This article encompasses the 1860s Pacific typhoon seasons. The list is very incomplete; information on early typhoon seasons is patchy and relies heavily on individual observations of travellers and ships. There were no comprehensive records kept by a central organisation at this early time.
1862 season
A typhoon struck near Hong Kong on July 27, killing around 80,000 people.[1][2]
1863 season
Four typhoons struck the Philippines in 1863. One of which, a typhoon in December, killed 49 people.[3]
Several Royal Navy vessels reported a typhoon in the East China Sea that moved northeastward through the Ryukyu Islands and to the west of Kyushu on 15-16 August.[4] The HMS Euryalus reported a pressure of 990.6 mbar (29.25 inHg) in Kagoshima Bay at 4:00 AM on 16 August,[4] while serving as the flagship of Admiral Sir Augustus Kuper during the bombardment of Kagoshima.[5]
1864 season
A typhoon in 1864 struck Hong Kong.[3]
1865 season
There were 8 tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific in 1865, 7 of which were typhoons.[3]
1866 season
There were 5 tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific in 1866, 3 of which were typhoons. A typhoon in June killed five people, and another typhoon in September killed four people.[3]
1867 season
There were five typhoons in the Western Pacific in 1867. A typhoon in September killed 1,800 people when it rose the waters of the Abra River.[3]
1868 season
There were two typhoons in the Western Pacific in 1868.[3]
1869 season
There were 3 tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific in 1869, 1 of which was a typhoon.[3]