1935

3 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 12 notable earthquakes.

01

Tropical cyclones

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

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1935

Storm	Peak	Counties ≤50 mi	States
Unnamed	Category 5	208	FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA
Unnamed	Category 4	2	FL
Unnamed	Category 2	7	FL

02

Earthquakes

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

Notable earthquakes of 1935

Date	Magnitude	Where	Depth, mi
Jan 22, 1935	6.9	near Nikolski, Alaska Aleutians West AK	21.7
Feb 22, 1935	6.8	near Attu Station, Alaska Aleutians West AK	18.6
Oct 18, 1935	6.1	The 1935 Helena, Montana Earthquakes (Mainshock) Lewis and Clark MT	9.3
Jan 2, 1935	5.9	near Volcano, Hawaii Hawaii HI	2.5
Oct 12, 1935	5.9	near Helena, Montana Lewis and Clark MT	3.1
Oct 31, 1935	5.9	The 1935 Helena, Montana Earthquakes (Largest Aftershock) Jefferson MT	6.2
Feb 23, 1935	5.7	near Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX Yuma AZ	3.7
Jun 28, 1935	5.6	near Volcano, Hawaii Hawaii HI	—
Nov 21, 1935	5.6	near Volcano, Hawaii Hawaii HI	—
Dec 19, 1935	5.3	near Holtville, CA Imperial CA	3.7
Jun 3, 1935	5.0	near Fieldbrook, California Humboldt CA	—
Nov 28, 1935	5.0	near Helena, Montana Lewis and Clark MT	—

03

Drought

On average 15% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1935. The worst month was January 1935, with 30%.

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.