1931

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

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Tropical cyclones

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

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1931

Storm	Peak	Counties ≤50 mi	States
Unnamed	Tropical storm	3	TX
Unnamed	Tropical storm	29	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 1931

Date	Magnitude	Where	Depth, mi
Aug 16, 1931	6.3	Valentine, Texas Jeff Davis TX	6.2
Sep 9, 1931	5.9	near Leggett, California Mendocino CA	9.3
Sep 9, 1931	5.8	near the coast of Northern California Humboldt CA	—
Mar 9, 1931	5.6	near the coast of Northern California Humboldt CA	—
Dec 3, 1931	5.1	near Carmel Valley Village, California Monterey CA	—

03

Drought

On average 33% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1931. The worst month was February 1931, with 42%.

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.