What do you call a sudden, very heavy rain?
| DOWNPOUR | 548 |
| CLOUDBURST | 349 |
| RAINSTORM | 24 |
| HARD RAIN | 21 |
| SHOWER | 21 |
| STORM | 20 |
| FLOOD | 18 |
| GULLY WASHER | 18 |
| DELUGE | 15 |
| SQUALL | 15 |
| TORRENT | 12 |
| POURING RAIN | 11 |
| HEAVY SHOWER | 10 |
| HARD SHOWER | 9 |
| NR | 8 |
| POUR-DOWN | 8 |
| FLASH FLOOD | 7 |
| DOWNFALL | 6 |
| HEAVY RAIN | 6 |
| THUNDERSTORM | 6 |
| DASHING RAIN | 5 |
| SOAKER | 5 |
| TORRENTIAL RAIN | 5 |
| DRENCHER | 4 |
| THUNDERSHOWER | 4 |
| WATERSPOUT | 4 |
| CLOUDBUSTER | 3 |
| DRENCHING RAIN | 3 |
| FLASH RAIN | 3 |
| GOOSE-DROWNDER | 3 |
| GUST | 3 |
| POURING | 3 |
| POURING DOWN | 3 |
| TOAD-STRANGLER | 3 |
| TRASH-MOVER | 3 |
| WASHOUT | 3 |
| BEATING RAIN | 2 |
| BOTTOM FELL OUT | 2 |
| CLOUDBUST | 2 |
| DOWNSPOUT | 2 |
| FLOOD OF RAIN | 2 |
| GOOD RAIN | 2 |
| GUSH OF RAIN | 2 |
| POURING DOWN RAIN | 2 |
| RAIN | 2 |
| RAIN SQUALL | 2 |
| SPLASHER | 2 |
| TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR | 2 |
| ALL-DAY RAIN | 1 |
| ARKANSAS DEW | 1 |
| BIG MAY WHITE-RAIN | 1 |
| BIG STORM | 1 |
| BIG THUNDERSTORM | 1 |
| BUSTER | 1 |
| CLOD BUSTER | 1 |
| CLOUD JUST OPENED UP | 1 |
| COME UP IN A HURRY | 1 |
| DASH | 1 |
| DASHER | 1 |
| DEATH-RAIN | 1 |
| DEVIL’S BEATING HIS WIFE | 1 |
| DOWNPOUR RAIN | 1 |
| DRENCHING SHOWER | 1 |
| FLASH STORM | 1 |
| FLOOD RAIN | 1 |
| FRESH | 1 |
| FROG-STRANGLER | 1 |
| GALE | 1 |
| GOOD SOAKING RAIN | 1 |
| GRASS SHOWER | 1 |
| GULLY-MAKER | 1 |
| GUSH | 1 |
| GUSHER | 1 |
| HARD DOWNPOUR | 1 |
| HEAVY DOWNPOUR | 1 |
| HEAVY STORM | 1 |
| HEAVY THUNDERSHOWER | 1 |
| LIGHT FLOOD | 1 |
| LIKE POURING WATER OUT OF A BUCKET | 1 |
| MONSOON | 1 |
| NEW GROUND SOAKER | 1 |
| NH | 1 |
| NORTHER | 1 |
| PACKING RAIN | 1 |
| PEPPERING DOWN | 1 |
| PICKLE SHOWER | 1 |
| POUR-DOWN RAIN | 1 |
| POURED | 1 |
| POURED DOWN | 1 |
| POURER | 1 |
| POUROUT | 1 |
| PRETTY GOOD RAIN | 1 |
| PULLED THE CORK | 1 |
| QUICK DASH | 1 |
| QUICK RAIN | 1 |
| QUICKY | 1 |
| RAIN IS REALLY COMING DOWN HARD | 1 |
| RAINING CATS AND DOGS | 1 |
| RAINING IN SECTIONS | 1 |
| RAINING IN SHEETS | 1 |
| RAINPOUR | 1 |
| REAL HARD SHOWER | 1 |
| REGULAR WATERSPOUT | 1 |
| SCUD | 1 |
| SETTLEMENT RAIN | 1 |
| SHEETS OF RAIN | 1 |
| SHOWER OF RAIN | 1 |
| SMALL FLOOD | 1 |
| SOAKING | 1 |
| SOAKING RAIN | 1 |
| SUDDEN DASH | 1 |
| SUDDEN SHOWER | 1 |
| SUMMER RAIN | 1 |
| SUMMER SHOWER | 1 |
| SUMMER STORM | 1 |
| SWEEPING DRAIN | 1 |
| TEEMING | 1 |
| WASHING RAIN | 1 |
| WHITE SHOWER | 1 |
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