Storm Systems
| Wettest tropical cyclones and their remnants in Arizona |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation | Storm | Location | Ref | ||
| Rank | mm | Inches | |||
| 1 | 305.1 | 12.01 | Nora 1997 | Harquahala Mountains | |
| 2 | 304.8 | 12.00 | Octave 1983 | Mount Graham | |
| 3 | 210.8 | 8.30 | Heather 1977 | Nogales | |
| 4 | 178.1 | 7.01 | Doreen 1977 | Yuma Valley | |
| 5 | 177.8 | 7.00 | Javier 2004 | Walnut Creek | |
| 6 | 133.9 | 5.27 | Lester 1992 | Irving | |
| 7 | 96.0 | 3.78 | Raymond 1989 | Santa Rita Experiment Range | |
| 8 | 83.3 | 3.28 | Boris 1990 | Santa Rita Experiment Range | |
| 9 | 72.9 | 2.87 | Kathleen 1976 | Davis Dam #2 | |
| 10 | 71.9 | 2.83 | Marty 2003 | Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument | |
Several of these tropical cyclones have caused deaths or heavy property damage, usually due to flooding caused by rain.
Read more about this topic: List Of Arizona Hurricanes
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