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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2010

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 Chanthu were in force

Station
(see Fig. 1.1)		 Maximum Gust Date/
Month		 Time Maximum Hourly Mean Wind Date/
Month		 Time
Direction Speed
(km/h)		 Direction Speed
(km/h)
Bluff Head(Stanley) ESE
59
22/7
09:29
ESE
40
22/7
07:00
Central Pier E
54
21/7
14:03
E
27
22/7
03:00
Cheung Chau ESE
68
21/7
23:35
SE
52
22/7
08:00
Cheung Chau Beach E
67
21/7
23:19
E
51
22/7
08:00
Cheung Sha Wan ESE
47
21/7
13:49
E
14
22/7
08:00
Green Island  ENE
76
21/7
13:50
NE
43
21/7
22:00
Hong Kong International Airport ESE
68
22/7
8:36
ESE
36
22/7
09:00
Kai Tak E
68
21/7
13:45
E
31
22/7
08:00
King's Park  ESE
65
21/7
13:48
ESE
22
22/7
08:00
Lau Fau Shan S
52
22/7
13:32
E
23
21/7
11:00
Ngong Ping E
131
21/7
22:36
E
87
21/7
16:00
North Point E
56
21/7
13:49
 E
25
21/7
23:00
Peng Chau SSE
62
22/7
13:03
E
36
21/7
18:00
Ping Chau SE
43
21/7
14:32
ESE
12
22/7
11:00
ESE
12
22/7
13:00
Sai Kung  SE
68
22/7
09:41
SSE
31
22/7
12:00
Sha Chau SSE
72
22/7
13:06
SE
45
22/7
08:00
Sha Lo Wan  SE
65
22/7
08:36
E
27
22/7
07:00
SE
27
22/7
09:00
Sha Tin SE
47
21/7
14:21
SE
22
22/7
08:00
Shek Kong ESE
43
21/7
14:13
E
23
22/7
02:00
Star Ferry (Kowloon) E
67
21/7
13:50
E
31
22/7
10:00
Ta Kwu Ling  E
40
22/7
04:51
E
16
22/7
05:00
Tai Mei Tuk ESE
75
22/7
09:52
ENE
34
21/7
18:00
Tai Mo Shan ESE
110
21/7
13:57
SE
76
21/7
15:00
Tap Mun SE
56
22/7
10:49
SE
31
22/7
11:00
Tate's Cairn  SSE
96
21/7
13:50
ESE
45
21/7
23:00
Tsak Yue Wu SSW
38
22/7
11:49
ENE
12
21/7
19:00
E
12
22/7
04:00
Tseung Kwan O SE
58
21/7
13:41
SE
14
22/7
14:00
Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot SE
72
21/7
13:56
ESE
23
22/7
13:00
Tuen Mun Government Offices ESE
58
22/7
07:17
SE
25
22/7
09:00
SE
25
22/7
10:00
Waglan Island SE
67
21/7
13:28
ESE
43
22/7
08:00
Wetland Park  ESE
45
21/7
14:12
SE
19
22/7
09:00
Wong Chuk Hang ENE
54
21/7
22:09
E
22
21/7
23:00

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