July 29
25 entries from the federal record fall on July 29, across every year it covers.
Tropical cyclones
Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.
- 1954Barbara, tropical storm near Cameron Parish, LA
- 1960Brenda, tropical storm near Georgetown County, SC
Tornadoes
Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.
- 1971F3, 0.1 mile path New Haven, CT
- 1976F3, 25 mile path Lycoming, PA
- 2021EF3, 3.4 mile path Philadelphia, PA; Bucks, PA
Deadly and costly storms
- 1999Heat, 8 deaths Columbia; Dane; Dodge; Fond du Lac
- 2001Heat, 6 deaths Cook
- 2011Heat, 5 deaths Philadelphia
- 2020Excessive Heat, 4 deaths Cochise; Graham; Greenlee; Pima
- 2003Lightning, 3 deaths, $30,000 Mecklenburg
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).
- 1950M5.4, near Westmorland, CA Imperial County, CA
- 1951M5.0, near Soledad, California San Benito County, CA
- 1952M5.7, near Lamont, CA Kern County, CA
- 1952M5.2, near Lamont, CA Kern County, CA
- 1954M5.1, near Fallon Station, Nevada Churchill County, NV
- 2008M5.4, near Chino Hills, CA San Bernardino County, CA
Wildfires
Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.
- 2015Rocky Fire, 96,061 acres CA
- 2017Highline Fire, 93,679 acres ID
- 1995Tuana Complex, 80,611 acres ID
- 2012Chips Fire, 79,959 acres CA
- 2002Pines Fire, 65,352 acres CA
- 2018Sharps Fire, 63,923 acres ID
- 2022Mckinney Fire, 60,546 acres CA
- 2005Tozitna River Fire, 57,617 acres AK
- 2018Crescent Mountain Fire, 53,264 acres WA