TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2008
Table 3.6.1
Maximum gust peak speeds and maximum hourly mean winds with associated wind directions recorded at various stations when tropical cyclone warning signals for Higos were in force
Station (see Fig. 1.1) |
Maximum Gust |
Date/Month |
Time |
Maximum Hourly Wind |
Date/Month |
Time |
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Direction |
Speed (km/h) |
Direction |
Speed (km/h) |
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Bluff Head (Stanley) |
NNE |
56 |
3/10 |
23:57 |
NE |
34 |
3/10 |
20:00 |
Central Pier |
ENE |
45 |
3/10 |
13:45 |
E |
31 |
3/10 |
06:00 |
E |
31 |
4/10 |
01:00 |
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Cheung Chau |
E |
62 |
4/10 |
03:10 |
E |
38 |
4/10 |
08:00 |
Cheung Sha Wan |
NE |
34 |
3/10 |
12:17 |
ENE |
13 |
3/10 |
09:00 |
Green Island |
ENE |
65 |
3/10 |
08:23 |
ENE |
51 |
3/10 |
13:00 |
ENE |
65 |
3/10 |
12:29 |
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Hong Kong International Airport |
S |
54 |
4/10 |
18:05 |
SE |
31 |
4/10 |
14:00 |
Kai Tak |
ENE |
54 |
3/10 |
13:36 |
E |
30 |
3/10 |
20:00 |
King's Park |
E |
41 |
3/10 |
15:07 |
E |
20 |
3/10 |
13:00 |
Lau Fau Shan |
E |
49 |
3/10 |
12:17 |
SSE |
31 |
4/10 |
15:00 |
Ngong Ping |
SW |
110 |
4/10 |
22:11 |
E |
59 |
4/10 |
01:00 |
North Point |
E |
47 |
4/10 |
01:24 |
E |
25 |
3/10 |
17:00 |
E |
25 |
4/10 |
01:00 |
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Peng Chau |
ENE |
52 |
3/10 |
14:04 |
ENE |
36 |
4/10 |
01:00 |
ENE |
52 |
3/10 |
14:08 |
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Ping Chau |
E |
43 |
3/10 |
13:57 |
E |
16 |
3/10 |
14:00 |
Sai Kung |
ENE |
45 |
3/10 |
19:55 |
ENE |
31 |
3/10 |
20:00 |
Sha Chau |
SSE |
54 |
4/10 |
16:22 |
SSE |
34 |
4/10 |
17:00 |
Sha Lo Wan |
SE |
49 |
4/10 |
22:12 |
E |
27 |
3/10 |
15:00 |
Sha Tin |
ESE |
31 |
4/10 |
09:43 |
SE |
16 |
4/10 |
14:00 |
SE |
16 |
4/10 |
16:00 |
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Shek Kong |
E |
49 |
3/10 |
12:58 |
E |
23 |
3/10 |
15:00 |
Star Ferry (Kowloon) |
ESE |
43 |
3/10 |
18:44 |
E |
25 |
3/10 |
13:00 |
ESE |
25 |
3/10 |
15:00 |
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Ta Kwu Ling |
SE |
36 |
4/10 |
14:35 |
SE |
14 |
4/10 |
15:00 |
Tai Mei Tuk |
E |
52 |
3/10 |
20:08 |
E |
34 |
3/10 |
19:00 |
Tai Mo Shan |
E |
81 |
4/10 |
03:06 |
E |
54 |
4/10 |
03:00 |
Tate's Cairn |
- |
70 |
4/10 |
01:08 |
- |
41 |
3/10 |
15:00 |
Tsak Yue Wu |
E |
36 |
3/10 |
13:20 |
ENE |
13 |
3/10 |
11:00 |
ENE |
13 |
4/10 |
00:00 |
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Tseung Kwan O |
E |
38 |
3/10 |
12:04 |
NNE |
14 |
3/10 |
09:00 |
Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot |
SE |
40 |
4/10 |
13:48 |
ESE |
23 |
4/10 |
19:00 |
SE |
40 |
4/10 |
13:49 |
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Tuen Mun Government Offices |
ESE |
47 |
4/10 |
07:13 |
SE |
22 |
4/10 |
22:00 |
Waglan Island |
E |
56 |
3/10 |
14:35 |
E |
49 |
3/10 |
23:00 |
E |
56 |
3/10 |
18:18 |
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E |
56 |
3/10 |
18:31 |
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Wetland Park |
SSE |
40 |
4/10 |
15:42 |
SSE |
20 |
4/10 |
16:00 |
Wong Chuk Hang |
E |
58 |
4/10 |
00:44 |
E |
25 |
3/10 |
13:00 |
E |
25 |
4/10 |
01:00 |
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