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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2014

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 RAMMASUN 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)

E

77

17/7

19:25

ESE

45

18/7

06:00

Central Pier

ENE

81

17/7

17:21

E

40

18/7

09:00

Cheung Chau

SE

103

18/7

09:42

SE

63

18/7

12:00

Cheung Chau Beach

ENE

96

17/7

17:33

E

65

18/7

06:00

Green Island

NE

101

17/7

17:24

NE

58

17/7

17:00

Hong Kong International Airport

ESE

77

18/7

00:05

SE

45

18/7

14:00

Kai Tak

E

77

17/7

17:16

ESE

36

19/7

00:00

King's Park 

SE

67

18/7

05:38

SE

34

18/7

09:00

Lau Fau Shan

SE

67

18/7

10:29

E

31

17/7

16:00

North Point

E

77

17/7

17:22

E

36

18/7

06:00

Peng Chau

E

76

17/7

19:42

E

45

18/7

06:00

Ping Chau

E

34 

17/7

18:29

E

12

17/7

16:00

Sai Kung 

ENE

70

17/7

21:34

ENE

41

17/7

16:00

Sha Chau

SSE

90 

18/7

10:05

SE

49

18/7

14:00

Sha Lo Wan

SE

92

18/7

10:08

E

36

17/7

18:00

Sha Tin

E

59

17/7

17:21

E

20

17/7

13:00

Shek Kong

ESE

70

17/7

20:14

E

25

18/7

06:00

 

 

 

 

 

E

25

18/7

08:00

Star Ferry (Kowloon)

E

75

18/7

04:43

E

45

18/7

06:00

Ta Kwu Ling 

E

58

18/7

06:54

E

25

18/7

08:00

Tai Mei Tuk

E

79

18/7

05:33

E

54

18/7

09:00

Tai Mo Shan

E

118

18/7

06:27

E

79

18/7

07:00

Tap Mun

E

65

17/7

21:25

SE

31

18/7

13:00

Tate's Cairn 

E

113

17/7

17:19

E

67

18/7

06:00

Tseung Kwan O

ESE

59

18/7

11:04

ESE

16

18/7

14:00

 

ESE

59

18/7

13:13

 

 

 

 

Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot

-

63

18/7

10:10

-

25

18/7

09:00

Tuen Mun Government Offices

SE

63

18/7

10:18

SE

22

18/7

15:00

Waglan Island

E

96

17/7

19:19

ESE

62

18/7

05:00

Wetland Park

E

52

17/7

16:52

E

22

18/7

06:00

 

 

 

 

 

ESE

22

18/7

08:00

Wong Chuk Hang

SE

77

18/7

09:54

ESE

30

18/7

06:00

Ngong Ping, Tai Po Kau - data not available
- data not available