ping Chau W 49 13/8 17:22 W 16 13/8 13:00
Sai Kung NW 67 13/8 16:59 WNW 22 12/8 23:00
Sha Lo Wan WNW 58 13/8 16:50 SW 23 13/8 18:00
Sha Tin NNW 45 12/8 18:35 SSW 16 13/8 15:00
Shek Kong NNW 54 13/8 16:42 WNW 14 12/8 13:00
Star Ferry, Kowloon NNW 49 13/8 17:05 W 27 12/8 13:00
Ta Kwu Ling WNW 75 13/8 16:40 N 12 12/8 14:00
Tai Mei Tuk W 83 13/8 16:50 W 31 12/8 23:00
Tai Mo Shan NW 101 13/8 16:55 W 52 13/8 18:00
Tap Mun W 72 13/8 17:03 W 25 13/8 08:00
Tate's Cairn W 110 13/8 17:04 SW 45 13/8 18:00
Tsak Yue Wu NE 52 12/8 18:35 E 12 12/8 23:00
Tseung Kwan O N 63 13/8 17:08 SSW 14 13/8 18:00
Tsing Yi  N 65 13/8 16:57 SE 25 13/8 00:00
Tuen Mun WNW 59 13/8 16:42 NW 16 12/8 15:00
Waglan Island E 83 12/8 22:45 WSW 41 13/8 18:00
Wong Chuk Hang SE 56 13/8 17:22 - 14 12/8 16:00

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