Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 24 October 2019

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 24 October 2019
Start: 2019-10-16
End: 2019-10-24
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 24 October 2019: 670 records at 638 stations, peak on 21 October 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 24 October 2019 set or tied 670 station records at 638 stations.
It ran from 16 October 2019 to 24 October 2019 (9 days) and its peak day was 21 October 2019.
Status: closed.
Napoleon set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 21 October 2019.
The busiest day was 21 October 2019 with 203 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 168 years.

Footprint

16 to 24 October 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 24 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, 16 to 24 October 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Napoleon	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2019-10-21
Bemidji	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2019-10-22
Cordele	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	2019-10-19
Pretty Rock	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	2019-10-20
Amery	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	2019-10-22
Itasca UNIV of Minn	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	2019-10-22
Eastman 1 W	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	2019-10-19
Hatton 9 SE	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2019-10-19
Winnibigoshish Dam	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2019-10-22
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	2019-10-19
Mc Laughlin 2SW	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	2019-10-21
Mobridge 2NNW	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	2019-10-21
Pokegama Dam	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	2019-10-22
Arlington	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2019-10-21
Sedro-Woolley	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	2019-10-22
Mora	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	2019-10-22
Cloquet	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	2019-10-22
Walker	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	2019-10-22
Ellsworth 1E	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2019-10-22
Lind 3 NE	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	2019-10-19

Records per Day

Peak day 203

Records set or tied each day from 16 October 2019 to 24 October 2019. The most in one day was 203 on 21 October 2019.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 24 October 2019
Date	Records
2019-10-16	4
2019-10-17	8
2019-10-18	19
2019-10-19	78
2019-10-20	151
2019-10-21	203
2019-10-22	164
2019-10-23	41
2019-10-24	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 24 October 2019 ranked by margin
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP, 10-19	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
Pretty Rock, 10-20	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
Cordele, 10-19	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
Eastman 1 W, 10-19	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
Mc Laughlin 2SW, 10-21	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
Winnibigoshish Dam, 10-22	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
Walker, 10-22	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
Mora, 10-22	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
Amery, 10-22	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
Pokegama Dam, 10-22	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
Napoleon, 10-21	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
Cloquet, 10-22	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
Mobridge 2NNW, 10-21	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
Itasca UNIV of Minn, 10-22	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
Bemidji, 10-22	31.0 mm (1.2 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, 16 to 24 October 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
34	84
31	88
62	81
63	47
36	80
32	88
52	102
38	68
8	114
65	66
47	56
35	68
33	65
29	76
23	109
37	68
12	85
33	68
37	68
31	61
22	100
35	60
53	60
32	125
33	34
18	109
29	61
40	40
37	56
25	88
34	48
30	46
31	56
31	56
16	40
24	89
23	68
20	76
77	44
32	40
33	40
70	29
46	9
9	100
44	56
32	74
30	80
12	101
19	121
25	56
25	68
90	20
29	69
11	110
8	100
27	58
16	108
54	42
38	40
36	68
38	85
16	108
24	68
21	68
22	68
12	88
12	90
40	49
57	24
13	81
30	40
45	9
7	96
50	12
65	14
37	6
12	119
8	110
7	110
33	10
17	68
9	88
12	88
6	72
38	12
36	12
13	74
23	68
27	62
41	57
17	69
15	69
4	118
12	104
15	80
17	56
34	49
27	16
43	9
7	100
13	68
13	68
5	93
27	58
14	68
66	20
20	40
6	116
4	100
24	22
40	9
4	98
40	33
25	40
17	74
32	60
2	118
20	48
13	68
13	60
8	56
38	38
12	74
49	12
0	104
0	106
1	168
4	86
29	9
22	57
26	9
15	74
23	62
16	46
11	56
2	81
7	69
13	74
30	40
17	22
26	34
3	84
34	48
10	56
39	20
11	74
40	14
30	24
1	88
11	40
12	68
11	73
17	58
53	14
29	50
18	68
3	81
10	68
33	9
15	68
32	42
1	88
47	33
13	57
24	24
32	1
36	6
6	73
24	13
9	76
10	74
14	56
29	42
7	68
5	40
29	34
29	28
5	69
15	53
22	48
29	14
6	68
1	81
4	74
13	28
15	40
12	68
29	34
4	69
4	68
22	9
15	48
12	56
11	56
4	68
26	33
22	33
8	56
2	74
18	42

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 24 October 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, 16 to 24 October 2019 (this event)	670 records

