Thunderstorm Wind in Niagara County, New York

Thunderstorm Wind in Niagara County, New York: 230 recorded events between 1964 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 91. That places the county #809 nationally and #43 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Niagara County is the 2010s, when 64 of the county's 230 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 Niagara County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 61.8% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #809 for this hazard and #43 within New York, putting it in the 74.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Niagara County with 55 recorded events, while Feb 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 thunderstorm wind events are on record in Niagara County, New York?

230 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Niagara County between 1964 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Niagara County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Niagara County measured 91.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Niagara 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.