Flood in Maui County, Hawaii

Flood in Maui County, Hawaii: 58 recorded events between 1996 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #197 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for flood in Maui County is the 1990s, when 34 of the county's 58 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 Maui County archive, flood makes up 6.6% of all recorded severe weather across 12 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #197 for this hazard and #3 within Hawaii, putting it in the 93.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jan is the peak month for flood in Maui County with 11 recorded events, while Apr 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 623
• Flash Flood 129

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

58 flood events are recorded in Maui County between 1996 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest flood recorded in Maui County?

The strongest flood on record in Maui County measured 0.

Where does the flood data for Maui 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.