Significant storm surge events in Hong Kong before 1954
| Year | Month | Name of tropical cyclone [2] | Maximum sea level above Chart Datum (m) [3] | Maximum storm surge (m) [3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Harbour | Tai Po | Victoria Harbour | Tai Po | |||
| 1874 | SEP | -- | 4.88* | 4.95* | 2.83* | 2.83* |
| 1906 | SEP | -- | 2.53* | 4.15* | 0.39* | 1.98* |
| 1923 | AUG | -- | 3.20 | -- | 1.68 | 4.57 |
| 1929 | AUG | -- | 2.38 | -- | 0.85 | -- |
| 1936 | AUG | -- | 3.81 | -- | 1.92 | 4.27 |
| 1937 | SEP | -- | 4.05 | 6.25 | 1.98 | 3.81 |
| 1949 | SEP | -- | 2.90 | -- | 1.49 | -- |
| 1951 | JUN | -- | 2.74 | -- | 0.52 | -- |
| 1951 | AUG | LOUISE | 2.44 | -- | 0.73 | -- |
| 1951 | SEP | ORA | 2.44 | -- | 0.52 | -- |
| 1953 | SEP | SUSAN | 2.44 | -- | 0.64 | -- |
[1] By observing tide poles (before 1951) or tide gauges (1951-1953)
[2] No names were assigned to tropical cyclones in the early years
[3] The maximum storm surges and maximum sea levels are extracted from the following HKO publications:
(a) I.E.M. Watts, 1959, The Effect of Meteorological Conditions on Tide Height At Hong Kong, Hong Kong Observatory Technical Memoir No. 8
(b) T.T. Cheng, 1967, Storm Surges in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Observatory Technical Note No. 26
(c) P. Peterson, M.Sc., 1975, Storm Surge Statistics, Hong Kong Observatory Technical Note (Local) No. 20
* Estimated figures, please refer to the following publications:
(a) H.Y. Mok, W.H. Lui, D.S. Lau and W.C. Woo, 2020: Reconstruction of the track and a simulation of the storm surge associated with the calamitous typhoon affecting the Pearl River Estuary in September 1874. Clim. Past, 16, p.51-64, 2020
(b) H.Y. Mok, C. M. Shun, S. Davies, W. H. Lui, D. S. Lau, K. C. Cheung, K. Y. Kong and S. T. Chan, 2022: A historical re-analysis of the calamitous midget typhoon passing through Hong Kong on 18 September 1906 and its storm surge impact to Hong Kong. Tropical Cyclone Research and Review, Volume 11, Issue 3, September 2022, Pages 174-218