Extreme rain in United States, 28 October to 1 November 2019

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 28 October to 1 November 2019
Start: 2019-10-28
End: 2019-11-01
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 28 October to 1 November 2019: 506 records at 465 stations, peak on 31 October 2019. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 28 October to 1 November 2019 set or tied 506 station records at 465 stations.
It ran from 28 October 2019 to 1 November 2019 (5 days) and its peak day was 31 October 2019.
Status: closed.
Scottsboro set a daily record precipitation of 110.7 mm (4.4 in) on 31 October 2019.
The busiest day was 31 October 2019 with 257 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 136 years.

Footprint

28 October to 1 November 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 28 October to 1 November 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, 28 October to 1 November 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Scottsboro	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	2019-10-31
Ogdensburg 4 NE	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	2019-11-01
Galeton	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	2019-11-01
Dahlonega 4WSW	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	2019-10-31
Long Creek	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	2019-10-31
Canton 4 SE	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2019-11-01
Indian Lake 2SW	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	2019-11-01
Jocassee 8 WNW	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	2019-10-31
Oneonta	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	2019-10-30
Oconaluftee	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2019-10-31
First Connecticut Lake	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	2019-11-01
Caesars Head	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	2019-10-31
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	2019-10-31
Delhi 2 SE	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	2019-11-01
Millersburg	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	2019-11-01
Sand Mt Substn	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	2019-10-31
Cullowhee	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	2019-10-31
Lowville	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	2019-11-01
Corning	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	2019-11-01
Morrisville 6 SW	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	2019-11-01

Records per Day

Peak day 257

Records set or tied each day from 28 October 2019 to 1 November 2019. The most in one day was 257 on 31 October 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 28 October to 1 November 2019 ranked by margin
Caesars Head, 10-31	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
Jocassee 8 WNW, 10-31	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
Dahlonega 4WSW, 10-31	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
Long Creek, 10-31	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
Scottsboro, 10-31	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP, 10-31	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
Oconaluftee, 10-31	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
Sand Mt Substn, 10-31	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
Galeton, 11-01	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
Oneonta, 10-30	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
Corning, 11-01	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
Morrisville 6 SW, 11-01	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
Cullowhee, 10-31	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
Ogdensburg 4 NE, 11-01	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
Indian Lake 2SW, 11-01	24.9 mm (1.0 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, 28 October to 1 November 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
68	97
28	86
43	76
85	69
84	60
20	119
25	59
106	69
38	100
17	86
48	57
25	86
17	97
123	48
51	58
47	69
15	119
29	86
37	25
31	24
41	24
81	42
36	42
78	42
34	100
29	72
33	56
41	78
17	108
18	76
7	91
29	9
53	64
11	97
16	76
51	69
23	136
31	86
22	86
19	77
26	60
31	25
34	69
22	60
18	124
3	91
31	24
47	5
29	86
10	97
37	69
28	42
18	76
37	29
6	119
15	123
8	68
24	86
5	75
46	5
34	69
22	78
19	22
10	86
30	69
52	69
37	42
10	100
27	69
21	22
21	24
33	5
31	29
13	77
54	25
49	25
14	60
24	25
14	60
18	86
6	124
22	21
55	5
12	76
10	97
16	93
30	5
25	69
10	76
14	56
31	45
23	69
12	86
5	119
28	9
2	97
25	69
37	48
1	106
23	56
4	97
20	69
6	86
22	25
22	25
57	9
35	52
9	72
18	58
18	62
5	86
30	9
28	25
48	9
17	25
21	68
38	26
5	77
19	42
15	68
42	5
14	30
8	80
56	9
18	68
33	0
24	42
13	69
5	86
17	42
30	25
5	76
18	46
4	80
11	58
18	52
1	51
6	77
17	42
4	80
23	26
4	80
29	42
1	89
15	58
42	9
25	42
2	77
39	25
17	24
20	24
18	29
29	5
11	69
15	60
3	80
13	57
16	29
27	42
9	57
25	5
11	42
1	86
39	33
14	42
13	46
2	78
6	68
13	60
18	6
46	33
16	48
1	77
28	25
11	42
37	26
5	69
5	70
39	40
6	68
10	62
30	25
14	58
26	25
1	77
11	58
18	24
16	21
6	68
4	69
15	64
21	6
1	78
21	24
49	25
40	9
3	69
10	42
21	46
24	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 28 October to 1 November 2019 compared with similar events
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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, 28 October to 1 November 2019 (this event)	506 records

