Heavy Rain in Alachua County, Florida

Heavy Rain in Alachua County, Florida: 93 recorded events between 2003 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #28 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for heavy rain in Alachua County is the 2010s, when 50 of the county's 93 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 Alachua County archive, heavy rain makes up 10.9% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #28 for this hazard and #4 within Florida, putting it in the 98.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for heavy rain in Alachua County with 25 recorded events, while Oct 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 458
• Hail 141
• Tornado 45

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many heavy rain events are on record in Alachua County, Florida?

93 heavy rain events are recorded in Alachua County between 2003 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Alachua County?

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

Where does the heavy rain data for Alachua 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.