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1955

591 tornadoes, 5 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 13 notable earthquakes. 40 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 129.

Tornadoes

591 recorded; 40 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Tornadoes by month, 1955 Jan: 3 Feb: 4 Mar: 42 Apr: 99 May: 147 Jun: 153 153 Jul: 49 Aug: 33 Sep: 15 Oct: 23 Nov: 20 Dec: 3 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  1. Texas104
  2. Kansas98
  3. Oklahoma77
  4. Nebraska31
  5. Missouri30
  6. Illinois25
  7. Arkansas22
  8. Colorado18

Outbreak days

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1955
May 25, 1955F5Kay, Sumner, Cowley56.480
May 25, 1955F5Kay, Sumner28.420
Apr 24, 1955F4Morgan8.65
May 25, 1955F4Collingsworth, Wheeler, Roger Mills45.12
Jun 27, 1955F4Scotts Bluff, Morrill26.02
Jul 2, 1955F4Richland9.12
Jul 7, 1955F4Lyon30.01
Jun 4, 1955F4Ford, Edwards, Pawnee72.20
Jun 4, 1955F4Osborne, Smith, Thayer61.90
Jul 5, 1955F4Mountrail28.00
Nov 15, 1955F3Cleburne, Independence36.51
Apr 6, 1955F3Grayson, Fannin30.21
Mar 22, 1955F3Chester9.61
Mar 1, 1955F3Mahoning2.51
May 26, 1955F3Garland, Saline28.80
Apr 6, 1955F3Jack, Clay21.70
Nov 15, 1955F3Darke, Randolph21.00
Jul 2, 1955F3Wilkin18.70
Jun 17, 1955F3Collingsworth16.20
Apr 6, 1955F3Cooke15.10
May 25, 1955F3Grant13.30
Apr 22, 1955F3New Madrid12.40
Mar 14, 1955F3Clinton, Caldwell9.80
Mar 4, 1955F3Madison8.90
Apr 18, 1955F3Wheeler8.90
May 3, 1955F3Lincoln6.80
Jun 4, 1955F3Stafford6.80
Jun 4, 1955F3Rice5.90
Apr 12, 1955F3Anderson5.60
Apr 23, 1955F3Ringgold5.40
Nov 15, 1955F3Lawrence3.80
Mar 20, 1955F3Mississippi3.60
Nov 15, 1955F3Vanderburgh2.00
Jun 26, 1955F3Goshen2.00
Jun 27, 1955F3Platte2.00
Jul 1, 1955F3Emmons1.30
Oct 28, 1955F3Desha1.00
Aug 30, 1955F3Schuyler1.00
Jul 31, 1955F3Costilla0.50
Nov 15, 1955F3Cleburne0.10
Mar 13, 1955F2Saluda9.92
Jul 8, 1955F2Custer, Sherman, Howard31.21
May 6, 1955F2Bell10.11
Mar 16, 1955F2Wayne6.61
Apr 21, 1955F2Jefferson0.51
Apr 12, 1955F2Lincoln, Copiah, Simpson112.80
Mar 20, 1955F2Craighead, Mississippi, Dunklin89.40
May 26, 1955F2Osage, Douglas, Leavenworth66.20
May 28, 1955F2Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Eaton64.60
Apr 12, 1955F2Simpson, Smith, Jasper57.60
Apr 5, 1955F2Jones, Haskell, Throckmorton43.70
Apr 6, 1955F2Denton, Grayson37.90
Mar 11, 1955F2Shelby, Rush, Fayette34.80
Jun 22, 1955F2Quitman, Panola34.60
Dec 3, 1955F2LaSalle, Livingston, Grundy32.00
Nov 2, 1955F2Van Buren29.90
May 27, 1955F2Anderson, Franklin, Miami27.00
May 18, 1955F2Lavaca20.70
May 22, 1955F2Hale20.70
Jun 11, 1955F2Pitt, Martin19.40
Apr 19, 1955F2Potter, Walworth18.20
Jun 14, 1955F2Kiowa17.60
Oct 16, 1955F2Coffee, Dale17.30
Apr 18, 1955F2Iowa17.30