Every Record Set

20 of 670

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 24 October 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-10-19	Cordele	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	81	71 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-19	Eastman 1 W	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	102	69 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-19	Hatton 9 SE	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	114	69 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-19	Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	66	67 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-19	Lind 3 NE	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	85	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-20	Pretty Rock	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47	71 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-21	Napoleon	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	84	75 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-21	Mc Laughlin 2SW	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	56	66 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-21	Mobridge 2NNW	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	65	65 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-21	Arlington	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	76	64 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-22	Bemidji	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	88	72 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-22	Amery	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	80	71 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-22	Itasca UNIV of Minn	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	88	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-22	Winnibigoshish Dam	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	68	69 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-22	Pokegama Dam	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	68	65 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-22	Sedro-Woolley	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	109	64 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-22	Mora	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	68	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-22	Cloquet	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	68	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-22	Walker	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	68	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-22	Ellsworth 1E	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	61	61 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 670 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
34	84
31	88
62	81
63	47
36	80
32	88
52	102
38	68
8	114
65	66
47	56
35	68
33	65
29	76
23	109
37	68
12	85
33	68
37	68
31	61
22	100
35	60
53	60
32	125
33	34
18	109
29	61
40	40
37	56
25	88
34	48
30	46
31	56
31	56
16	40
24	89
23	68
20	76
77	44
32	40
33	40
70	29
46	9
9	100
44	56
32	74
30	80
12	101
19	121
25	56
25	68
90	20
29	69
11	110
8	100
27	58
16	108
54	42
38	40
36	68
38	85
16	108
24	68
21	68
22	68
12	88
12	90
40	49
57	24
13	81
30	40
45	9
7	96
50	12
65	14
37	6
12	119
8	110
7	110
33	10
17	68
9	88
12	88
6	72
38	12
36	12
13	74
23	68
27	62
41	57
17	69
15	69
4	118
12	104
15	80
17	56
34	49
27	16
43	9
7	100
13	68
13	68
5	93
27	58
14	68
66	20
20	40
6	116
4	100
24	22
40	9
4	98
40	33
25	40
17	74
32	60
2	118
20	48
13	68
13	60
8	56
38	38
12	74
49	12
0	104
0	106
1	168
4	86
29	9
22	57
26	9
15	74
23	62
16	46
11	56
2	81
7	69
13	74
30	40
17	22
26	34
3	84
34	48
10	56
39	20
11	74
40	14
30	24
1	88
11	40
12	68
11	73
17	58
53	14
29	50
18	68
3	81
10	68
33	9
15	68
32	42
1	88
47	33
13	57
24	24
32	1
36	6
6	73
24	13
9	76
10	74
14	56
29	42
7	68
5	40
29	34
29	28
5	69
15	53
22	48
29	14
6	68
1	81
4	74
13	28
15	40
12	68
29	34
4	69
4	68
22	9
15	48
12	56
11	56
4	68
26	33
22	33
8	56
2	74
18	42

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
34	84
31	88
62	81
63	47
36	80
32	88
52	102
38	68
8	114
65	66
47	56
35	68
33	65
29	76
23	109
37	68
12	85
33	68
37	68
31	61
22	100
35	60
53	60
32	125
33	34
18	109
29	61
40	40
37	56
25	88
34	48
30	46
31	56
31	56
16	40
24	89
23	68
20	76
77	44
32	40
33	40
70	29
46	9
9	100
44	56
32	74
30	80
12	101
19	121
25	56
25	68
90	20
29	69
11	110
8	100
27	58
16	108
54	42
38	40
36	68
38	85
16	108
24	68
21	68
22	68
12	88
12	90
40	49
57	24
13	81
30	40
45	9
7	96
50	12
65	14
37	6
12	119
8	110
7	110
33	10
17	68
9	88
12	88
6	72
38	12
36	12
13	74
23	68
27	62
41	57
17	69
15	69
4	118
12	104
15	80
17	56
34	49
27	16
43	9
7	100
13	68
13	68
5	93
27	58
14	68
66	20
20	40
6	116
4	100
24	22
40	9
4	98
40	33
25	40
17	74
32	60
2	118
20	48
13	68
13	60
8	56
38	38
12	74
49	12
0	104
0	106
1	168
4	86
29	9
22	57
26	9
15	74
23	62
16	46
11	56
2	81
7	69
13	74
30	40
17	22
26	34
3	84
34	48
10	56
39	20
11	74
40	14
30	24
1	88
11	40
12	68
11	73
17	58
53	14
29	50
18	68
3	81
10	68
33	9
15	68
32	42
1	88
47	33
13	57
24	24
32	1
36	6
6	73
24	13
9	76
10	74
14	56
29	42
7	68
5	40
29	34
29	28
5	69
15	53
22	48
29	14
6	68
1	81
4	74
13	28
15	40
12	68
29	34
4	69
4	68
22	9
15	48
12	56
11	56
4	68
26	33
22	33
8	56
2	74
18	42

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
34	84
31	88
62	81
63	47
36	80
32	88
52	102
38	68
8	114
65	66
47	56
35	68
33	65
29	76
23	109
37	68
12	85
33	68
37	68
31	61
22	100
35	60
53	60
32	125
33	34
18	109
29	61
40	40
37	56
25	88
34	48
30	46
31	56
31	56
16	40
24	89
23	68
20	76
77	44
32	40
33	40
70	29
46	9
9	100
44	56
32	74
30	80
12	101
19	121
25	56
25	68
90	20
29	69
11	110
8	100
27	58
16	108
54	42
38	40
36	68
38	85
16	108
24	68
21	68
22	68
12	88
12	90
40	49
57	24
13	81
30	40
45	9
7	96
50	12
65	14
37	6
12	119
8	110
7	110
33	10
17	68
9	88
12	88
6	72
38	12
36	12
13	74
23	68
27	62
41	57
17	69
15	69
4	118
12	104
15	80
17	56
34	49
27	16
43	9
7	100
13	68
13	68
5	93
27	58
14	68
66	20
20	40
6	116
4	100
24	22
40	9
4	98
40	33
25	40
17	74
32	60
2	118
20	48
13	68
13	60
8	56
38	38
12	74
49	12
0	104
0	106
1	168
4	86
29	9
22	57
26	9
15	74
23	62
16	46
11	56
2	81
7	69
13	74
30	40
17	22
26	34
3	84
34	48
10	56
39	20
11	74
40	14
30	24
1	88
11	40
12	68
11	73
17	58
53	14
29	50
18	68
3	81
10	68
33	9
15	68
32	42
1	88
47	33
13	57
24	24
32	1
36	6
6	73
24	13
9	76
10	74
14	56
29	42
7	68
5	40
29	34
29	28
5	69
15	53
22	48
29	14
6	68
1	81
4	74
13	28
15	40
12	68
29	34
4	69
4	68
22	9
15	48
12	56
11	56
4	68
26	33
22	33
8	56
2	74
18	42