1905

2 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 8 notable earthquakes.

01

Tropical cyclones

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

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1905

Storm	Peak	Counties ≤50 mi	States
Unnamed	Tropical storm	79	AR, LA, MS
Unnamed	Tropical storm	28	LA, MS

02

Earthquakes

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

Notable earthquakes of 1905

Date	Magnitude	Where	Depth, mi
Feb 13, 1905	7.6	near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK	21.7
Mar 21, 1905	7.2	near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK	21.7
Dec 10, 1905	6.7	near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK	21.7
May 3, 1905	6.2	Kilauea South Flank, Hawaii Hawaii HI	—
May 25, 1905	6.1	Northwest of Huron, California Fresno CA	—
Dec 23, 1905	5.8	Near Bakersfield, California Kern CA	—
Nov 11, 1905	5.5	Near Shoshone, Idaho Lincoln ID	—
Jan 6, 1905	5.0	near Bakersfield, California Kern CA	—

03

Drought

On average 5% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1905. The worst month was January 1905, with 12%.

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.