Events

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1871 1871 Typhoon

Lowest barometer reading 29inch = 969 mbar, corresponding to a wind speed of about 170km/h.

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1869 1869 Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, visits Hong Kong
1841 1841 Typhoon

The similarity of the typhoon that affected Hong Kong in 1937 to 'Wanda' in 1962 has been referred to in other publications. It may be of interest… read more