TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2012
Typhoon Kai-tak (1213): 12 – 18 August 2012
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- Track of Kai-tak (1213) for 12 - 18 August 2012
- Track of Kai-tak (1213) near Hong Kong
- Trace of 10-minute mean wind direction (top) and speed (bottom) recorded at Cheung Chau automatic weather station on 16 - 17 August 2012
- Rainfall distribution for 15 - 17 August 2012
- Infra-red satellite imagery of Typhoon Kai-tak at 2 p.m. on 16 August 2012 at its peak intensity with estimated maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometres per hour near its centre
- Radar echoes captured at midnight on 16 August 2012 when the centre of Typhoon Kai-tak was closest to Hong Kong, about 260 km south-southwest of Hong Kong
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- Maximum gust peak speeds and maximum hourly mean winds with associated wind directions recorded at various stations when the tropical cyclone warning signals for Kai-tak were in force
- Periods during which sustained strong and gale force winds were reached at the eight reference anemometers in the tropical cyclone warning system when warning signals for Kai-tak were in force
- Daily rainfall amounts recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory Headquarters and other stations during the passage of Kai-tak
- Times and heights of the maximum sea level and the maximum storm surge recorded at tide stations in Hong Kong during the passage of Kai-tak