Abstract:Using meteorological data and wind disaster data from 1981 to 2020, the wind and rain thresholds of maize lodging in Jilin Province were determined. Based on the wind and rain lodging index, a maize lodging climate risk index was constructed, and a maize lodging climate risk assessment was conducted in Jilin Province. The results indicate that the decrease in the number of strong wind days in the past 40 years is the main reason for the significant decrease in the wind and rain lodging index during the maize jointing to maturity period. The lodging frequency during the jointing to tasseling stages, tasseling to milking stages, and milking to ripening stages of maize in Jilin Province were 14.5%, 6.7%, and 9.2%, respectively. The wind and rain lodging index was 1.9, 1.6, and 2.1 m/s, respectively. This indicated that the lodging frequency and intensity during the tasseling milking stages were the smallest among the three growth stages, which was conducive to stable maize production. The areas with high climate risk of maize lodging were mainly distributed at the western part of Baicheng City and at the junction of the central and eastern regions, such as Changchun City and Jilin City. Most of the central and western regions belong to medium risk areas, while the eastern parts of Tonghua City, Baishan City, and Yanbian Prefecture were mostly low-risk areas.