Oct 16, 1955F2Coffee, Dale16.40
Mar 25, 1955F2Jefferson, Hamblen16.30
Apr 19, 1955F2Jackson15.90
Mar 11, 1955F2Randolph15.60
May 6, 1955F2Shelby15.50
Nov 15, 1955F2Washington15.00
Apr 23, 1955F2Adams, Brown14.80
Mar 20, 1955F2Logan12.60
May 25, 1955F2Knox11.90
May 26, 1955F2Schuyler11.70
Apr 4, 1955F2Dallas, Boone11.60
Apr 24, 1955F2Sumner11.50
Aug 29, 1955F2Scott, Morgan11.50
Apr 23, 1955F2Montgomery11.00
Apr 19, 1955F2Potter10.80
Jun 17, 1955F2Wayne, Dixon10.60
Apr 4, 1955F2Carroll10.20
Apr 6, 1955F2Hopkins, Franklin9.80
Feb 1, 1955F2Bedford9.40
Apr 18, 1955F2Dane, Green9.20
Apr 19, 1955F2Lincoln9.20
Apr 18, 1955F2Carroll9.00
Aug 10, 1955F2Dillon8.80
Apr 27, 1955F2McPherson8.70
Sep 20, 1955F2Custer8.50
Apr 19, 1955F2Edmunds8.20
Aug 6, 1955F2Jackson7.90
May 26, 1955F2Doniphan7.80
May 26, 1955F2Woodruff, Jackson7.50
May 28, 1955F2Howard6.80
May 26, 1955F2Wayne6.50
Jun 2, 1955F2Kearney6.50
Apr 12, 1955F2Pushmataha6.10
Jun 15, 1955F2Ellis5.90
Mar 21, 1955F2Colbert5.40
Jun 28, 1955F2Brown5.40
Apr 6, 1955F2Grayson5.20
Jul 12, 1955F2Buffalo5.20
May 25, 1955F2Dewey5.10
May 6, 1955F2Milam4.90
Jun 18, 1955F2Phillips4.90
May 10, 1955F2Mississippi4.70
Apr 19, 1955F2Brown4.60
Nov 16, 1955F2Union4.50
May 26, 1955F2Perry4.50
Nov 16, 1955F2Howell4.30
Mar 5, 1955F2Hawkins4.30
Jul 10, 1955F2Weld4.30
Apr 22, 1955F2Cape Girardeau4.10
May 23, 1955F2Bienville4.10
Jun 30, 1955F2Grand Forks4.10
Oct 16, 1955F2Monmouth3.80
Mar 4, 1955F2Robertson, Sumner3.80
Apr 2, 1955F2Tift3.80
Jun 7, 1955F2Gladwin3.80
Mar 21, 1955F2Bell3.60
Jun 17, 1955F2Woods3.60
Jun 18, 1955F2Woods3.60
Jun 5, 1955F2La Salle3.60
Mar 11, 1955F2Tuscarawas3.30
Mar 14, 1955F2Clay, Ray3.30
Apr 18, 1955F2Walworth3.30
Apr 23, 1955F2Worth3.00
Jun 16, 1955F2Crockett3.00
May 25, 1955F2Kay2.70
Jun 16, 1955F2Sanpete2.70
Jul 31, 1955F2Marquette2.70
Aug 12, 1955F2Sussex2.70
May 18, 1955F2Matagorda2.50
Apr 19, 1955F2Potter2.30
Apr 23, 1955F2Atchison2.30
Jun 26, 1955F2Goshen2.30
Oct 28, 1955F2Coahoma2.00
Feb 28, 1955F2Pittsburg2.00
Apr 26, 1955F2Caddo2.00
Apr 27, 1955F2Harvey2.00
May 19, 1955F2Lavaca2.00
May 30, 1955F2Winkler2.00
Jun 4, 1955F2Brown2.00
Nov 15, 1955F2Perry1.50
Mar 1, 1955F2Lawrence1.50
Apr 21, 1955F2Dallas1.50
Apr 23, 1955F2Page1.50
May 26, 1955F2Adams1.50
May 26, 1955F2Tazewell1.50
Aug 28, 1955F2Grant1.50
Aug 3, 1955F2Barnes1.50
May 26, 1955F2Wichita1.30
Sep 20, 1955F2Butte1.30
Mar 31, 1955F2Cooke1.10
Oct 24, 1955F2Windsor1.00
Oct 6, 1955F2Shelby1.00
Mar 11, 1955F2Columbiana1.00
Apr 22, 1955F2Randolph1.00
Jun 16, 1955F2Donley1.00
Jun 17, 1955F2Alfalfa1.00
Sep 25, 1955F2Young1.00
Dec 4, 1955F2Marlboro0.80
Jun 17, 1955F2Tillman0.80
Oct 24, 1955F2New Haven0.50
Oct 28, 1955F2Calhoun0.50
May 19, 1955F2Angelina0.50
May 23, 1955F2Wharton0.50
Jul 12, 1955F2Berkshire0.50
