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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2009

TABLE 4.9    

TYPHOONS REQUIRING THE ISSUING OF THE HURRICANE SIGNAL NO. 10 DURING THE PERIOD 1946-2009

Name of
typhoon		 Nearest approach to the
Hong Kong Observatory		 Minimum M.S.L.
pressure (hPa)
Date/Month Year Direction Distance
(km)		 Hourly Inst.

T.C.

 18/7 1946

S

 70 985.7 -

Gloria

 22/9 1957

SW

 55 986.2 984.3

Mary

 9/6 1960

WNW

 10 974.3 973.8

Alice

 19/5 1961

 

0 981.6 981.1

Wanda

 1/9 1962

SSW

 20 955.1 953.2

Ruby

 5/9 1964

SW

 30 971.0 968.2

Dot

 13/10 1964

E

 35 978.9 977.3

Shirley

 21/8 1968

 

0 968.7 968.6

Rose

 17/8 1971

WSW

 20 984.5 982.8

Elsie

 14/10 1975

S

 50 996.4 996.2

Hope

 2/8 1979

NNW

 10 961.8 961.6

Ellen

 9/9 1983

SW

 45 983.9 983.1

York

 16/9 1999

SSW

 20 976.8 976.1
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Name of
typhoon		 Maximum 60-min mean wind in points and km/h
Hong Kong
Observatory		 King's
Park		 Kai Tak
Airport
 Waglan
Island		 Cheung
Chau		 Tate's
Cairn		 Green
Island

T.C.

NE
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Gloria

ESE
115
-

ESE
72

E
113
-
-
-

Mary

SSE
96
-

SSE
92

SSW
112
-
-
-

Alice

ENE
83
-

E
70

ESE
90

ENE
76
-
-

Wanda

N
133
-

N
108

NW
148

NW
118

SE
189
-

Ruby

E
110
-

N
118

ENE
148

NE
113

ESE
167
-

Dot

NNW
88
-

N
67

N
117

NNW
96

NNE
157
-

Shirley

N
68
-

N
75

NNE
124

SSW
90

NNE
126
-

Rose

SE
103
-

SE
122

ESE
140

SE
131

S
148
-

Elsie

ENE
58

N
75

NNW
67

NNE
118

N
106

NE
130

NNW
118

Hope

W
75

-

W
115

SW
144

SSW
117

NW
115

W
108

Ellen

E
92

E
88

E
112

ESE
169

ESE
171

E
126

S
137

York

E
63

N
68

NNE
59

NNE
153

NNE
113
-
-
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Name of
typhoon
Maximum 60-min mean wind in points and km/h
Hong Kong
Observatory
King's
Park
Kai Tak
Airport
Waglan
Island
Cheung
Chau
Tate's
Cairn
Green
Island

T.C.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Gloria

E
187
-

ENE
158

ENE
185
-
-
-

Mary

SSE
191
-

SE
164

SSW
194
-
-
-

Alice

E
166
-

ENE
139

SW
128

ENE
135
-
-

Wanda

N
259
-

N
229

NNW
216

NW
232

ESE
284
-

Ruby

NNE
227
-

NW
203

E
230

NNE
216

E
268
-

Dot

N
175
-

N
198

N
184

WNW
205

NE
220
-

Shirley

N
133
-

N
151

NE
209

SSW
167

NNE
203
-

Rose

ESE
224
-

ESE
211

ESE
189

SE
194

S
221
-

Elsie

NE
140

N
137

N
140

ENE
176

NE
158

NNE
180

NE
167

Hope

W
175

WNW
166

WNW
182

SW
198

WSW
185

WNW
229

W
167

Ellen

E
185

E
167

E
203

E
227

SSE
238

ENE
218

S
220*

York

E
137

NNE
149

ENE
142

NNE
234

NE
182
-
-

* estimated, exceeding upper limit of anemogram.

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