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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.