Heavy Rain in Ellis County, Kansas

Heavy Rain in Ellis County, Kansas: 59 recorded events between 2004 and 2021. The strongest on record measured 340. That places the county #74 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for heavy rain in Ellis County is the 2010s, when 34 of the county's 59 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 Ellis County archive, heavy rain makes up 5.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #74 for this hazard and #4 within Kansas, putting it in the 96.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Aug is the peak month for heavy rain in Ellis County with 19 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 539
• Thunderstorm Wind 306
• Tornado 66

How many heavy rain events are on record in Ellis County, Kansas?

59 heavy rain events are recorded in Ellis County between 2004 and 2021, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Ellis County?

The strongest heavy rain on record in Ellis County measured 340.

Where does the heavy rain data for Ellis 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.