Heavy Rain in Lucas County, Iowa

Heavy Rain in Lucas County, Iowa: 46 recorded events between 2009 and 2022. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #104 nationally and #28 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for heavy rain in Lucas County is the 2010s, when 23 of the county's 46 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 Lucas County archive, heavy rain makes up 15.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #104 for this hazard and #28 within Iowa, putting it in the 95.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for heavy rain in Lucas County with 12 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 82
• Hail 78
• Flood 55

How many heavy rain events are on record in Lucas County, Iowa?

46 heavy rain events are recorded in Lucas County between 2009 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Lucas County?

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

Where does the heavy rain data for Lucas 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.