Heavy Rain in Putnam County, Florida

Heavy Rain in Putnam County, Florida: 42 recorded events between 2006 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 272. That places the county #115 nationally and #11 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for heavy rain in Putnam County is the 2020s, when 24 of the county's 42 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 Putnam County archive, heavy rain makes up 6.4% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #115 for this hazard and #11 within Florida, putting it in the 95.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for heavy rain in Putnam County with 14 recorded events, while Mar 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 379
• Hail 109
• Tornado 47

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

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

42 heavy rain events are recorded in Putnam County between 2006 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Putnam County?

The strongest heavy rain on record in Putnam County measured 272.

Where does the heavy rain data for Putnam 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.