Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 6 March 2020

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 6 March 2020
Start: 2020-03-03
End: 2020-03-06
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 6 March 2020: 213 records at 177 stations, peak on 5 March 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 6 March 2020 set or tied 213 station records at 177 stations.
It ran from 3 March 2020 to 6 March 2020 (4 days) and its peak day was 5 March 2020.
Status: closed.
Carlsbad Caverns set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 4 March 2020.
The busiest day was 5 March 2020 with 97 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 122 years.

Footprint

3 to 6 March 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 6 March 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, 3 to 6 March 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Carlsbad Caverns	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2020-03-04
Artesia 6S	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	2020-03-04
Midland 4 ENE	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	2020-03-04
Americus	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2020-03-05
Glennville 3NW	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	2020-03-05
State UNIV	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	2020-03-04
Clayton	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	2020-03-05
Jacksboro	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	2020-03-05
Troy	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	2020-03-05
Tatum	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2020-03-04
Balmorhea	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2020-03-03
San Angelo	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	2020-03-04
Midland Odessa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	2020-03-04
Talladega	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	2020-03-05
Bakersfield	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2020-03-04
Hope	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2020-03-03
Eastman 1 W	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	2020-03-04
Clanton	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	2020-03-05
El Paso Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2020-03-03

Records per Day

Peak day 97

Records set or tied each day from 3 March 2020 to 6 March 2020. The most in one day was 97 on 5 March 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 6 March 2020 ranked by margin
Clayton, 03-05	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
Troy, 03-05	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
Glennville 3NW, 03-05	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
Americus, 03-05	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
Balmorhea, 03-03	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
San Angelo, 03-04	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
Artesia 6S, 03-04	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
Jacksboro, 03-05	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
Midland Odessa, 03-04	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
Talladega, 03-05	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
Midland 4 ENE, 03-04	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
Eastman 1 W, 03-04	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
Tatum, 03-04	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
Clanton, 03-05	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
State UNIV, 03-04	21.1 mm (0.8 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

213 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, 3 to 6 March 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	82
39	83
46	91
28	49
47	61
21	15
18	39
55	91
34	42
48	91
23	72
13	88
43	19
41	16
29	101
32	16
19	66
6	82
21	105
24	86
20	103
13	83
41	53
42	61
39	54
19	91
18	83
41	5
29	16
27	31
36	61
8	66
12	122
17	87
11	108
50	39
4	83
7	87
8	83
31	37
1	105
29	54
47	39
12	42
46	37
5	87
0	122
5	92
7	52
23	28
8	55
27	36
37	39
3	92
36	12
30	16
18	16
2	91
12	67
27	37
16	52
21	61
35	39
10	72
47	19
25	56
8	31
20	16
17	54
7	37
13	16
4	34
31	39
29	37
28	39
15	50
13	54
8	31
10	39
0	85
3	66
10	63
12	68
8	68
7	61
14	16
18	41
26	39
17	56
23	37
20	16
6	28
28	44
10	47
11	61
26	31
20	39
13	43
10	35
3	52
1	69
24	39
23	16
8	5
12	48
2	61
14	16
32	12
16	41
19	16
23	25
3	12
10	28
16	5
9	28
2	62
4	37
10	28
6	50
32	12
9	41
6	31
5	39
16	5
17	31
3	58
26	12
4	47
11	31
8	16
5	28
10	16
31	9
2	50
4	31
9	16
12	33
3	37
6	28
2	39
6	37
7	39
4	21
1	36
7	39
6	28
6	41
2	37
6	37
2	28
6	15
3	37
6	16
8	43
7	39
1	39
6	16
11	28
7	16
2	45
11	29
7	37
4	37
5	16
7	15
1	33
2	28
7	28
1	28
2	41
4	39
3	41
11	12
10	28
4	16
7	22
1	37
11	16
3	39
1	36
5	19
1	39
12	5
1	37
19	5
11	8
10	16
5	16
7	15
7	16
4	31
4	29
3	12
2	12
1	28
2	31
3	12
3	23
2	16
6	15

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 6 March 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, 3 to 6 March 2020 (this event)	213 records

