Thunderstorm Wind in Butte County, Idaho

Thunderstorm Wind in Butte County, Idaho: 201 recorded events between 1959 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 86. That places the county #1,021 nationally and #1 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Butte County is the 2020s, when 104 of the county's 201 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 Butte County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 78.8% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,021 for this hazard and #1 within Idaho, putting it in the 67.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Aug is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Butte County with 59 recorded events, while Nov 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.

How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Butte County, Idaho?

201 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Butte County between 1959 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Butte County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Butte County measured 86.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Butte 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.