Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 9 to 21 January 2020

Name: Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 9 to 21 January 2020
Start: 2020-01-09
End: 2020-01-21
Location: United States, Mexico

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 9 to 21 January 2020: 1,364 records at 1,110 stations, peak on 11 January 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 9 to 21 January 2020 set or tied 1,364 station records at 1,110 stations.
It ran from 9 January 2020 to 21 January 2020 (13 days) and its peak day was 11 January 2020.
Status: closed.
Greenville 2 NNE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 11 January 2020.
The busiest day was 11 January 2020 with 549 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 127 years.

Footprint

9 to 21 January 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 9 to 21 January 2020 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 and Mexico, 9 to 21 January 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Greenville 2 NNE	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	2020-01-11
Mattoon	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	2020-01-11
Windsor	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	2020-01-11
Farmington	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	2020-01-11
Hermann	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	2020-01-11
Mansfield	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	2020-01-11
St Charles Elm Pt	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	2020-01-11
Warrenton 1 N	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	2020-01-11
S Bend AP	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	2020-01-11
Tishomingo Natl Wr	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2020-01-11
Flint Fcwos	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	2020-01-11
Nevada Wtp	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	2020-01-11
Idabel	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	2020-01-11
Durant	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	2020-01-11
Subiaco	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	2020-01-11
Pana	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2020-01-11
Yale 1 NNW	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	2020-01-11
Jefferson City Wtp	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	2020-01-11
Watseka Public Works	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	2020-01-11
Eldorado Springs	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	2020-01-11

Records per Day

Peak day 549

Records set or tied each day from 9 January 2020 to 21 January 2020. The most in one day was 549 on 11 January 2020.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 9 to 21 January 2020
Date	Records
2020-01-09	4
2020-01-10	134
2020-01-11	549
2020-01-12	137
2020-01-13	28
2020-01-14	62
2020-01-15	35
2020-01-16	39
2020-01-17	145
2020-01-18	204
2020-01-19	22
2020-01-20	2
2020-01-21	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 9 to 21 January 2020 ranked by margin
Mattoon, 01-11	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
Hermann, 01-11	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
Idabel, 01-11	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
Subiaco, 01-11	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
Mansfield, 01-11	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
Tishomingo Natl Wr, 01-11	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
St Charles Elm Pt, 01-11	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
Windsor, 01-11	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
Farmington, 01-11	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
Durant, 01-11	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
S Bend AP, 01-11	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
Warrenton 1 N, 01-11	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
Nevada Wtp, 01-11	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
Jefferson City Wtp, 01-11	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
Eldorado Springs, 01-11	30.8 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 and Mexico, 9 to 21 January 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	72
67	114
46	114
46	112
65	114
50	121
46	112
43	121
44	124
47	114
28	70
39	121
63	88
46	114
53	114
31	114
22	88
34	114
26	112
31	112
30	74
57	70
61	73
28	70
93	70
30	96
35	114
43	70
24	121
19	81
54	89
40	114
36	114
33	73
17	118
59	76
32	112
25	114
34	112
27	82
18	41
53	44
21	114
26	121
25	112
80	45
33	114
34	106
31	70
29	70
34	121
33	70
26	104
55	44
20	14
20	114
18	114
50	7
42	7
23	92
32	101
65	10
22	112
17	114
13	124
15	59
13	114
7	71
49	32
23	118
13	59
43	15
16	114
33	44
15	70
25	44
63	40
71	25
7	103
24	96
12	121
65	28
13	104
9	96
18	80
13	70
54	40
11	69
29	97
11	126
13	88
22	104
68	28
51	28
66	28
10	104
17	121
15	41
3	123
18	116
18	93
42	41
9	104
55	9
54	45
60	13
35	15
30	44
3	123
8	108
12	114
16	88
29	94
34	12
58	28
40	12
17	114
15	112
79	18
68	25
15	114
11	70
31	6
10	70
8	114
29	69
33	6
23	12
15	74
38	73
17	12
28	6
40	6
4	96
5	97
43	12
53	8
16	112
88	28
18	106
80	8
47	45
23	6
44	45
81	5
38	13
10	114
40	6
33	5
7	104
17	70
22	88
31	5
25	5
6	112
22	108
33	24
8	106
76	25
57	25
32	14
43	16
29	36
1	115
14	96
13	119
11	114
14	106
6	108
20	6
18	101
18	70
75	8
7	104
16	114
44	6
34	14
15	70
33	5
33	6
12	106
26	6
10	52
60	6
14	70
81	8
12	112
13	93
13	24
6	109
19	70
61	8
44	5
14	70
57	5
8	124
46	13
36	13
18	37
5	114

