Extreme rain in United States, 24 March to 1 April 2018

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 24 March to 1 April 2018
Start: 2018-03-24
End: 2018-04-01
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 24 March to 1 April 2018: 447 records at 420 stations, peak on 28 March 2018. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 24 March to 1 April 2018 set or tied 447 station records at 420 stations.
It ran from 24 March 2018 to 1 April 2018 (9 days) and its peak day was 28 March 2018.
Status: closed.
Marshall set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 27 March 2018.
The busiest day was 28 March 2018 with 130 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 125 years.

Footprint

24 March to 1 April 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 24 March to 1 April 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, 24 March to 1 April 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Marshall	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2018-03-27
Brenham	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	2018-03-29
Gravette	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	2018-03-27
Estherville 4E	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2018-03-25
Logansport	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	2018-03-29
San Augustine	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	2018-03-29
Flandreau	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2018-03-24
Moberly	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	2018-03-27
Huntsville	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	2018-03-29
Primghar	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2018-03-24
Elgin 1 N	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	2018-03-28
Floydada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2018-03-28
Austin Bergstrom Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	2018-03-28
Leesville	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	2018-03-29
Vandalia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2018-03-27
San Marcos	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	2018-03-28
Jasper	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	2018-03-29
Tyler Pounds Fld	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	2018-03-28
Clarinda	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	2018-03-27
Austwell	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	2018-03-29

Records per Day

Peak day 130

Records set or tied each day from 24 March 2018 to 1 April 2018. The most in one day was 130 on 28 March 2018.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 24 March to 1 April 2018
Date	Records
2018-03-24	50
2018-03-25	49
2018-03-26	8
2018-03-27	70
2018-03-28	130
2018-03-29	103
2018-03-30	33
2018-03-31	3
2018-04-01	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 24 March to 1 April 2018 ranked by margin
Leesville, 03-29	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
Austin Bergstrom Intl AP, 03-28	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
Jasper, 03-29	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
Brenham, 03-29	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
Elgin 1 N, 03-28	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
Logansport, 03-29	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
Moberly, 03-27	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
Marshall, 03-27	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
Gravette, 03-27	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
Tyler Pounds Fld, 03-28	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
Huntsville, 03-29	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
San Augustine, 03-29	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
Floydada, 03-28	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Austwell, 03-29	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Primghar, 03-24	22.7 mm (0.9 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

447 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, 24 March to 1 April 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
48	119
66	96
46	96
20	104
53	112
29	105
20	80
52	19
35	71
23	80
61	19
121	28
25	73
84	6
8	106
77	28
11	97
37	72
14	121
24	96
48	37
45	28
34	65
25	52
45	67
58	0
31	56
64	28
103	25
32	45
120	28
62	12
107	28
94	13
39	40
4	97
26	26
12	80
61	43
14	95
31	52
77	25
44	60
25	45
74	28
41	28
46	40
9	80
10	116
12	96
13	116
39	52
44	28
11	80
7	125
42	43
46	21
28	73
32	73
16	92
48	16
8	80
56	13
34	40
25	43
15	76
5	112
35	4
20	52
63	8
3	118
23	73
27	40
42	25
37	43
62	28
5	104
2	113
34	7
19	56
6	83
36	37
6	95
13	80
9	76
26	40
30	43
2	104
3	96
2	120
3	111
19	39
5	88
19	48
23	21
1	119
64	43
21	43
15	33
24	60
14	67
12	45
40	8
12	72
0	97
3	87
44	25
25	52
10	64
10	68
21	52
21	40
38	28
15	57
4	83
13	56
4	83
37	12
30	19
3	88
5	83
48	13
20	40
7	67
14	60
27	12
18	6
13	23
14	60
13	60
27	52
15	52
22	52
14	43
25	40
0	85
37	5
24	40
8	67
43	16
5	64
16	23
56	4
23	43
12	31
20	52
9	52
28	28
22	40
8	38
17	40
2	79
6	64
1	73
27	27
17	59
13	31
23	25
33	16
9	23
5	68
3	76
3	27
28	4
12	56
2	67
9	43
9	60
17	43
16	52
24	19
36	5
12	25
19	13
13	37
18	4
14	0
10	52
3	64
24	20
12	25
18	43
7	60
23	43
40	27
2	68
14	16
22	5
28	12
10	31
6	44
14	1
8	34
4	43
18	27
19	2
15	25
38	25
10	40
24	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 24 March to 1 April 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, 24 March to 1 April 2018 (this event)	447 records

