Heavy Rain in Ford County, Kansas

Heavy Rain in Ford County, Kansas: 82 recorded events between 2003 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #35 nationally and #1 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for heavy rain in Ford County is the 2010s, when 44 of the county's 82 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 Ford County archive, heavy rain makes up 4.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #35 for this hazard and #1 within Kansas, putting it in the 98.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Aug is the peak month for heavy rain in Ford County with 34 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.

• Hail 980
• Thunderstorm Wind 529
• Tornado 115
• Flash Flood 41

How many heavy rain events are on record in Ford County, Kansas?

82 heavy rain events are recorded in Ford County between 2003 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Ford County?

The strongest heavy rain on record in Ford County measured 0.

Where does the heavy rain data for Ford 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.