Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 26 February 2020

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 26 February 2020
Start: 2020-02-21
End: 2020-02-26
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 26 February 2020: 216 records at 211 stations, peak on 24 February 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 26 February 2020 set or tied 216 station records at 211 stations.
It ran from 21 February 2020 to 26 February 2020 (6 days) and its peak day was 24 February 2020.
Status: closed.
Fredonia set a daily record precipitation of 65.5 mm (2.6 in) on 25 February 2020.
The busiest day was 24 February 2020 with 104 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 120 years.

Footprint

21 to 26 February 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 26 February 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, 21 to 26 February 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Healy	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	2020-02-24
Fredonia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	2020-02-25
Utica	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	2020-02-24
Wallace	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	2020-02-24
Ransom 2NE	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	2020-02-24
Independence	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	2020-02-24
Caliente	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2020-02-23
Oakley 4W	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	2020-02-24
Springerville	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2020-02-22
Zion Np	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2020-02-23
Parsons 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	2020-02-24
McCracken	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2020-02-24
Coldwater	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	2020-02-24
Sedan	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	2020-02-24
Sterling	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2020-02-24
Painted Desert Np	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2020-02-23
Black Rock	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2020-02-23
Castle Dale	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2020-02-23
Marysvale	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2020-02-23
Rexford	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2020-02-26

Records per Day

Peak day 104

Records set or tied each day from 21 February 2020 to 26 February 2020. The most in one day was 104 on 24 February 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 26 February 2020 ranked by margin
Fredonia, 02-25	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Utica, 02-24	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
Parsons 2 NW, 02-24	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
Sedan, 02-24	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
Ransom 2NE, 02-24	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
Healy, 02-24	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
Independence, 02-24	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
Rexford, 02-26	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Caliente, 02-23	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
Painted Desert Np, 02-23	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
Sterling, 02-24	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Castle Dale, 02-23	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Zion Np, 02-23	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
Black Rock, 02-23	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Coldwater, 02-24	8.1 mm (0.32 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

216 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, 21 to 26 February 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
38	108
24	116
15	112
38	27
7	107
30	68
23	112
17	76
6	89
9	108
8	68
4	86
20	36
11	100
35	18
3	104
8	74
34	18
15	40
17	34
7	36
1	98
4	120
8	64
14	22
10	4
7	73
21	18
3	100
9	60
26	12
7	49
11	34
7	80
6	61
0	112
2	71
19	0
18	12
10	21
7	10
1	85
1	85
17	20
18	16
1	85
1	84
11	49
1	85
15	4
1	80
22	20
12	28
20	12
17	16
16	46
28	18
14	34
9	46
1	78
15	0
5	25
8	12
10	10
1	69
27	0
1	68
12	36
9	22
4	21
7	40
46	9
15	20
4	21
10	25
1	62
4	42
5	48
10	8
2	66
3	70
1	64
25	8
17	18
3	50
1	56
4	49
15	12
11	0
5	25
2	46
5	46
6	44
1	60
10	18
11	18
9	18
3	21
8	24
2	20
7	0
15	16
12	12
11	18
7	44
4	18
2	48
4	40
5	20
1	50
7	12
0	20
2	7
1	4
2	32
1	50
9	18
6	18
10	18
3	22
5	0
8	4
8	18
12	12
0	50
1	34
13	0
8	16
2	14
11	0
3	26
4	18
5	18
4	18
5	21
4	4
3	25
3	40
10	20
6	14
3	10
7	0
3	18
4	18
3	17
15	9
2	22
2	18
3	34
2	18
6	8
4	17
1	18
1	18
2	16
5	12
5	0
9	0
1	18
1	26
1	21
6	4
2	21
0	21
10	2
5	12
3	20
3	28
4	0
0	18
4	18
3	32
1	20
5	16
6	0
6	8
2	18
7	14
10	2
1	21
3	14
6	18
0	32
5	12
3	16
6	4
5	8
3	12
3	21
1	9
1	18
2	18
1	18
2	0
5	4
10	1
4	12
1	20
1	13
0	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 26 February 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, 21 to 26 February 2020 (this event)	216 records

Every Record Set

20 of 216

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 26 February 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-02-22	Springerville	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	86	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-23	Caliente	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	76	62 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-23	Zion Np	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	100	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-23	Painted Desert Np	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	34	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-23	Black Rock	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-23	Castle Dale	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-23	Marysvale	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-24	Healy	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	116	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-02-24	Utica	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27	68 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-24	Wallace	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	107	68 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-24	Ransom 2NE	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	68	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-24	Independence	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	112	64 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-24	Oakley 4W	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	89	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-24	Parsons 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18	54 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-24	McCracken	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	104	53 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-24	Coldwater	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	74	52 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-24	Sedan	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18	52 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-24	Sterling	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	40	52 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-25	Fredonia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	108	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-02-26	Rexford	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	36	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 216 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.

