NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
EVENT FILE / 04013MINIMUM 5 REPORTS

MARICOPA · AZ

Lightning history

NOAA recorded 19 county-coded Lightning reports in Maricopa, AZ, from 2016 through 2025, with 3 reported injuries, 0 reported fatalities, and $751K in filed damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026

Reports19NOAA county-coded rows
Population context0.4per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 4,559,748
Injuries3direct + indirect fields
Fatalities0direct + indirect fields
How to read the count

19 reports in ten years does not mean a 1.9-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.

01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR

Lightning in Maricopa reports by year

NOAA recorded 19 Lightning in Maricopa reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.

20162
20182
20191
20201
20213
20224
20233
20241
20252
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES

Recorded impacts for Lightning in Maricopa

The Lightning in Maricopa records contain 3 injuries, 0 fatalities, $701K in property damage, and $50K in crop damage.

Damage estimates are nominal values as filed by the reporting source and retained by NOAA.

Property damage$701Knot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$50Knot inflation-adjusted
First report year2,016within selected window
Latest report year2,025within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE

Latest Lightning in Maricopa source records

NOAA supplied 8 recent Lightning in Maricopa source rows with dates, event IDs, report sources, magnitude fields, and filed damage.

Up to eight latest rows are shown for auditability. Open NOAA for complete narratives and revisions.

Latest NOAA Lightning records for Maricopa
DateEvent IDSourceMagnitude / scaleFiled damage
2025-10-22NOAA 1,296,468Broadcast Media—$10K
2025-07-02NOAA 1,261,757Broadcast Media—$100K
2024-07-24NOAA 1,202,341Public—$20K
2023-08-31NOAA 1,132,537Broadcast Media—$500
2023-08-31NOAA 1,132,527Broadcast Media—$500
2023-07-30NOAA 1,121,446Broadcast Media—$50K
2022-10-15NOAA 1,061,583Public—$5K
2022-10-15NOAA 1,061,370Broadcast Media—$0
READING THE RECORD

History is evidence—not a forecast.

A NOAA record count describes reports entered for a place and period. It does not estimate the chance, severity, or location of a future event. For active hazards, use your local National Weather Service office and official alerts.