TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2010
Table 3.3.1
Maximum gust peak speeds and maximum hourly mean winds with associated wind directions recorded at various stations when tropical cyclone warning signals for Lionrock 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) |
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| Central Pier | W | 40 | 30/8 | 15:23 | W | 22 | 30/8 | 15:00 |
| Cheung Chau | NNW | 34 | 30/8 | 7:19 | SE | 23 | 29/8 | 19:00 |
| Cheung Chau Beach | ENE | 34 | 30/8 | 7:40 | ESE | 19 | 29/8 | 19:00 |
| Cheung Sha Wan | SW | 27 | 30/8 | 14:14 | SW | 13 | 30/8 | 15:00 |
| Green Island | NNW | 38 | 30/8 | 8:46 | NNW | 25 | 30/8 | 7:00 |
| Hong Kong International Airport | ESE | 47 | 29/8 | 17:31 | NW | 23 | 29/8 | 15:00 |
| Kai Tak | ESE | 41 | 29/8 | 17:16 | ESE | 14 | 29/8 | 18:00 |
| King's Park | N | 27 | 29/8 | 13:54 | N | 13 | 29/8 | 11:00 |
| Lau Fau Shan | WNW | 31 | 30/8 | 15:08 | NW | 23 | 30/8 | 16:00 |
| Ngong Ping | NE | 76 | 29/8 | 17:43 | ENE | 30 | 30/8 | 10:00 |
| North Point | ESE | 30 | 29/8 | 16:53 | WSW | 19 | 30/8 | 15:00 |
| E | 30 | 29/8 | 17:21 | |||||
| Peng Chau | NW | 36 | 30/8 | 15:03 | NW | 20 | 30/8 | 17:00 |
| Ping Chau | NE | 25 | 30/8 | 8:23 | WNW | 6 | 29/8 | 12:00 |
| NNE | 25 | 30/8 | 8:24 | N | 6 | 29/8 | 13:00 | |
| Sai Kung | E | 45 | 29/8 | 16:58 | NNE | 20 | 29/8 | 14:00 |
| Sha Chau | N | 36 | 30/8 | 8:08 | N | 27 | 30/8 | 9:00 |
| Sha Lo Wan | E | 38 | 29/8 | 17:35 | SW | 14 | 29/8 | 18:00 |
| Sha Tin | ESE | 27 | 29/8 | 17:16 | NE | 12 | 29/8 | 14:00 |
| Shek Kong | E | 30 | 29/8 | 19:09 | E | 13 | 29/8 | 19:00 |
| Star Ferry (Kowloon) | E | 31 | 29/8 | 17:10 | W | 23 | 30/8 | 15:00 |
| Ta Kwu Ling | E | 31 | 29/8 | 18:22 | E | 13 | 29/8 | 19:00 |
| Tai Mei Tuk | NE | 36 | 30/8 | 9:42 | NE | 19 | 30/8 | 10:00 |
| Tai Mo Shan | NNE | 41 | 30/8 | 8:27 | N | 27 | 30/8 | 8:00 |
| Tap Mun | E | 43 | 29/8 | 16:03 | ESE | 19 | 29/8 | 17:00 |
| Tsak Yue Wu | NE | 31 | 29/8 | 16:13 | NNE | 16 | 29/8 | 14:00 |
| Tseung Kwan O | NE | 36 | 29/8 | 16:42 | NNW | 12 | 29/8 | 13:00 |
| ENE | 12 | 29/8 | 14:00 | |||||
| NE | 12 | 29/8 | 15:00 | |||||
| Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot | NW | 31 | 29/8 | 13:17 | NW | 14 | 29/8 | 13:00 |
| W | 14 | 30/8 | 15:00 | |||||
| Tuen Mun Government Offices | E | 40 | 29/8 | 17:08 | WNW | 14 | 30/8 | 17:00 |
| Waglan Island | NE | 47 | 29/8 | 16:57 | N | 23 | 30/8 | 9:00 |
| Wetland Park | N | 25 | 29/8 | 13:52 | N | 12 | 29/8 | 14:00 |
| Wong Chuk Hang | WNW | 34 | 30/8 | 14:22 | WNW | 14 | 30/8 | 15:00 |