Every Record Set

20 of 213

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 6 March 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-03-03	Balmorhea	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	19	54 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-03	Hope	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	82	50 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-03	El Paso Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	39	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-03-04	Carlsbad Caverns	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	82	76 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-04	Artesia 6S	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	83	74 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-04	Midland 4 ENE	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49	62 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-04	State UNIV	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-04	Tatum	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	72	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-04	San Angelo	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16	54 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-04	Midland Odessa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16	53 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-04	Bakersfield	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	66	51 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-04	Eastman 1 W	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	86	49 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-04	Balmorhea	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	88	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-03-05	Americus	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	91	62 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-05	Glennville 3NW	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	61	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-05	Clayton	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	91	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-05	Jacksboro	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-05	Troy	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	91	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-05	Talladega	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	101	53 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-05	Clanton	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	105	49 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 213 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
20	82
39	83
46	91
28	49
47	61
21	15
18	39
55	91
34	42
48	91
23	72
13	88
43	19
41	16
29	101
32	16
19	66
6	82
21	105
24	86
20	103
13	83
41	53
42	61
39	54
19	91
18	83
41	5
29	16
27	31
36	61
8	66
12	122
17	87
11	108
50	39
4	83
7	87
8	83
31	37
1	105
29	54
47	39
12	42
46	37
5	87
0	122
5	92
7	52
23	28
8	55
27	36
37	39
3	92
36	12
30	16
18	16
2	91
12	67
27	37
16	52
21	61
35	39
10	72
47	19
25	56
8	31
20	16
17	54
7	37
13	16
4	34
31	39
29	37
28	39
15	50
13	54
8	31
10	39
0	85
3	66
10	63
12	68
8	68
7	61
14	16
18	41
26	39
17	56
23	37
20	16
6	28
28	44
10	47
11	61
26	31
20	39
13	43
10	35
3	52
1	69
24	39
23	16
8	5
12	48
2	61
14	16
32	12
16	41
19	16
23	25
3	12
10	28
16	5
9	28
2	62
4	37
10	28
6	50
32	12
9	41
6	31
5	39
16	5
17	31
3	58
26	12
4	47
11	31
8	16
5	28
10	16
31	9
2	50
4	31
9	16
12	33
3	37
6	28
2	39
6	37
7	39
4	21
1	36
7	39
6	28
6	41
2	37
6	37
2	28
6	15
3	37
6	16
8	43
7	39
1	39
6	16
11	28
7	16
2	45
11	29
7	37
4	37
5	16
7	15
1	33
2	28
7	28
1	28
2	41
4	39
3	41
11	12
10	28
4	16
7	22
1	37
11	16
3	39
1	36
5	19
1	39
12	5
1	37
19	5
11	8
10	16
5	16
7	15
7	16
4	31
4	29
3	12
2	12
1	28
2	31
3	12
3	23
2	16
6	15

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	82
39	83
46	91
28	49
47	61
21	15
18	39
55	91
34	42
48	91
23	72
13	88
43	19
41	16
29	101
32	16
19	66
6	82
21	105
24	86
20	103
13	83
41	53
42	61
39	54
19	91
18	83
41	5
29	16
27	31
36	61
8	66
12	122
17	87
11	108
50	39
4	83
7	87
8	83
31	37
1	105
29	54
47	39
12	42
46	37
5	87
0	122
5	92
7	52
23	28
8	55
27	36
37	39
3	92
36	12
30	16
18	16
2	91
12	67
27	37
16	52
21	61
35	39
10	72
47	19
25	56
8	31
20	16
17	54
7	37
13	16
4	34
31	39
29	37
28	39
15	50
13	54
8	31
10	39
0	85
3	66
10	63
12	68
8	68
7	61
14	16
18	41
26	39
17	56
23	37
20	16
6	28
28	44
10	47
11	61
26	31
20	39
13	43
10	35
3	52
1	69
24	39
23	16
8	5
12	48
2	61
14	16
32	12
16	41
19	16
23	25
3	12
10	28
16	5
9	28
2	62
4	37
10	28
6	50
32	12
9	41
6	31
5	39
16	5
17	31
3	58
26	12
4	47
11	31
8	16
5	28
10	16
31	9
2	50
4	31
9	16
12	33
3	37
6	28
2	39
6	37
7	39
4	21
1	36
7	39
6	28
6	41
2	37
6	37
2	28
6	15
3	37
6	16
8	43
7	39
1	39
6	16
11	28
7	16
2	45
11	29
7	37
4	37
5	16
7	15
1	33
2	28
7	28
1	28
2	41
4	39
3	41
11	12
10	28
4	16
7	22
1	37
11	16
3	39
1	36
5	19
1	39
12	5
1	37
19	5
11	8
10	16
5	16
7	15
7	16
4	31
4	29
3	12
2	12
1	28
2	31
3	12
3	23
2	16
6	15

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	82
39	83
46	91
28	49
47	61
21	15
18	39
55	91
34	42
48	91
23	72
13	88
43	19
41	16
29	101
32	16
19	66
6	82
21	105
24	86
20	103
13	83
41	53
42	61
39	54
19	91
18	83
41	5
29	16
27	31
36	61
8	66
12	122
17	87
11	108
50	39
4	83
7	87
8	83
31	37
1	105
29	54
47	39
12	42
46	37
5	87
0	122
5	92
7	52
23	28
8	55
27	36
37	39
3	92
36	12
30	16
18	16
2	91
12	67
27	37
16	52
21	61
35	39
10	72
47	19
25	56
8	31
20	16
17	54
7	37
13	16
4	34
31	39
29	37
28	39
15	50
13	54
8	31
10	39
0	85
3	66
10	63
12	68
8	68
7	61
14	16
18	41
26	39
17	56
23	37
20	16
6	28
28	44
10	47
11	61
26	31
20	39
13	43
10	35
3	52
1	69
24	39
23	16
8	5
12	48
2	61
14	16
32	12
16	41
19	16
23	25
3	12
10	28
16	5
9	28
2	62
4	37
10	28
6	50
32	12
9	41
6	31
5	39
16	5
17	31
3	58
26	12
4	47
11	31
8	16
5	28
10	16
31	9
2	50
4	31
9	16
12	33
3	37
6	28
2	39
6	37
7	39
4	21
1	36
7	39
6	28
6	41
2	37
6	37
2	28
6	15
3	37
6	16
8	43
7	39
1	39
6	16
11	28
7	16
2	45
11	29
7	37
4	37
5	16
7	15
1	33
2	28
7	28
1	28
2	41
4	39
3	41
11	12
10	28
4	16
7	22
1	37
11	16
3	39
1	36
5	19
1	39
12	5
1	37
19	5
11	8
10	16
5	16
7	15
7	16
4	31
4	29
3	12
2	12
1	28
2	31
3	12
3	23
2	16
6	15