Heavy Rain in Wicomico County, Maryland

Heavy Rain in Wicomico County, Maryland: 59 recorded events between 1998 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #74 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for heavy rain in Wicomico County is the 2010s, when 42 of the county's 59 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 Wicomico County archive, heavy rain makes up 19.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #74 for this hazard and #3 within Maryland, putting it in the 96.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for heavy rain in Wicomico County with 19 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.

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How many heavy rain events are on record in Wicomico County, Maryland?

59 heavy rain events are recorded in Wicomico County between 1998 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Wicomico County?

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

Where does the heavy rain data for Wicomico 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.