65
Recorded events
3
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$35K
Property damage
Heavy Rain in Shasta County, California: 65 recorded events between 1996 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #61 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Heavy Rain in Shasta County, California: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for heavy rain in Shasta County is the 2010s, when 49 of the county's 65 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 Shasta County archive, heavy rain makes up 33.7% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #61 for this hazard and #10 within California, putting it in the 97.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jan is the peak month for heavy rain in Shasta County with 14 recorded events, while Jun 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 1996 | REDDING | 0 | 2 | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 16, 2009 | REDDING | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 26, 2000 | REDDING | 0 | 0 | 1 | $10K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2023 | LAMOINE | 0 | $25K |
| Oct 25, 2021 | ENTERPRISE | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2019 | SIMS | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 27, 2019 | REDDING | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 24, 2018 | SHINGLETOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 12, 2018 | SHINGLETOWN ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Nov 15, 2017 | SHINGLETOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 9, 2017 | SIMS | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 6, 2017 | SIMS | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 6, 2017 | REDDING | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Shasta County
- Flood 63
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Local law enforcement reported one fatality and numerous accidents in the Redding area due to heavy rain and local flooding. Total rainfall amounts up to 4.46 inches were reported by COCORAHS observers. Clogged and overwhelmed storm drains caused numerous road and business closures across the area. A 25 year old man was reported to have drowned after falling into Calaboose Creek. His body was found in the creek near Cypress Ave.
Heavy rain was reported in Shasta County. Reported storm totals reached 7.3 inches off HWY 44 NE of Shingletown to 7.6 inches near Redding. A Daily rainfall record was also set at Redding Airport at 2.99 inches on the 25th.
Redding Airport recorded 1.37 inches of rainfall on the 13th. Clear Lake (3300 feet elevation) recorded 7.52 inches of rain in the 24 hour period ending at 5 pm on the 13th. Several automated gages and CoCoRaHS observers in the higher elevations of northern Shasta County reported storm total rainfall amounts on the 13th and 14th exceeding 12 inches.||Several storm gutters and drains were clogged in Redding, with some local street flooding occurring.||There were gusty winds up to 51 mph, with large numbers of trees and branches reported down in Shasta County, causing at hundreds of customers to lose power. A number of cars were damaged by falling trees.||Snow caused the closure of Highway 89 in Lassen Volcanic National Park, where there was more than 6 inches of accumulation at 8,500 feet elevation.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many heavy rain events are on record in Shasta County, California?
65 heavy rain events are recorded in Shasta County between 1996 and 2023, causing 3 direct deaths.
What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Shasta County?
The strongest heavy rain on record in Shasta County measured 0.
Where does the heavy rain data for Shasta 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 Shasta County, California.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/california/shasta-county/heavy-rain/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.