Heavy Rain in Wayne County, Iowa

Heavy Rain in Wayne County, Iowa: 60 recorded events between 2007 and 2021. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #73 nationally and #19 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for heavy rain in Wayne County is the 2010s, when 38 of the county's 60 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 Wayne County archive, heavy rain makes up 18.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #73 for this hazard and #19 within Iowa, putting it in the 97.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for heavy rain in Wayne County with 25 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 93
• Hail 82

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

60 heavy rain events are recorded in Wayne County between 2007 and 2021, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Wayne County?

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

Where does the heavy rain data for Wayne 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.