Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 28 July 2018

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 28 July 2018
Start: 2018-07-01
End: 2018-07-28
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 28 July 2018: 1,365 records at 1,078 stations, peak on 17 July 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 28 July 2018 set or tied 1,365 station records at 1,078 stations.
It ran from 1 July 2018 to 28 July 2018 (28 days) and its peak day was 17 July 2018.
Status: closed.
Cheesman set an all-time record daily precipitation of 98.3 mm (3.9 in) on 6 July 2018.
The busiest day was 17 July 2018 with 117 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 169 years.

Footprint

1 to 28 July 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 28 July 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, 1 to 28 July 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Cheesman	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	2018-07-06
Selinsgrove 2 S	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	2018-07-24
Marysvale	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	2018-07-18
Carlisle Wtp	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	2018-07-22
Madrid	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	2018-07-18
Zion Np	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	2018-07-12
Kanab	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2018-07-14
Sundance	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2018-07-15
Bear Gap	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	2018-07-23
Mc Cook	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	2018-07-17
Brookings 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	2018-07-19
Franklin 3 NW	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	2018-07-03
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	2018-07-20
Hartwell	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	2018-07-22
Las Vegas Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2018-07-05
Leo 6 SW	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	2018-07-11
Gisela	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2018-07-20
Wellsboro 4 SW	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	2018-07-22
Sunbury	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	2018-07-25
Tonopah	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2018-07-11

Records per Day

Peak day 117

Records set or tied each day from 1 July 2018 to 28 July 2018. The most in one day was 117 on 17 July 2018.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 28 July 2018
Date	Records
2018-07-01	1
2018-07-02	9
2018-07-03	31
2018-07-04	29
2018-07-05	57
2018-07-06	49
2018-07-07	35
2018-07-08	19
2018-07-09	45
2018-07-10	41
2018-07-11	47
2018-07-12	54
2018-07-13	101
2018-07-14	52
2018-07-15	71
2018-07-16	77
2018-07-17	117
2018-07-18	92
2018-07-19	38
2018-07-20	54
2018-07-21	69
2018-07-22	70
2018-07-23	35
2018-07-24	39
2018-07-25	71
2018-07-26	48
2018-07-27	5
2018-07-28	9

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 28 July 2018 ranked by margin
Carlisle Wtp, 07-22	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
Franklin 3 NW, 07-03	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
Madrid, 07-18	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
Bear Gap, 07-23	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
Hartwell, 07-22	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
Selinsgrove 2 S, 07-24	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, 07-20	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
Marysvale, 07-18	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
Las Vegas Muni AP, 07-05	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
Mc Cook, 07-17	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
Sunbury, 07-25	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Brookings 2 NE, 07-19	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
Wellsboro 4 SW, 07-22	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
Zion Np, 07-12	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
Cheesman, 07-06	29.7 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

500 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, 1 to 28 July 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	107
55	91
110	169
44	104
65	93
15	113
32	85
26	100
61	52
42	100
33	38
56	83
76	73
51	88
22	88
42	73
26	99
16	79
38	84
32	89
61	63
69	61
30	69
49	71
61	68
38	112
41	96
50	27
31	72
89	61
69	22
65	60
43	61
22	123
27	75
23	34
60	56
115	51
15	111
25	72
44	45
32	67
18	55
13	99
31	73
63	48
57	36
57	80
23	100
57	56
12	80
91	39
44	57
39	65
14	31
41	76
38	85
53	28
64	8
26	36
53	0
18	72
16	116
48	33
40	40
16	69
30	31
59	39
15	21
3	106
25	84
33	49
20	103
23	91
58	36
35	68
25	45
32	76
24	108
71	25
12	93
36	81
20	77
33	68
61	36
17	95
27	12
19	19
39	25
32	49
17	107
15	104
61	23
49	21
46	16
33	13
22	85
36	68
40	28
9	104
14	88
19	9
83	24
14	93
14	113
20	29
15	67
35	68
7	96
36	60
37	21
30	39
18	92
28	81
31	45
10	104
52	9
51	8
41	15
37	29
8	83
28	57
11	113
28	21
25	71
90	5
22	39
48	20
14	96
18	61
20	67
74	21
50	41
13	109
25	1
46	67
122	4
26	7
20	83
17	56
31	52
20	7
12	141
37	32
41	25
7	100
40	28
18	84
18	80
37	37
48	60
7	108
14	23
29	60
63	24
13	92
13	99
63	32
46	8
10	101
9	103
23	0
14	84
41	8
42	49
33	43
11	100
9	100
94	4
13	79
7	112
7	103
30	61
49	29
13	87
5	117
6	100
8	113
17	68
37	56
57	24
25	65
8	109
15	25
19	68
12	64
10	80
8	109
18	80
30	47
13	80
10	88
5	104
18	53
60	1
13	81
1	82
14	63
6	84
24	68

