July 3
25 entries from the federal record fall on July 3, across every year it covers.
Tropical cyclones
Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.
- 1994Alberto, tropical storm near Okaloosa County, FL
Tornadoes
Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.
- 1983F4, 1 mile path Anoka, MN
- 1983F4, 0.5 mile path Iowa, WI
- 1967F3, 2.3 mile path Wheeler, TX
- 1971F3, 0.1 mile path Hand, SD
- 1974F3, 11.9 mile path Antrim, MI; Otsego, MI
- 1983F3, 1 mile path Juneau, WI
Deadly and costly storms
- 2024Excessive Heat, 42 deaths Clark; Lincoln
- 2018Excessive Heat, 26 deaths Allegany; Anne Arundel; Baltimore; Calvert
- 2020Heat, 18 deaths Maricopa
- 2022Heat, 7 deaths Clark
- 2013Rip Current, 6 deaths Brunswick
- 2003Heat, 3 deaths Boone; Callaway; Franklin; Lincoln
- 2026Thunderstorm Wind, 3 deaths, $530,000 Kenosha; Racine; Rock; Walworth
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).
- 1954M5.4, near Volcano, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI
- 1961M5.4, near Imlay, Nevada Humboldt County, NV
- 1983M5.3, near Aspen Springs, California Mono County, CA
- 1988M5.4, near P?hala, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI
Wildfires
Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.
- 2015Middle Yukon Fires, 407,220 acres AK
- 2006Tripod Complex (Spur Peak), 115,169 acres WA
- 2017Truckee Fire, 98,419 acres NV
- 2017White Mountain Creek Fire, 97,960 acres AK
- 2012Taylor Creek Fire, 64,337 acres MT
- 2005Wasky Fire, 59,744 acres AK
- 2012Uvgoon Creek 1 Fire, 53,671 acres AK