Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 15 January 2018

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 15 January 2018
Start: 2018-01-08
End: 2018-01-15
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 15 January 2018: 454 records at 430 stations, peak on 11 January 2018. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 15 January 2018 set or tied 454 station records at 430 stations.
It ran from 8 January 2018 to 15 January 2018 (8 days) and its peak day was 11 January 2018.
Status: closed.
Redlands set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 9 January 2018.
The busiest day was 11 January 2018 with 149 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 119 years.

Footprint

8 to 15 January 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 15 January 2018 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 15 January 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Redlands	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	2018-01-09
Searchlight	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	2018-01-10
San Francisco Oceanside	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	2018-01-08
Woodland 1 WNW	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	2018-01-09
San Francisco Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	2018-01-08
San Francisco Dwtn	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2018-01-08
Teec Nos Pos	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2018-01-10
Dworshak Fish Hatchery	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2018-01-12
Los Banos	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2018-01-09
Sidney	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	2018-01-10
Tonopah	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	2018-01-10
Foxholm 7 N	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	2018-01-10
Steele 4N	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	2018-01-10
Madrid	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2018-01-11
Oshkosh	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	2018-01-11
Harrington	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2018-01-11
Lind 3 NE	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2018-01-11
Driggs	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2018-01-12
Pomeroy	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2018-01-12
Waterville	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2018-01-12

Records per Day

Peak day 149

Records set or tied each day from 8 January 2018 to 15 January 2018. The most in one day was 149 on 11 January 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 15 January 2018 ranked by margin
San Francisco Intl AP, 01-08	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
Woodland 1 WNW, 01-09	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
San Francisco Dwtn, 01-08	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
Teec Nos Pos, 01-10	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
Redlands, 01-09	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
San Francisco Oceanside, 01-08	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
Searchlight, 01-10	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
Dworshak Fish Hatchery, 01-12	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Harrington, 01-11	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
Foxholm 7 N, 01-10	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Pomeroy, 01-12	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Los Banos, 01-09	6.6 mm (0.26 in)
Waterville, 01-12	6.3 mm (0.25 in)
Lind 3 NE, 01-11	5.8 mm (0.23 in)
Madrid, 01-11	5.6 mm (0.22 in)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

454 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 15 January 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
33	112
8	96
21	76
26	50
37	44
6	112
8	117
6	104
45	39
36	24
3	106
4	119
12	48
36	44
18	48
4	102
6	82
7	102
5	108
4	88
11	19
2	107
4	100
10	22
2	111
6	47
22	68
26	12
11	38
4	88
3	104
18	28
6	38
28	44
7	59
12	72
14	112
15	104
20	40
3	106
22	39
10	28
3	82
2	108
3	112
1	107
29	40
35	38
7	55
9	38
3	87
15	30
15	5
11	7
2	92
1	117
5	47
6	72
5	38
5	38
9	68
19	64
2	92
0	100
3	86
0	104
7	39
3	88
1	95
8	20
7	20
4	79
20	44
7	37
11	50
13	68
41	0
4	76
6	55
12	20
19	38
21	39
5	44
3	38
11	32
16	59
13	38
4	68
3	47
3	68
22	38
5	59
2	59
7	48
2	67
3	50
6	42
25	59
7	36
7	39
1	68
15	10
15	30
14	38
6	58
13	46
3	68
2	63
8	58
24	20
10	59
10	39
0	79
1	68
2	59
18	24
4	68
8	47
5	59
5	32
3	42
3	42
6	55
5	8
3	40
5	40
19	0
13	35
5	55
14	44
2	55
5	58
4	38
2	60
4	55
2	58
4	44
11	24
3	59
3	22
8	34
5	39
3	55
1	68
8	39
18	0
19	12
19	38
7	59
2	55
1	46
4	39
3	55
4	24
4	18
7	24
13	0
6	38
5	38
24	0
8	16
4	46
1	48
3	24
2	55
1	43
2	28
6	12
8	28
4	30
2	48
12	46
7	38
5	20
6	16
2	42
4	50
1	40
4	20
5	38
10	24
3	24
2	40
2	40
8	8
18	4
10	28
8	27
7	12
2	38
1	42
9	38
38	20
9	38
8	44
2	50
2	50
1	55
3	35
3	2

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 15 January 2018 compared with similar events
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 23 February to 15 March 2019	2,223 records
Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 19 January 2024	2,133 records
Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 26 March 2021	2,099 records
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 29 September to 19 October 2018	1,970 records
Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023	1,941 records
Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 15 January 2018 (this event)	454 records

