88
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$25K
Property damage
Heavy Rain in Gila County, Arizona: 88 recorded events between 1998 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.3. That places the county #33 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Heavy Rain in Gila County, Arizona: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for heavy rain in Gila County is the 2010s, when 49 of the county's 88 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 Gila County archive, heavy rain makes up 16.4% of all recorded severe weather across 11 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #33 for this hazard and #4 within Arizona, putting it in the 98.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for heavy rain in Gila County with 38 recorded events, while Apr 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2025 | PAYSON | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | WHISPERING PINES | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | PINE | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | WHISPERING PINES | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | FULTON | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2020 | STRAWBERRY | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2018 | CUTTER | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2018 | GLOBE | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2018 | RYE | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2018 | CARRIZO | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Gila County
- Flash Flood 231
- Thunderstorm Wind 91
- Hail 74
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several reports of heavy rain in the Globe and Miami area. One of the heaviest amounts was 1.30 inches in about 50 minutes which resulted in minior flooding. Pea size hail was also reported at the time of the heavy rainfall. One spotter in Miami reported a wall of water coming towards him shortly after 7 PM.
A strong thunderstorm produced as much as 1.30 inches of rain in just 50 minutes across Globe which resulted in minior flooding. Pea size hail was also reported at the time of the heavy rainfall. One spotter in Miami reported a wall of water coming towards him shortly after 7 PM.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across southern Gila county during the afternoon hours, and they produced locally heavy rainfall which affected communities such as Globe and Claypool. At 1523MST, a trained spotted 3 miles northeast of Claypool measured 0.91 inches of rain; the rain fell in a 30 minute period. The heavy rain led to the issuance of 2 Small Stream Flood Advisories for the area.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many heavy rain events are on record in Gila County, Arizona?
88 heavy rain events are recorded in Gila County between 1998 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Gila County?
The strongest heavy rain on record in Gila County measured 2.3.
Where does the heavy rain data for Gila 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.
Cite this page
“Heavy Rain in Gila County, Arizona.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/arizona/gila-county/heavy-rain/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.