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Super Typhoon Hato(1713)

Maximum gust peak speeds and maximum hourly mean winds with associated wind directions recorded at various stations when the tropical cyclone warning signals for Hato 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)
NE
139
23/8
09:06
SE
87
23/8
11:00
Central Pier
E
137
23/8
09:55
E
70
23/8
10:00
Cheung Chau
SE
171
23/8
11:01
SE
124
23/8
12:00
Cheung Chau Beach
ENE
193
23/8
10:15
NE
121
23/8
10:00
Hong Kong International Airport
ESE
144
23/8
11:55
E
90
23/8
11:00
Kai Tak
NE
130
23/8
08:54
ESE
67
23/8
12:00
King's Park 
ESE
113
23/8
10:49
ESE
52
23/8
11:00
Lau Fau Shan
NNE
112
23/8
08:55
N
65
23/8
09:00
Ngong Ping
E
224
23/8
11:07
ENE
131
23/8
11:00
North Point
ENE
137
23/8
09:49
ENE
85
23/8
10:00
Peng Chau
E
151
23/8
10:53
E
96
23/8
11:00
Ping Chau
ENE
77
23/8
08:57
ENE
25
23/8
09:00
Sai Kung 
E
112
23/8
10:00
NE
70
23/8
10:00
Sha Chau
SSE
137
23/8
12:21
ESE
88
23/8
12:00
Sha Tin
NNE
104
23/8
09:27
SE
38
23/8
13:00
Shek Kong
NE
106
23/8
09:52
E
45
23/8
12:00
Star Ferry (Kowloon)
E
112
23/8
09:54
E
59
23/8
11:00
Ta Kwu Ling 
NNE
99
23/8
09:42
NNE
41
23/8
10:00
Tai Mei Tuk
ENE
140
23/8
10:20
ENE
94
23/8
10:00
E
94
23/8
11:00
Tai Mo Shan
ESE
196
23/8
11:22
SE
90
23/8
13:00
Tai Po Kau
ESE
113
23/8
11:38
E
68
23/8
11:00
Tap Mun*
ENE
122
23/8
09:22
ENE
94
23/8
10:00
ENE
122
23/8
09:29
 　
　
　
　
Tate's Cairn 
NE
187
23/8
08:37
ENE
118
23/8
09:00
Tseung Kwan O
ESE
96
23/8
11:04
NNE
36
23/8
09:00
ESE
36
23/8
12:00
Tsing Yi Shell Oil Depot
ESE
106
23/8
10:40
ESE
43
23/8
12:00
Tuen Mun Government Offices
SE
112
23/8
11:52
SE
43
23/8
13:00
Waglan Island
E
193
23/8
09:10
NE
130
23/8
09:00
Wetland Park
NE
76
23/8
09:57
ENE
38
23/8
11:00
Wong Chuk Hang
E
117
23/8
10:00
E
43
23/8
11:00

*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, Sha Lo Wan - data not available