1933

7 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 18 notable earthquakes.

01

Tropical cyclones

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

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1933

Storm	Peak	Counties ≤50 mi	States
Unnamed	Tropical storm	5	TX
Unnamed	Category 1	24	FL, TX
Unnamed	Category 4	142	DC, MD, NC, NY, PA, VA, WV
Unnamed	Category 5	5	TX
Unnamed	Category 4	82	FL, GA
Unnamed	Category 4	6	NC
Unnamed	Category 3	2	FL

02

Earthquakes

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

Notable earthquakes of 1933

Date	Magnitude	Where	Depth, mi
Apr 26, 1933	6.8	Southern Alaska Kenai Peninsula AK	9.3
Jul 22, 1933	6.8	near Nikolski, Alaska Aleutians West AK	18.6
Mar 10, 1933	6.4	Long Beach, California Orange CA	3.7
Jun 25, 1933	6.1	near Stagecoach, Nevada Lyon NV	9.3
Feb 13, 1933	5.5	near Gabbs, Nevada Nye NV	—
Oct 27, 1933	5.5	near Gabbs, Nevada Nye NV	—
Mar 10, 1933	5.3	near Newport Beach, CA Orange CA	3.7
Jan 11, 1933	5.2	near Gabbs, Nevada Nye NV	—
Jun 4, 1933	5.2	near Mina, Nevada Mineral NV	9.9
Jun 11, 1933	5.2	near Gabbs, Nevada Nye NV	—
Jan 6, 1933	5.1	near Gabbs, Nevada Nye NV	—
Feb 2, 1933	5.1	near Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA Mono CA	3.7
May 9, 1933	5.1	near Mina, Nevada Mineral NV	—
Jan 29, 1933	5.0	near Mina, Nevada Mineral NV	—
Mar 10, 1933	5.0	near Westminster, CA Orange CA	3.7
Mar 11, 1933	5.0	near Carson, California Los Angeles CA	9.9
Mar 12, 1933	5.0	near Gabbs, Nevada Nye NV	—
Dec 13, 1933	5.0	near Los Gatos, California Santa Clara CA	—

03

Drought

On average 9% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1933. The worst month was December 1933, with 29%.

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.