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Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 16 January 2020

Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 16 January 2020: 137 records at 124 stations, peak on 12 January 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 16 January 2020 set or tied 137 station records at 124 stations.
  • It ran from 10 January 2020 to 16 January 2020 (7 days) and its peak day was 12 January 2020.
  • Status: closed.
  • Colville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 13 January 2020.
  • The busiest day was 12 January 2020 with 49 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 121 years.

Footprint

10 to 16 January 2020
Footprint of Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 16 January 2020 The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 16 January 2020 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 16 January 2020 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 16 January 2020: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
ColvilleRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)2020-01-13
Lava Beds Nat MonRecord daily precipitation76.2 mm (3.0 in)2020-01-16
Boundary DamRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)2020-01-13
NewportRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)2020-01-13
ChewelahRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)2020-01-13
Odell Lake-EastRecord daily precipitation52.6 mm (2.1 in)2020-01-14
Grassy LakeRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)2020-01-15
MineralRecord daily precipitation81.3 mm (3.2 in)2020-01-11
Squaw FlatRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)2020-01-12
Quartz PeakRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)2020-01-12
Hart Mtn RefugeRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)2020-01-14
Coeur D'AleneRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)2020-01-11
Ashton 1NRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)2020-01-11
OdessaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)2020-01-11
RosaliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)2020-01-11
Hebgen DamRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)2020-01-12
RepublicRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)2020-01-13
WamsutterRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)2020-01-14
Slug Creek DivideRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)2020-01-14

Records per Day

Peak day 49
Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 16 January 2020 Records set or tied each day from 10 January 2020 to 16 January 2020. The most in one day was 49 on 12 January 2020. 0 13 25 38 50 01-1001-1101-1201-1301-1401-1501-16
Records set or tied each day from 10 January 2020 to 16 January 2020. The most in one day was 49 on 12 January 2020.
Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 16 January 2020
DateRecords
2020-01-102
2020-01-1126
2020-01-1249
2020-01-1318
2020-01-1434
2020-01-155
2020-01-163

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 16 January 2020 ranked by margin
Lava Beds Nat Mon, 01-1642.2 mm (1.7 in)
Odell Lake-East, 01-1434.8 mm (1.4 in)
Grassy Lake, 01-1530.4 mm (1.2 in)
Squaw Flat, 01-1222.8 mm (0.9 in)
Quartz Peak, 01-1222.8 mm (0.9 in)
Boundary Dam, 01-1315.8 mm (0.6 in)
Slug Creek Divide, 01-1415.3 mm (0.6 in)
Newport, 01-1314.0 mm (0.6 in)
Colville, 01-1312.7 mm (0.5 in)
Coeur D'Alene, 01-1112.1 mm (0.5 in)
Chewelah, 01-138.9 mm (0.35 in)
Mineral, 01-118.9 mm (0.35 in)
Rosalia, 01-116.9 mm (0.27 in)
Hart Mtn Refuge, 01-145.6 mm (0.22 in)
Hart Mtn Refuge, 01-155.1 mm (0.20 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

Margin against age of the broken record in Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 16 January 2020 137 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. 0 38 75 113 150 013253850 Margin (mm) Years the old record stood
137 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, 10 to 16 January 2020
Margin (mm)Years the old record stood
1376
4245
1653
4100
784
1464
972
1121
3521
3021
564
1532
984
2324
63
2328
50
1213
440
440
652
837
837
1721
1328
1029
1828
837
521
536
616
1040
540
1324
346
332
537
818
828
329
529
340
444
1028
1321
1124
1028
524
313
340
1028
632
1321
1316
824
528
329
528
340
336
525
820
321
329
329
329
524
332
524
328
524
108
824
332
329
828
185
042
313
140
413
529
524
151
521
816
026
324
313
321
328
328
88
321
129
124
129
130
191
314
321
320
104
328
105
332
214
326
59
321
325
101
321
710
14
321
314
59
101
324
122
39
321
320
113
18
39
38
312
012
16
81
35
35
38
12
15

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 16 January 2020 compared with similar events
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Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 16 January 2020 (this event)137 records

Every Record Set

20 of 137
Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 16 January 2020, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2020-01-11MineralRecord daily precipitation81.3 mm (3.2 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)8439 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-11Coeur D'AleneRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)12.1 mm (0.5 in)1332 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-11Ashton 1NRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)4020 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-11OdessaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)10020 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-11RosaliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)8420 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-12Squaw FlatRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)22.8 mm (0.9 in)2436 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-12Quartz PeakRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)22.8 mm (0.9 in)2834 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-12Hebgen DamRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)4020 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-13ColvilleRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)7672 of 100 (Major)
2020-01-13Boundary DamRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)5353 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-13NewportRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)6450 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-13ChewelahRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)7245 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-13RepublicRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)6420 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-14Odell Lake-EastRecord daily precipitation52.6 mm (2.1 in)34.8 mm (1.4 in)2142 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-14Hart Mtn RefugeRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)334 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-14WamsutterRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)12120 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-14Slug Creek DivideRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)3220 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-15Grassy LakeRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)30.4 mm (1.2 in)2142 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-15Hart Mtn RefugeRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)033 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-16Lava Beds Nat MonRecord daily precipitation76.2 mm (3.0 in)42.2 mm (1.7 in)4559 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 137 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.