1937 Hong Kong typhoon

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Notes

  1. At the time, the Hong Kong Observatory was known as Royal Observatory Hong Kong
  2. Dates and times are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) unless otherwise stated. Hong Kong time is 8 full hours ahead of UTC.
  3. Currency in 1937 Hong Kong dollars

References

  1. "Typhoon Hits Hongkong". Nebraska State Journal. Associated Press. 2 September 1937. p. 1. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Foreign News: Hong Kong Typhoon". Time . 13 September 1937. Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 W.H. Lui, T.C. Lee and C.M. Shun (January 2018). Evolution of the Tropical Cyclone Warning Systems in Hong Kong since 1884 (PDF) (Report). Technical Report No. 109. Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  4. "Typhoons necessitating the issuing of the Hurricane Signal No.10". Hong Kong Observatory. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Reverend Bernard F. Doucette (1937). "Typhoons and Depressions over the Far East, September 1937" (PDF). Monthly Weather Review. 65 (9): 350–351. Bibcode:1937MWRv...65..350D. doi: 10.1175/1520-0493(1937)65<350:TADOTF>2.0.CO;2 . Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 "1937 Not Named (1937240N13136)". International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Typhoon Wanda August 27 to September 2, 1962". Hong Kong Observatory. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  8. 1 2 Monthly Review September 1937 (PDF) (Report) (in French). Xujiahui Observatory. p. 2.
  9. 1 2 Guangqing Huang; Wyss Yim (2007). "Reconstruction of an 8,000-Year Record of Typhoons in the Pearl River Estuary, China" (PDF). Environmental Science. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Typhoon in Hongkong". The Mail. Adelaide, South Australia. 23 October 1937. p. 6. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 Paul French (9 August 2020). "Forget 2020. For Hong Kong, 1937 was the year from hell". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  12. G.J. Bell (1963). Surface Winds in Hong Kong Typhoons (PDF) (Report). Hong Kong Observatory. p. 7. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 A Review of Natural Disasters of the Past (PDF) (Report). Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  14. "Significant storm surge events in Hong Kong before 1954". Hong Kong Observatory. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  15. 1 2 3 4 {{cite news|url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/idaho/twin-falls/twin-falls-news/1937/09-04/page-3%7Cpage=3%7Ctitle=Death Toll at Hongkong Rises|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Twin Falls News|location=Twin Falls, Idaho|date=4 September 1937|
  16. 1 2 Fiona Williamson (June 2023). Atmosphere, environment, society: The typhoon vulnerability nexus in early twentieth-century Hong Kong. International Review of Environmental History (Report). Vol. 9. p. 43.
  17. 1 2 "160 Mile an Hour Record Typhoon Leaves Trail of Ruin in Hong Kong". The Daily Gleaner. 6 September 1937. p. 1. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  18. "Macao Typhoon Damage. Many Lives Lost on Shore. Fishing Fleets Suffer". The Hongkong Telegraph. 4 September 1937. p. 4.
1937 Great Hong Kong Typhoon
1937 Hong Kong typhoon analysis 1 Sept.png
Surface weather analysis of the typhoon on 1 September in the South China Sea