Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 17 November 2018

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 17 November 2018
Start: 2018-11-02
End: 2018-11-17
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 17 November 2018: 955 records at 754 stations, peak on 13 November 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 17 November 2018 set or tied 955 station records at 754 stations.
It ran from 2 November 2018 to 17 November 2018 (16 days) and its peak day was 13 November 2018.
Status: closed.
Rome set a daily record precipitation of 83.6 mm (3.3 in) on 13 November 2018.
The busiest day was 13 November 2018 with 196 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 165 years.

Footprint

2 to 17 November 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 17 November 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, 2 to 17 November 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Rome	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	2018-11-13
Raleigh State UNIV	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	2018-11-14
Carthage	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	2018-11-12
Scottsville	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	2018-11-06
Chapel Hill 2 W	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	2018-11-13
Hot Springs	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2018-11-13
Talladega	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	2018-11-13
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	2018-11-08
Tifton	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	2018-11-15
Three Rivers	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2018-11-16
Cherry Point MCAS	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	2018-11-05
Athens	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	2018-11-12
Bay Minette	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	2018-11-13
Cordele	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	2018-11-07
Monticello	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2018-11-09
Cartersville	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2018-11-08
Gainesville	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	2018-11-13
Tryon	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	2018-11-15
Red Springs 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	2018-11-13
Plains SW Ga Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	2018-11-15

Records per Day

Peak day 196

Records set or tied each day from 2 November 2018 to 17 November 2018. The most in one day was 196 on 13 November 2018.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 17 November 2018
Date	Records
2018-11-02	2
2018-11-03	4
2018-11-04	7
2018-11-05	53
2018-11-06	92
2018-11-07	26
2018-11-08	29
2018-11-09	48
2018-11-10	60
2018-11-11	22
2018-11-12	139
2018-11-13	196
2018-11-14	24
2018-11-15	140
2018-11-16	112
2018-11-17	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 17 November 2018 ranked by margin
Carthage, 11-12	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr, 11-08	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
Plains SW Ga Exp STN, 11-15	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
Talladega, 11-13	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
Cartersville, 11-08	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
Scottsville, 11-06	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
Rome, 11-13	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
Cherry Point MCAS, 11-05	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
Raleigh State UNIV, 11-14	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
Athens, 11-12	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
Red Springs 1 SE, 11-13	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
Chapel Hill 2 W, 11-13	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
Cordele, 11-07	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
Bay Minette, 11-13	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
Tifton, 11-15	41.9 mm (1.6 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, 2 to 17 November 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
55	83
53	77
135	60
58	67
47	77
31	88
61	63
42	92
126	60
20	120
54	64
46	96
53	60
46	75
27	107
61	32
36	83
38	88
68	41
53	43
32	83
29	63
27	64
57	43
37	83
73	36
61	36
54	43
48	41
41	40
27	83
32	92
20	113
35	83
32	77
22	127
33	88
71	29
32	67
16	104
57	52
52	36
31	71
54	23
20	88
15	115
28	83
61	29
44	43
20	121
17	63
25	27
22	77
48	43
51	16
32	60
13	113
17	107
81	9
24	77
13	113
12	113
33	56
42	43
78	9
21	77
17	96
32	64
18	69
66	20
14	84
10	104
15	107
13	104
10	121
15	92
12	95
44	45
18	69
24	69
53	29
8	120
17	77
16	73
41	41
51	20
25	79
49	20
15	88
37	51
16	77
3	109
6	108
66	5
39	43
6	107
16	73
7	107
36	16
6	165
20	69
26	69
10	92
5	111
41	20
8	96
5	108
60	25
14	83
5	92
6	91
38	45
61	13
42	29
31	45
18	71
26	24
4	107
10	88
69	9
30	60
41	43
54	11
48	20
37	9
34	40
3	112
34	43
2	119
34	24
2	116
1	105
13	80
24	38
1	97
19	39
16	63
1	101
37	29
31	29
10	83
41	25
37	25
11	33
0	97
4	92
8	83
32	9
8	80
29	31
42	29
46	29
34	16
8	67
8	72
10	77
3	92
4	88
15	60
18	60
10	79
11	67
10	79
17	60
10	45
15	60
1	91
26	52
15	63
5	83
5	83
45	25
21	41
10	79
13	40
7	67
25	43
23	36
5	77
4	83
29	32
4	83
3	83
6	63
40	20
47	9
22	52
41	13
10	67
8	56
19	40
19	43
20	36
2	60
16	60
4	75
24	49
4	79
35	35
9	63

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 17 November 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, 2 to 17 November 2018 (this event)	955 records

