Extreme rain in United States, 19 to 22 December 2018

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 19 to 22 December 2018
Start: 2018-12-19
End: 2018-12-22
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 19 to 22 December 2018: 274 records at 265 stations, peak on 21 December 2018. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 19 to 22 December 2018 set or tied 274 station records at 265 stations.
It ran from 19 December 2018 to 22 December 2018 (4 days) and its peak day was 21 December 2018.
Status: closed.
Marion set a daily record precipitation of 84.1 mm (3.3 in) on 21 December 2018.
The busiest day was 21 December 2018 with 161 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 122 years.

Footprint

19 to 22 December 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 19 to 22 December 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, 19 to 22 December 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Marion	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	2018-12-21
Buena Vista	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	2018-12-21
Randleman	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	2018-12-20
Morganton	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	2018-12-21
N Wilkesboro	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	2018-12-21
Montezuma 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2018-12-20
Transou	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	2018-12-21
Salisbury	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	2018-12-20
Van Buren 2	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	2018-12-22
Millinocket Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	2018-12-21
Erwin 1 W	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	2018-12-22
Cheraw	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2018-12-21
Addison	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2018-12-22
Elmira	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2018-12-22
Lewistown	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	2018-12-22
Boone 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	2018-12-21
Statesville 2 NNE	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2018-12-21
Parkersburg	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2018-12-21
Marshall	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	2018-12-22
Corning	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2018-12-22

Records per Day

Peak day 161

Records set or tied each day from 19 December 2018 to 22 December 2018. The most in one day was 161 on 21 December 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 19 to 22 December 2018 ranked by margin
Boone 1 SE, 12-21	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
Buena Vista, 12-21	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
Marion, 12-21	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
Erwin 1 W, 12-22	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
Transou, 12-21	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Salisbury, 12-20	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
N Wilkesboro, 12-21	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
Statesville 2 NNE, 12-21	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
Van Buren 2, 12-22	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
Lewistown, 12-22	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
Randleman, 12-20	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Morganton, 12-21	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
Montezuma 2 NW, 12-20	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
Millinocket Muni AP, 12-21	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
Corning, 12-22	18.5 mm (0.7 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

274 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, 19 to 22 December 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
40	100
41	67
23	112
34	67
24	84
23	112
38	67
36	44
29	44
40	20
21	72
10	117
16	45
6	111
24	45
43	24
6	100
30	45
17	56
19	20
13	67
7	109
6	122
21	56
6	117
29	44
6	116
18	44
27	33
33	44
15	67
19	60
17	60
26	60
3	112
13	67
33	24
16	51
9	87
13	67
2	100
16	60
2	122
15	57
12	67
17	44
1	112
0	112
19	49
1	95
8	67
25	25
9	67
3	84
12	67
8	72
11	56
11	44
18	7
4	79
0	92
6	72
8	67
22	44
25	33
8	44
6	59
12	67
0	84
23	52
7	45
20	51
25	40
19	48
24	44
10	44
5	67
37	11
5	67
12	45
5	67
4	67
5	67
13	40
4	57
22	44
31	44
1	72
5	67
4	57
12	40
6	60
12	44
14	40
4	60
23	35
17	44
6	44
4	68
12	36
10	44
3	60
13	7
10	44
29	35
18	44
14	45
5	67
10	40
17	44
14	5
3	67
8	48
10	44
0	67
8	44
7	44
2	67
11	44
20	24
4	48
3	51
1	67
0	72
19	5
8	44
10	16
1	64
1	67
16	24
12	40
7	48
6	48
1	67
12	5
16	44
14	24
4	44
0	60
6	40
10	10
10	24
4	40
3	44
4	40
0	60
8	33
2	51
1	51
7	44
2	44
6	44
6	40
15	24
3	44
19	24
9	20
12	40
1	48
3	44
4	48
3	45
1	48
3	44
4	44
14	5
15	5
3	44
3	48
26	11
7	7
9	24
2	35
3	44
2	44
2	44
13	5
12	5
3	40
3	40
4	40
1	37
8	33
1	44
1	44
8	24
15	0
4	20
21	0
2	40
1	48
6	33
1	29
3	29
0	35
0	44
1	44
15	19
2	36
4	28

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 19 to 22 December 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, 19 to 22 December 2018 (this event)	274 records

