Heavy Rain in Pocahontas County, Iowa

Heavy Rain in Pocahontas County, Iowa: 42 recorded events between 2008 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #115 nationally and #30 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for heavy rain in Pocahontas County is the 2010s, when 32 of the county's 42 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 Pocahontas County archive, heavy rain makes up 11.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #115 for this hazard and #30 within Iowa, putting it in the 95.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Aug is the peak month for heavy rain in Pocahontas County with 13 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 145
• Thunderstorm Wind 93
• Tornado 45

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

42 heavy rain events are recorded in Pocahontas County between 2008 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Pocahontas County?

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

Where does the heavy rain data for Pocahontas 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.