Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 14 June 2018

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 14 June 2018
Start: 2018-06-07
End: 2018-06-14
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 14 June 2018: 265 records at 241 stations, peak on 11 June 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 14 June 2018 set or tied 265 station records at 241 stations.
It ran from 7 June 2018 to 14 June 2018 (8 days) and its peak day was 11 June 2018.
Status: closed.
Robinson set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 12 June 2018.
The busiest day was 11 June 2018 with 96 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

7 to 14 June 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 14 June 2018 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 14 June 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Robinson	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2018-06-12
Pana	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	2018-06-11
Clarion 3 SW	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2018-06-11
McKeesport	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2018-06-11
Montevideo 1SW	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	2018-06-12
Fulton L&D #13	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2018-06-09
Cresco 1 NE	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	2018-06-10
Morgantown	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	2018-06-11
Elliston	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	2018-06-11
Effingham 3SW	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	2018-06-12
Vincennes 4 E	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	2018-06-12
Donegal 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	2018-06-11
Franklin	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	2018-06-08
Ottawa 4SW	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	2018-06-10
Mattoon	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	2018-06-11
Philo	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2018-06-10
Waucoma 1WNW	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	2018-06-10
Mt Carroll	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	2018-06-10
Bowdle	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	2018-06-11

Records per Day

Peak day 96

Records set or tied each day from 7 June 2018 to 14 June 2018. The most in one day was 96 on 11 June 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 14 June 2018 ranked by margin
Fulton L&D #13, 06-09	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
Waucoma 1WNW, 06-10	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
Morgantown, 06-11	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
Pana, 06-11	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
Effingham 3SW, 06-12	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
Robinson, 06-12	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
Elliston, 06-11	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
Vincennes 4 E, 06-12	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
Mt Carroll, 06-10	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
Donegal 2 NW, 06-11	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
Franklin, 06-08	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
McKeesport, 06-11	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
Montevideo 1SW, 06-12	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
Clarion 3 SW, 06-11	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
Pana, 06-12	30.8 mm (1.2 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

265 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, 7 to 14 June 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
50	108
51	103
34	101
35	88
34	117
56	52
31	117
52	63
48	60
51	60
46	60
40	72
36	60
21	112
31	88
21	60
17	124
55	39
45	39
25	76
41	28
28	79
16	100
54	32
14	122
14	124
19	99
73	4
23	76
60	16
25	55
33	51
24	56
25	76
17	77
16	77
57	9
8	111
9	117
22	24
18	68
20	75
16	76
15	80
24	72
31	28
27	67
25	49
7	91
50	12
20	55
52	12
33	13
35	20
6	67
33	23
10	81
54	4
15	68
22	52
23	56
2	96
15	16
36	16
51	7
17	72
18	55
1	96
3	89
12	68
38	4
37	4
15	59
7	79
9	72
26	37
7	76
39	24
37	13
26	12
16	63
26	27
5	75
5	79
9	60
42	7
9	64
7	65
24	32
12	52
3	75
2	75
28	13
23	24
25	12
5	64
26	32
35	9
9	52
31	13
20	13
15	39
35	4
8	64
4	76
29	4
3	63
6	56
24	7
28	12
9	56
15	36
16	49
10	49
13	36
17	21
19	7
20	20
20	21
21	15
15	36
1	60
1	71
11	52
24	15
6	44
7	45
8	36
14	24
10	33
8	44
24	15
4	64
20	8
2	67
16	49
10	52
20	15
1	64
9	47
18	7
2	64
1	63
15	28
6	51
23	23
1	48
0	52
16	20
16	20
32	1
11	20
9	32
34	4
24	4
16	8
21	4
4	36
28	12
4	52
14	32
18	33
10	39
17	12
3	55
6	49
9	43
22	8
11	7
9	40
6	31
11	32
13	12
3	18
3	32
5	27
7	28
6	2
16	7
20	4
13	16
23	4
5	25
5	21
23	16
13	9
10	33
11	4
15	7
0	32
8	15
7	29
11	19
13	13
5	25
10	4
3	20
14	13
8	13
2	21

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 14 June 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, 7 to 14 June 2018 (this event)	265 records

Every Record Set

20 of 265

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 14 June 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-06-08	Franklin	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	60	58 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-09	Fulton L&D #13	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52	62 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-10	Cresco 1 NE	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	117	62 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-10	Ottawa 4SW	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	112	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-10	Philo	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	124	53 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-10	Waucoma 1WNW	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39	53 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-10	Mt Carroll	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39	52 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-11	Pana	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	103	74 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-11	Clarion 3 SW	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	101	69 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-11	McKeesport	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	88	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-11	Morgantown	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	63	62 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-11	Elliston	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	60	61 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-11	Donegal 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	72	59 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-11	Mattoon	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	60	54 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-11	Bowdle	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	76	52 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-12	Robinson	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	108	75 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-12	Montevideo 1SW	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	117	64 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-12	Effingham 3SW	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	60	60 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-12	Vincennes 4 E	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	60	60 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-12	Pana	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	88	56 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 265 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.

