July 20
18 entries from the federal record fall on July 20, across every year it covers.
Tropical cyclones
Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.
- 2006Beryl, tropical storm near Atlantic County, NJ
Tornadoes
Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.
- 1951F3, 11.6 mile path, 5 killed Hennepin, MN
- 1956F3, 69.5 mile path Anderson, KS; Allen, KS; Crawford, KS
- 1958F3, 3.3 mile path Wallace, KS
- 1972F3, 32.8 mile path Custer, NE; Valley, NE
- 1978F3, 53.2 mile path Sioux, NE; Box Butte, NE
Deadly and costly storms
- 2024Excessive Heat, 34 deaths Clark
- 1999Heat, 13 deaths Adams; Auglaize; Brown; Butler
- 1998Heat, 11 deaths Bucks; Chester; Delaware; Lehigh
- 2017Heat, 8 deaths Clark
- 2018Heat, 5 deaths Clark
- 1998Heat, 4 deaths Anne Arundel; Baltimore; Carroll; Charles
- 1999Heat, 4 deaths Cass; Champaign; Christian; Clark
- 2005Heat, 4 deaths Audrain; Boone; Callaway; Cole
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).
- 1986M5.9, near Mesa, California Mono County, CA
- 2012M5.2, near Ferndale, California Humboldt County, CA
Wildfires
Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.
- 2012Region 24 Complex, 66,306 acres NE
- 2013Sunnyside Turnoff Fire, 50,011 acres OR