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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2008

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 Fengshen 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)

Bluff Head (Stanley)

SW

113

25/6

05:43

WSW

72

25/6

07:00

Central Pier

W

68

25/6

03:57

W

45

25/6

04:00

WSW

68

25/6

18:09

Cheung Chau

WSW

108

25/6

06:11

WSW

70

25/6

07:00

Cheung Sha Wan

WSW

76

25/6

06:50

WSW

38

25/6

07:00

Hong Kong International Airport

SW

85

25/6

07:13

SW

59

25/6

08:00

Kai Tak

SSW

104

25/6

06:19

SW

54

25/6

07:00

King's Park

SW

96

25/6

06:40

SW

31

25/6

07:00

Lau Fau Shan

WNW

88

25/6

05:22

WSW

65

25/6

08:00

WNW

88

25/6

05:29

Ngong Ping

WSW

189

25/6

06:54

W

140

25/6

08:00

North Point

W

83

25/6

06:17

W

45

25/6

07:00

Peng Chau

NW

87

25/6

02:48

NW

59

25/6

04:00

Ping Chau

NE

63

25/6

02:39

SW

25

25/6

07:00

Sai Kung

NNE

87

24/6

22:09

NE

47

24/6

21:00

Sha Chau

NNW

99

25/6

03:08

NNW

59

25/6

03:00

Sha Lo Wan

SW

96

25/6

06:29

SW

49

25/6

08:00

Sha Tin

N

72

25/6

00:45

SW

31

25/6

07:00

Shek Kong

ENE

51

24/6

19:14

ENE

25

24/6

20:00

Star Ferry (Kowloon)

W

99

25/6

12:43

WSW

51

25/6

07:00

Ta Kwu Ling

NNE

59

25/6

01:30

N

23

25/6

01:00

Tai Mo Shan

SW

122

25/6

07:49

SW

85

25/6

09:00

SW

122

25/6

07:50

Tate's Cairn

SW

130

25/6

06:34

N

76

25/6

01:00

Tsak Yue Wu

NNE

92

25/6

01:29

NNE

30

25/6

02:00

Tseung Kwan O

SW

70

25/6

06:31

NE

23

24/6

21:00

Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot

-

81

25/6

06:19

-

45

25/6

07:00

Tuen Mun Government Offices

SW

88

25/6

08:09

SW

30

25/6

09:00

Waglan Island

WSW

122

25/6

05:49

WSW

99

25/6

07:00

WSW

122

25/6

05:54

Wetland Park

NNW

58

25/6

03:00

NNW

30

25/6

03:00

Wong Chuk Hang

WSW

77

25/6

06:29

WNW

31

25/6

07:00


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