Jadnashua
Retired Defense Industry Engineer xxx
IMHO, there is no such thing as a nuisance trip of a GFCI! Unless they've failed, they do their job. If they detect an imbalanced current flow between the hot and neutral, they open to potentially protect anyone that may be in harm's way. Now, could you have had an issue with lightning nearby somewhat disrupting the flow of power? Maybe. If you happened to be touching the device the GFCI was protecting at that moment, it might save your life!
I've mentioned it before, but a whole-house surge suppression device might solve that problem of a surge you have no control over. In the 30-years or so I've been in my home, I had one issue with a GFCI and it was wiring, not the device, that was causing it. I bypassed that section of wiring, and things have been reliable since. I just didn't want to tear apart the walls to find the problem, so I just ran a new wire.
I've mentioned it before, but a whole-house surge suppression device might solve that problem of a surge you have no control over. In the 30-years or so I've been in my home, I had one issue with a GFCI and it was wiring, not the device, that was causing it. I bypassed that section of wiring, and things have been reliable since. I just didn't want to tear apart the walls to find the problem, so I just ran a new wire.