Every Record Set

20 of 955

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 17 November 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-11-05	Cherry Point MCAS	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	64	62 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-06	Scottsville	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	67	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-07	Cordele	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	75	60 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-08	Beaumont Rsch Ctr	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	60	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-08	Cartersville	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32	59 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-09	Monticello	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	107	60 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-12	Carthage	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	60	68 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-12	Athens	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	60	61 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-13	Rome	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	83	73 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-13	Chapel Hill 2 W	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	77	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-13	Hot Springs	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	88	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-13	Talladega	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	63	66 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-13	Bay Minette	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	96	61 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-13	Gainesville	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	83	59 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-13	Red Springs 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43	58 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-14	Raleigh State UNIV	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	77	71 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-15	Tifton	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	92	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-15	Tryon	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	88	59 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-15	Plains SW Ga Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41	58 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-16	Three Rivers	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	120	63 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 955 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
55	83
53	77
135	60
58	67
47	77
31	88
61	63
42	92
126	60
20	120
54	64
46	96
53	60
46	75
27	107
61	32
36	83
38	88
68	41
53	43
32	83
29	63
27	64
57	43
37	83
73	36
61	36
54	43
48	41
41	40
27	83
32	92
20	113
35	83
32	77
22	127
33	88
71	29
32	67
16	104
57	52
52	36
31	71
54	23
20	88
15	115
28	83
61	29
44	43
20	121
17	63
25	27
22	77
48	43
51	16
32	60
13	113
17	107
81	9
24	77
13	113
12	113
33	56
42	43
78	9
21	77
17	96
32	64
18	69
66	20
14	84
10	104
15	107
13	104
10	121
15	92
12	95
44	45
18	69
24	69
53	29
8	120
17	77
16	73
41	41
51	20
25	79
49	20
15	88
37	51
16	77
3	109
6	108
66	5
39	43
6	107
16	73
7	107
36	16
6	165
20	69
26	69
10	92
5	111
41	20
8	96
5	108
60	25
14	83
5	92
6	91
38	45
61	13
42	29
31	45
18	71
26	24
4	107
10	88
69	9
30	60
41	43
54	11
48	20
37	9
34	40
3	112
34	43
2	119
34	24
2	116
1	105
13	80
24	38
1	97
19	39
16	63
1	101
37	29
31	29
10	83
41	25
37	25
11	33
0	97
4	92
8	83
32	9
8	80
29	31
42	29
46	29
34	16
8	67
8	72
10	77
3	92
4	88
15	60
18	60
10	79
11	67
10	79
17	60
10	45
15	60
1	91
26	52
15	63
5	83
5	83
45	25
21	41
10	79
13	40
7	67
25	43
23	36
5	77
4	83
29	32
4	83
3	83
6	63
40	20
47	9
22	52
41	13
10	67
8	56
19	40
19	43
20	36
2	60
16	60
4	75
24	49
4	79
35	35
9	63

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
55	83
53	77
135	60
58	67
47	77
31	88
61	63
42	92
126	60
20	120
54	64
46	96
53	60
46	75
27	107
61	32
36	83
38	88
68	41
53	43
32	83
29	63
27	64
57	43
37	83
73	36
61	36
54	43
48	41
41	40
27	83
32	92
20	113
35	83
32	77
22	127
33	88
71	29
32	67
16	104
57	52
52	36
31	71
54	23
20	88
15	115
28	83
61	29
44	43
20	121
17	63
25	27
22	77
48	43
51	16
32	60
13	113
17	107
81	9
24	77
13	113
12	113
33	56
42	43
78	9
21	77
17	96
32	64
18	69
66	20
14	84
10	104
15	107
13	104
10	121
15	92
12	95
44	45
18	69
24	69
53	29
8	120
17	77
16	73
41	41
51	20
25	79
49	20
15	88
37	51
16	77
3	109
6	108
66	5
39	43
6	107
16	73
7	107
36	16
6	165
20	69
26	69
10	92
5	111
41	20
8	96
5	108
60	25
14	83
5	92
6	91
38	45
61	13
42	29
31	45
18	71
26	24
4	107
10	88
69	9
30	60
41	43
54	11
48	20
37	9
34	40
3	112
34	43
2	119
34	24
2	116
1	105
13	80
24	38
1	97
19	39
16	63
1	101
37	29
31	29
10	83
41	25
37	25
11	33
0	97
4	92
8	83
32	9
8	80
29	31
42	29
46	29
34	16
8	67
8	72
10	77
3	92
4	88
15	60
18	60
10	79
11	67
10	79
17	60
10	45
15	60
1	91
26	52
15	63
5	83
5	83
45	25
21	41
10	79
13	40
7	67
25	43
23	36
5	77
4	83
29	32
4	83
3	83
6	63
40	20
47	9
22	52
41	13
10	67
8	56
19	40
19	43
20	36
2	60
16	60
4	75
24	49
4	79
35	35
9	63

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
55	83
53	77
135	60
58	67
47	77
31	88
61	63
42	92
126	60
20	120
54	64
46	96
53	60
46	75
27	107
61	32
36	83
38	88
68	41
53	43
32	83
29	63
27	64
57	43
37	83
73	36
61	36
54	43
48	41
41	40
27	83
32	92
20	113
35	83
32	77
22	127
33	88
71	29
32	67
16	104
57	52
52	36
31	71
54	23
20	88
15	115
28	83
61	29
44	43
20	121
17	63
25	27
22	77
48	43
51	16
32	60
13	113
17	107
81	9
24	77
13	113
12	113
33	56
42	43
78	9
21	77
17	96
32	64
18	69
66	20
14	84
10	104
15	107
13	104
10	121
15	92
12	95
44	45
18	69
24	69
53	29
8	120
17	77
16	73
41	41
51	20
25	79
49	20
15	88
37	51
16	77
3	109
6	108
66	5
39	43
6	107
16	73
7	107
36	16
6	165
20	69
26	69
10	92
5	111
41	20
8	96
5	108
60	25
14	83
5	92
6	91
38	45
61	13
42	29
31	45
18	71
26	24
4	107
10	88
69	9
30	60
41	43
54	11
48	20
37	9
34	40
3	112
34	43
2	119
34	24
2	116
1	105
13	80
24	38
1	97
19	39
16	63
1	101
37	29
31	29
10	83
41	25
37	25
11	33
0	97
4	92
8	83
32	9
8	80
29	31
42	29
46	29
34	16
8	67
8	72
10	77
3	92
4	88
15	60
18	60
10	79
11	67
10	79
17	60
10	45
15	60
1	91
26	52
15	63
5	83
5	83
45	25
21	41
10	79
13	40
7	67
25	43
23	36
5	77
4	83
29	32
4	83
3	83
6	63
40	20
47	9
22	52
41	13
10	67
8	56
19	40
19	43
20	36
2	60
16	60
4	75
24	49
4	79
35	35
9	63