Flood in Kauai County, Hawaii

Flood in Kauai County, Hawaii: 51 recorded events between 1996 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #233 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for flood in Kauai County is the 1990s, when 31 of the county's 51 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 Kauai County archive, flood makes up 9.3% of all recorded severe weather across 11 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #233 for this hazard and #4 within Hawaii, putting it in the 91.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Dec is the peak month for flood in Kauai County with 10 recorded events, while Jul 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.

• Heavy Rain 303
• Flash Flood 149

How many flood events are on record in Kauai County, Hawaii?

51 flood events are recorded in Kauai County between 1996 and 2023, causing 1 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flood recorded in Kauai County?

The strongest flood on record in Kauai County measured 0.

Where does the flood data for Kauai 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.