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July 1

41 entries from the federal record fall on July 1, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.

  1. 1966Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Levy County, FL
  2. 1981Bret, tropical storm near Hyde County, NC

Tornadoes

Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.

  1. 1952F4, 48 mile path, 1 killed Burleigh, ND; Kidder, ND
  2. 1973F3, 0.3 mile path, 1 killed Brown, SD
  3. 1952F3, 0.5 mile path Richland, ND
  4. 1955F3, 1.3 mile path Emmons, ND
  5. 1965F3, 12.8 mile path Otoe, NE
  6. 1973F3, 0.1 mile path Sargent, ND
  7. 1973F3, 0.1 mile path Richland, ND
  8. 1997F3, 5 mile path Wright, MN
  9. 1958F1, 2 mile path, 1 killed St. Louis, MN

Deadly and costly storms

  1. 2013Excessive Heat, 37 deaths Clark
  2. 1998Heat, 32 deaths Anderson; Bell; Bosque; Collin
  3. 2023Excessive Heat, 24 deaths Cochise; Graham; Greenlee; Pima
  4. 2022Heat, 18 deaths Maricopa
  5. 2012Excessive Heat, 17 deaths Audrain; Boone; Callaway; Cole
  6. 2002Heat, 15 deaths Berks; Bucks; Chester; Delaware
  7. 2011Heat, 15 deaths Dallas; Johnson; McLennan; Rockwall
  8. 2021Heat, 14 deaths Maricopa
  9. 2015Heat, 13 deaths Clark
  10. 2002Heat, 12 deaths Cook
  11. 2019Heat, 12 deaths Maricopa
  12. 2023Excessive Heat, 11 deaths La Paz; Maricopa; Pinal; Yuma
  13. 2025Heat, 10 deaths Pima
  14. 2013Heat, 9 deaths Garfield; Kane; Washington
  15. 2018Heat, 9 deaths Clark
  16. 2000Heat, 8 deaths Anderson; Bell; Bosque; Collin
  17. 2017Heat, 8 deaths Clark
  18. 2019Heat, 8 deaths Clark
  19. 1996Heat, 7 deaths Carter; Lincoln; Oklahoma; Payne
  20. 1996Heat, 6 deaths Tarrant

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).

  1. 1911M6.5, Near Morgan Hill, California Santa Clara County, CA
  2. 1938M5.0, near Fieldbrook, California Humboldt County, CA
  3. 1973M6.7, near Pelican, Alaska Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK
  4. 1992M5.3, near Yucca Valley, California San Bernardino County, CA

Wildfires

Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.

  1. 2011Cravens Hammock Fire, 142,630 acres FL, GA
  2. 1985Wheeler 2 Fire, 126,905 acres CA
  3. 1990Tok River Fire, 95,722 acres AK
  4. 1985Las Pilitas Fire, 75,969 acres CA
  5. 2018Dollar Ridge Fire, 69,762 acres UT
  6. 2005Gisasa River Fire, 51,018 acres AK