668
Recorded events
69
Counties affected
0
Direct deaths
$368K
Property damage
Minnesota heavy rain history: 668 recorded events across 69 counties between 1996 and 2025.
Decade by decade
Minnesota heavy rain history by decade
The 2010s are the busiest decade on record with 476 reported heavy rain events across Minnesota. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.
County ranking
Counties with the most heavy rain events in Minnesota
| Rank | County | Events | Deaths | Damage | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hennepin County | 49 | 0 | $0 | 2005–2025 |
| #2 | Fillmore County | 27 | 0 | $0 | 2010–2020 |
| #3 | Olmsted County | 27 | 0 | $0 | 2010–2019 |
| #4 | Carver County | 27 | 0 | $0 | 2009–2024 |
| #5 | Scott County | 24 | 0 | $0 | 2004–2024 |
| #6 | Winona County | 22 | 0 | $0 | 2007–2022 |
| #7 | Houston County | 20 | 0 | $308K | 2007–2023 |
| #8 | Goodhue County | 20 | 0 | $0 | 2010–2024 |
| #9 | Blue Earth County | 19 | 0 | $0 | 2005–2025 |
| #10 | Renville County | 19 | 0 | $0 | 2005–2020 |
| #11 | McLeod County | 19 | 0 | $0 | 2005–2024 |
| #12 | Stearns County | 19 | 0 | $0 | 2005–2022 |
| #13 | Dakota County | 18 | 0 | $0 | 2005–2025 |
| #14 | Dodge County | 18 | 0 | $0 | 2010–2019 |
| #15 | Wright County | 17 | 0 | $0 | 2009–2024 |
| #16 | Anoka County | 16 | 0 | $0 | 2006–2024 |
| #17 | Mower County | 15 | 0 | $30K | 2010–2022 |
| #18 | Wabasha County | 14 | 0 | $0 | 2010–2021 |
| #19 | Faribault County | 14 | 0 | $0 | 2004–2024 |
| #20 | Waseca County | 14 | 0 | $0 | 2005–2025 |
| #21 | Redwood County | 12 | 0 | $0 | 2014–2024 |
| #22 | Kandiyohi County | 12 | 0 | $0 | 2005–2025 |
| #23 | Sibley County | 12 | 0 | $0 | 2012–2024 |
| #24 | Rice County | 12 | 0 | $0 | 2010–2024 |
| #25 | Steele County | 11 | 0 | $0 | 2004–2025 |