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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2010

Table 4.7

A SUMMARY OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS RECORDED IN HONG KONG DURING THE PASSAGES OF TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2010

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.
Hourly
Quarry Bay
Shek Pik
Tai Miu Wan
Tai Po Kau
Tsim Bei Tsui
 Waglan Island
Typhoon Conson
7
 15 20
S
 630
W
 18 975 7 15 15:42 - 17:42# 1006.2
0.16
0.25
0.16
0.29
0.27
0.15
16:00 1006.3
Typhoon Chanthu
7
 22 05
SW
 330
NW
 15 970 7 22 05:06 - 05:36# 1005.2
0.19
0.25
0.15
0.32
0.25
0.09
05:00 1005.3
Severe Tropical Storm Lionrock
(First passage)
8
 29 20
SE
 290
NNE
 8 996 8 30 16:57 - 17:01 1001.6
0.15
0.18
0.10
0.23
0.22
0.02
17:00 1001.6
(Second passage)
9
 3 14
NNW
 150
WSW
 10 1000 9 3 03:00 - 03:12 1002.1
0.01
0.04
0.07
0.07
0.13
-
03:00 1002.1
Severe Typhoon Fanapi
9
 21 01
N
 150
W
 24 996 9 20 15:02 - 15:15 997.2
0.06
0.01
-
0.10
0.44
0.06
15:00 997.3
Super Typhoon Megi
10
 23 14
ESE
 410
NNW
 11 975 10 21 14:34 - 14:51# 1002.0
0.72
0.44
0.75
0.74
0.79
0.58
15:00 1002.1
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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
King's
Park		 HK
International Airport		 Waglan Island King's Park HK
International Airport		 Waglan Island King's Park HK
International Airport		 Waglan Island
Typhoon Conson
 7
ESE
20
ESE
38
SE
41
SE, SSE, ESE
23
SE
45
SE
56
ESE
43
SE
65
SE
85
Typhoon Chanthu
7
ESE
23
ESE
36
ENE
43
ESE
30
SSE
51
ESE
52
ESE
65
ESE
68
 SE
67
Severe Tropical Storm Lionrock
(First passage)
 8
N
14
NW
23
N
23
W
16
SE
30
N
27
N
27
ESE
47
NE
47
(Second passage)
9
WSW
13
NNW
34
SSE
47
W
14
NW
30
SSW
58
SSE
34
SE
38
SSW
76
Severe Typhoon Fanapi
 9
SSW
25
SW
43
SW
59
WSW
30
SW
54
SW
72
WSW
70
SSW
88
SW
122
Super Typhoon Megi
 10
N
25
N
36
NNE
52
N
30
N
40
N
54
NNE
56
N
52
NNE
65

* Hong Kong Time (UTC + 8 hours)
# First and last time recorded
'- No data

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