Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 25 October 2018

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 25 October 2018
Start: 2018-10-21
End: 2018-10-25
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 25 October 2018: 173 records at 165 stations, peak on 24 October 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 25 October 2018 set or tied 173 station records at 165 stations.
It ran from 21 October 2018 to 25 October 2018 (5 days) and its peak day was 24 October 2018.
Status: closed.
Jemez Springs set an all-time record daily precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 24 October 2018.
The busiest day was 24 October 2018 with 85 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 111 years.

Footprint

21 to 25 October 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 25 October 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, 21 to 25 October 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Jemez Springs	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	2018-10-24
Jornada Exp Range	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	2018-10-24
White Sands Natl Mon	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	2018-10-24
Abbott 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2018-10-24
Estancia 4N	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2018-10-25
Beaver City	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2018-10-24
Pedernal 9 E	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	2018-10-24
Picacho	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	2018-10-24
Carlsbad Caverns	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2018-10-24
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2018-10-24
Grapevine Dam	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	2018-10-25
Mountainair	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2018-10-23
Carlsbad	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	2018-10-24
Breckenridge	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2018-10-25
Pearce - Sunsites	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2018-10-22
Augustine 2E	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2018-10-23
Ghost Rch	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2018-10-24
La Junta Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2018-10-24
Ordway 4 W	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	2018-10-25
Rocky Ford 2 SE	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2018-10-25

Records per Day

Peak day 85

Records set or tied each day from 21 October 2018 to 25 October 2018. The most in one day was 85 on 24 October 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 25 October 2018 ranked by margin
Jornada Exp Range, 10-24	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
White Sands Natl Mon, 10-24	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
Carlsbad Caverns, 10-24	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
Pedernal 9 E, 10-24	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon, 10-24	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
Picacho, 10-24	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
La Junta Muni AP, 10-24	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
Pearce - Sunsites, 10-22	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
Abbott 1 SE, 10-24	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
Augustine 2E, 10-23	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Beaver City, 10-24	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Ordway 4 W, 10-25	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
Estancia 4N, 10-25	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
Grapevine Dam, 10-25	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Breckenridge, 10-25	11.2 mm (0.4 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

173 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, 21 to 25 October 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
5	107
37	33
33	33
13	96
18	104
13	107
15	101
24	40
21	61
22	35
30	44
11	68
23	33
13	111
7	104
5	111
11	95
21	17
17	44
2	111
13	40
7	61
20	33
22	17
19	17
5	76
28	17
4	73
21	47
6	83
17	47
12	40
22	17
16	40
7	76
13	47
14	40
13	44
22	17
7	40
2	76
14	33
1	76
10	40
13	40
2	68
4	64
6	44
11	44
8	40
14	20
10	44
19	17
1	71
1	61
8	40
7	40
25	27
40	3
3	64
4	47
14	16
19	17
10	33
2	64
11	16
8	25
5	40
3	60
17	17
37	24
9	40
25	13
7	44
15	20
10	33
5	43
12	27
12	40
15	24
12	17
6	41
10	5
1	47
8	33
2	40
16	33
31	24
3	40
9	5
2	44
9	17
10	17
6	32
9	17
24	33
10	4
7	20
5	41
9	40
8	31
1	40
5	17
13	16
4	25
17	33
5	33
9	17
2	44
4	20
8	33
2	43
4	20
23	12
12	16
5	33
2	33
3	33
8	16
5	17
6	17
3	33
30	3
4	33
11	12
3	33
5	17
8	25
4	17
8	17
11	33
3	24
5	20
1	44
1	24
7	32
0	33
3	20
13	17
6	16
9	16
20	3
2	17
3	20
2	17
3	17
1	17
1	35
5	17
5	17
2	17
6	16
9	3
4	17
7	16
1	16
7	16
3	17
7	16
5	24
12	3
1	20
2	17
1	20
3	3
3	17
2	16
1	17
1	16
3	16
5	16
3	3
2	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 25 October 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, 21 to 25 October 2018 (this event)	173 records

