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October 5

12 entries from the federal record fall on October 5, across every year it covers.

Tropical cyclones

Storms at their strongest near the U.S. on this date.

  1. 1867Unnamed storm, category 2 near Plaquemines Parish, LA
  2. 1899Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Pinellas County, FL
  3. 1933Unnamed storm, category 3 near Palm Beach County, FL
  4. 1934Unnamed storm, tropical storm near Plaquemines Parish, LA
  5. 1948Unnamed storm, category 2 near Monroe County, FL
  6. 1966Inez, category 2 near Monroe County, FL

Tornadoes

Tornadoes rated F3/EF3 or stronger, or that killed, on this date.

  1. 1970F4, 25 mile path, 4 killed Pottawatomie, OK; Lincoln, OK; Okfuskee, OK

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, on this date (local time).

  1. 1909M5.6, Hansel Valley, Utah Box Elder County, UT
  2. 1920M5.2, near Spreckels, California Monterey County, CA
  3. 1929M6.5, Hualālai area, Hawaii Hawaii County, HI
  4. 1941M5.0, near Ferndale, California Humboldt County, CA

Wildfires

Fires of 50,000 acres or more that began on this date.

  1. 2024Williams Co Wildland Fire, 67,119 acres ND