Records
Year by year
A timeline of the federal record. Tornado counts begin in 1950, satellite fire mapping in 1984; tropical cyclones go back to 1851.
2020s
- 2026 · 20 large fires
- 2025 1,383 tornadoes · 2 tropical · 54 large fires
- 2024 1,805 tornadoes · 7 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2023 1,321 tornadoes · 4 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2022 1,167 tornadoes · 4 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2021 1,328 tornadoes · 8 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2020 1,090 tornadoes · 15 tropical · 60+ large fires
2010s
- 2019 1,534 tornadoes · 3 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2018 1,138 tornadoes · 6 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2017 1,442 tornadoes · 5 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2016 976 tornadoes · 7 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2015 1,182 tornadoes · 4 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2014 928 tornadoes · 3 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2013 916 tornadoes · 1 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2012 948 tornadoes · 4 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2011 1,704 tornadoes · 3 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2010 1,302 tornadoes · 3 tropical · 60+ large fires
2000s
- 2009 1,162 tornadoes · 3 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2008 1,704 tornadoes · 8 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2007 1,132 tornadoes · 5 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2006 1,103 tornadoes · 3 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2005 1,263 tornadoes · 9 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2004 1,817 tornadoes · 9 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2003 1,374 tornadoes · 6 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2002 934 tornadoes · 8 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2001 1,215 tornadoes · 3 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 2000 1,075 tornadoes · 3 tropical · 60+ large fires
1990s
- 1999 1,339 tornadoes · 5 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 1998 1,424 tornadoes · 7 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 1997 1,148 tornadoes · 3 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 1996 1,173 tornadoes · 5 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 1995 1,237 tornadoes · 5 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 1994 1,082 tornadoes · 3 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 1993 1,172 tornadoes · 2 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 1992 1,297 tornadoes · 4 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 1991 1,132 tornadoes · 2 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 1990 1,133 tornadoes · 1 tropical · 60+ large fires
1980s
- 1989 856 tornadoes · 5 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 1988 702 tornadoes · 5 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 1987 656 tornadoes · 2 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 1986 765 tornadoes · 3 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 1985 684 tornadoes · 9 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 1984 907 tornadoes · 3 tropical · 60+ large fires
- 1983 930 tornadoes · 4 tropical
- 1982 1,047 tornadoes · 4 tropical
- 1981 782 tornadoes · 3 tropical
- 1980 866 tornadoes · 2 tropical
1970s
- 1979 855 tornadoes · 5 tropical
- 1978 789 tornadoes · 3 tropical
- 1977 852 tornadoes · 1 tropical
- 1976 834 tornadoes · 4 tropical
- 1975 919 tornadoes · 5 tropical
- 1974 945 tornadoes · 2 tropical
- 1973 1,102 tornadoes · 3 tropical
- 1972 741 tornadoes · 6 tropical
- 1971 889 tornadoes · 7 tropical
- 1970 653 tornadoes · 7 tropical
1960s
- 1969 608 tornadoes · 4 tropical
- 1968 657 tornadoes · 6 tropical
- 1967 927 tornadoes · 5 tropical
- 1966 585 tornadoes · 3 tropical
- 1965 897 tornadoes · 4 tropical
- 1964 704 tornadoes · 6 tropical
- 1963 463 tornadoes · 4 tropical
- 1962 657 tornadoes · 3 tropical
- 1961 697 tornadoes · 3 tropical
- 1960 616 tornadoes · 5 tropical
1950s
- 1959 604 tornadoes · 9 tropical
- 1958 564 tornadoes · 4 tropical
- 1957 858 tornadoes · 8 tropical
- 1956 504 tornadoes · 4 tropical
- 1955 591 tornadoes · 5 tropical
- 1954 550 tornadoes · 8 tropical
- 1953 421 tornadoes · 8 tropical
- 1952 240 tornadoes · 3 tropical
- 1951 260 tornadoes · 2 tropical
- 1950 201 tornadoes · 6 tropical