U.S. Tornado Death Frequency, by Month, 1950 - 2005
Year
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
Deaths
1950
1
45
1
12
2
6
0
0
0
0
0
3
70
1951
0
1
0
2
7
9
5
0
8
0
1
1
34
1952
0
10
209
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
230
1953
0
3
24
36
163
244
0
0
0
0
0
49
519
1954
0
2
10
2
9
5
0
1
3
2
0
2
36
1955
0
0
5
7
106
2
5
0
2
1
1
0
129
1956
0
8
1
67
4
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
83
1957
13
0
1
30
87
14
0
0
2
2
25
19
193
1958
0
13
0
4
0
43
1
1
1
4
0
0
67
1959
3
21
9
1
8
2
0
0
14
0
0
0
58
1960
0
0
0
7
34
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
46
1961
0
0
7
4
23
2
0
0
15
0
1
0
52
1962
1
0
17
2
4
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
30
1963
1
0
8
16
1
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
31
1964
10
0
6
15
16
0
0
2
0
22
0
2
73
1965
0
0
2
268
17
7
0
1
0
1
5
0
301
1966
0
0
58
12
0
19
3
0
0
6
0
0
98
1967
7
0
3
73
3
6
1
2
5
4
0
10
114
1968
0
0
0
40
72
11
2
2
0
0
3
1
131
1969
32
0
1
2
4
7
0
19
0
0
0
1
66
1970
0
0
2
30
26
6
3
0
0
6
0
0
73
1971
1
134
2
11
7
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
159
1972
5
0
0
16
0
2
0
2
0
0
2
0
27
1973
1
0
17
10
35
3
1
4
3
0
12
3
89
1974
2
0
1
317
10
31
0
0
0
5
0
0
366
1975
12
7
12
13
5
6
2
2
0
0
0
1
60
1976
0
5
21
1
8
3
2
1
3
0
0
0
44
1977
0
2
0
26
4
0
1
6
1
1
0
2
43
1978
2
0
0
4
7
17
11
1
6
0
0
5
53
1979
0
0
1
58
2
8
1
5
2
7
0
0
84
1980
0
0
2
4
8
7
5
0
1
1
0
0
28
1981
0
2
1
13
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
1982
1
0
6
30
14
4
0
0
2
0
0
7
64
1983
2
1
0
6
14
2
4
0
0
0
0
5
34
1984
0
0
64
33
6
14
0
0
0
4
1
0
122
1985
0
0
2
5
78
3
0
3
0
0
3
0
94
1986
0
2
6
2
1
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
15
1987
0
6
1
1
31
2
0
1
0
0
11
6
59
1988
5
0
1
4
3
0
0
3
1
0
14
1
32
1989
0
0
1
0
9
5
0
0
0
4
31
0
50
1990
0
1
3
0
5
11
0
29
0
2
0
2
53
1991
1
0
13
21
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
39
1992
0
0
5
0
0
1
0
3
0
4
26
0
39
1993
0
3
5
10
2
1
0
6
2
4
0
0
33
1994
0
0
40
12
0
3
3
4
0
0
7
0
69
1995
3
6
0
1
16
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
30
1996
1
1
6
12
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
25
1997
2
1
28
1
29
0
4
1
1
0
0
0
67
1998
0
42
16
55
10
3
0
0
2
2
0
0
130
1999
18
0
1
15
53
4
0
1
0
0
0
2
94
2000
0
19
2
2
3
0
1
0
2
0
0
12
41
2001
0
8
3
5
1
4
0
0
2
2
15
0
40
2002
0
0
0
7
4
0
0
0
0
4
37
3
55
2003
0
2
8
0
41
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
54
2004
0
0
0
8
7
2
0
3
8
3
4
1
36
2005
4
0
1
0
0
0
            
 5
1950-99
132
345
634
1337
1002
536
64
116
89
94
205
142
4691
 
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
The data in this table were compiled at the High Plains Regional Climate Center
from several sources including the Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service,
and the National Climatic Data Center.

U. S. Tornado Fatality Extremes

Fatalities
Year
Most tornado deaths in January
32
1969
Most tornado deaths in February
134
1971
Most tornado deaths in March
209
1952
Most tornado deaths in April
317
1974
Most tornado deaths in May
163
1953
Most tornado deaths in June
244
1953
Most tornado deaths in July
11
1978
Most tornado deaths in August
29
1990
Most tornado deaths in September
15
1961
Most tornado deaths in October
22
1964
Most tornado deaths in November
31
1989
Most tornado deaths in December
19
1957
Most tornado deaths in one year
519
1953
Fewest tornado deaths in one year
15
1986
 
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