Every Record Set

20 of 506

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 28 October to 1 November 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-10-30	Oneonta	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	100	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-31	Scottsboro	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	97	79 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-31	Dahlonega 4WSW	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	69	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-31	Long Creek	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	60	65 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-31	Jocassee 8 WNW	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	69	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-31	Oconaluftee	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	57	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-31	Caesars Head	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	48	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-31	Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	58	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-31	Sand Mt Substn	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	69	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-31	Cullowhee	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	86	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-01	Ogdensburg 4 NE	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	86	73 of 100 (Major)
2019-11-01	Galeton	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	76	71 of 100 (Major)
2019-11-01	Canton 4 SE	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	119	64 of 100 (Major)
2019-11-01	Indian Lake 2SW	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	59	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-11-01	First Connecticut Lake	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	86	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-11-01	Delhi 2 SE	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	86	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-01	Millersburg	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	97	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-01	Lowville	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	119	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-01	Corning	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-01	Morrisville 6 SW	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	24	57 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 506 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 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Date	Records
2019-10-28	2
2019-10-29	10
2019-10-30	70
2019-10-31	257
2019-11-01	167

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
68	97
28	86
43	76
85	69
84	60
20	119
25	59
106	69
38	100
17	86
48	57
25	86
17	97
123	48
51	58
47	69
15	119
29	86
37	25
31	24
41	24
81	42
36	42
78	42
34	100
29	72
33	56
41	78
17	108
18	76
7	91
29	9
53	64
11	97
16	76
51	69
23	136
31	86
22	86
19	77
26	60
31	25
34	69
22	60
18	124
3	91
31	24
47	5
29	86
10	97
37	69
28	42
18	76
37	29
6	119
15	123
8	68
24	86
5	75
46	5
34	69
22	78
19	22
