July 24
20 entries from the federal record fall on July 24, across every year it covers.
Tropical cyclones
Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.
- 1979Claudette, tropical storm near Chambers County, TX
- 2016Darby, tropical storm near Hawaii County, HI
Tornadoes
Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.
- 1967F3, 11.4 mile path Cattaraugus, NY
- 1971F3, 2.5 mile path Brule, SD
- 1993F3, 9 mile path Jefferson, NE
- 2008EF2, 50.5 mile path, 1 killed Carroll, NH; Rockingham, NH; Merrimack, NH
Deadly and costly storms
- 2018Excessive Heat, 17 deaths Clark
- 2021Dust Storm, 16 deaths, $1.2 million Beaver; Box Elder; Duchesne; Garfield
- 2010Heat, 6 deaths Clark
- 1999Thunderstorm Wind, 3 deaths, $197,000 Ashland; Crawford; Cuyahoga; Holmes
- 2014Thunderstorm Wind, 3 deaths, $861,000 Isle of Wight; Northampton; Southampton; Franklin city
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).
- 1947M5.3, near Desert Hot Springs, CA Riverside County, CA
- 1947M5.2, near Yucca Valley, CA Riverside County, CA
Wildfires
Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.
- 2024Park Fire, 431,350 acres CA
- 2017Rice Ridge Fire, 171,675 acres MT
- 2005Coleen Mountain Fire, 131,535 acres AK
- 2018Bruneau Fire, 87,633 acres ID
- 2006Tripod Complex (Tripod), 59,738 acres WA
- 2024Borel Fire, 59,598 acres CA
- 2023Pogo Mine Road Fire, 51,191 acres AK