1903

2 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 4 notable earthquakes.

01

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1903

Storm	Peak	Counties ≤50 mi	States
Unnamed	Category 1	76	AL, FL, GA
Unnamed	Category 2	68	DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA

02

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 1903

Date	Magnitude	Where	Depth, mi
Jun 2, 1903	6.9	Kuskokwim River Basin, Southwestern Alaska Bethel AK	—
Feb 5, 1903	6.8	Near Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Aleutians West AK	—
Aug 2, 1903	6.2	Near San Jose, California Santa Clara CA	—
Jun 11, 1903	6.1	Near San Jose, California Santa Clara CA	—

03

Drought

On average 1% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1903. The worst month was December 1903, with 5%.

Every year since 1895 on the drought page

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.