1600 AD Huaynaputina Eruption (Peru), Abrupt Cooling, and Epidemics in China and Korea
Table 4
Temporal distribution and weather background of the epidemics in China and Korea in 1601 AD.
County, province
Weather background
Time
Xincai, Henan
Cold
Spring (February 3–May 1, 1601 AD)
Nankang, Jiangxi
n/a
4th month (May 2–May 31, 1601 AD)
Korea (State)
Abnormally hot and wet
7th month (July 29–August 27, 1601 AD)
Guizhou (Province)
Drought
7th month (July 29–August 27, 1601 AD)
Shitai, Anhui
Abnormally cold and then abnormally hot
7-8th month (July 29–September 1601 AD)
Wuzhen, Zhejiang
Abnormally cold and then abnormally hot
7–9th month (July 29–October 25, 1601 AD)
Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Abnormally cold and then abnormally hot
7–9th month (July 29–October 25, 1601 AD)
Huzhou, Zhejiang
Abnormally cold and then abnormally hot
7–9th month (July 29–October 25, 1601 AD)
Tongxiang, Zhejiang
Abnormally cold and then abnormally hot
7–9th month (July 29–October 25, 1601 AD)
Nanxun, Zhejiang
Abnormally cold and then abnormally hot
7–9th month (July 29–October 25, 1601 AD)
Xinhua, Hunan
n/a
Autumn (7th–9th month, i.e., July 29–October 25, 1601 AD)
Dingxiang, Shanxi
Drought
Autumn (7th–9th month, i.e., July 29–October 25, 1601 AD)
Xingguo, Jiangxi
Drought
n/a
Qingxu, Shanxi
Drought
n/a
Linyou, Shaanxi
Drought
n/a
Yangqu, Shanxi
n/a
n/a
In Chinese and Korean historical literatures, particularly histories, chronicles and gazetteers, spring refers to the 1st–3rd months of the Chinese lunar calendar, and summer, autumn, and winter refer to the 4th–6th, 7th–9th, and 10th–12th months, respectively.