Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 18 October 2019

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 18 October 2019
Start: 2019-10-14
End: 2019-10-18
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 18 October 2019: 321 records at 313 stations, peak on 17 October 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 18 October 2019 set or tied 321 station records at 313 stations.
It ran from 14 October 2019 to 18 October 2019 (5 days) and its peak day was 17 October 2019.
Status: closed.
Pittsfield Muni AP set a daily record precipitation of 97.5 mm (3.8 in) on 17 October 2019.
The busiest day was 17 October 2019 with 183 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 128 years.

Footprint

14 to 18 October 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 18 October 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, 14 to 18 October 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Pittsfield Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	2019-10-17
Kingston	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	2019-10-17
Canton 4N	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	2019-10-16
W Pt	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	2019-10-17
Sussex 1 NW	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	2019-10-17
Eastman 1 W	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	2019-10-14
Jackson Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	2019-10-15
Norfolk 2 SW	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	2019-10-17
Ellenburg Depot	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	2019-10-17
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	2019-10-15
Cairo 1SW	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2019-10-16
Oak Ridge Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	2019-10-17
Bridgehampton	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	2019-10-17
Union City	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2019-10-16
Port Jervis	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	2019-10-17
Cattaraugus	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	2019-10-17
Glenwillard Dashields L&D	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2019-10-17
Titusville Wtr Wks	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	2019-10-17
St Francisville	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	2019-10-16
Pulaski	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2019-10-17

Records per Day

Peak day 183

Records set or tied each day from 14 October 2019 to 18 October 2019. The most in one day was 183 on 17 October 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 18 October 2019 ranked by margin
Jackson Intl AP, 10-15	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
Pittsfield Muni AP, 10-17	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld, 10-15	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
Kingston, 10-17	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
Oak Ridge Rsvr, 10-17	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
W Pt, 10-17	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
Canton 4N, 10-16	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
Norfolk 2 SW, 10-17	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
Ellenburg Depot, 10-17	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
Cairo 1SW, 10-16	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
Sussex 1 NW, 10-17	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
Bridgehampton, 10-17	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
Eastman 1 W, 10-14	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
Union City, 10-16	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
Port Jervis, 10-17	26.9 mm (1.1 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

321 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, 14 to 18 October 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
67	85
49	104
43	86
44	82
32	85
42	64
30	93
37	16
78	44
62	45
34	86
47	64
32	82
27	85
27	85
24	56
22	56
25	56
26	116
22	70
25	82
17	82
17	70
48	44
40	29
27	76
53	52
35	64
33	54
18	84
30	64
14	82
10	82
16	86
29	41
7	88
19	82
44	44
4	128
17	82
34	41
38	12
45	5
30	13
34	16
11	86
33	41
10	76
7	82
28	44
32	61
12	76
10	70
29	41
9	76
4	90
1	100
24	41
56	4
44	29
27	60
6	86
33	42
26	41
11	64
7	76
7	70
24	44
36	16
11	82
43	9
3	82
28	16
10	64
21	54
44	44
4	82
36	13
5	86
62	5
20	41
23	41
8	76
24	2
2	82
26	41
22	54
18	41
41	16
26	16
25	48
7	76
32	16
3	76
17	52
16	41
26	44
15	61
15	54
21	45
12	61
15	44
39	16
3	76
11	41
24	20
36	16
16	25
2	76
14	44
16	41
33	33
29	16
3	64
4	64
1	70
14	44
7	64
24	44
11	58
12	41
13	41
16	44
19	16
3	56
12	54
17	41
12	54
11	54
28	16
10	52
5	60
5	60
10	62
34	16
31	16
20	44
16	33
45	9
14	44
15	16
9	54
27	44
31	26
2	64
31	9
9	44
10	44
17	44
6	41
15	44
13	41
12	16
25	16
9	44
16	44
17	25
6	61
7	44
24	16
22	16
15	16
5	41
19	34
11	44
3	58
11	52
6	54
15	44
4	44
3	44
10	41
40	16
14	16
7	30
6	36
18	42
7	54
9	44
8	33
17	16
28	13
24	16
20	29
13	41
4	40
14	29
25	0
6	44
8	44
8	44
2	44
30	16
6	44
12	16
15	16
14	12
1	45
4	41
29	16

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 18 October 2019 compared with similar events
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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, 14 to 18 October 2019 (this event)	321 records

