1937

6 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 9 notable earthquakes.

01

Tropical cyclones

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

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1937

Storm	Peak	Counties ≤50 mi	States
Unnamed	Tropical storm	28	FL, NC
Unnamed	Tropical storm	0	—
Unnamed	Tropical storm	53	AL, FL, GA
Unnamed	Tropical storm	10	FL, LA
Unnamed	Category 1	0	—
Unnamed	Tropical storm	6	LA

02

Earthquakes

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

Notable earthquakes of 1937

Date	Magnitude	Where	Depth, mi
Jul 22, 1937	7.1	Central Alaska Fairbanks North Star AK	6.2
Apr 29, 1937	6.7	near King Cove, Alaska Aleutians East AK	21.7
Mar 25, 1937	6.0	near Oasis, CA San Diego CA	3.7
Feb 6, 1937	5.9	near Ferndale, California Humboldt CA	6.2
Mar 9, 1937	5.4	Near Anna, Ohio Shelby OH	1.9
Nov 18, 1937	5.4	near Oakley, Idaho Cassia ID	—
Jun 18, 1937	5.2	near Eagleville, California Modoc CA	—
Feb 19, 1937	5.0	near Mina, Nevada Mineral NV	—
Mar 2, 1937	5.0	Near Anna, Ohio Auglaize OH	1.2

03

Drought

On average 13% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1937. The worst month was September 1937, with 15%.

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.