Aug 6, 1955F2Barry0.50
Mar 20, 1955F2Navarro0.30
Mar 21, 1955F2Lee0.30
Jul 13, 1955F2Gray0.30
Sep 21, 1955F2Coffey0.30
Oct 28, 1955F2Shelby0.20
Apr 22, 1955F2Scott0.20
Oct 29, 1955F2Manatee0.10
Nov 15, 1955F2Marion0.10
Mar 11, 1955F2Randolph0.10
Mar 15, 1955F2Muhlenberg0.10
Mar 22, 1955F2Bennington0.10
Mar 5, 1955F2Wilson, DeKalb0.10
Apr 10, 1955F2Escambia0.10
Apr 12, 1955F2Cherokee0.10
Apr 19, 1955F2Dewey0.10
Apr 22, 1955F2Noble0.10
Apr 26, 1955F2Caddo0.10
Apr 5, 1955F2Clay0.10
May 11, 1955F2Navarro0.10
May 11, 1955F2Crawford0.10
May 22, 1955F2Lubbock0.10
May 2, 1955F2Custer0.10
May 5, 1955F2Reeves0.10
Jun 17, 1955F2Clark0.10
Jun 17, 1955F2Meade0.10
Jun 30, 1955F2Polk0.10
Jun 4, 1955F2Caddo0.10
Jun 5, 1955F2Colorado0.10
Jul 10, 1955F2Alamosa0.10
Jul 1, 1955F2Crawford0.10
Jul 5, 1955F2Franklin0.10
Jul 6, 1955F2St. Joseph0.10
Jul 8, 1955F2Morgan0.10
Aug 19, 1955F2Chester0.10
Aug 3, 1955F2McLean0.10
Sep 16, 1955F1Mille Lacs, Kanabec10.41
Jul 15, 1955F1Murray1.51
Jun 4, 1955F1Ford, Edwards, Pawnee72.20
Jun 4, 1955F1Ford, Edwards, Pawnee72.20
Jun 4, 1955F1Ford, Edwards, Pawnee72.20
Jun 4, 1955F1Ford, Edwards, Pawnee72.20
Jun 4, 1955F1Ford, Edwards, Pawnee72.20
May 19, 1955F1King, Knox31.70
May 27, 1955F1Grant, Kay22.40
May 21, 1955F1Bibb, Jones20.40
Jun 2, 1955F1Mitchell, Cloud19.80
May 26, 1955F1Kankakee, Will18.70
May 11, 1955F1Eastland17.50
Mar 20, 1955F1Montague17.20
May 8, 1955F1Jackson16.30
Oct 6, 1955F1St. Clair, Madison15.00
May 26, 1955F1Sequoyah14.20
Oct 16, 1955F1Coffee14.00
Apr 18, 1955F1Crawford13.10
Jun 30, 1955F1Wilkin, Clay12.70
Dec 3, 1955F1Brown, Cass12.50
Sep 20, 1955F1Blaine12.10
Jun 1, 1955F1Harmon11.80
May 26, 1955F1Cleveland11.60
Apr 27, 1955F1McPherson11.10
Oct 6, 1955F1Washington10.50
May 16, 1955F1Scurry10.50
Apr 28, 1955F1Kane, DuPage10.40
May 10, 1955F1Johnson10.00
May 12, 1955F1Putnam, Overton9.40
Apr 23, 1955F1Hancock8.00
Apr 23, 1955F1Lincoln7.90
Jun 5, 1955F1Williamson7.80
Jul 6, 1955F1Morton7.40
Mar 20, 1955F1Gonzales6.20
May 25, 1955F1Jackson6.20
Jun 3, 1955F1Major5.90
Jun 4, 1955F1Major5.90
Aug 7, 1955F1Tulsa5.90
Sep 20, 1955F1Nuckolls5.90
Apr 24, 1955F1Bledsoe5.70
Apr 2, 1955F1Appling5.70
Mar 3, 1955F1LaPorte5.60
Jul 9, 1955F1Hall5.60
May 24, 1955F1Cobb5.40
Apr 2, 1955F1Dodge, Laurens5.20
Jun 3, 1955F1Stafford5.20
Mar 22, 1955F1Mahoning5.10
Apr 21, 1955F1Hinds5.10
Apr 2, 1955F1Chatham5.10
Apr 12, 1955F1Hodgeman4.90
May 16, 1955F1Garza4.90
May 25, 1955F1Ellis4.90
Sep 21, 1955F1Morgan, Moniteau4.70
Apr 19, 1955F1Walworth4.60
Nov 15, 1955F1Randolph4.50
Mar 20, 1955F1Harrison4.30
May 20, 1955F1Woodruff4.30
May 26, 1955F1Dakota4.30
May 30, 1955F1Custer4.30
Mar 20, 1955F1Bell4.10
Apr 2, 1955F1Coffee4.00
Jun 16, 1955F1Hemphill3.80
Mar 22, 1955F1Marion3.30
Jun 3, 1955F1Young3.30
