Heavy Rain in Sussex County, Virginia

Heavy Rain in Sussex County, Virginia: 41 recorded events between 1998 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #124 nationally and #14 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for heavy rain in Sussex County is the 2010s, when 18 of the county's 41 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 Sussex County archive, heavy rain makes up 16.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #124 for this hazard and #14 within Virginia, putting it in the 94.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Sep is the peak month for heavy rain in Sussex County with 10 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 Sussex County, Virginia?

41 heavy rain events are recorded in Sussex County between 1998 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Sussex County?

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

Where does the heavy rain data for Sussex 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.