Thunderstorm Wind in Davis County, Iowa

Thunderstorm Wind in Davis County, Iowa: 90 recorded events between 1963 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #2,334 nationally and #95 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Davis County is the 2000s, when 28 of the county's 90 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 Davis County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 32.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,334 for this hazard and #95 within Iowa, putting it in the 25.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Davis County with 33 recorded events, while Jan 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.

• Hail 87
• Heavy Rain 51

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Davis County, Iowa?

90 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Davis County between 1963 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Davis County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Davis County measured 75.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Davis 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.