Record rains...are like 2 inches in 18 hours...and someplaces...even 4 inchs in 24 hours...we call that a sun shower here in Upstate NY.
https://www.newsweek.com/tropical-storm-hilary-california-palm-springs-record-rain-newsom-1821209
waiting for the reporter in a row boat reporting on the calamity while a resident in rain boots walks by