1929

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 1929

Storm	Peak	Counties ≤50 mi	States
Unnamed	Category 1	60	NM, TX
Unnamed	Category 4	26	AL, FL, GA

02

Earthquakes

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

Notable earthquakes of 1929

Date	Magnitude	Where	Depth, mi
Dec 16, 1929	7.9	near Attu Station, Alaska Aleutians West AK	12.4
Jul 7, 1929	7.3	near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK	21.7
Jul 5, 1929	7.0	near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK	21.7
Jul 5, 1929	6.6	near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK	15.5
Feb 25, 1929	6.5	near False Pass, Alaska Aleutians East AK	18.6
Oct 5, 1929	6.5	Hualālai area, Hawaii Hawaii HI	—
Sep 25, 1929	5.8	near Hana, Hawaii Maui HI	9.3
Sep 25, 1929	5.6	near Kalaoa, Hawaii Hawaii HI	—
Nov 28, 1929	5.5	near Independence, California Inyo CA	—
Sep 26, 1929	5.1	near Barstow, California San Bernardino CA	—

03

Drought

On average 3% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1929. The worst month was November 1929, 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.