Date	Records
2020-02-21	1
2020-02-22	27
2020-02-23	50
2020-02-24	104
2020-02-25	26
2020-02-26	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
38	108
24	116
15	112
38	27
7	107
30	68
23	112
17	76
6	89
9	108
8	68
4	86
20	36
11	100
35	18
3	104
8	74
34	18
15	40
17	34
7	36
1	98
4	120
8	64
14	22
10	4
7	73
21	18
3	100
9	60
26	12
7	49
11	34
7	80
6	61
0	112
2	71
19	0
18	12
10	21
7	10
1	85
1	85
17	20
18	16
1	85
1	84
11	49
1	85
15	4
1	80
22	20
12	28
20	12
17	16
16	46
28	18
14	34
9	46
1	78
15	0
5	25
8	12
10	10
1	69
27	0
1	68
12	36
9	22
4	21
7	40
46	9
15	20
4	21
10	25
1	62
4	42
5	48
10	8
2	66
3	70
1	64
25	8
17	18
3	50
1	56
4	49
15	12
11	0
5	25
2	46
5	46
6	44
1	60
10	18
11	18
9	18
3	21
8	24
2	20
7	0
15	16
12	12
11	18
7	44
4	18
2	48
4	40
5	20
1	50
7	12
0	20
2	7
1	4
2	32
1	50
9	18
6	18
10	18
3	22
5	0
8	4
8	18
12	12
0	50
1	34
13	0
8	16
2	14
11	0
3	26
4	18
5	18
4	18
5	21
4	4
3	25
3	40
10	20
6	14
3	10
7	0
3	18
4	18
3	17
15	9
2	22
2	18
3	34
2	18
6	8
4	17
1	18
1	18
2	16
5	12
5	0
9	0
1	18
1	26
1	21
6	4
2	21
0	21
10	2
5	12
3	20
3	28
4	0
0	18
4	18
3	32
1	20
5	16
6	0
6	8
2	18
7	14
10	2
1	21
3	14
6	18
0	32
5	12
3	16
6	4
5	8
3	12
3	21
1	9
1	18
2	18
1	18
2	0
5	4
10	1
4	12
1	20
1	13
0	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
38	108
24	116
15	112
38	27
7	107
30	68
23	112
17	76
6	89
9	108
8	68
4	86
20	36
11	100
35	18
3	104
8	74
34	18
15	40
17	34
7	36
1	98
4	120
8	64
14	22
10	4
7	73
21	18
3	100
9	60
26	12
7	49
11	34
7	80
6	61
0	112
2	71
19	0
18	12
10	21
7	10
1	85
1	85
17	20
18	16
1	85
1	84
11	49
1	85
15	4
1	80
22	20
12	28
20	12
17	16
16	46
28	18
14	34
9	46
1	78
15	0
5	25
8	12
10	10
1	69
27	0
1	68
12	36
9	22
4	21
7	40
46	9
15	20
4	21
10	25
1	62
4	42
5	48
10	8
2	66
3	70
1	64
25	8
17	18
3	50
1	56
4	49
15	12
11	0
5	25
2	46
5	46
6	44
1	60
10	18
11	18
9	18
3	21
8	24
2	20
7	0
15	16
12	12
11	18
7	44
4	18
2	48
4	40
5	20
1	50
7	12
0	20
2	7
1	4
2	32
1	50
9	18
6	18
10	18
3	22
5	0
8	4
8	18
12	12
0	50
1	34
13	0
8	16
2	14
11	0
3	26
4	18
5	18
4	18
5	21
4	4
3	25
3	40
10	20
6	14
3	10
7	0
3	18
4	18
3	17
15	9
2	22
2	18
3	34
2	18
6	8
4	17
1	18
1	18
2	16
5	12
5	0
9	0
1	18
1	26
1	21
6	4
2	21
0	21
10	2
5	12
3	20
3	28
4	0
0	18
4	18
3	32
1	20
5	16
6	0
6	8
2	18
7	14
10	2
1	21
3	14
6	18
0	32
5	12
3	16
6	4
5	8
3	12
3	21
1	9
1	18
2	18
1	18
2	0
5	4
10	1
4	12
1	20
1	13
0	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
38	108
24	116
15	112
38	27
7	107
30	68
23	112
17	76
6	89
9	108
8	68
4	86
20	36
11	100
35	18
3	104
8	74
34	18
15	40
17	34
7	36
1	98
4	120
8	64
14	22
10	4
7	73
21	18
3	100
9	60
26	12
7	49
11	34
7	80
6	61
0	112
2	71
19	0
18	12
10	21
7	10
1	85
1	85
17	20
18	16
1	85
1	84
11	49
1	85
15	4
1	80
22	20
12	28
20	12
17	16
16	46
28	18
14	34
9	46
1	78
15	0
5	25
8	12
10	10
1	69
27	0
1	68
12	36
9	22
4	21
7	40
46	9
15	20
4	21
10	25
1	62
4	42
5	48
10	8
2	66
3	70
1	64
25	8
17	18
3	50
1	56
4	49
15	12
11	0
5	25
2	46
5	46
6	44
1	60
10	18
11	18
9	18
3	21
8	24
2	20
7	0
15	16
12	12
11	18
7	44
4	18
2	48
4	40
5	20
1	50
7	12
0	20
2	7
1	4
2	32
1	50
9	18
6	18
10	18
3	22
5	0
8	4
8	18
12	12
0	50
1	34
13	0
8	16
2	14
11	0
3	26
4	18
5	18
4	18
5	21
4	4
3	25
3	40
10	20
6	14
3	10
7	0
3	18
4	18
3	17
15	9
2	22
2	18
3	34
2	18
6	8
4	17
1	18
1	18
2	16
5	12
5	0
9	0
1	18
1	26
1	21
6	4
2	21
0	21
10	2
5	12
3	20
3	28
4	0
0	18
4	18
3	32
1	20
5	16
6	0
6	8
2	18
7	14
10	2
1	21
3	14
6	18
0	32
5	12
3	16
6	4
5	8
3	12
3	21
1	9
1	18
2	18
1	18
2	0
5	4
10	1
4	12
1	20
1	13
0	5