1925

2 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 10 notable earthquakes.

01

Tropical cyclones

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

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1925

Storm	Peak	Counties ≤50 mi	States
Unnamed	Tropical storm	7	TX
Unnamed	Category 1	10	FL

02

Earthquakes

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

Notable earthquakes of 1925

Date	Magnitude	Where	Depth, mi
Jun 29, 1925	6.8	Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara CA	6.2
Feb 23, 1925	6.6	near Whittier, Alaska Chugach AK	15.5
Jun 27, 1925	6.6	Clarkston Valley, Montana Broadwater MT	—
Jun 27, 1925	6.4	Clarkston Valley, Montana (Aftershock) Broadwater MT	—
Feb 28, 1925	6.3	near Saint-Pacôme, Canada Aroostook ME	9.3
Jun 4, 1925	6.0	near Crescent City, California Del Norte CA	—
Jun 4, 1925	6.0	near Langlois, Oregon Curry OR	9.3
Jun 27, 1925	5.5	Clarkston Valley, Montana (Aftershock) Broadwater MT	—
Jun 27, 1925	5.5	Clarkston Valley, Montana (Aftershock) Broadwater MT	—
Jul 10, 1925	5.5	Clarkston Valley, Montana (Aftershock) Broadwater MT	—

03

Drought

On average 19% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1925. The worst month was August 1925, with 35%.

Watch it spread, month by month · 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.