Date	Records
2018-06-07	3
2018-06-08	7
2018-06-09	26
2018-06-10	80
2018-06-11	96
2018-06-12	43
2018-06-13	8
2018-06-14	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
50	108
51	103
34	101
35	88
34	117
56	52
31	117
52	63
48	60
51	60
46	60
40	72
36	60
21	112
31	88
21	60
17	124
55	39
45	39
25	76
41	28
28	79
16	100
54	32
14	122
14	124
19	99
73	4
23	76
60	16
25	55
33	51
24	56
25	76
17	77
16	77
57	9
8	111
9	117
22	24
18	68
20	75
16	76
15	80
24	72
31	28
27	67
25	49
7	91
50	12
20	55
52	12
33	13
35	20
6	67
33	23
10	81
54	4
15	68
22	52
23	56
2	96
15	16
36	16
51	7
17	72
18	55
1	96
3	89
12	68
38	4
37	4
15	59
7	79
9	72
26	37
7	76
39	24
37	13
26	12
16	63
26	27
5	75
5	79
9	60
42	7
9	64
7	65
24	32
12	52
3	75
2	75
28	13
23	24
25	12
5	64
26	32
35	9
9	52
31	13
20	13
15	39
35	4
8	64
4	76
29	4
3	63
6	56
24	7
28	12
9	56
15	36
16	49
10	49
13	36
17	21
19	7
20	20
20	21
21	15
15	36
1	60
1	71
11	52
24	15
6	44
7	45
8	36
14	24
10	33
8	44
24	15
4	64
20	8
2	67
16	49
10	52
20	15
1	64
9	47
18	7
2	64
1	63
15	28
6	51
23	23
1	48
0	52
16	20
16	20
32	1
11	20
9	32
34	4
24	4
16	8
21	4
4	36
28	12
4	52
14	32
18	33
10	39
17	12
3	55
6	49
9	43
22	8
11	7
9	40
6	31
11	32
13	12
3	18
3	32
5	27
7	28
6	2
16	7
20	4
13	16
23	4
5	25
5	21
23	16
13	9
10	33
11	4
15	7
0	32
8	15
7	29
11	19
13	13
5	25
10	4
3	20
14	13
8	13
2	21

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
50	108
51	103
34	101
35	88
34	117
56	52
31	117
52	63
48	60
51	60
46	60
40	72
36	60
21	112
31	88
21	60
17	124
55	39
45	39
25	76
41	28
28	79
16	100
54	32
14	122
14	124
19	99
73	4
23	76
60	16
25	55
33	51
24	56
25	76
17	77
16	77
57	9
8	111
9	117
22	24
18	68
20	75
16	76
15	80
24	72
31	28
27	67
25	49
7	91
50	12
20	55
52	12
33	13
35	20
6	67
33	23
10	81
54	4
15	68
22	52
23	56
2	96
15	16
36	16
51	7
17	72
18	55
1	96
3	89
12	68
38	4
37	4
15	59
7	79
9	72
26	37
7	76
39	24
37	13
26	12
16	63
26	27
5	75
5	79
9	60
42	7
9	64
7	65
24	32
12	52
3	75
2	75
28	13
23	24
25	12
5	64
26	32
35	9
9	52
31	13
20	13
15	39
35	4
8	64
4	76
29	4
3	63
6	56
24	7
28	12
9	56
15	36
16	49
10	49
13	36
17	21
19	7
20	20
20	21
21	15
15	36
1	60
1	71
11	52
24	15
6	44
7	45
8	36
14	24
10	33
8	44
24	15
4	64
20	8
2	67
16	49
10	52
20	15
1	64
9	47
18	7
2	64
1	63
15	28
6	51
23	23
1	48
0	52
16	20
16	20
32	1
11	20
9	32
34	4
24	4
16	8
21	4
4	36
28	12
4	52
14	32
18	33
10	39
17	12
3	55
6	49
9	43
22	8
11	7
9	40
6	31
11	32
13	12
3	18
3	32
5	27
7	28
6	2
16	7
20	4
13	16
23	4
5	25
5	21
23	16
13	9
10	33
11	4
15	7
0	32
8	15
7	29
11	19
13	13
5	25
10	4
3	20
14	13
8	13
2	21

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
50	108
51	103
34	101
35	88
34	117
56	52
31	117
52	63
48	60
51	60
46	60
40	72
36	60
21	112
31	88
21	60
17	124
55	39
45	39
25	76
41	28
28	79
16	100
54	32
14	122
14	124
19	99
73	4
23	76
60	16
25	55
33	51
24	56
25	76
17	77
16	77
57	9
8	111
9	117
22	24
18	68
20	75
16	76
15	80
24	72
31	28
27	67
25	49
7	91
50	12
20	55
52	12
33	13
35	20
6	67
33	23
10	81
54	4
15	68
22	52
23	56
2	96
15	16
36	16
51	7
17	72
18	55
1	96
3	89
12	68
38	4
37	4
15	59
7	79
9	72
26	37
7	76
39	24
37	13
26	12
16	63
26	27
5	75
5	79
9	60
42	7
9	64
7	65
24	32
12	52
3	75
2	75
28	13
23	24
25	12
5	64
26	32
35	9
9	52
31	13
20	13
15	39
35	4
8	64
4	76
29	4
3	63
6	56
24	7
28	12
9	56
15	36
16	49
10	49
13	36
17	21
19	7
20	20
20	21
21	15
15	36
1	60
1	71
11	52
24	15
6	44
7	45
8	36
14	24
10	33
8	44
24	15
4	64
20	8
2	67
16	49
10	52
20	15
1	64
9	47
18	7
2	64
1	63
15	28
6	51
23	23
1	48
0	52
16	20
16	20
32	1
11	20
9	32
34	4
24	4
16	8
21	4
4	36
28	12
4	52
14	32
18	33
10	39
17	12
3	55
6	49
9	43
22	8
11	7
9	40
6	31
11	32
13	12
3	18
3	32
5	27
7	28
6	2
16	7
20	4
13	16
23	4
5	25
5	21
23	16
13	9
10	33
11	4
15	7
0	32
8	15
7	29
11	19
13	13
5	25
10	4
3	20
14	13
8	13
2	21