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 28 July 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, 1 to 28 July 2018 (this event)	1,365 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,365

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 28 July 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-07-03	Franklin 3 NW	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	73	70 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-05	Las Vegas Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	73	69 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-06	Cheesman	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	107	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
2018-07-11	Leo 6 SW	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	88	69 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-11	Tonopah	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	79	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-12	Zion Np	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	85	75 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-14	Kanab	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	113	75 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-15	Sundance	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	100	73 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-17	Mc Cook	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	100	71 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-18	Marysvale	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	104	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2018-07-18	Madrid	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	93	78 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-19	Brookings 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38	71 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-20	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	88	70 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-20	Gisela	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	99	68 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-22	Carlisle Wtp	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	169	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2018-07-22	Hartwell	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	83	70 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-22	Wellsboro 4 SW	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	89	68 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-23	Bear Gap	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	52	72 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-24	Selinsgrove 2 S	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	91	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
2018-07-25	Sunbury	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	84	68 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,365 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
30	107
55	91
110	169
44	104
65	93
15	113
32	85
26	100
61	52
42	100
33	38
56	83
76	73
51	88
22	88
42	73
26	99
16	79
38	84
32	89
61	63
69	61
30	69
49	71
61	68
38	112
41	96
50	27
31	72
89	61
69	22
65	60
43	61
22	123
27	75
23	34
60	56
115	51
15	111
25	72
44	45
32	67
18	55
13	99
31	73
63	48
57	36
57	80
23	100
57	56
12	80
91	39
44	57
39	65
14	31
41	76
38	85
53	28
64	8
26	36
53	0
18	72
16	116
48	33
40	40
16	69
30	31
59	39
15	21
3	106
25	84
33	49
20	103
23	91
58	36
35	68
25	45
32	76
24	108
71	25
12	93
36	81
20	77
33	68
61	36
17	95
27	12
19	19
39	25
32	49
17	107
15	104
61	23
49	21
46	16
33	13
22	85
36	68
40	28
9	104
14	88
19	9
83	24
14	93
14	113
20	29
15	67
35	68
7	96
36	60
37	21
30	39
18	92
28	81
31	45
10	104
52	9
51	8
41	15
37	29
8	83
28	57
11	113
28	21
25	71
90	5
22	39
48	20
14	96
18	61
20	67
74	21
50	41
13	109
25	1
46	67
122	4
26	7
20	83
17	56
31	52
20	7
12	141
37	32
41	25
7	100
40	28
18	84
18	80
37	37
48	60
7	108
14	23
29	60
63	24
13	92
13	99
63	32
46	8
10	101
9	103
23	0
14	84
41	8
42	49
33	43
11	100
9	100
94	4
13	79
7	112
7	103
30	61
49	29
13	87
5	117
6	100
8	113
17	68
37	56
57	24
25	65
8	109
15	25
19	68
12	64
10	80
8	109
18	80
30	47
13	80
10	88
5	104
18	53
60	1
13	81
1	82
14	63
6	84
24	68