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 9 to 21 January 2020 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 and Mexico, 9 to 21 January 2020 (this event)	1,364 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,364

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 9 to 21 January 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-01-11	Greenville 2 NNE	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	72	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-01-11	Mattoon	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	114	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-01-11	Windsor	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	114	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-01-11	Farmington	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	112	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-01-11	Hermann	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	114	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-01-11	Mansfield	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	121	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-01-11	St Charles Elm Pt	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	112	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-01-11	Warrenton 1 N	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	121	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-01-11	S Bend AP	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	124	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-01-11	Tishomingo Natl Wr	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	114	78 of 100 (Major)
2020-01-11	Flint Fcwos	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	70	78 of 100 (Major)
2020-01-11	Nevada Wtp	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	121	76 of 100 (Major)
2020-01-11	Idabel	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	88	76 of 100 (Major)
2020-01-11	Durant	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	114	75 of 100 (Major)
2020-01-11	Subiaco	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	114	74 of 100 (Major)
2020-01-11	Pana	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	114	74 of 100 (Major)
2020-01-11	Yale 1 NNW	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	88	74 of 100 (Major)
2020-01-11	Jefferson City Wtp	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	114	74 of 100 (Major)
2020-01-11	Watseka Public Works	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	112	72 of 100 (Major)
2020-01-11	Eldorado Springs	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	112	72 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,364 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
24	72
67	114
46	114
46	112
65	114
50	121
46	112
43	121
44	124
47	114
28	70
39	121
63	88
46	114
53	114
31	114
22	88
34	114
26	112
31	112
30	74
57	70
61	73
28	70
93	70
30	96
35	114
43	70
24	121
19	81
54	89
40	114
36	114
33	73
17	118
59	76
32	112
25	114
34	112
27	82
18	41
53	44
21	114
26	121
25	112
80	45
33	114
34	106
31	70
29	70
34	121
33	70
26	104
55	44
20	14
20	114
18	114
50	7
42	7
23	92
32	101
65	10
22	112
17	114
13	124
15	59
13	114
7	71
49	32
23	118
13	59
43	15
16	114
33	44
15	70
25	44
63	40
71	25
7	103
24	96
12	121
65	28
13	104
9	96
18	80
13	70
54	40
11	69
29	97
11	126
13	88
22	104
68	28
51	28
66	28
10	104
17	121
15	41
3	123
18	116
18	93
42	41
9	104
55	9
54	45
60	13
35	15
30	44
3	123
8	108
12	114
16	88
29	94
34	12
58	28
40	12
17	114
15	112
79	18
68	25
15	114
11	70
31	6
10	70
8	114
29	69
33	6
23	12
15	74
38	73
17	12
28	6
40	6
4	96
5	97
43	12
53	8
16	112
88	28
18	106
80	8
47	45
23	6
44	45
81	5
38	13
10	114
40	6
33	5
7	104
17	70
22	88
31	5
25	5
6	112
22	108
33	24
8	106
76	25
57	25
32	14
43	16
29	36
1	115
14	96
13	119
11	114
14	106
6	108
20	6
18	101
18	70
75	8
7	104
16	114
44	6
34	14
15	70
33	5
33	6
12	106
26	6
10	52
60	6
14	70
81	8
12	112
13	93
13	24
6	109
19	70
61	8
44	5
14	70
57	5
8	124
46	13
36	13
18	37
5	114