| 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) |
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| Bluff Head (Stanley) | S | 52 | 3/9 | 17:30 | SSE | 34 | 3/9 | 18:00 |
| Central Pier | ESE | 40 | 3/9 | 17:29 | W | 16 | 2/9 | 21:00 |
| W | 16 | 2/9 | 22:00 | |||||
| Cheung Chau | SE | 49 | 3/9 | 19:23 | SE | 31 | 3/9 | 20:00 |
| Cheung Chau Beach | W | 40 | 2/9 | 21:39 | W | 25 | 2/9 | 22:00 |
| Cheung Sha Wan | WSW | 31 | 3/9 | 12:06 | SW | 13 | 3/9 | 13:00 |
| Green Island | SSE | 58 | 3/9 | 17:43 | SSE | 31 | 3/9 | 18:00 |
| Hong Kong International Airport | SE | 38 | 3/9 | 17:58 | NW | 31 | 2/9 | 21:00 |
| Kai Tak | SSE | 41 | 3/9 | 17:45 | W | 20 | 2/9 | 21:00 |
| SE | 20 | 3/9 | 18:00 | |||||
| King's Park | SSE | 34 | 3/9 | 17:45 | W | 12 | 2/9 | 21:00 |
| W | 12 | 2/9 | 23:00 | |||||
| Lau Fau Shan | SE | 40 | 3/9 | 18:19 | SE | 23 | 3/9 | 19:00 |
| SSE | 40 | 3/9 | 18:20 | |||||
| Ngong Ping | E | 85 | 3/9 | 18:39 | SW | 45 | 3/9 | 14:00 |
| North Point | W | 38 | 3/9 | 1:27 | WSW | 22 | 2/9 | 21:00 |
| Peng Chau | SSE | 43 | 3/9 | 19:57 | NW | 23 | 2/9 | 21:00 |
| Ping Chau | ESE | 38 | 3/9 | 17:17 | W | 14 | 3/9 | 1:00 |
| Sai Kung | SSE | 49 | 3/9 | 17:48 | S | 31 | 3/9 | 18:00 |
| Sha Chau | SSW | 38 | 3/9 | 11:55 | SSW | 25 | 3/9 | 14:00 |
| Sha Lo Wan | SE | 40 | 3/9 | 18:22 | S | 16 | 3/9 | 17:00 |
| Sha Tin | SW | 38 | 3/9 | 18:10 | SW | 14 | 3/9 | 14:00 |
| Shek Kong | SSE | 30 | 3/9 | 17:15 | S | 7 | 3/9 | 13:00 |
| Star Ferry (Kowloon) | ESE | 31 | 3/9 | 17:05 | W | 16 | 2/9 | 22:00 |
| ESE | 31 | 3/9 | 17:06 | |||||
| Ta Kwu Ling | SE | 27 | 3/9 | 18:31 | SSE | 9 | 3/9 | 19:00 |
| Tai Mei Tuk | WSW | 40 | 3/9 | 18:20 | WSW | 19 | 3/9 | 14:00 |
| Tai Mo Shan | SSW | 58 | 3/9 | 17:09 | W | 41 | 3/9 | 3:00 |
| Tap Mun | SE | 49 | 3/9 | 18:12 | SSE | 20 | 3/9 | 18:00 |
| Tate's Cairn | SSW | 62 | 3/9 | 17:48 | S | 36 | 3/9 | 18:00 |
| Tsak Yue Wu | SSW | 22 | 3/9 | 14:45 | SSW | 6 | 3/9 | 15:00 |
| Tseung Kwan O | WSW | 23 | 3/9 | 17:57 | SSW | 9 | 3/9 | 9:00 |
| SSW | 9 | 3/9 | 15:00 | |||||
| Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot | SE | 40 | 3/9 | 17:50 | SSE | 14 | 3/9 | 13:00 |
| Tuen Mun Government Offices | SE | 41 | 3/9 | 18:00 | SSE | 14 | 3/9 | 13:00 |
| SE | 14 | 3/9 | 18:00 | |||||
| Waglan Island | SSW | 76 | 3/9 | 6:56 | SSE | 47 | 3/9 | 18:00 |
| Wetland Park | SSE | 27 | 3/9 | 18:12 | SSE | 9 | 3/9 | 13:00 |
| SSE | 9 | 3/9 | 15:00 | |||||
| S | 9 | 3/9 | 19:00 | |||||
| Wong Chuk Hang | NE | 31 | 3/9 | 17:19 | WNW | 13 | 2/9 | 21:00 |