Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 28 November 2018

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 28 November 2018
Start: 2018-11-22
End: 2018-11-28
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 28 November 2018: 210 records at 206 stations, peak on 24 November 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 28 November 2018 set or tied 210 station records at 206 stations.
It ran from 22 November 2018 to 28 November 2018 (7 days) and its peak day was 24 November 2018.
Status: closed.
Geneseo set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 25 November 2018.
The busiest day was 24 November 2018 with 97 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

22 to 28 November 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 28 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, 22 to 28 November 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Geneseo	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2018-11-25
Reno Hill	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2018-11-24
Rushville	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2018-11-26
Laprele Creek	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2018-11-24
Fremont Pass	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2018-11-24
Marquette	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2018-11-24
Washington	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2018-11-26
Laporte	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2018-11-25
Steel Creek Park	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2018-11-24
Rochelle	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2018-11-26
Missoula 6 NW WFO	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2018-11-24
Norris Madison Pwr House	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2018-11-24
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	2018-11-24
Morgan	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2018-11-24
Wamsutter	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2018-11-24
Stillwater Creek	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2018-11-24
Hansen Sawmill	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2018-11-24
Missoula Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2018-11-24
Oelrichs	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2018-11-25
Hillsdale	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2018-11-26

Records per Day

Peak day 97

Records set or tied each day from 22 November 2018 to 28 November 2018. The most in one day was 97 on 24 November 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 28 November 2018 ranked by margin
Geneseo, 11-25	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
Rochelle, 11-26	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
Reno Hill, 11-24	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Laprele Creek, 11-24	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Laporte, 11-25	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
Fremont Pass, 11-24	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Steel Creek Park, 11-24	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Hansen Sawmill, 11-24	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Rushville, 11-26	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
Washington, 11-26	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
Missoula Intl AP, 11-24	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
Marquette, 11-24	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
Stillwater Creek, 11-24	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
Missoula 6 NW WFO, 11-24	10.1 mm (0.4 in)
Hillsdale, 11-26	6.9 mm (0.27 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

210 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, 22 to 28 November 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	48
29	65
10	71
7	92
23	35
12	103
15	29
18	28
15	35
10	33
4	103
12	92
7	120
3	120
5	109
10	28
17	60
26	39
6	84
15	39
23	20
1	124
18	52
2	121
3	109
29	24
10	43
1	99
13	29
1	120
4	65
16	52
13	45
8	33
12	32
10	35
14	39
10	52
2	76
8	25
8	52
7	65
17	31
5	77
9	29
5	48
5	40
7	29
15	29
2	65
1	73
13	32
13	32
5	43
1	63
8	43
8	65
10	43
2	64
8	36
10	39
2	65
5	65
12	28
16	29
15	32
18	28
8	28
8	13
6	43
7	65
3	59
8	39
8	29
1	65
3	67
4	52
4	43
10	16
12	39
10	43
8	32
8	29
6	4
6	40
6	40
5	32
8	32
10	51
5	39
8	24
4	52
2	65
6	39
8	39
9	24
4	52
7	32
8	16
5	31
4	39
1	52
3	51
8	20
5	36
5	16
12	8
5	32
11	21
9	16
5	43
1	40
3	25
2	43
3	29
5	16
5	39
5	35
13	4
5	8
10	29
6	39
7	24
0	43
8	28
2	37
1	35
4	35
8	16
5	35
8	28
5	33
8	32
8	29
1	36
2	25
5	32
10	4
8	16
13	4
5	29
5	32
5	35
3	39
2	32
5	32
5	43
5	32
3	36
5	29
2	20
4	17
5	29
5	24
4	12
7	36
4	7
5	20
3	32
5	32
3	29
5	29
15	8
1	24
0	29
3	36
3	32
3	31
2	29
1	43
1	33
3	16
5	16
3	32
8	28
3	25
4	25
2	33
0	43
1	37
5	28
3	17
0	31
1	16
3	32
3	13
3	35
3	29
0	35
5	4
3	16
3	28
1	16
1	25
3	28
5	4
3	16
5	16
1	16
1	23

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 28 November 2018 compared with similar events
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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, 22 to 28 November 2018 (this event)	210 records

Every Record Set

20 of 210

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 28 November 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-11-24	Reno Hill	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	35	53 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-24	Laprele Creek	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28	50 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-24	Fremont Pass	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	35	50 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-24	Marquette	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	33	50 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-24	Steel Creek Park	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	39	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-24	Missoula 6 NW WFO	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	71	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-24	Norris Madison Pwr House	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	103	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-24	Minatare Dam (Usbr)	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-24	Morgan	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	109	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-24	Wamsutter	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-24	Stillwater Creek	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	28	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-24	Hansen Sawmill	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	29	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-24	Missoula Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-25	Geneseo	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	65	59 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-25	Laporte	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	60	45 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-25	Oelrichs	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-26	Rushville	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	103	51 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-26	Washington	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	92	48 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-26	Rochelle	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-26	Hillsdale	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 210 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.