Aug 6, 1955F1Parker3.30
Oct 24, 1955F1Worcester3.00
Jan 18, 1955F1Los Angeles3.00
Apr 24, 1955F1Madison2.70
May 26, 1955F1Jasper2.70
May 28, 1955F1Waupaca2.70
Apr 12, 1955F1Houston2.30
Jun 19, 1955F1Charlevoix2.30
Oct 5, 1955F1Polk2.00
Feb 1, 1955F1Grundy2.00
Mar 25, 1955F1Greene2.00
May 26, 1955F1Howell2.00
Jun 18, 1955F1Alfalfa2.00
Jun 4, 1955F1Woods2.00
Jul 22, 1955F1Pierce2.00
Jul 23, 1955F1Woodward2.00
Jul 6, 1955F1Yellowstone2.00
Jul 6, 1955F1Treasure2.00
Aug 18, 1955F1Coke2.00
Aug 21, 1955F1De Witt2.00
Aug 9, 1955F1Greeley2.00
Sep 17, 1955F1Sherman2.00
Apr 6, 1955F1Chester1.50
May 26, 1955F1Cook1.50
Apr 19, 1955F1Clay1.30
Feb 19, 1955F1Nevada1.00
Apr 26, 1955F1Mercer1.00
Apr 4, 1955F1Beauregard1.00
May 11, 1955F1Nueces1.00
May 8, 1955F1Mitchell1.00
Jun 13, 1955F1Maricopa1.00
Jun 16, 1955F1Carson1.00
Jun 17, 1955F1Major1.00
Jun 30, 1955F1Cloud1.00
Jun 6, 1955F1Emmet1.00
Jun 8, 1955F1Beckham1.00
Jul 28, 1955F1Wilbarger1.00
Aug 10, 1955F1Pender1.00
Aug 30, 1955F1Wharton1.00
Jul 29, 1955F1Palm Beach0.90
Oct 24, 1955F1Hartford0.50
Oct 6, 1955F1Wells0.50
Mar 1, 1955F1Miami0.50
Mar 4, 1955F1Union0.50
Mar 5, 1955F1Smith0.50
Apr 27, 1955F1Lancaster0.50
Apr 3, 1955F1Page0.50
May 26, 1955F1Oklahoma0.50
Jun 10, 1955F1Poinsett0.50
Aug 25, 1955F1Madison0.50
Aug 3, 1955F1Box Butte0.50
Mar 14, 1955F1Clay0.30
Apr 22, 1955F1Bollinger0.30
May 12, 1955F1Rutherford0.30
May 18, 1955F1Curry0.30
May 25, 1955F1Fisher0.30
Jul 1, 1955F1Edmunds0.30
Aug 10, 1955F1Horry0.30
Aug 29, 1955F1Hamilton0.30
Sep 17, 1955F1Koochiching0.30
Apr 23, 1955F1Dunklin0.20
May 26, 1955F1Moniteau0.20
May 26, 1955F1Linn0.20
May 27, 1955F1Lincoln0.20
May 27, 1955F1Cass0.20
Jul 23, 1955F1Greene0.20
Sep 24, 1955F1Cass0.20
Oct 13, 1955F1Broward0.10
Oct 24, 1955F1Middlesex0.10
Oct 6, 1955F1St. Clair0.10
Nov 15, 1955F1Madison0.10
Nov 15, 1955F1Champaign0.10
Nov 15, 1955F1Montgomery0.10
Nov 15, 1955F1Christian0.10
Nov 15, 1955F1Warrick0.10
Nov 15, 1955F1Knox0.10
Nov 4, 1955F1Jackson0.10
Jan 8, 1955F1Orange0.10
Mar 20, 1955F1Lawrence0.10
Mar 21, 1955F1Lawrence0.10
Apr 12, 1955F1Washington0.10
Apr 22, 1955F1Stephens0.10
Apr 23, 1955F1Bryan0.10
Apr 23, 1955F1Seminole0.10
Apr 26, 1955F1Pittsburg0.10
Apr 26, 1955F1Pottawatomie0.10
Apr 27, 1955F1Nobles0.10
Apr 27, 1955F1Dickinson0.10
Apr 27, 1955F1Garfield0.10
Apr 2, 1955F1Broward0.10
Apr 6, 1955F1Cass0.10
May 10, 1955F1Lamb0.10
May 12, 1955F1Boulder0.10
May 15, 1955F1Kit Carson0.10
May 17, 1955F1Hardeman0.10
May 17, 1955F1Montgomery0.10
May 18, 1955F1Hockley0.10
May 18, 1955F1Bailey0.10
May 22, 1955F1Howard0.10
May 25, 1955F1Grady0.10
May 25, 1955F1Kingfisher0.10
May 25, 1955F1Ellis0.10
May 26, 1955F1Grady0.10
May 27, 1955F1Kingman0.10
May 27, 1955F1Harper0.10
May 27, 1955F1Harvey0.10
May 28, 1955F1Clinton0.10
