Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 14 January 2019

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 14 January 2019
Start: 2019-01-09
End: 2019-01-14
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 14 January 2019: 420 records at 403 stations, peak on 12 January 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 14 January 2019 set or tied 420 station records at 403 stations.
It ran from 9 January 2019 to 14 January 2019 (6 days) and its peak day was 12 January 2019.
Status: closed.
Lindsborg 3E set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 12 January 2019.
The busiest day was 12 January 2019 with 311 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 120 years.

Footprint

9 to 14 January 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 14 January 2019 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, 9 to 14 January 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Lindsborg 3E	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2019-01-12
Trousdale 1 NE	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2019-01-12
Ness City	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2019-01-12
Rantoul	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	2019-01-12
Garnett 1 E	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	2019-01-12
Billings	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2019-01-12
Madison	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2019-01-12
Ralston	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2019-01-12
Coffeyville Wtr Wks	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	2019-01-12
Covert	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2019-01-12
Hillsboro	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2019-01-12
Spavinaw	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2019-01-12
Hill City Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2019-01-11
Bucklin 1SE	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	2019-01-12
Burr Oak 4S	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2019-01-12
Cawker City	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2019-01-12
Geneseo	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2019-01-12
Lakin	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	2019-01-12
Scott City	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2019-01-12
Ulysses 3NE	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2019-01-12

Records per Day

Peak day 311

Records set or tied each day from 9 January 2019 to 14 January 2019. The most in one day was 311 on 12 January 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 14 January 2019 ranked by margin
Rantoul, 01-12	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
Coffeyville Wtr Wks, 01-12	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
Spavinaw, 01-12	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
Ralston, 01-12	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
Billings, 01-12	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
Lindsborg 3E, 01-12	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
Hillsboro, 01-12	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Madison, 01-12	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
Ness City, 01-12	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
Garnett 1 E, 01-12	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
Trousdale 1 NE, 01-12	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
Covert, 01-12	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
Geneseo, 01-12	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Cawker City, 01-12	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Hill City Muni AP, 01-11	18.3 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

420 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, 9 to 14 January 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
26	109
23	93
24	92
51	59
15	120
18	93
24	108
28	103
24	103
12	120
34	69
46	68
18	56
10	108
23	69
25	60
36	88
20	56
22	72
13	108
32	56
11	108
21	31
24	56
19	108
23	36
11	92
18	103
28	72
11	120
14	77
20	92
18	103
19	51
33	59
26	35
30	25
20	56
22	69
20	25
13	68
25	88
18	88
22	59
25	35
17	21
7	113
20	40
16	51
7	100
14	56
18	36
10	108
12	108
18	21
8	108
27	51
12	108
7	97
25	60
19	45
22	21
18	53
8	92
12	108
13	51
14	103
20	27
26	21
23	40
12	64
14	108
11	60
9	107
9	92
26	20
17	35
16	27
20	59
5	120
12	103
24	21
5	92
9	103
5	92
8	108
15	35
7	108
21	60
2	120
10	60
16	60
7	112
21	69
31	25
13	69
7	103
14	72
16	69
25	59
5	72
6	72
2	108
12	4
6	39
13	56
12	59
15	25
10	60
16	35
4	109
35	36
11	69
9	60
20	35
3	108
23	56
4	108
4	108
14	56
17	59
10	64
13	69
6	97
18	69
2	120
31	27
15	25
14	71
11	36
15	25
9	51
12	68
15	36
14	35
21	59
21	25
18	35
7	59
16	59
2	108
17	55
21	72
10	88
5	103
1	120
1	108
1	108
39	25
8	56
16	69
1	109
10	1
4	72
1	108
1	103
9	60
10	35
2	120
12	72
8	27
1	95
10	35
8	51
10	27
11	72
13	59
30	12
14	21
25	17
23	17
38	24
2	93
11	56
3	76
6	33
3	87
10	25
7	59
17	59
14	25
10	21
19	55
9	59
4	79
17	71
6	36
6	56
12	59
9	13
1	58
10	55
10	51
10	56
9	55
9	59
18	40
19	0
8	71
3	56

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 14 January 2019 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, 9 to 14 January 2019 (this event)	420 records