Date	Records
2018-11-22	4
2018-11-23	18
2018-11-24	97
2018-11-25	39
2018-11-26	46
2018-11-27	3
2018-11-28	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	48
29	65
10	71
7	92
23	35
12	103
15	29
18	28
15	35
10	33
4	103
12	92
7	120
3	120
5	109
10	28
17	60
26	39
6	84
15	39
23	20
1	124
18	52
2	121
3	109
29	24
10	43
1	99
13	29
1	120
4	65
16	52
13	45
8	33
12	32
10	35
14	39
10	52
2	76
8	25
8	52
7	65
17	31
5	77
9	29
5	48
5	40
7	29
15	29
2	65
1	73
13	32
13	32
5	43
1	63
8	43
8	65
10	43
2	64
8	36
10	39
2	65
5	65
12	28
16	29
15	32
18	28
8	28
8	13
6	43
7	65
3	59
8	39
8	29
1	65
3	67
4	52
4	43
10	16
12	39
10	43
8	32
8	29
6	4
6	40
6	40
5	32
8	32
10	51
5	39
8	24
4	52
2	65
6	39
8	39
9	24
4	52
7	32
8	16
5	31
4	39
1	52
3	51
8	20
5	36
5	16
12	8
5	32
11	21
9	16
5	43
1	40
3	25
2	43
3	29
5	16
5	39
5	35
13	4
5	8
10	29
6	39
7	24
0	43
8	28
2	37
1	35
4	35
8	16
5	35
8	28
5	33
8	32
8	29
1	36
2	25
5	32
10	4
8	16
13	4
5	29
5	32
5	35
3	39
2	32
5	32
5	43
5	32
3	36
5	29
2	20
4	17
5	29
5	24
4	12
7	36
4	7
5	20
3	32
5	32
3	29
5	29
15	8
1	24
0	29
3	36
3	32
3	31
2	29
1	43
1	33
3	16
5	16
3	32
8	28
3	25
4	25
2	33
0	43
1	37
5	28
3	17
0	31
1	16
3	32
3	13
3	35
3	29
0	35
5	4
3	16
3	28
1	16
1	25
3	28
5	4
3	16
5	16
1	16
1	23

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	48
29	65
10	71
7	92
23	35
12	103
15	29
18	28
15	35
10	33
4	103
12	92
7	120
3	120
5	109
10	28
17	60
26	39
6	84
15	39
23	20
1	124
18	52
2	121
3	109
29	24
10	43
1	99
13	29
1	120
4	65
16	52
13	45
8	33
12	32
10	35
14	39
10	52
2	76
8	25
8	52
7	65
17	31
5	77
9	29
5	48
5	40
7	29
15	29
2	65
1	73
13	32
13	32
5	43
1	63
8	43
8	65
10	43
2	64
8	36
10	39
2	65
5	65
12	28
16	29
15	32
18	28
8	28
8	13
6	43
7	65
3	59
8	39
8	29
1	65
3	67
4	52
4	43
10	16
12	39
10	43
8	32
8	29
6	4
6	40
6	40
5	32
8	32
10	51
5	39
8	24
4	52
2	65
6	39
8	39
9	24
4	52
7	32
8	16
5	31
4	39
1	52
3	51
8	20
5	36
5	16
12	8
5	32
11	21
9	16
5	43
1	40
3	25
2	43
3	29
5	16
5	39
5	35
13	4
5	8
10	29
6	39
7	24
0	43
8	28
2	37
1	35
4	35
8	16
5	35
8	28
5	33
8	32
8	29
1	36
2	25
5	32
10	4
8	16
13	4
5	29
5	32
5	35
3	39
2	32
5	32
5	43
5	32
3	36
5	29
2	20
4	17
5	29
5	24
4	12
7	36
4	7
5	20
3	32
5	32
3	29
5	29
15	8
1	24
0	29
3	36
3	32
3	31
2	29
1	43
1	33
3	16
5	16
3	32
8	28
3	25
4	25
2	33
0	43
1	37
5	28
3	17
0	31
1	16
3	32
3	13
3	35
3	29
0	35
5	4
3	16
3	28
1	16
1	25
3	28
5	4
3	16
5	16
1	16
1	23

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	48
29	65
10	71
7	92
23	35
12	103
15	29
18	28
15	35
10	33
4	103
12	92
7	120
3	120
5	109
10	28
17	60
26	39
6	84
15	39
23	20
1	124
18	52
2	121
3	109
29	24
10	43
1	99
13	29
1	120
4	65
16	52
13	45
8	33
12	32
10	35
14	39
10	52
2	76
8	25
8	52
7	65
17	31
5	77
9	29
5	48
5	40
7	29
15	29
2	65
1	73
13	32
13	32
5	43
1	63
8	43
8	65
10	43
2	64
8	36
10	39
2	65
5	65
12	28
16	29
15	32
18	28
8	28
8	13
6	43
7	65
3	59
8	39
8	29
1	65
3	67
4	52
4	43
10	16
12	39
10	43
8	32
8	29
6	4
6	40
6	40
5	32
8	32
10	51
5	39
8	24
4	52
2	65
6	39
8	39
9	24
4	52
7	32
8	16
5	31
4	39
1	52
3	51
8	20
5	36
5	16
12	8
5	32
11	21
9	16
5	43
1	40
3	25
2	43
3	29
5	16
5	39
5	35
13	4
5	8
10	29
6	39
7	24
0	43
8	28
2	37
1	35
4	35
8	16
5	35
8	28
5	33
8	32
8	29
1	36
2	25
5	32
10	4
8	16
13	4
5	29
5	32
5	35
3	39
2	32
5	32
5	43
5	32
3	36
5	29
2	20
4	17
5	29
5	24
4	12
7	36
4	7
5	20
3	32
5	32
3	29
5	29
15	8
1	24
0	29
3	36
3	32
3	31
2	29
1	43
1	33
3	16
5	16
3	32
8	28
3	25
4	25
2	33
0	43
1	37
5	28
3	17
0	31
1	16
3	32
3	13
3	35
3	29
0	35
5	4
3	16
3	28
1	16
1	25
3	28
5	4
3	16
5	16
1	16
1	23