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	107
55	91
110	169
44	104
65	93
15	113
32	85
26	100
61	52
42	100
33	38
56	83
76	73
51	88
22	88
42	73
26	99
16	79
38	84
32	89
61	63
69	61
30	69
49	71
61	68
38	112
41	96
50	27
31	72
89	61
69	22
65	60
43	61
22	123
27	75
23	34
60	56
115	51
15	111
25	72
44	45
32	67
18	55
13	99
31	73
63	48
57	36
57	80
23	100
57	56
12	80
91	39
44	57
39	65
14	31
41	76
38	85
53	28
64	8
26	36
53	0
18	72
16	116
48	33
40	40
16	69
30	31
59	39
15	21
3	106
25	84
33	49
20	103
23	91
58	36
35	68
25	45
32	76
24	108
71	25
12	93
36	81
20	77
33	68
61	36
17	95
27	12
19	19
39	25
32	49
17	107
15	104
61	23
49	21
46	16
33	13
22	85
36	68
40	28
9	104
14	88
19	9
83	24
14	93
14	113
20	29
15	67
35	68
7	96
36	60
37	21
30	39
18	92
28	81
31	45
10	104
52	9
51	8
41	15
37	29
8	83
28	57
11	113
28	21
25	71
90	5
22	39
48	20
14	96
18	61
20	67
74	21
50	41
13	109
25	1
46	67
122	4
26	7
20	83
17	56
31	52
20	7
12	141
37	32
41	25
7	100
40	28
18	84
18	80
37	37
48	60
7	108
14	23
29	60
63	24
13	92
13	99
63	32
46	8
10	101
9	103
23	0
14	84
41	8
42	49
33	43
11	100
9	100
94	4
13	79
7	112
7	103
30	61
49	29
13	87
5	117
6	100
8	113
17	68
37	56
57	24
25	65
8	109
15	25
19	68
12	64
10	80
8	109
18	80
30	47
13	80
10	88
5	104
18	53
60	1
13	81
1	82
14	63
6	84
24	68

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	107
55	91
110	169
44	104
65	93
15	113
32	85
26	100
61	52
42	100
33	38
56	83
76	73
51	88
22	88
42	73
26	99
16	79
38	84
32	89
61	63
69	61
30	69
49	71
61	68
38	112
41	96
50	27
31	72
89	61
69	22
65	60
43	61
22	123
27	75
23	34
60	56
115	51
15	111
25	72
44	45
32	67
18	55
13	99
31	73
63	48
57	36
57	80
23	100
57	56
12	80
91	39
44	57
39	65
14	31
41	76
38	85
53	28
64	8
26	36
53	0
18	72
16	116
48	33
40	40
16	69
30	31
59	39
15	21
3	106
25	84
33	49
20	103
23	91
58	36
35	68
25	45
32	76
24	108
71	25
12	93
36	81
20	77
33	68
61	36
17	95
27	12
19	19
39	25
32	49
17	107
15	104
61	23
49	21
46	16
33	13
22	85
36	68
40	28
9	104
14	88
19	9
83	24
14	93
14	113
20	29
15	67
35	68
7	96
36	60
37	21
30	39
18	92
28	81
31	45
10	104
52	9
51	8
41	15
37	29
8	83
28	57
11	113
28	21
25	71
90	5
22	39
48	20
14	96
18	61
20	67
74	21
50	41
13	109
25	1
46	67
122	4
26	7
20	83
17	56
31	52
20	7
12	141
37	32
41	25
7	100
40	28
18	84
18	80
37	37
48	60
7	108
14	23
29	60
63	24
13	92
13	99
63	32
46	8
10	101
9	103
23	0
14	84
41	8
42	49
33	43
11	100
9	100
94	4
13	79
7	112
7	103
30	61
49	29
13	87
5	117
6	100
8	113
17	68
37	56
57	24
25	65
8	109
15	25
19	68
12	64
10	80
8	109
18	80
30	47
13	80
10	88
5	104
18	53
60	1
13	81
1	82
14	63
6	84
24	68