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	72
67	114
46	114
46	112
65	114
50	121
46	112
43	121
44	124
47	114
28	70
39	121
63	88
46	114
53	114
31	114
22	88
34	114
26	112
31	112
30	74
57	70
61	73
28	70
93	70
30	96
35	114
43	70
24	121
19	81
54	89
40	114
36	114
33	73
17	118
59	76
32	112
25	114
34	112
27	82
18	41
53	44
21	114
26	121
25	112
80	45
33	114
34	106
31	70
29	70
34	121
33	70
26	104
55	44
20	14
20	114
18	114
50	7
42	7
23	92
32	101
65	10
22	112
17	114
13	124
15	59
13	114
7	71
49	32
23	118
13	59
43	15
16	114
33	44
15	70
25	44
63	40
71	25
7	103
24	96
12	121
65	28
13	104
9	96
18	80
13	70
54	40
11	69
29	97
11	126
13	88
22	104
68	28
51	28
66	28
10	104
17	121
15	41
3	123
18	116
18	93
42	41
9	104
55	9
54	45
60	13
35	15
30	44
3	123
8	108
12	114
16	88
29	94
34	12
58	28
40	12
17	114
15	112
79	18
68	25
15	114
11	70
31	6
10	70
8	114
29	69
33	6
23	12
15	74
38	73
17	12
28	6
40	6
4	96
5	97
43	12
53	8
16	112
88	28
18	106
80	8
47	45
23	6
44	45
81	5
38	13
10	114
40	6
33	5
7	104
17	70
22	88
31	5
25	5
6	112
22	108
33	24
8	106
76	25
57	25
32	14
43	16
29	36
1	115
14	96
13	119
11	114
14	106
6	108
20	6
18	101
18	70
75	8
7	104
16	114
44	6
34	14
15	70
33	5
33	6
12	106
26	6
10	52
60	6
14	70
81	8
12	112
13	93
13	24
6	109
19	70
61	8
44	5
14	70
57	5
8	124
46	13
36	13
18	37
5	114

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	72
67	114
46	114
46	112
65	114
50	121
46	112
43	121
44	124
47	114
28	70
39	121
63	88
46	114
53	114
31	114
22	88
34	114
26	112
31	112
30	74
57	70
61	73
28	70
93	70
30	96
35	114
43	70
24	121
19	81
54	89
40	114
36	114
33	73
17	118
59	76
32	112
25	114
34	112
27	82
18	41
53	44
21	114
26	121
25	112
80	45
33	114
34	106
31	70
29	70
34	121
33	70
26	104
55	44
20	14
20	114
18	114
50	7
42	7
23	92
32	101
65	10
22	112
17	114
13	124
15	59
13	114
7	71
49	32
23	118
13	59
43	15
16	114
33	44
15	70
25	44
63	40
71	25
7	103
24	96
12	121
65	28
13	104
9	96
18	80
13	70
54	40
11	69
29	97
11	126
13	88
22	104
68	28
51	28
66	28
10	104
17	121
15	41
3	123
18	116
18	93
42	41
9	104
55	9
54	45
60	13
35	15
30	44
3	123
8	108
12	114
16	88
29	94
34	12
58	28
40	12
17	114
15	112
79	18
68	25
15	114
11	70
31	6
10	70
8	114
29	69
33	6
23	12
15	74
38	73
17	12
28	6
40	6
4	96
5	97
43	12
53	8
16	112
88	28
18	106
80	8
47	45
23	6
44	45
81	5
38	13
10	114
40	6
33	5
7	104
17	70
22	88
31	5
25	5
6	112
22	108
33	24
8	106
76	25
57	25
32	14
43	16
29	36
1	115
14	96
13	119
11	114
14	106
6	108
20	6
18	101
18	70
75	8
7	104
16	114
44	6
34	14
15	70
33	5
33	6
12	106
26	6
10	52
60	6
14	70
81	8
12	112
13	93
13	24
6	109
19	70
61	8
44	5
14	70
57	5
8	124
46	13
36	13
18	37
5	114