May 28, 1955F1Rock0.10
May 30, 1955F1Onslow0.10
May 2, 1955F1Dawson0.10
May 5, 1955F1Perquimans0.10
May 6, 1955F1Barton0.10
May 9, 1955F1Weld0.10
Jun 11, 1955F1Botetourt0.10
Jun 11, 1955F1Owen0.10
Jun 16, 1955F1Taylor, Runnels0.10
Jun 16, 1955F1Ellis0.10
Jun 17, 1955F1Meade0.10
Jun 18, 1955F1Garvin0.10
Jun 22, 1955F1Ellis0.10
Jun 25, 1955F1Perquimans0.10
Jun 26, 1955F1Weld0.10
Jun 30, 1955F1Cass0.10
Jun 1, 1955F1Uintah0.10
Jun 1, 1955F1Childress0.10
Jun 3, 1955F1Ellis0.10
Jun 4, 1955F1Trego0.10
Jun 4, 1955F1Stafford0.10
Jun 4, 1955F1Stafford0.10
Jun 4, 1955F1Thayer0.10
Jun 4, 1955F1Rice0.10
Jun 4, 1955F1Rice0.10
Jun 5, 1955F1Calhoun0.10
Jun 8, 1955F1Archer, Baylor0.10
Jul 12, 1955F1Dawson0.10
Jul 12, 1955F1Brown0.10
Jul 12, 1955F1Howard0.10
Jul 15, 1955F1Oakland0.10
Jul 31, 1955F1Oklahoma0.10
Jul 2, 1955F1Adams0.10
Jul 3, 1955F1Aitkin0.10
Jul 4, 1955F1Dewey0.10
Jul 6, 1955F1Prairie0.10
Jul 7, 1955F1Lincoln0.10
Jul 8, 1955F1Huntington0.10
Jul 9, 1955F1Polk0.10
Aug 10, 1955F1LaMoure0.10
Aug 3, 1955F1McLean0.10
Aug 5, 1955F1Tillman0.10
Aug 9, 1955F1Dawson0.10
Sep 10, 1955F1Butler0.10
Sep 20, 1955F1Hidalgo0.10
May 24, 1955F0McDuffie1.03
Oct 28, 1955F0Miller0.11
Sep 22, 1955F0Barton0.11
Apr 12, 1955F0Pawnee, Osage45.60
Aug 20, 1955F0Missaukee, Crawford16.60
Apr 11, 1955F0Stephens15.00
Oct 24, 1955F0Sullivan14.60
May 27, 1955F0Phillips8.00
Apr 19, 1955F0Corson7.20
Jun 4, 1955F0Logan6.90
Jun 4, 1955F0Logan6.90
Jun 1, 1955F0Greer6.20
Jun 3, 1955F0Hemphill, Lipscomb5.70
May 26, 1955F0Bryan4.50
Apr 19, 1955F0Corson3.80
May 10, 1955F0Lubbock3.80
May 25, 1955F0Beckham3.80
Aug 22, 1955F0Spalding3.60
Jun 3, 1955F0Bottineau2.50
Apr 11, 1955F0Stephens2.00
Jun 16, 1955F0Armstrong2.00
Jun 16, 1955F0Armstrong2.00
Jun 5, 1955F0Cheboygan2.00
Jun 8, 1955F0Eastland2.00
Jul 25, 1955F0Converse2.00
May 22, 1955F0Hutchinson1.50
Apr 6, 1955F0Riverside1.00
May 22, 1955F0Floyd1.00
Jun 16, 1955F0Donley1.00
Aug 12, 1955F0Mitchell1.00
Aug 22, 1955F0Dougherty1.00
Jun 11, 1955F0Richland0.80
Jul 1, 1955F0Buffalo0.80
Apr 14, 1955F0Wilcox0.50
May 11, 1955F0Nueces0.50
Jun 17, 1955F0Kiowa0.50
Apr 27, 1955F0Saline0.30
Jun 16, 1955F0Potter0.30
Jun 16, 1955F0Carson0.30
Jun 4, 1955F0Washington0.30
Nov 15, 1955F0Vermilion0.20
May 26, 1955F0Carroll0.20
May 8, 1955F0Thomas0.20
Jun 23, 1955F0Anderson0.20
Jun 27, 1955F0Union0.20
Jul 5, 1955F0Ozark0.20
Jan 5, 1955F0Grady0.10
Mar 19, 1955F0Hawaii0.10
Apr 12, 1955F0Taylor0.10
Apr 13, 1955F0Wayne0.10
Apr 18, 1955F0Merced0.10
Apr 22, 1955F0Mississippi0.10
Apr 22, 1955F0Jones0.10
Apr 26, 1955F0Caddo0.10
Apr 27, 1955F0Harper0.10
Apr 27, 1955F0Garfield0.10
May 10, 1955F0Howard0.10
May 10, 1955F0Howard0.10
May 10, 1955F0Howard0.10
May 10, 1955F0Hockley0.10
May 11, 1955F0Kiowa0.10
May 11, 1955F0Montgomery0.10
