TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2009
TABLE 4.7
A SUMMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS RECORDED IN HONG KONG DURING THE PASSAGES OF TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2009
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Severe Tropical
Storm Linfa |
6
|
20
|
14
|
ESE |
380
|
NNE
|
11
|
980
|
6
|
20
|
17:08 - 17:14
|
999.7
|
0.30
|
0.29
|
0.27
|
0.29
|
0.24
|
0.21
|
|
17:00
18:00 |
1000.1
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Tropical Storm Nangka
|
6
|
27
|
0
|
NE
|
60
|
NNW
|
14
|
998
|
6
|
26
|
23:03
|
1000.1
|
0.34
|
0.30
|
0.37
|
0.50
|
0.30
|
0.24
|
|
18:00
19:00 23:00 |
1000.2
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Tropical Storm Soudelor
|
7
|
11
|
14
|
S
|
240
|
WNW
|
30
|
990
|
7
|
10
|
17:27 - 17:55#
|
999.7
|
0.39
|
0.38
|
0.43
|
0.55
|
0.32
|
-
|
|
17:00
18:00 |
999.9
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Typhoon Molave
|
7
|
19
|
3
|
NNE
|
40
|
WNW
|
27
|
970
|
7
|
19
|
01:52 - 01:58#
|
985.6
|
0.62
|
0.42
|
0.66
|
0.84
|
0.93
|
-
|
|
02:00
|
985.7
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Severe Tropical Storm Goni
|
8
|
4
|
20
|
SW
|
110
|
NW
|
9
|
975
|
8
|
4
|
17:03
|
993.5
|
0.35
|
0.27
|
0.45
|
0.44
|
0.53
|
0.42
|
|
17:00
|
993.7
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Tropical Storm Mujigae
|
9
|
10
|
14
|
S
|
330
|
WNW
|
18
|
995
|
9
|
10
|
15:02 - 17:11#
|
1005.2
|
0.48
|
0.44
|
0.50
|
0.65
|
0.49
|
-
|
|
16:00
|
1005.2
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Typhoon Koppu
|
9
|
15
|
1
|
SSW
|
130
|
WNW
|
18
|
960
|
9
|
15
|
00:42 - 01:16#
|
996.0
|
0.94
|
-
|
-
|
1.44
|
1.20
|
-
|
|
01:00
|
996.0
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Typhoon Ketsana
|
9
|
28
|
2
|
S
|
720
|
W
|
16
|
980
|
9
|
28
|
04:33 - 04:45#
|
1003.0
|
0.46
|
0.48
|
0.49
|
0.59
|
0.49
|
-
|
|
05:00
|
1003.2
|
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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 |
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| King's Park |
HK International Airport |
Waglan Island | King's Park | HK International Airport |
Waglan Island | King's Park | HK International Airport |
Waglan Island | |||||||||||
|
Severe Tropical Storm Linfa
|
6
|
W
|
13
|
SW
|
19
|
WSW
|
30
|
W
|
19
|
SW
|
22
|
W
|
40
|
W
|
40
|
SW
|
30
|
WSW
|
47
|
|
Tropical Storm Nangka
|
6
|
E
|
19
|
NW
|
31
|
ENE
|
54
|
E |
23
|
E
|
38
|
E |
59
|
ESE
|
47
|
ESE
|
51
|
ENE
|
75
|
|
Tropical Storm Soudelor
|
7
|
E
|
27
|
E |
36
|
NE |
49
|
E
|
31
|
E
|
40
|
E
|
52
|
E
|
63
|
E
|
62
|
E
|
72
|
|
Typhoon Molave
|
7
|
W
|
40
|
SW
|
70
|
SSW
|
96
|
W
|
45
|
SW
|
75
|
SSW
|
103
|
W
|
96
|
SW
|
99
|
WSW
|
122
|
|
Severe Tropical Storm Goni
|
8
|
ESE
|
27
|
ESE
|
47
|
E
|
58
|
ESE
|
31
|
E, ESE
|
49
|
E
|
63
|
ESE
|
58
|
S
|
72
|
ESE
|
76
|
|
Tropical Storm Mujigae
|
9
|
E
|
27
|
E
|
36
|
E
|
68
|
E
|
31
|
E |
40
|
ENE
|
72
|
ESE
|
62
|
E
|
56
|
E
|
83
|
|
Typhoon
Koppu |
9
|
ESE
|
49
|
ESE
|
70
|
E
|
112
|
ESE
|
54
|
SE
|
87
|
ENE
|
117
|
E
|
118
|
SE
|
115
|
ENE
|
139
|
|
Typhoon
Ketsana |
9
|
E
|
19
|
NE
|
31
|
ENE
|
54
|
ESE
|
19
|
NE
|
38
|
ENE |
58
|
NNE
|
34
|
ENE
|
51
|
ENE
|
68
|
* Hong Kong Time (UTC + 8 hours)
# First and last time recorded
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