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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2005

Table 4.7    

A SUMMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS RECORDED IN HONG KONG
DURING THE PASSAGES OF TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2005

Name of
tropical
cyclone		 Nearest approach to Hong Kong Minimum M.S.L.
pressure (hPa) at the
Hong Kong Observatory		 Maximum storm surge
(metres)
Month
Date
Hour*
Direction
Distance
(km)
Movement
(km/h)
Estimated
minimum
central
pressure
(hPa)
Month
Date
Hour*
Inst.
Quarry
Bay
Shek
Pik
Tai Miu
Wan
Tai Po
Kau
Tsim Bei
Tsui
Waglan
Island
Hourly
S.T.S Sanvu
8
13
13
ENE
300
NW
25
980
8
13
14:52
15:00-15:01
15:03-15:23
15:37-15:40
996.8
0.32
0.20
-
0.36
-
0.10
8
13
15:00
997.0
T.S Vicente
9
17
20
SSW
670
WNW
30
988
9
17
14:40
1010.0
0.38
0.20
0.17
0.31
0.32
0.02
9
17
15:00
16:00
1010.4
T. Damrey
9
24
8
SSE
290
WSW
12
980
9
23
14:46-14:52
14:54-14:58
15:01-15:06
15:08
15:40-16:01
16:06
16:13
16:18-16:20
1002.7
0.75
0.69
0.67
0.76
0.76
-
9
24
16:15-16:16
16:19
16:22
16:25-16:29
16:50-16:51
9
23
15:00
16:00
1002.7
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Name of
tropical
cyclone
Month
Maximum 60-min mean
wind in points and km/h
Maximum 10-min mean
wind in points and km/h
Maximum gust peak speed in
km/h with direction in points
King's
Park
Hong Kong
International
Airport
Waglan
Island
King's
Park
Hong Kong
International
Airport
Waglan
Island
King's
Park
Hong Kong
International
Airport
Waglan
Island
S.T.S. Sanvu
8
WSW
14
SW
40
W
41
NNW
30
NW
51
E
58
NW
67
WNW
65
E
83
T.S Vicente
9
E
23
E
40
E
58
E
27
E
43
ESE
68
E
63
ESE
67
ESE
68
T. Damrey
9
NNE
31
E
51
ENE
81
NE
38
E
56
ENE
87
NE
83
ESE
92
ENE
108

* Hong Kong Time (UTC + 8 hours)

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