Every Record Set

20 of 173

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 25 October 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-10-22	Pearce - Sunsites	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17	43 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-23	Mountainair	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	111	45 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-23	Augustine 2E	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	44	43 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-24	Jemez Springs	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	107	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-24	Jornada Exp Range	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	33	60 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-24	White Sands Natl Mon	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33	58 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-24	Abbott 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	104	55 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-24	Beaver City	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	101	52 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-24	Pedernal 9 E	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40	51 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-24	Picacho	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	35	49 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-24	Carlsbad Caverns	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44	48 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-24	Gran Quivira Natl Mon	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	33	48 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-24	Carlsbad	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	104	45 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-24	Ghost Rch	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-10-24	La Junta Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-10-25	Estancia 4N	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	107	53 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-25	Grapevine Dam	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	111	46 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-25	Breckenridge	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	95	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-25	Ordway 4 W	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-10-25	Rocky Ford 2 SE	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	111	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 173 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
5	107
37	33
33	33
13	96
18	104
13	107
15	101
24	40
21	61
22	35
30	44
11	68
23	33
13	111
7	104
5	111
11	95
21	17
17	44
2	111
13	40
7	61
20	33
22	17
19	17
5	76
28	17
4	73
21	47
6	83
17	47
12	40
22	17
16	40
7	76
13	47
14	40
13	44
22	17
7	40
2	76
14	33
1	76
10	40
13	40
2	68
4	64
6	44
11	44
8	40
14	20
10	44
19	17
1	71
1	61
8	40
7	40
25	27
40	3
3	64
4	47
14	16
19	17
10	33
2	64
11	16
8	25
5	40
3	60
17	17
37	24
9	40
25	13
7	44
15	20
10	33
5	43
12	27
12	40
15	24
12	17
6	41
10	5
1	47
8	33
2	40
16	33
31	24
3	40
9	5
2	44
9	17
10	17
6	32
9	17
24	33
10	4
7	20
5	41
9	40
8	31
1	40
5	17
13	16
4	25
17	33
5	33
9	17
2	44
4	20
8	33
2	43
4	20
23	12
12	16
5	33
2	33
3	33
8	16
5	17
6	17
3	33
30	3
4	33
11	12
3	33
5	17
8	25
4	17
8	17
11	33
3	24
5	20
1	44
1	24
7	32
0	33
3	20
13	17
6	16
9	16
20	3
2	17
3	20
2	17
3	17
1	17
1	35
5	17
5	17
2	17
6	16
9	3
4	17
7	16
1	16
7	16
3	17
7	16
5	24
12	3
1	20
2	17
1	20
3	3
3	17
2	16
1	17
1	16
3	16
5	16
3	3
2	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
5	107
37	33
33	33
13	96
18	104
13	107
15	101
24	40
21	61
22	35
30	44
11	68
23	33
13	111
7	104
5	111
11	95
21	17
17	44
2	111
13	40
7	61
20	33
22	17
19	17
5	76
28	17
4	73
21	47
6	83
17	47
12	40
22	17
16	40
7	76
13	47
14	40
13	44
22	17
7	40
2	76
14	33
1	76
10	40
13	40
2	68
4	64
6	44
11	44
8	40
14	20
10	44
19	17
1	71
1	61
8	40
7	40
25	27
40	3
3	64
4	47
14	16
19	17
10	33
2	64
11	16
8	25
5	40
3	60
17	17
37	24
9	40
25	13
7	44
15	20
10	33
5	43
12	27
12	40
15	24
12	17
6	41
10	5
1	47
8	33
2	40
16	33
31	24
3	40
9	5
2	44
9	17
10	17
6	32
9	17
24	33
10	4
7	20
5	41
9	40
8	31
1	40
5	17
13	16
4	25
17	33
5	33
9	17
2	44
4	20
8	33
2	43
4	20
23	12
12	16
5	33
2	33
3	33
8	16
5	17
6	17
3	33
30	3
4	33
11	12
3	33
5	17
8	25
4	17
8	17
11	33
3	24
5	20
1	44
1	24
7	32
0	33
3	20
13	17
6	16
9	16
20	3
2	17
3	20
2	17
3	17
1	17
1	35
5	17
5	17
2	17
6	16
9	3
4	17
7	16
1	16
7	16
3	17
7	16
5	24
12	3
1	20
2	17
1	20
3	3
3	17
2	16
1	17
1	16
3	16
5	16
3	3
2	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
5	107
37	33
33	33
13	96
18	104
13	107
15	101
24	40
21	61
22	35
30	44
11	68
23	33
13	111
7	104
5	111
11	95
21	17
17	44
2	111
13	40
7	61
20	33
22	17
19	17
5	76
28	17
4	73
21	47
6	83
17	47
12	40
22	17
16	40
7	76
13	47
14	40
13	44
22	17
7	40
2	76
14	33
1	76
10	40
13	40
2	68
4	64
6	44
11	44
8	40
14	20
10	44
19	17
1	71
1	61
8	40
7	40
25	27
40	3
3	64
4	47
14	16
19	17
10	33
2	64
11	16
8	25
5	40
3	60
17	17
37	24
9	40
25	13
7	44
15	20
10	33
5	43
12	27
12	40
15	24
12	17
6	41
10	5
1	47
8	33
2	40
16	33
31	24
3	40
9	5
2	44
9	17
10	17
6	32
9	17
24	33
10	4
7	20
5	41
9	40
8	31
1	40
5	17
13	16
4	25
17	33
5	33
9	17
2	44
4	20
8	33
2	43
4	20
23	12
12	16
5	33
2	33
3	33
8	16
5	17
6	17
3	33
30	3
4	33
11	12
3	33
5	17
8	25
4	17
8	17
11	33
3	24
5	20
1	44
1	24
7	32
0	33
3	20
13	17
6	16
9	16
20	3
2	17
3	20
2	17
3	17
1	17
1	35
5	17
5	17
2	17
6	16
9	3
4	17
7	16
1	16
7	16
3	17
7	16
5	24
12	3
1	20
2	17
1	20
3	3
3	17
2	16
1	17
1	16
3	16
5	16
3	3
2	3