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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2006

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 Chanchu

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 Pier WNW 75 17/5 18:51 W 43 18/5 00:00
W 43 18/5 02:00
Central Plaza - 115 17/5 05:25 - 65 17/5 06:00
Chek Lap Kok NNW 72 17/5 19:18 NNW 56 17/5 18:00
Cheung Chau N 92 17/5 06:19 NNW 62 17/5 18:00
Cheung Sha Wan NNE 63 17/5 17:30 N 25 16/5 21:00
Green Island N 103 17/5 09:09 N 70 17/5 10:00
Kai Tak N 104 17/5 11:32 N 41 17/5 11:00
King's Park N 76 17/5 08:52 N 34 17/5 07:00
Lau Fau Shan N 81 17/5 11:21 N 47 17/5 10:00
North Point N 85 17/5 10:02 N 43 17/5 11:00
Ping Chau N 87 17/5 12:22 WNW 22 18/5 01:00
Sai Kung N 94 17/5 12:27 N 51 17/5 12:00
Sha Lo Wan NW 47 17/5 21:29 ENE 22 16/5 21:00
ENE 22 17/5 00:00
Sha Tin NNE 67 17/5 11:12 N 25 17/5 12:00
Shek Kong NW 45 17/5 15:09 NE 20 17/5 04:00
ENE 20 17/5 05:00
Star Ferry (Kowloon) WNW 63 17/5 19:15 WNW 38 18/5 00:00
Ta Kwu Ling NNE 75 17/5 05:41 NNE 36 17/5 06:00
Tai Mei Tuk N 106 17/5 12:28 NNE 52 17/5 05:00
Tai Mo Shan NNW 118 17/5 17:13 NNW 79 17/5 16:00
Tap Mun NNW 77 17/5 11:18 W 43 18/5 04:00
Tate's Cairn NNW 146 17/5 11:15 NNW 96 17/5 12:00
Tsak Yue Wu NE 79 17/5 07:13 NNE 34 17/5 09:00
Tseung Kwan O NNW 85 17/5 15:50 NNW 31 17/5 14:00
Ching Pak House, Tsing Yi N 96 17/5 11:11 N 45 17/5 09:00
Tuen Mun WNW 67 17/5 21:15 NNE 22 17/5 01:00
Waglan Island N 106 17/5 12:29 N 83 17/5 13:00
Wong Chuk Hang NNE 68 17/5 06:52 NW 31 18/5 00:00

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