July 5
31 entries from the federal record fall on July 5, across every year it covers.
Tropical cyclones
Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.
- 1888Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Matagorda County, TX
- 1891Unnamed storm, category 1 near Matagorda County, TX
- 1916Unnamed storm, category 3 near Jackson County, MS
Tornadoes
Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.
- 1955F4, 28 mile path Mountrail, ND
- 1994F4, 3.5 mile path Manitowoc, WI
- 1978F3, 8 mile path Sioux, IA
- 1988F3, 3 mile path Chouteau, MT
- 1988F3, 12 mile path Chouteau, MT
- 1988F3, 10 mile path Chouteau, MT
- 1991F3, 6 mile path Cass, MN; Crow Wing, MN
- 1994F3, 1.8 mile path Woodbury, IA
- 2000F3, 6 mile path Logan, CO
- 1978F2, 57.5 mile path, 4 killed Norman, MN; Mahnomen, MN; Polk, MN
- 1991F1, 0.3 mile path, 1 killed Cass, MN
Deadly and costly storms
- 2024Heat, 27 deaths Clackamas; Multnomah; Washington
- 2018Excessive Heat, 20 deaths Gila; La Paz; Maricopa; Pinal
- 2010Excessive Heat, 10 deaths Berks; Bucks; Carbon; Chester
- 2012Excessive Heat, 9 deaths Anne Arundel; Baltimore; Calvert; Charles
- 2024Excessive Heat, 9 deaths Graham; Greenlee; Pima; Pinal
- 1999Heat, 4 deaths Norfolk; Suffolk
- 1999Lightning, 3 deaths, $40,000 Johnston; Scotland; Wake
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).
- 1929M7.0, near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West Census Area, AK
- 1929M6.6, near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West Census Area, AK
- 1992M5.4, near Ludlow, California San Bernardino County, CA
- 2019M5.4, near Searles Valley, CA San Bernardino County, CA
- 2019M7.1, Ridgecrest San Bernardino County, CA
- 2019M5.5, near Little Lake, CA Inyo County, CA
- 2019M5.4, near Little Lake, CA Inyo County, CA
- 2021M5.2, near Kukuihaele, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI
Wildfires
Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.
- 2018Martin Fire, 431,841 acres NV
- 2015Munsatli 2 Fire, 124,572 acres AK