Every Record Set

20 of 321

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 18 October 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-10-14	Eastman 1 W	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	93	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-15	Jackson Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	44	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-15	El Dorado Goodwin Fld	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-16	Canton 4N	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	86	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-16	Cairo 1SW	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	86	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-16	Union City	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	85	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-16	St Francisville	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	116	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-17	Pittsfield Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	85	74 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-17	Kingston	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	104	71 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-17	W Pt	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	82	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-17	Sussex 1 NW	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	85	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-17	Norfolk 2 SW	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	64	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-17	Ellenburg Depot	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	16	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-17	Oak Ridge Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	64	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-17	Bridgehampton	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	82	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-17	Port Jervis	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	85	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-17	Cattaraugus	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-17	Glenwillard Dashields L&D	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	56	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-17	Titusville Wtr Wks	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-17	Pulaski	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	70	49 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 321 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
67	85
49	104
43	86
44	82
32	85
42	64
30	93
37	16
78	44
62	45
34	86
47	64
32	82
27	85
27	85
24	56
22	56
25	56
26	116
22	70
25	82
17	82
17	70
48	44
40	29
27	76
53	52
35	64
33	54
18	84
30	64
14	82
10	82
16	86
29	41
7	88
19	82
44	44
4	128
17	82
34	41
38	12
45	5
30	13
34	16
11	86
33	41
10	76
7	82
28	44
32	61
12	76
10	70
29	41
9	76
4	90
1	100
24	41
56	4
44	29
27	60
6	86
33	42
26	41
11	64
7	76
7	70
24	44
36	16
11	82
43	9
3	82
28	16
10	64
21	54
44	44
4	82
36	13
5	86
62	5
20	41
23	41
8	76
24	2
2	82
26	41
22	54
18	41
41	16
26	16
25	48
7	76
32	16
3	76
17	52
16	41
26	44
15	61
15	54
21	45
12	61
15	44
39	16
3	76
11	41
24	20
36	16
16	25
2	76
14	44
16	41
33	33
29	16
3	64
4	64
1	70
14	44
7	64
24	44
11	58
12	41
13	41
16	44
19	16
3	56
12	54
17	41
12	54
11	54
28	16
10	52
5	60
5	60
10	62
34	16
31	16
20	44
16	33
45	9
14	44
15	16
9	54
27	44
31	26
2	64
31	9
9	44
10	44
17	44
6	41
15	44
13	41
12	16
25	16
9	44
16	44
17	25
6	61
7	44
24	16
22	16
15	16
5	41
19	34
11	44
3	58
11	52
6	54
15	44
4	44
3	44
10	41
40	16
14	16
7	30
6	36
18	42
7	54
9	44
8	33
17	16
28	13
24	16
20	29
13	41
4	40
14	29
25	0
6	44
8	44
8	44
2	44
30	16
6	44
12	16
15	16
14	12
1	45
4	41
29	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
67	85
49	104
43	86
44	82
32	85
42	64
30	93
37	16
78	44
62	45
34	86
47	64
32	82
27	85
27	85
24	56
22	56
25	56
26	116
22	70
25	82
17	82
17	70
48	44
40	29
27	76
53	52
35	64
33	54
18	84
30	64
14	82
10	82
16	86
29	41
7	88
19	82
44	44
4	128
17	82
34	41
38	12
45	5
30	13
34	16
11	86
33	41
10	76
7	82
28	44
32	61
12	76
10	70
29	41
9	76
4	90
1	100
24	41
56	4
44	29
27	60
6	86
33	42
26	41
11	64
7	76
7	70
24	44
36	16
11	82
43	9
3	82
28	16
10	64
21	54
44	44
4	82
36	13
5	86
62	5
20	41
23	41
8	76
24	2
2	82
26	41
22	54
18	41
41	16
26	16
25	48
7	76
32	16
3	76
17	52
16	41
26	44
15	61
15	54
21	45
12	61
15	44
39	16
3	76
11	41
24	20
36	16
16	25
2	76
14	44
16	41
33	33
29	16
3	64
4	64
1	70
14	44
7	64
24	44
11	58
12	41
13	41
16	44
19	16
3	56
12	54
17	41
12	54
11	54
28	16
10	52
5	60
5	60
10	62
34	16
31	16
20	44
16	33
45	9
14	44
15	16
9	54
27	44
31	26
2	64
31	9
9	44
10	44
17	44
6	41
15	44
13	41
12	16
25	16
9	44
16	44
17	25
6	61
7	44
24	16
22	16
15	16
5	41
19	34
11	44
3	58
11	52
6	54
15	44
4	44
3	44
10	41
40	16
14	16
7	30
6	36
18	42
7	54
9	44
8	33
17	16
28	13
24	16
20	29
13	41
4	40
14	29
25	0
6	44
8	44
8	44
2	44
30	16
6	44
12	16
15	16
14	12
1	45
4	41
29	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
67	85
49	104
43	86
44	82
32	85
42	64
30	93
37	16
78	44
62	45
34	86
47	64
32	82
27	85
27	85
24	56
22	56
25	56
26	116
22	70
25	82
17	82
17	70
48	44
40	29
27	76
53	52
35	64
33	54
18	84
30	64
14	82
10	82
16	86
29	41
7	88
19	82
44	44
4	128
17	82
34	41
38	12
45	5
30	13
34	16
11	86
33	41
10	76
7	82
28	44
32	61
12	76
10	70
29	41
9	76
4	90
1	100
24	41
56	4
44	29
27	60
6	86
33	42
26	41
11	64
7	76
7	70
24	44
36	16
11	82
43	9
3	82
28	16
10	64
21	54
44	44
4	82
36	13
5	86
62	5
20	41
23	41
8	76
24	2
2	82
26	41
22	54
18	41
41	16
26	16
25	48
7	76
32	16
3	76
17	52
16	41
26	44
15	61
15	54
21	45
12	61
15	44
39	16
3	76
11	41
24	20
36	16
16	25
2	76
14	44
16	41
33	33
29	16
3	64
4	64
1	70
14	44
7	64
24	44
11	58
12	41
13	41
16	44
19	16
3	56
12	54
17	41
12	54
11	54
28	16
10	52
5	60
5	60
10	62
34	16
31	16
20	44
16	33
45	9
14	44
15	16
9	54
27	44
31	26
2	64
31	9
9	44
10	44
17	44
6	41
15	44
13	41
12	16
25	16
9	44
16	44
17	25
6	61
7	44
24	16
22	16
15	16
5	41
19	34
11	44
3	58
11	52
6	54
15	44
4	44
3	44
10	41
40	16
14	16
7	30
6	36
18	42
7	54
9	44
8	33
17	16
28	13
24	16
20	29
13	41
4	40
14	29
25	0
6	44
8	44
8	44
2	44
30	16
6	44
12	16
15	16
14	12
1	45
4	41
29	16