May 11, 1955F0Jackson0.10
May 11, 1955F0Oklahoma0.10
May 15, 1955F0Cheyenne0.10
May 15, 1955F0Guadalupe0.10
May 15, 1955F0Bexar0.10
May 18, 1955F0Karnes0.10
May 19, 1955F0Oklahoma0.10
May 19, 1955F0Falls0.10
May 22, 1955F0Beaver0.10
May 25, 1955F0Jackson0.10
May 25, 1955F0Sterling0.10
May 26, 1955F0Stephens0.10
May 26, 1955F0Pottawatomie0.10
May 26, 1955F0Payne0.10
May 26, 1955F0Navarro0.10
May 26, 1955F0McPherson0.10
May 26, 1955F0Bourbon0.10
May 26, 1955F0Cherokee0.10
May 27, 1955F0Ford0.10
May 27, 1955F0Ford0.10
May 27, 1955F0Ford0.10
May 27, 1955F0Pottawatomie0.10
May 27, 1955F0Grant0.10
May 27, 1955F0Butler0.10
May 27, 1955F0Butler0.10
May 27, 1955F0Sumner0.10
May 27, 1955F0Sumner0.10
May 27, 1955F0Harvey0.10
May 27, 1955F0Harvey0.10
May 27, 1955F0Sedgwick0.10
May 27, 1955F0Sedgwick0.10
May 27, 1955F0Cowley0.10
May 27, 1955F0Cowley0.10
May 27, 1955F0Kay0.10
May 27, 1955F0Kay0.10
May 28, 1955F0Osage0.10
May 28, 1955F0Kalamazoo0.10
May 30, 1955F0Palm Beach0.10
May 6, 1955F0McCulloch0.10
Jun 12, 1955F0Wichita0.10
Jun 12, 1955F0Wallace0.10
Jun 16, 1955F0Eastland0.10
Jun 16, 1955F0Sanpete0.10
Jun 17, 1955F0Meade0.10
Jun 17, 1955F0Meade0.10
Jun 17, 1955F0Meade0.10
Jun 17, 1955F0Meade0.10
Jun 17, 1955F0Meade0.10
Jun 18, 1955F0Otter Tail0.10
Jun 18, 1955F0Alfalfa0.10
Jun 18, 1955F0Crosby0.10
Jun 18, 1955F0Parmer0.10
Jun 18, 1955F0Sherman0.10
Jun 18, 1955F0Sherman0.10
Jun 18, 1955F0Sherman0.10
Jun 19, 1955F0Sherman0.10
Jun 19, 1955F0Baca0.10
Jun 19, 1955F0Baca0.10
Jun 19, 1955F0Baca0.10
Jun 20, 1955F0McLennan0.10
Jun 20, 1955F0McLennan0.10
Jun 21, 1955F0McPherson0.10
Jun 22, 1955F0Nueces0.10
Jun 27, 1955F0Scotts Bluff0.10
Jun 27, 1955F0Weld0.10
Jun 27, 1955F0Weld0.10
Jun 27, 1955F0Scotts Bluff0.10
Jun 29, 1955F0Williams0.10
Jun 30, 1955F0Russell0.10
Jun 30, 1955F0Hodgeman0.10
Jun 30, 1955F0Washington0.10
Jun 1, 1955F0Monroe0.10
Jun 1, 1955F0Reno0.10
Jun 1, 1955F0Jones0.10
Jun 2, 1955F0Beckham0.10
Jun 2, 1955F0Pierce0.10
Jun 3, 1955F0Cloud0.10
Jun 3, 1955F0Reno0.10
Jun 4, 1955F0Lincoln0.10
Jun 4, 1955F0Wallace0.10
Jun 4, 1955F0Smith0.10
Jun 4, 1955F0Ness0.10
Jun 4, 1955F0Stafford0.10
Jun 4, 1955F0Stafford0.10
Jun 4, 1955F0Stafford0.10
Jun 4, 1955F0Stafford0.10
Jun 4, 1955F0Stafford0.10
Jun 4, 1955F0Stafford0.10
Jun 4, 1955F0Stafford0.10
Jun 4, 1955F0Stafford0.10
Jun 4, 1955F0Ottawa0.10
Jun 4, 1955F0Graham0.10
Jun 4, 1955F0Graham0.10
Jun 4, 1955F0Clay0.10
Jun 4, 1955F0Seward0.10
Jun 4, 1955F0Seward0.10
Jun 5, 1955F0Bourbon0.10
Jul 12, 1955F0Scotts Bluff0.10
Jul 18, 1955F0Pratt0.10
Jul 18, 1955F0Pratt0.10
Jul 23, 1955F0Neosho0.10
Jul 4, 1955F0Furnas0.10
Jul 9, 1955F0Box Butte0.10
Aug 29, 1955F0Champaign0.10
Aug 29, 1955F0Champaign0.10
Aug 2, 1955F0Palm Beach0.10
Aug 5, 1955F0Palm Beach0.10
Sep 23, 1955F0Sarasota0.10

