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Tropical Cyclones in 2017 > Table 3.4.1

TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2017

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 Pakhar were in force

Station Maximum Gust Maximum Hourly Mean Wind
Direction Speed
(km/h) 		Date/Month Time Direction Speed
(km/h) 		Date/Month Time
Bluff Head (Stanley) ENE 117 27/8 05:33 ESE 68 27/8 07:00
Central Pier E 113 27/8 05:13 E 63 27/8 06:00
Cheung Chau E 155 27/8 06:18 ESE 101 27/8 08:00
Cheung Chau Beach ENE 146 27/8 06:17 E 101 27/8 07:00
Hong Kong International Airport ESE 101 27/8 07:59 ESE 68 27/8 08:00
Kai Tak E 121 27/8 07:31 E 52 27/8 07:00
King's Park ESE 108 27/8 06:54 ESE 47 27/8 07:00
Lau Fau Shan ENE 99 27/8 06:52 ENE 54 27/8 07:00
Ngong Ping ESE 173 27/8 08:14 E 118 27/8 08:00
North Point ENE 128 27/8 06:14 ENE 72 27/8 06:00
Peng Chau E 122 27/8 06:26 E 79 27/8 07:00
Ping Chau E 75 27/8 05:40 E 22 27/8 05:00
Sai Kung NE 128 27/8 05:44 ENE 67 27/8 06:00
Sha Chau ESE 110 27/8 07:49 SE 77 27/8 09:00
Sha Lo Wan SE 117 27/8 09:26 E 58 27/8 08:00
Sha Tin N 112 27/8 05:46 NE 31 27/8 07:00
Shek Kong ENE 101 27/8 07:12 NE 41 27/8 06:00
Star Ferry (Kowloon) E 112 27/8 06:34 E 58 27/8 07:00
Ta Kwu Ling E 88 27/8 08:08 NE 34 27/8 07:00
Tai Mei Tuk ENE 146 27/8 06:06 ENE 103 27/8 07:00
Tai Mo Shan SE 182 27/8 09:00 SE 121 27/8 10:00
Tai Po Kau E 110 27/8 06:10 E 68 27/8 07:00
Tap Mun" ENE 149 27/8 07:12 E 101 27/8 08:00
Tate's Cairn E 169 27/8 06:19 ESE 108 27/8 07:00
Tseung Kwan O ESE 90 27/8 08:29 ESE 27 27/8 09:00
Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot E 92 27/8 07:28 ESE 31 27/8 07:00
Tuen Mun Government Offices SE 110 27/8 07:57 SE 40 27/8 09:00
Waglan Island E 144 27/8 05:49 E 108 27/8 06:00
Wetland Park ENE 81 27/8 06:27 ENE 31 27/8 07:00
Wong Chuk Hang ESE 110 27/8 06:24 E 40 27/8 07:00

*The old wind station on the rooftop of Tap Mun Police Post is replaced by the new Tap Mun station on 6 July 2017.
Green Island - data not available