1928

3 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 5 notable earthquakes.

01

Tropical cyclones

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

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1928

Storm	Peak	Counties ≤50 mi	States
Unnamed	Category 2	50	AL, FL, GA
Unnamed	Category 1	50	AL, FL, GA
Unnamed	Category 5	99	FL, GA, NC, SC

02

Earthquakes

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

Notable earthquakes of 1928

Date	Magnitude	Where	Depth, mi
Jun 21, 1928	7.0	near Chenega, Alaska Chugach AK	9.3
Apr 18, 1928	5.2	near Channel Islands Beach, California Ventura CA	—
Sep 4, 1928	5.2	near Jackpot, Nevada Owyhee ID	—
Sep 5, 1928	5.0	near Twentynine Palms, California Riverside CA	—
Oct 2, 1928	5.0	near Seeley, California Imperial CA	—

03

Drought

On average 2% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1928. The worst month was January 1928, 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.