Tropical cyclones

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

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1955
BrendaTropical storm27LA, MS
ConnieCategory 4156DC, DE, MD, MI, NC, NY, OH, PA, VA, WV
DianeCategory 2190CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, WV
UnnamedTropical storm44AL, LA, MS
IoneCategory 437NC, VA

Earthquakes

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

Notable earthquakes of 1955
Jan 12, 19556.8near Nikolski, Alaska Aleutians West AK10.9
Jun 1, 19556.7near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK12.4
Jun 20, 19556.7near Adak, Alaska Aleutians West AK18.9
Sep 4, 19555.8near Boulder Creek, California Santa Cruz CA9.3
Aug 14, 19555.7near Volcano, Hawaii Hawaii HI18.0
Mar 7, 19555.4near Leilani Estates, Hawaii Hawaii HI—
Dec 16, 19555.3near Brawley, CA Imperial CA3.7
Apr 1, 19555.2near Volcano, Hawaii Hawaii HI6.2
Jun 19, 19555.2near Gabbs, Nevada Mineral NV—
Aug 8, 19555.2near Hawthorne, Nevada Mineral NV—
Jan 1, 19555.1near Gabbs, Nevada Nye NV—
Jan 9, 19555.0near Gabbs, Nevada Nye NV—
Jun 19, 19555.0near Schurz, Nevada Mineral NV—

Drought

On average 24% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1955. The worst month was January 1955, 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.

Drought · 1955

How the 1955 drought spread

Every county’s Palmer reading, month by month, from July 1954 to December 1955.

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