Heavy Rain in Guam
Every heavy rain event the National Weather Service has filed in Guam, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
The most significant on the map
The most significant heavy rain episodes in Guam.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 5
- Deaths
- 20
- Injuries
- 8
- Damage
- $2.0 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Hurricane and Heavy Rain in Guam, April 11 to 19, 1997Typhoon Isa (02W) was within the Guam Area of Responsibility from the 9th until the 21st. It was first reported as a tropical disturbance on the 9th. It became a tropical storm on the 12th. On the 12th it was near Pohnpei. Peak wind gust observed across the island were 60 mph.
- Heavy Rain in Guam, August 10, 2014Thunderstorms associated with heavy rain caused a drowning during the |afternoon of August 10th.
- Heavy Rain in Guam, October 4, 2003Heavy rain was reported across Saipan during the morning.This resulted in flooding of the NMI Museum. The interior was floodedwith mud and water. There was no damage to important artifacts.
- Heavy Rain in Guam, April 29 to 30, 2005A strong and persistent trade-wind disturbance brought heavy rain to Pohnpei, totaling 8.81 inches at the airport in the 24 hours ending at 1600 SST on April 30th. There was one indirect fatality when a man in his early 40s was killed by a falling tree during the heavy rain.
- Heavy Rain in Guam, August 7, 2012Heavy thunderstorms developed over central and northern Guam the evening of Tuesday 7 August, dropping up to 5 inches of rain and producing widespread flooding. Rainfall reports included 4.73 inches at Guam International Airport and 4.82 inches at Sinajana.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.