45
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Heavy Rain in Richland County, South Carolina: 45 recorded events between 2011 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #107 nationally and #1 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Heavy Rain in Richland County, South Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for heavy rain in Richland County is the 2010s, when 40 of the county's 45 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 Richland County archive, heavy rain makes up 3.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #107 for this hazard and #1 within South Carolina, putting it in the 95.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for heavy rain in Richland County with 16 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2025 | COLUMBIA | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | LITTLETON | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | PONTIAC AIRSTRIP ARP | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | LANGFORDS XRDS | 0 | $0 |
| May 21, 2022 | COLUMBIA | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 11, 2017 | WATEREE | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 11, 2017 | COLUMBIA OWENS ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 24, 2017 | FT JACKSON | 0 | $100 |
| Jul 24, 2017 | COLUMBIA | 0 | $100 |
| Jul 16, 2017 | PONTIAC AIRSTRIP ARP | 0 | $100 |
Other hazards here
More from Richland County
- Thunderstorm Wind 812
- Flash Flood 238
- Hail 231
- Tornado 43
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
RCWINDS gage at Spring Valley High School measured 2.88 inches of rain in a 30 minute period ending at 6:20 pm EDT (5:20 pm EST). 3.98 inches of rain fell in the one hour period ending at 6:50 pm EDT (5:50 pm EST). Total rainfall for the calendar day there was 4.69 inches.
RCWINDS site at Crane Creek Fire Station, north of Columbia, measured 4.61 inches of rain from thunderstorm activity that occurred during the late afternoon and evening of June 15th into the very early morning hours of June 16th.
NWS rain gage at the University of SC near Bull St and Whaley St measured 1.22 inches of rain. USGS stream gage at Rocky Branch Creek at Main St and Whaley St reached 6.97 feet at 5:15 pm EDT (4:15 pm EST). Flood stage is 7.2 feet.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many heavy rain events are on record in Richland County, South Carolina?
45 heavy rain events are recorded in Richland County between 2011 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Richland County?
The strongest heavy rain on record in Richland County measured 0.
Where does the heavy rain data for Richland 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.
Cite this page
“Heavy Rain in Richland County, South Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-carolina/richland-county/heavy-rain/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.