Every Record Set

20 of 447

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 24 March to 1 April 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-03-24	Flandreau	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	80	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-24	Primghar	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	80	60 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-25	Estherville 4E	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	104	69 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-27	Marshall	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	119	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2018-03-27	Gravette	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	96	70 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-27	Moberly	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	19	63 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-27	Vandalia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	106	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-27	Clarinda	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	121	55 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-28	Elgin 1 N	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	19	60 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-28	Floydada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	73	58 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-28	Austin Bergstrom Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	6	58 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-28	San Marcos	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	97	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-28	Tyler Pounds Fld	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	72	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-29	Brenham	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	96	78 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-29	Logansport	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	112	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-29	San Augustine	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	105	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-29	Huntsville	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	71	63 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-29	Leesville	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	28	58 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-29	Jasper	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	28	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-03-29	Austwell	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	96	55 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 447 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 2026-10-17. 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
48	119
66	96
46	96
20	104
53	112
29	105
20	80
52	19
35	71
23	80
61	19
121	28
25	73
84	6
8	106
77	28
11	97
37	72
14	121
24	96
48	37
45	28
34	65
25	52
45	67
58	0
31	56
64	28
103	25
32	45
120	28
62	12
107	28
94	13
39	40
4	97
26	26
12	80
61	43
14	95
31	52
77	25
44	60
25	45
74	28
41	28
46	40
9	80
10	116
12	96
13	116
39	52
44	28
11	80
7	125
42	43
46	21
28	73
32	73
16	92
48	16
8	80
56	13
34	40
25	43
15	76
5	112
35	4
20	52
63	8
3	118
23	73
27	40
42	25
37	43
62	28
5	104
2	113
34	7
19	56
6	83
36	37
6	95
13	80
9	76
26	40
30	43
2	104
3	96
2	120
3	111
19	39
5	88
19	48
23	21
1	119
64	43
21	43
15	33
24	60
14	67
12	45
40	8
12	72
0	97
3	87
44	25
25	52
10	64
10	68
21	52
21	40
38	28
15	57
4	83
13	56
4	83
37	12
30	19
3	88
5	83
48	13
20	40
7	67
14	60
27	12
18	6
13	23
14	60
13	60
27	52
15	52
22	52
14	43
25	40
0	85
37	5
24	40
8	67
43	16
5	64
16	23
56	4
23	43
12	31
20	52
9	52
28	28
22	40
8	38
17	40
2	79
6	64
1	73
27	27
17	59
13	31
23	25
33	16
9	23
5	68
3	76
3	27
28	4
12	56
2	67
9	43
9	60
17	43
16	52
24	19
36	5
12	25
19	13
13	37
18	4
14	0
10	52
3	64
24	20
12	25
18	43
7	60
23	43
40	27
2	68
14	16
22	5
28	12
10	31
6	44
14	1
8	34
4	43
18	27
19	2
15	25
38	25
10	40
24	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
48	119
66	96
46	96
20	104
53	112
29	105
20	80
52	19
35	71
23	80
61	19
121	28
25	73
84	6
8	106
77	28
11	97
37	72
14	121
24	96
48	37
45	28
34	65
25	52
45	67
58	0
31	56
64	28
103	25
32	45
120	28
62	12
107	28
94	13
39	40
4	97
26	26
12	80
61	43
14	95
31	52
77	25
44	60
25	45
74	28
41	28
46	40
9	80
10	116
12	96
13	116
39	52
44	28
11	80
7	125
42	43
46	21
28	73
32	73
16	92
48	16
8	80
56	13
34	40
25	43
15	76
5	112
35	4
20	52
63	8
3	118
23	73
27	40
42	25
37	43
62	28
5	104
2	113
34	7
19	56
6	83
36	37
6	95
13	80
9	76
26	40
30	43
2	104
3	96
2	120
3	111
19	39
5	88
19	48
23	21
1	119
64	43
21	43
15	33
24	60
14	67
12	45
40	8
12	72
0	97
3	87
44	25
25	52
10	64
10	68
21	52
21	40
38	28
15	57
4	83
13	56
4	83
37	12
30	19
3	88
5	83
48	13
20	40
7	67
14	60
27	12
18	6
13	23
14	60
13	60
27	52
15	52
22	52
14	43
25	40
0	85
37	5
24	40
8	67
43	16
5	64
16	23
56	4
23	43
12	31
20	52
9	52
28	28
22	40
8	38
17	40
2	79
6	64
1	73
27	27
17	59
13	31
23	25
33	16
9	23
5	68
3	76
3	27
28	4
12	56
2	67
9	43
9	60
17	43
16	52
24	19
36	5
12	25
19	13
13	37
18	4
14	0
10	52
3	64
24	20
12	25
18	43
7	60
23	43
40	27
2	68
14	16
22	5
28	12
10	31
6	44
14	1
8	34
4	43
18	27
19	2
15	25
38	25
10	40
24	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
48	119
66	96
46	96
20	104
53	112
29	105
20	80
52	19
35	71
23	80
61	19
121	28
25	73
84	6
8	106
77	28
11	97
37	72
14	121
24	96
48	37
45	28
34	65
25	52
45	67
58	0
31	56
64	28
103	25
32	45
120	28
62	12
107	28
94	13
39	40
4	97
26	26
12	80
61	43
14	95
31	52
77	25
44	60
25	45
74	28
41	28
46	40
9	80
10	116
12	96
13	116
39	52
44	28
11	80
7	125
42	43
46	21
28	73
32	73
16	92
48	16
8	80
56	13
34	40
25	43
15	76
5	112
35	4
20	52
63	8
3	118
23	73
27	40
42	25
37	43
62	28
5	104
2	113
34	7
19	56
6	83
36	37
6	95
13	80
9	76
26	40
30	43
2	104
3	96
2	120
3	111
19	39
5	88
19	48
23	21
1	119
64	43
21	43
15	33
24	60
14	67
12	45
40	8
12	72
0	97
3	87
44	25
25	52
10	64
10	68
21	52
21	40
38	28
15	57
4	83
13	56
4	83
37	12
30	19
3	88
5	83
48	13
20	40
7	67
14	60
27	12
18	6
13	23
14	60
13	60
27	52
15	52
22	52
14	43
25	40
0	85
37	5
24	40
8	67
43	16
5	64
16	23
56	4
23	43
12	31
20	52
9	52
28	28
22	40
8	38
17	40
2	79
6	64
1	73
27	27
17	59
13	31
23	25
33	16
9	23
5	68
3	76
3	27
28	4
12	56
2	67
9	43
9	60
17	43
16	52
24	19
36	5
12	25
19	13
13	37
18	4
14	0
10	52
3	64
24	20
12	25
18	43
7	60
23	43
40	27
2	68
14	16
22	5
28	12
10	31
6	44
14	1
8	34
4	43
18	27
19	2
15	25
38	25
10	40
24	4