1916
10 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 15 notable earthquakes.
Tropical cyclones
Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.
Earthquakes
Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.
| Apr 17, 1916 | 7.4 | near Nikolski, Alaska Aleutians West AK |
| Feb 6, 1916 | 7.0 | Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Aleutians West AK |
| Oct 22, 1916 | 6.0 | Tejon Pass, California Kern CA |
| Feb 2, 1916 | 5.9 | Near Winnemucca, Nevada Humboldt NV |
| Nov 10, 1916 | 5.9 | Death Valley area, California Inyo CA |
| Aug 3, 1916 | 5.8 | Elko County, Nevada Elko NV |
| Aug 6, 1916 | 5.8 | Near Paicines, California San Benito CA |
| Sep 29, 1916 | 5.7 | Eastern San Diego County, California San Diego CA |
| Aug 3, 1916 | 5.6 | Elko County, Nevada Elko NV |
| Oct 22, 1916 | 5.5 | Southwest of Tejon Pass, California Ventura CA |
| May 12, 1916 | 5.3 | Western Idaho Washington ID |
| Feb 21, 1916 | 5.2 | Near Asheville, North Carolina Buncombe NC |
| Oct 18, 1916 | 5.1 | Near Irondale, Alabama Jefferson AL |
| Aug 3, 1916 | 5.0 | Northcentral Nevada Elko NV |
| Oct 10, 1916 | 5.0 | Elko County, Nevada Elko NV |
Drought
On average 1% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1916. The worst month was April 1916, with 3%.
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.