Heavy Rain in Norfolk city, Virginia

Heavy Rain in Norfolk city, Virginia: 52 recorded events between 1998 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #87 nationally and #7 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for heavy rain in Norfolk city is the 2010s, when 39 of the county's 52 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 Norfolk city archive, heavy rain makes up 16.3% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #87 for this hazard and #7 within Virginia, putting it in the 96.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for heavy rain in Norfolk city with 17 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 106
• Flash Flood 82
• Hail 41

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many heavy rain events are on record in Norfolk city, Virginia?

52 heavy rain events are recorded in Norfolk city between 1998 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Norfolk city?

The strongest heavy rain on record in Norfolk city measured 0.

Where does the heavy rain data for Norfolk city 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.