Every Record Set

20 of 274

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 19 to 22 December 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-12-20	Randleman	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	84	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-20	Montezuma 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	112	55 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-20	Salisbury	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44	53 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-21	Marion	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	100	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-12-21	Buena Vista	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	67	62 of 100 (Major)
2018-12-21	Morganton	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	112	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-21	N Wilkesboro	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	67	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-21	Transou	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	67	54 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-21	Millinocket Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	72	50 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-21	Cheraw	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	117	49 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-21	Boone 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24	47 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-21	Statesville 2 NNE	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	45	47 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-21	Parkersburg	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	56	47 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-22	Van Buren 2	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44	51 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-22	Erwin 1 W	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20	50 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-22	Addison	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	45	48 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-22	Elmira	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	111	48 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-22	Lewistown	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	45	48 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-22	Marshall	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	100	47 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-22	Corning	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20	46 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 274 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 2026-10-18. 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
40	100
41	67
23	112
34	67
24	84
23	112
38	67
36	44
29	44
40	20
21	72
10	117
16	45
6	111
24	45
43	24
6	100
30	45
17	56
19	20
13	67
7	109
6	122
21	56
6	117
29	44
6	116
18	44
27	33
33	44
15	67
19	60
17	60
26	60
3	112
13	67
33	24
16	51
9	87
13	67
2	100
16	60
2	122
15	57
12	67
17	44
1	112
0	112
19	49
1	95
8	67
25	25
9	67
3	84
12	67
8	72
11	56
11	44
18	7
4	79
0	92
6	72
8	67
22	44
25	33
8	44
6	59
12	67
0	84
23	52
7	45
20	51
25	40
19	48
24	44
10	44
5	67
37	11
5	67
12	45
5	67
4	67
5	67
13	40
4	57
22	44
31	44
1	72
5	67
4	57
12	40
6	60
12	44
14	40
4	60
23	35
17	44
6	44
4	68
12	36
10	44
3	60
13	7
10	44
29	35
18	44
14	45
5	67
10	40
17	44
14	5
3	67
8	48
10	44
0	67
8	44
7	44
2	67
11	44
20	24
4	48
3	51
1	67
0	72
19	5
8	44
10	16
1	64
1	67
16	24
12	40
7	48
6	48
1	67
12	5
16	44
14	24
4	44
0	60
6	40
10	10
10	24
4	40
3	44
4	40
0	60
8	33
2	51
1	51
7	44
2	44
6	44
6	40
15	24
3	44
19	24
9	20
12	40
1	48
3	44
4	48
3	45
1	48
3	44
4	44
14	5
15	5
3	44
3	48
26	11
7	7
9	24
2	35
3	44
2	44
2	44
13	5
12	5
3	40
3	40
4	40
1	37
8	33
1	44
1	44
8	24
15	0
4	20
21	0
2	40
1	48
6	33
1	29
3	29
0	35
0	44
1	44
15	19
2	36
4	28

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
40	100
41	67
23	112
34	67
24	84
23	112
38	67
36	44
29	44
40	20
21	72
10	117
16	45
6	111
24	45
43	24
6	100
30	45
17	56
19	20
13	67
7	109
6	122
21	56
6	117
29	44
6	116
18	44
27	33
33	44
15	67
19	60
17	60
26	60
3	112
13	67
33	24
16	51
9	87
13	67
2	100
16	60
2	122
15	57
12	67
17	44
1	112
0	112
19	49
1	95
8	67
25	25
9	67
3	84
12	67
8	72
11	56
11	44
18	7
4	79
0	92
6	72
8	67
22	44
25	33
8	44
6	59
12	67
0	84
23	52
7	45
20	51
25	40
19	48
24	44
10	44
5	67
37	11
5	67
12	45
5	67
4	67
5	67
13	40
4	57
22	44
31	44
1	72
5	67
4	57
12	40
6	60
12	44
14	40
4	60
23	35
17	44
6	44
4	68
12	36
10	44
3	60
13	7
10	44
29	35
18	44
14	45
5	67
10	40
17	44
14	5
3	67
8	48
10	44
0	67
8	44
7	44
2	67
11	44
20	24
4	48
3	51
1	67
0	72
19	5
8	44
10	16
1	64
1	67
16	24
12	40
7	48
6	48
1	67
12	5
16	44
14	24
4	44
0	60
6	40
10	10
10	24
4	40
3	44
4	40
0	60
8	33
2	51
1	51
7	44
2	44
6	44
6	40
15	24
3	44
19	24
9	20
12	40
1	48
3	44
4	48
3	45
1	48
3	44
4	44
14	5
15	5
3	44
3	48
26	11
7	7
9	24
2	35
3	44
2	44
2	44
13	5
12	5
3	40
3	40
4	40
1	37
8	33
1	44
1	44
8	24
15	0
4	20
21	0
2	40
1	48
6	33
1	29
3	29
0	35
0	44
1	44
15	19
2	36
4	28

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
40	100
41	67
23	112
34	67
24	84
23	112
38	67
36	44
29	44
40	20
21	72
10	117
16	45
6	111
24	45
43	24
6	100
30	45
17	56
19	20
13	67
7	109
6	122
21	56
6	117
29	44
6	116
18	44
27	33
33	44
15	67
19	60
17	60
26	60
3	112
13	67
33	24
16	51
9	87
13	67
2	100
16	60
2	122
15	57
12	67
17	44
1	112
0	112
19	49
1	95
8	67
25	25
9	67
3	84
12	67
8	72
11	56
11	44
18	7
4	79
0	92
6	72
8	67
22	44
25	33
8	44
6	59
12	67
0	84
23	52
7	45
20	51
25	40
19	48
24	44
10	44
5	67
37	11
5	67
12	45
5	67
4	67
5	67
13	40
4	57
22	44
31	44
1	72
5	67
4	57
12	40
6	60
12	44
14	40
4	60
23	35
17	44
6	44
4	68
12	36
10	44
3	60
13	7
10	44
29	35
18	44
14	45
5	67
10	40
17	44
14	5
3	67
8	48
10	44
0	67
8	44
7	44
2	67
11	44
20	24
4	48
3	51
1	67
0	72
19	5
8	44
10	16
1	64
1	67
16	24
12	40
7	48
6	48
1	67
12	5
16	44
14	24
4	44
0	60
6	40
10	10
10	24
4	40
3	44
4	40
0	60
8	33
2	51
1	51
7	44
2	44
6	44
6	40
15	24
3	44
19	24
9	20
12	40
1	48
3	44
4	48
3	45
1	48
3	44
4	44
14	5
15	5
3	44
3	48
26	11
7	7
9	24
2	35
3	44
2	44
2	44
13	5
12	5
3	40
3	40
4	40
1	37
8	33
1	44
1	44
8	24
15	0
4	20
21	0
2	40
1	48
6	33
1	29
3	29
0	35
0	44
1	44
15	19
2	36
4	28