Heavy Rain in Hanover County, Virginia

Heavy Rain in Hanover County, Virginia: 43 recorded events between 1998 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #112 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for heavy rain in Hanover County is the 2010s, when 21 of the county's 43 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Hanover County archive, heavy rain makes up 10.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #112 for this hazard and #12 within Virginia, putting it in the 95.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for heavy rain in Hanover County with 9 recorded events, while Apr is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Thunderstorm Wind 229
• Hail 63

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many heavy rain events are on record in Hanover County, Virginia?

43 heavy rain events are recorded in Hanover County between 1998 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Hanover County?

The strongest heavy rain on record in Hanover County measured 0.

Where does the heavy rain data for Hanover County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.