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APPENDICES
Appendix X-Contd
(Chapter 15: Communications)
The Typhoons of 1936 and 1937; Tropical Storms and Typhoons since 1947 which gave rise to persistent gales in Hong Kong
WINDS
Date and time of occurrence of
maximum wind
Name of
Storm
Maximum Mean Hourly
Velocity
(HK St T)
Maximum gust (knots)
Number of hours for which
(Speed in
speed exceeded
Sequence of direction*
Minimum Pressure (Millibars)
knots)
33 kts
day hr
1936 Aug 17 04
E
62
115†
6
NNE veered to
979.3
SE
1937 Sept
2.04
NE
59=
130†
5
NNW veered
958.3
to SE
1948 June 10 11
July 27 22
E
39
48
NE veered to
992.9
-
ESE
SSW 45
64
8
NNE backed to
980.1
SSW and
then veered
to SW
Sept
3 05
E
60
75
14
NE veered to
-995.5
ESE
1949 Sept
8 04
E
56
81
6
N veered to
990.8
SE
1950 Oct
5 15
E
34
59
1
N veered to
997.2
ESE and
I
then backed
to ENE
1
1951 June 19 14
E 36
63
2
ENE veered to
1001.6
ESE
Aug
1 22
ENE 44
76
19
ENE veered to
990.1
ESE
Sept 2 14
ENE 36
599
ENE veered to
1002.4
E
1953 Sept 18 19
Typhoon Susan
NE
42
75
8
N veered to
994.7
ESE
1954 Aug 29 14
Typhoon Ida
ENE 47
87
12
NNE veered to
992.4
ESE
Nov 6 13
Typhoon Pamela
E
47
84
5
NNE veered to
997.1
SE
1957 Sept 22 17
1960 June 9 02
Typhoon Gloria
ENE 59
101
14
N veered to
984.3
SE
1961 May 19 11
Sept 10 03
1962 Sept
1 09
Typhoon Mary
Typhoon Alice
Severe Tropical Storm Olga
Typhoon Wanda
SSE 50
103
19
ENE veered to
973.8
L
SW
ESE 43
89
6
ENE veered to
981.1
SW
W
35
64
1
NNE backed to
986.1
SW
N 68
140
8
NNW backed
953.2
to NW and
then veered
to S
*
Sequence of wind direction during the time the speed exceeded 21 knots.
† Estimated.
NB The above information is based on observations made at the Royal Observatory,
Hong Kong.