Every Record Set

20 of 420

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 14 January 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-01-11	Hill City Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-12	Lindsborg 3E	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	109	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2019-01-12	Trousdale 1 NE	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	93	78 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-12	Ness City	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	92	77 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-12	Rantoul	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	59	77 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-12	Garnett 1 E	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	108	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-12	Billings	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	103	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-12	Madison	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	103	69 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-12	Ralston	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	69	68 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-12	Coffeyville Wtr Wks	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	68	67 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-12	Covert	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	69	65 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-12	Hillsboro	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60	65 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-12	Spavinaw	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	88	65 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-12	Bucklin 1SE	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	93	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-12	Burr Oak 4S	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-12	Cawker City	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-12	Geneseo	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-12	Lakin	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-12	Scott City	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-12	Ulysses 3NE	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 420 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
2019-01-09	3
2019-01-10	6
2019-01-11	81
2019-01-12	311
2019-01-13	13
2019-01-14	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
26	109
23	93
24	92
51	59
15	120
18	93
24	108
28	103
24	103
12	120
34	69
46	68
18	56
10	108
23	69
25	60
36	88
20	56
22	72
13	108
32	56
11	108
21	31
24	56
19	108
23	36
11	92
18	103
28	72
11	120
14	77
20	92
18	103
19	51
33	59
26	35
30	25
20	56
22	69
20	25
13	68
25	88
18	88
22	59
25	35
17	21
7	113
20	40
16	51
7	100
14	56
18	36
10	108
12	108
18	21
8	108
27	51
12	108
7	97
25	60
19	45
22	21
18	53
8	92
12	108
13	51
14	103
20	27
26	21
23	40
12	64
14	108
11	60
9	107
9	92
26	20
17	35
16	27
20	59
5	120
12	103
24	21
5	92
9	103
5	92
8	108
15	35
7	108
21	60
2	120
10	60
16	60
7	112
21	69
31	25
13	69
7	103
14	72
16	69
25	59
5	72
6	72
2	108
12	4
6	39
13	56
12	59
15	25
10	60
16	35
4	109
35	36
11	69
9	60
20	35
3	108
23	56
4	108
4	108
14	56
17	59
10	64
13	69
6	97
18	69
2	120
31	27
15	25
14	71
11	36
15	25
9	51
12	68
15	36
14	35
21	59
21	25
18	35
7	59
16	59
2	108
17	55
21	72
10	88
5	103
1	120
1	108
1	108
39	25
8	56
16	69
1	109
10	1
4	72
1	108
1	103
9	60
10	35
2	120
12	72
8	27
1	95
10	35
8	51
10	27
11	72
13	59
30	12
14	21
25	17
23	17
38	24
2	93
11	56
3	76
6	33
3	87
10	25
7	59
17	59
14	25
10	21
19	55
9	59
4	79
17	71
6	36
6	56
12	59
9	13
1	58
10	55
10	51
10	56
9	55
9	59
18	40
19	0
8	71
3	56

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
26	109
23	93
24	92
51	59
15	120
18	93
24	108
28	103
24	103
12	120
34	69
46	68
18	56
10	108
23	69
25	60
36	88
20	56
22	72
13	108
32	56
11	108
21	31
24	56
19	108
23	36
11	92
18	103
28	72
11	120
14	77
20	92
18	103
19	51
33	59
26	35
30	25
20	56
22	69
20	25
13	68
25	88
18	88
22	59
25	35
17	21
7	113
20	40
16	51
7	100
14	56
18	36
10	108
12	108
18	21
8	108
27	51
12	108
7	97
25	60
19	45
22	21
18	53
8	92
12	108
13	51
14	103
20	27
26	21
23	40
12	64
14	108
11	60
9	107
9	92
26	20
17	35
16	27
20	59
5	120
12	103
24	21
5	92
9	103
5	92
8	108
15	35
7	108
21	60
2	120
10	60
16	60
7	112
21	69
31	25
13	69
7	103
14	72
16	69
25	59
5	72
6	72
2	108
12	4
6	39
13	56
12	59
15	25
10	60
16	35
4	109
35	36
11	69
9	60
20	35
3	108
23	56
4	108
4	108
14	56
17	59
10	64
13	69
6	97
18	69
2	120
31	27
15	25
14	71
11	36
15	25
9	51
12	68
15	36
14	35
21	59
21	25
18	35
7	59
16	59
2	108
17	55
21	72
10	88
5	103
1	120
1	108
1	108
39	25
8	56
16	69
1	109
10	1
4	72
1	108
1	103
9	60
10	35
2	120
12	72
8	27
1	95
10	35
8	51
10	27
11	72
13	59
30	12
14	21
25	17
23	17
38	24
2	93
11	56
3	76
6	33
3	87
10	25
7	59
17	59
14	25
10	21
19	55
9	59
4	79
17	71
6	36
6	56
12	59
9	13
1	58
10	55
10	51
10	56
9	55
9	59
18	40
19	0
8	71
3	56

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
26	109
23	93
24	92
51	59
15	120
18	93
24	108
28	103
24	103
12	120
34	69
46	68
18	56
10	108
23	69
25	60
36	88
20	56
22	72
13	108
32	56
11	108
21	31
24	56
19	108
23	36
11	92
18	103
28	72
11	120
14	77
20	92
18	103
19	51
33	59
26	35
30	25
20	56
22	69
20	25
13	68
25	88
18	88
22	59
25	35
17	21
7	113
20	40
16	51
7	100
14	56
18	36
10	108
12	108
18	21
8	108
27	51
12	108
7	97
25	60
19	45
22	21
18	53
8	92
12	108
13	51
14	103
20	27
26	21
23	40
12	64
14	108
11	60
9	107
9	92
26	20
17	35
16	27
20	59
5	120
12	103
24	21
5	92
9	103
5	92
8	108
15	35
7	108
21	60
2	120
10	60
16	60
7	112
21	69
31	25
13	69
7	103
14	72
16	69
25	59
5	72
6	72
2	108
12	4
6	39
13	56
12	59
15	25
10	60
16	35
4	109
35	36
11	69
9	60
20	35
3	108
23	56
4	108
4	108
14	56
17	59
10	64
13	69
6	97
18	69
2	120
31	27
15	25
14	71
11	36
15	25
9	51
12	68
15	36
14	35
21	59
21	25
18	35
7	59
16	59
2	108
17	55
21	72
10	88
5	103
1	120
1	108
1	108
39	25
8	56
16	69
1	109
10	1
4	72
1	108
1	103
9	60
10	35
2	120
12	72
8	27
1	95
10	35
8	51
10	27
11	72
13	59
30	12
14	21
25	17
23	17
38	24
2	93
11	56
3	76
6	33
3	87
10	25
7	59
17	59
14	25
10	21
19	55
9	59
4	79
17	71
6	36
6	56
12	59
9	13
1	58
10	55
10	51
10	56
9	55
9	59
18	40
19	0
8	71
3	56