July 2
29 entries from the federal record fall on July 2, across every year it covers.
Tropical cyclones
Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.
- 1878Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Sarasota County, FL
- 2022Colin, tropical storm near Berkeley County, SC
Tornadoes
Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.
- 1955F4, 9.1 mile path, 2 killed Richland, ND
- 1997F3, 1.7 mile path, 1 killed Genesee, MI
- 1955F3, 18.7 mile path Wilkin, MN
- 1992F3, 4 mile path Tulsa, OK; Rogers, OK
- 1997F3, 2 mile path Genesee, MI
- 1997F3, 12 mile path Clermont, OH
- 1986F2, 1.5 mile path, 3 killed Onslow, NC
- 1997F1, 0.3 mile path, 1 killed Oakland, MI
Deadly and costly storms
- 2002Heat, 55 deaths Allegany; Anne Arundel; Baltimore; Calvert
- 2024Excessive Heat, 10 deaths Santa Clara; Sonoma
- 2012Excessive Heat, 9 deaths Columbia; Dane; Dodge; Fond du Lac
- 1997Thunderstorm Wind, 5 deaths, $13.0 million Bay; Genesee; Lapeer; Livingston
- 2012Heat, 5 deaths Adams; Buffalo; Clark; Crawford
- 2000Heat, 4 deaths St. Louis; St. Louis city
- 2005Heat, 3 deaths Cochise; Santa Cruz
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).
- 1922M6.8, near Sand Point, Alaska Aleutians East Borough, AK
- 1936M5.0, near Kingston, Nevada Lander County, NV
- 1965M7.8, near Nikolski, Alaska Aleutians West Census Area, AK
- 1974M5.4, near Ferndale, California Humboldt County, CA
- 1999M5.8, near Satsop, Washington Grays Harbor County, WA
Wildfires
Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.
- 1990Kan 7 Fire, 367,541 acres AK
- 1990032042 Fire, 123,277 acres AK
- 2016Hot Pot Fire, 119,902 acres NV
- 2021Sugar Fire, 108,479 acres CA
- 1999Railroad Fire, 64,561 acres UT
- 1990Gal N 38 Fire, 61,334 acres AK
- 2009Sheenjek Fire, 56,266 acres AK