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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2012

Table 3.4.1

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

Station
(See Fig. 1.1)

Maximum Gust Maximum Hourly Mean Wind
Direction Speed (km/h) Date/
Month
Time Direction Speed (km/h) Date/
Month
Time

Bluff Head (Stanley)

ESE

77

17/8

02:05

ESE

51

17/8

03:00

Central Pier

ENE

79

16/8

19:28

E

52

16/8

20:00

Cheung Chau

ESE

103

17/8

00:39

ESE

68

17/8

03:00

Cheung Chau Beach

E

96

17/8

00:18

E

67

17/8

01:00

Green Island

NE

103

16/8

19:29

NE

63

16/8

20:00

Hong Kong International Airport

ESE

75

17/8

02:28

ESE

47

17/8

11:00

Kai Tak

E

77

16/8

19:16

E

36

16/8

21:00

King's Park

E

72

17/8

00:30

ESE

31

17/8

02:00

Lau Fau Shan

ENE

72

17/8

00:47

ENE

31

16/8

21:00

Ngong Ping

E

137

17/8

00:21

E

94

17/8

02:00

North Point

E

81

16/8

19:28

E

40

16/8

22:00

Peng Chau

ESE

79

16/8

19:35

E

54

16/8

21:00

Sai Kung

SSE

77

17/8

13:24

ENE

47

16/8

21:00

Sha Chau

SE

76 

17/8

10:50

SE

49

17/8

04:00

Sha Lo Wan

E

81

16/8

19:11

E

43

16/8

22:00

Sha Tin

ENE

65

16/8

19:15

NE

22

16/8

20:00

Shek Kong

NE

68

16/8

20:13

E

31

17/8

01:00

Star Ferry (Kowloon)

E

83

16/8

22:35

E

47

17/8

01:00

Ta Kwu Ling

E

63

17/8

02:29

E

23

17/8

02:00

Tai Mei Tuk

ENE

79

16/8

22:13

ENE

59

16/8

21:00

E

79

16/8

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Tai Mo Shan

-

117

17/8

00:28

-

83

17/8

01:00

Tai Po Kau

SE

79

17/8

02:18

E

43

16/8

21:00

Tap Mun

SE

72

17/8

02:27

E

31

16/8

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SE

31

17/8

03:00

Tate's Cairn

ENE

112

16/8

19:12

ENE

70

16/8

20:00

Tseung Kwan O

ESE

54

16/8

18:22

E

20

16/8

20:00

Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot

ESE

68

17/8

01:21

ESE

27

17/8

01:00

ESE

27

17/8

02:00

ESE

27

17/8

03:00

Tuen Mun Government Offices

ESE

65

17/8

11:16

SE

31

17/8

13:00

Waglan Island

SE

88

17/8

02:14

ENE

70

16/8

18:00

Wetland Park

ESE

52

17/8

02:24

ESE

27

17/8

11:00

Wong Chuk Hang

E

68

16/8

20:19

E

30

17/8

03:00

Ping Chau - data not available

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