TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2007
Table 3.2.1
Maximum gust peak speeds and maximum hourly mean winds with associated wind directions recorded at various stations when tropical cyclone warning signals for Francisco were in force
| 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 | ENE | 62 | 24/9 | 0321 | E | 41 | 24/9 | 0400 |
| ENE | 62 | 24/9 | 0330 | |||||
| Central Plaza | NE | 88 | 24/9 | 0301 | ENE | 62 | 24/9 | 0300 |
| ENE | 62 | 24/9 | 0400 | |||||
| Cheung Chau | ESE | 96 | 24/9 | 0738 | E | 54 | 24/9 | 0800 |
| Cheung Sha Wan | NNE | 54 | 24/9 | 0207 | ENE | 19 | 24/9 | 0800 |
| Hong Kong International Airport | SE | 67 | 24/9 | 0815 | NE | 36 | 23/9 | 2300 |
| Green Island | ENE | 90 | 24/9 | 0255 | ENE | 54 | 24/9 | 0400 |
| Kai Tak | NNE | 67 | 23/9 | 0514 | N | 30 | 23/9 | 0600 |
| King's Park | ENE | 59 | 23/9 | 2143 | ENE | 23 | 23/9 | 2300 |
| ENE | 23 | 24/9 | 0000 | |||||
| Lau Fau Shan | ENE | 49 | 24/9 | 0808 | N | 31 | 23/9 | 1600 |
| Ngong Ping | ENE | 137 | 24/9 | 0414 | E | 90 | 24/9 | 0500 |
| North Point | E | 72 | 24/9 | 0257 | ENE | 31 | 24/9 | 0100 |
| E | 31 | 24/9 | 0800 | |||||
| Peng Chau | ESE | 76 | 24/9 | 0814 | E | 45 | 24/9 | 0400 |
| Ping Chau | E | 47 | 24/9 | 0346 | E | 14 | 24/9 | 0400 |
| Sai Kung | NE | 72 | 24/9 | 0309 | ENE | 38 | 24/9 | 0400 |
| Sha Lo Wan | SE | 65 | 24/9 | 0814 | E | 31 | 24/9 | 0500 |
| Sha Chau | SSE | 75 | 24/9 | 0821 | SE | 38 | 24/9 | 0900 |
| Sha Tin | NE | 52 | 24/9 | 0148 | ENE | 20 | 24/9 | 0300 |
| Shek Kong | E | 54 | 24/9 | 0716 | E | 25 | 24/9 | 0800 |
| Star Ferry (Kowloon) | E | 56 | 24/9 | 0707 | E | 30 | 24/9 | 0800 |
| Ta Kwu Ling | NNE | 45 | 23/9 | 1025 | N | 23 | 23/9 | 1700 |
| NNE | 45 | 23/9 | 1606 | |||||
| Tai Mei Tuk | NNE | 81 | 23/9 | 2113 | ENE | 45 | 24/9 | 0800 |
| N | 81 | 23/9 | 2117 | |||||
| Tai Mo Shan | E | 96 | 24/9 | 0734 | E | 68 | 24/9 | 0800 |
| Tap Mun | SE | 56 | 24/9 | 0901 | ENE | 31 | 24/9 | 0300 |
| Tate's Cairn | NE | 108 | 23/9 | 2055 | NE | 76 | 23/9 | 2100 |
| Tsak Yue Wu | NNE | 51 | 23/9 | 0929 | NNE | 23 | 23/9 | 0300 |
| Tseung Kwan O | SE | 58 | 24/9 | 0816 | NNE | 16 | 24/9 | 0000 |
| ENE | 16 | 24/9 | 0200 | |||||
| Ching Pak House, Tsing Yi | E | 70 | 24/9 | 0722 | ENE | 36 | 24/9 | 0400 |
| Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot | ESE | 51 | 24/9 | 0820 | SE | 16 | 24/9 | 0900 |
| Tuen Mun Government Offices | ESE | 43 | 24/9 | 0823 | NNE | 14 | 23/9 | 2000 |
| Waglan Island | ENE | 90 | 24/9 | 0237 | ENE | 68 | 23/9 | 2300 |
| Wetland Park | E | 43 | 24/9 | 0759 | E | 20 | 24/9 | 0900 |
| Wong Chuk Hang |
SE | 75 | 24/9 | 0800 | E | 31 | 24/9 | 0400 |
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