10	86
30	69
52	69
37	42
10	100
27	69
21	22
21	24
33	5
31	29
13	77
54	25
49	25
14	60
24	25
14	60
18	86
6	124
22	21
55	5
12	76
10	97
16	93
30	5
25	69
10	76
14	56
31	45
23	69
12	86
5	119
28	9
2	97
25	69
37	48
1	106
23	56
4	97
20	69
6	86
22	25
22	25
57	9
35	52
9	72
18	58
18	62
5	86
30	9
28	25
48	9
17	25
21	68
38	26
5	77
19	42
15	68
42	5
14	30
8	80
56	9
18	68
33	0
24	42
13	69
5	86
17	42
30	25
5	76
18	46
4	80
11	58
18	52
1	51
6	77
17	42
4	80
23	26
4	80
29	42
1	89
15	58
42	9
25	42
2	77
39	25
17	24
20	24
18	29
29	5
11	69
15	60
3	80
13	57
16	29
27	42
9	57
25	5
11	42
1	86
39	33
14	42
13	46
2	78
6	68
13	60
18	6
46	33
16	48
1	77
28	25
11	42
37	26
5	69
5	70
39	40
6	68
10	62
30	25
14	58
26	25
1	77
11	58
18	24
16	21
6	68
4	69
15	64
21	6
1	78
21	24
49	25
40	9
3	69
10	42
21	46
24	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
68	97
28	86
43	76
85	69
84	60
20	119
25	59
106	69
38	100
17	86
48	57
25	86
17	97
123	48
51	58
47	69
15	119
29	86
37	25
31	24
41	24
81	42
36	42
78	42
34	100
29	72
33	56
41	78
17	108
18	76
7	91
29	9
53	64
11	97
16	76
51	69
23	136
31	86
22	86
19	77
26	60
31	25
34	69
22	60
18	124
3	91
31	24
47	5
29	86
10	97
37	69
28	42
18	76
37	29
6	119
15	123
8	68
24	86
5	75
46	5
34	69
22	78
19	22
10	86
30	69
52	69
37	42
10	100
27	69
21	22
21	24
33	5
31	29
13	77
54	25
49	25
14	60
24	25
14	60
18	86
6	124
22	21
55	5
12	76
10	97
16	93
30	5
25	69
10	76
14	56
31	45
23	69
12	86
5	119
28	9
2	97
25	69
37	48
1	106
23	56
4	97
20	69
6	86
22	25
22	25
57	9
35	52
9	72
18	58
18	62
5	86
30	9
28	25
48	9
17	25
21	68
38	26
5	77
19	42
15	68
42	5
14	30
8	80
56	9
18	68
33	0
24	42
13	69
5	86
17	42
30	25
5	76
18	46
4	80
11	58
18	52
1	51
6	77
17	42
4	80
23	26
4	80
29	42
1	89
15	58
42	9
25	42
2	77
39	25
17	24
20	24
18	29
29	5
11	69
15	60
3	80
13	57
16	29
27	42
9	57
25	5
11	42
1	86
39	33
14	42
13	46
2	78
6	68
13	60
18	6
46	33
16	48
1	77
28	25
11	42
37	26
5	69
5	70
39	40
6	68
10	62
30	25
14	58
26	25
1	77
11	58
18	24
16	21
6	68
4	69
15	64
21	6
1	78
21	24
49	25
40	9
3	69
10	42
21	46
24	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
68	97
28	86
43	76
85	69
84	60
20	119
25	59
106	69
38	100
17	86
48	57
25	86
17	97
123	48
51	58
47	69
15	119
29	86
37	25
31	24
41	24
81	42
36	42
78	42
34	100
29	72
33	56
41	78
17	108
18	76
7	91
29	9
53	64
11	97
16	76
51	69
23	136
31	86
22	86
19	77
26	60
31	25
34	69
22	60
18	124
3	91
31	24
47	5
29	86
10	97
37	69
28	42
18	76
37	29
6	119
15	123
8	68
24	86
5	75
46	5
34	69
22	78
19	22
10	86
30	69
52	69
37	42
10	100
27	69
21	22
21	24
33	5
31	29
13	77
54	25
49	25
14	60
24	25
14	60
18	86
6	124
22	21
55	5
12	76
10	97
16	93
30	5
25	69
10	76
14	56
31	45
23	69
12	86
5	119
28	9
2	97
25	69
37	48
1	106
23	56
4	97
20	69
6	86
22	25
22	25
57	9
35	52
9	72
18	58
18	62
5	86
30	9
28	25
48	9
17	25
21	68
38	26
5	77
19	42
15	68
42	5
14	30
8	80
56	9
18	68
33	0
24	42
13	69
5	86
17	42
30	25
5	76
18	46
4	80
11	58
18	52
1	51
6	77
17	42
4	80
23	26
4	80
29	42
1	89
15	58
42	9
25	42
2	77
39	25
17	24
20	24
18	29
29	5
11	69
15	60
3	80
13	57
16	29
27	42
9	57
25	5
11	42
1	86
39	33
14	42
13	46
2	78
6	68
13	60
18	6
46	33
16	48
1	77
28	25
11	42
37	26
5	69
5	70
39	40
6	68
10	62
30	25
14	58
26	25
1	77
11	58
18	24
16	21
6	68
4	69
15	64
21	6
1	78
21	24
49	25
40	9
3	69
10	42
21	46
24	5