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Severe Tropical Storm Merbok

Maximum gust peak speeds and maximum hourly mean winds with associated wind directions recorded at various stations when the tropical cyclone warning signals for Merbok 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
68
12/06
15:50
E
31
12/06
14:00
Central Pier
NE
81
12/06
18:12
WNW
51
12/06
22:00
Cheung Chau
WNW
92
12/06
23:08
WNW
58
13/06
00:00
Cheung Chau Beach
SW
79
13/06
06:10
NE
51
12/06
16:00
Green Island
SSW
96
13/06
08:21
NNW
63
12/06
22:00
SW
63
13/06
07:00
Hong Kong International Airport
SW
79
13/06
06:04
NW
51
12/06
23:00
Kai Tak
WSW
85
13/06
06:16
W
41
13/06
00:00
King's Park
N
77
12/06
20:30
WNW
30
13/06
00:00
Lau Fau Shan
NW
75
12/06
23:34
NNW
52
12/06
22:00
Ngong Ping
WSW
110
13/06
05:38
WSW
77
13/06
06:00
North Point
WSW
96
13/06
05:18
W
59
13/06
00:00
Peng Chau
NW
83
12/06
21:16
NW
49
12/06
22:00
Ping Chau
W
68
13/06
00:20
W
36
13/06
01:00
Sai Kung
NNE
99
12/06
20:34
N
49
12/06
21:00
Sha Chau
N
79
12/06
19:54
N
58
12/06
20:00
Sha Tin
SW
59
13/06
04:20
N
23
12/06
21:00
SW
23
13/06
07:00
Star Ferry (Kowloon)
W
77
12/06
23:38
W
59
13/06
00:00
Ta Kwu Ling
W
54
12/06
23:41
WNW
22
13/06
00:00
Tai Mei Tuk
NNE
103
12/06
20:21
NNE
54
12/06
21:00
Tai Mo Shan
NW
124
12/06
23:10
W
77
13/06
02:00
Tai Po Kau
WNW
75
12/06
23:24
WNW
40
12/06
23:00
Tap Mun
W
94
12/06
23:16
W
58
13/06
00:00
Tate's Cairn
NNE
131
12/06
20:14
N
85
12/06
21:00
Tseung Kwan O
NNE
68
12/06
18:58
NNW
23
12/06
21:00
Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot
NNW
65
12/06
20:59
NW
31
12/06
21:00
Tuen Mun Government Offices
WNW
72
13/06
00:24
WNW
25
13/06
01:00
Waglan Island
N
113
12/06
19:53
NNE
87
12/06
20:00
Wetland Park
NW
52
12/06
23:34
NW
22
13/06
00:00
Wong Chuk Hang
W
77
12/06
21:35
W
31
12/06
22:00


Sha Lo Wan and Shek Kong - data not available