Every Record Set

20 of 454

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 15 January 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-01-08	San Francisco Oceanside	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50	54 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-08	San Francisco Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	39	53 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-08	San Francisco Dwtn	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44	52 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-09	Redlands	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	112	66 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-09	Woodland 1 WNW	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44	54 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-09	Los Banos	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	102	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-10	Searchlight	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	76	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-10	Teec Nos Pos	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24	52 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-10	Sidney	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	106	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-10	Tonopah	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	88	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-10	Foxholm 7 N	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-10	Steele 4N	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	119	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-11	Madrid	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-11	Oshkosh	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	102	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-11	Harrington	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-11	Lind 3 NE	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	82	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-12	Dworshak Fish Hatchery	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	48	51 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-12	Driggs	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-12	Pomeroy	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	117	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-12	Waterville	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 454 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
33	112
8	96
21	76
26	50
37	44
6	112
8	117
6	104
45	39
36	24
3	106
4	119
12	48
36	44
18	48
4	102
6	82
7	102
5	108
4	88
11	19
2	107
4	100
10	22
2	111
6	47
22	68
26	12
11	38
4	88
3	104
18	28
6	38
28	44
7	59
12	72
14	112
15	104
20	40
3	106
22	39
10	28
3	82
2	108
3	112
1	107
29	40
35	38
7	55
9	38
3	87
15	30
15	5
11	7
2	92
1	117
5	47
6	72
5	38
5	38
9	68
19	64
2	92
0	100
3	86
0	104
7	39
3	88
1	95
8	20
7	20
4	79
20	44
7	37
11	50
13	68
41	0
4	76
6	55
12	20
19	38
21	39
5	44
3	38
11	32
16	59
13	38
4	68
3	47
3	68
22	38
5	59
2	59
7	48
2	67
3	50
6	42
25	59
7	36
7	39
1	68
15	10
15	30
14	38
6	58
13	46
3	68
2	63
8	58
24	20
10	59
10	39
0	79
1	68
2	59
18	24
4	68
8	47
5	59
5	32
3	42
3	42
6	55
5	8
3	40
5	40
19	0
13	35
5	55
14	44
2	55
5	58
4	38
2	60
4	55
2	58
4	44
11	24
3	59
3	22
8	34
5	39
3	55
1	68
8	39
18	0
19	12
19	38
7	59
2	55
1	46
4	39
3	55
4	24
4	18
7	24
13	0
6	38
5	38
24	0
8	16
4	46
1	48
3	24
2	55
1	43
2	28
6	12
8	28
4	30
2	48
12	46
7	38
5	20
6	16
2	42
4	50
1	40
4	20
5	38
10	24
3	24
2	40
2	40
8	8
18	4
10	28
8	27
7	12
2	38
1	42
9	38
38	20
9	38
8	44
2	50
2	50
1	55
3	35
3	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
33	112
8	96
21	76
26	50
37	44
6	112
8	117
6	104
45	39
36	24
3	106
4	119
12	48
36	44
18	48
4	102
6	82
7	102
5	108
4	88
11	19
2	107
4	100
10	22
2	111
6	47
22	68
26	12
11	38
4	88
3	104
18	28
6	38
28	44
7	59
12	72
14	112
15	104
20	40
3	106
22	39
10	28
3	82
2	108
3	112
1	107
29	40
35	38
7	55
9	38
3	87
15	30
15	5
11	7
2	92
1	117
5	47
6	72
5	38
5	38
9	68
19	64
2	92
0	100
3	86
0	104
7	39
3	88
1	95
8	20
7	20
4	79
20	44
7	37
11	50
13	68
41	0
4	76
6	55
12	20
19	38
21	39
5	44
3	38
11	32
16	59
13	38
4	68
3	47
3	68
22	38
5	59
2	59
7	48
2	67
3	50
6	42
25	59
7	36
7	39
1	68
15	10
15	30
14	38
6	58
13	46
3	68
2	63
8	58
24	20
10	59
10	39
0	79
1	68
2	59
18	24
4	68
8	47
5	59
5	32
3	42
3	42
6	55
5	8
3	40
5	40
19	0
13	35
5	55
14	44
2	55
5	58
4	38
2	60
4	55
2	58
4	44
11	24
3	59
3	22
8	34
5	39
3	55
1	68
8	39
18	0
19	12
19	38
7	59
2	55
1	46
4	39
3	55
4	24
4	18
7	24
13	0
6	38
5	38
24	0
8	16
4	46
1	48
3	24
2	55
1	43
2	28
6	12
8	28
4	30
2	48
12	46
7	38
5	20
6	16
2	42
4	50
1	40
4	20
5	38
10	24
3	24
2	40
2	40
8	8
18	4
10	28
8	27
7	12
2	38
1	42
9	38
38	20
9	38
8	44
2	50
2	50
1	55
3	35
3	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
33	112
8	96
21	76
26	50
37	44
6	112
8	117
6	104
45	39
36	24
3	106
4	119
12	48
36	44
18	48
4	102
6	82
7	102
5	108
4	88
11	19
2	107
4	100
10	22
2	111
6	47
22	68
26	12
11	38
4	88
3	104
18	28
6	38
28	44
7	59
12	72
14	112
15	104
20	40
3	106
22	39
10	28
3	82
2	108
3	112
1	107
29	40
35	38
7	55
9	38
3	87
15	30
15	5
11	7
2	92
1	117
5	47
6	72
5	38
5	38
9	68
19	64
2	92
0	100
3	86
0	104
7	39
3	88
1	95
8	20
7	20
4	79
20	44
7	37
11	50
13	68
41	0
4	76
6	55
12	20
19	38
21	39
5	44
3	38
11	32
16	59
13	38
4	68
3	47
3	68
22	38
5	59
2	59
7	48
2	67
3	50
6	42
25	59
7	36
7	39
1	68
15	10
15	30
14	38
6	58
13	46
3	68
2	63
8	58
24	20
10	59
10	39
0	79
1	68
2	59
18	24
4	68
8	47
5	59
5	32
3	42
3	42
6	55
5	8
3	40
5	40
19	0
13	35
5	55
14	44
2	55
5	58
4	38
2	60
4	55
2	58
4	44
11	24
3	59
3	22
8	34
5	39
3	55
1	68
8	39
18	0
19	12
19	38
7	59
2	55
1	46
4	39
3	55
4	24
4	18
7	24
13	0
6	38
5	38
24	0
8	16
4	46
1	48
3	24
2	55
1	43
2	28
6	12
8	28
4	30
2	48
12	46
7	38
5	20
6	16
2	42
4	50
1	40
4	20
5	38
10	24
3	24
2	40
2	40
8	8
18	4
10	28
8	27
7	12
2	38
1	42
9	38
38	20
9	38
8	44
2	50
2	50
1	55
3	35
3	2