Extreme rain in United States, 26 June to 13 July 2020

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 26 June to 13 July 2020
Start: 2020-06-26
End: 2020-07-13
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 26 June to 13 July 2020: 508 records at 450 stations, peak on 1 July 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 26 June to 13 July 2020 set or tied 508 station records at 450 stations.
It ran from 26 June 2020 to 13 July 2020 (18 days) and its peak day was 1 July 2020.
Status: closed.
Blue Hill Coop set a daily record precipitation of 83.1 mm (3.3 in) on 29 June 2020.
The busiest day was 1 July 2020 with 60 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 145 years.

Footprint

26 June to 13 July 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 26 June to 13 July 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, 26 June to 13 July 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Blue Hill Coop	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	2020-06-29
Jackson Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	2020-07-01
Savannah 6 SW	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	2020-07-01
Navarro Mills Dam	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	2020-07-07
Flagler 1S	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	2020-07-03
W Manchester 3 WSW	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	2020-07-01
Corsicana	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	2020-07-07
Auburn	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	2020-07-12
Athens	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	2020-07-07
Milan Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	2020-07-01
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	2020-07-03
Poplarville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	2020-07-05
Henderson 8 SSW	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	2020-06-28
Wertsville 4 NE	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	2020-07-11
Aurora Rsch Farm	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	2020-07-12
Batavia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2020-07-11
Du Quoin 4 SE	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	2020-06-30
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	2020-07-11
Baldwinsville	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2020-07-12
Atmore	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	2020-07-04

Records per Day

Peak day 60

Records set or tied each day from 26 June 2020 to 13 July 2020. The most in one day was 60 on 1 July 2020.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 26 June to 13 July 2020
Date	Records
2020-06-26	8
2020-06-27	28
2020-06-28	29
2020-06-29	33
2020-06-30	34
2020-07-01	60
2020-07-02	23
2020-07-03	19
2020-07-04	19
2020-07-05	28
2020-07-06	38
2020-07-07	59
2020-07-08	23
2020-07-09	20
2020-07-10	21
2020-07-11	39
2020-07-12	24
2020-07-13	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 26 June to 13 July 2020 ranked by margin
Henderson 8 SSW, 06-28	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
Athens, 07-07	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
Wertsville 4 NE, 07-11	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP, 07-03	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
Navarro Mills Dam, 07-07	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
Jackson Exp STN, 07-01	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
Corsicana, 07-07	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
Poplarville Exp STN, 07-05	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
Aurora Rsch Farm, 07-12	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
Atmore, 07-04	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
Flagler 1S, 07-03	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
Blue Hill Coop, 06-29	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
Auburn, 07-12	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
Milan Exp STN, 07-01	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP, 07-11	32.0 mm (1.3 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, 26 June to 13 July 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
43	130
56	90
29	113
57	40
43	64
29	77
38	74
56	62
76	13
54	64
36	100
65	53
77	38
68	50
45	51
28	80
29	115
21	116
32	79
45	75
19	101
36	67
34	77
37	44
39	41
61	21
16	99
33	70
20	105
30	88
69	31
44	40
15	145
17	104
41	65
28	74
52	40
86	2
14	96
19	69
23	64
16	110
16	105
54	31
28	73
27	61
25	64
34	70
41	43
37	51
22	53
17	69
10	138
25	40
83	10
10	102
107	9
12	55
37	21
23	75
28	62
11	101
53	2
50	25
66	11
33	65
6	105
33	50
33	60
29	62
9	111
9	96
81	3
49	20
6	118
29	47
33	41
25	47
36	50
45	38
44	31
25	70
21	70
40	25
35	53
31	68
12	88
11	89
28	55
51	25
34	31
51	5
12	84
18	69
4	105
4	131
3	105
7	96
62	25
22	70
33	45
24	43
8	83
13	43
45	11
2	119
49	10
45	17
50	15
28	53
17	70
13	69
17	53
18	70
23	43
16	70
28	52
1	99
14	70
42	25
10	69
33	53
33	53
26	19
10	75
3	92
23	47
37	41
19	38
38	21
24	50
15	62
3	88
52	17
9	67
19	55
1	91
20	47
51	25
18	61
10	68
9	71
37	35
3	81
29	25
8	20
53	21
7	75
46	1
13	58
24	11
9	70
27	40
22	18
22	48
25	1
27	25
36	10
28	42
1	85
15	53
32	24
5	80
19	38
22	37
16	46
8	64
10	33
12	60
7	38
18	57
47	25
43	38
17	54
31	43
22	27
11	67
26	31
30	26
17	55
4	70
10	66
26	41
28	41
19	47
21	49
6	62
20	39
25	28
4	70
43	16
36	21
12	47
25	33
12	50
36	13
8	60
29	11
15	45
27	26

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 26 June to 13 July 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, 26 June to 13 July 2020 (this event)	508 records

Every Record Set

20 of 508

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 26 June to 13 July 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-06-28	Henderson 8 SSW	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-29	Blue Hill Coop	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	130	73 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-30	Du Quoin 4 SE	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	115	59 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-01	Jackson Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	90	71 of 100 (Major)
2020-07-01	Savannah 6 SW	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	113	70 of 100 (Major)
2020-07-01	W Manchester 3 WSW	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	77	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-07-01	Milan Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	100	62 of 100 (Major)
2020-07-03	Flagler 1S	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	64	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-07-03	Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	53	62 of 100 (Major)
2020-07-04	Atmore	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	75	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-05	Poplarville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	64	62 of 100 (Major)
2020-07-07	Navarro Mills Dam	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40	67 of 100 (Major)
2020-07-07	Corsicana	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	62	64 of 100 (Major)
2020-07-07	Athens	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	13	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-07-11	Wertsville 4 NE	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-07-11	Batavia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	80	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-07-11	Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	79	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-07-12	Auburn	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	74	64 of 100 (Major)
2020-07-12	Aurora Rsch Farm	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-07-12	Baldwinsville	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	116	58 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 508 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
43	130
56	90
29	113
57	40
43	64
29	77
38	74
56	62
76	13
54	64
36	100
65	53
77	38
68	50
45	51
28	80
29	115
21	116
32	79
45	75
19	101
36	67
34	77
37	44
39	41
61	21
16	99
33	70
20	105
30	88
69	31
44	40
15	145
17	104
41	65
28	74
52	40
86	2
14	96
19	69
23	64
16	110
16	105
54	31
28	73
27	61
25	64
34	70
41	43
37	51
22	53
17	69
10	138
25	40
83	10
10	102
107	9
12	55
37	21
23	75
28	62
11	101
53	2
50	25
66	11
33	65
6	105
33	50
33	60
29	62
9	111
9	96
81	3
49	20
6	118
29	47
33	41
25	47
36	50
45	38
44	31
25	70
21	70
40	25
35	53
31	68
12	88
11	89
28	55
51	25
34	31
51	5
12	84
18	69
4	105
4	131
3	105
7	96
62	25
22	70
33	45
24	43
8	83
13	43
45	11
2	119
49	10
45	17
50	15
28	53
17	70
13	69
17	53
18	70
23	43
16	70
28	52
1	99
14	70
42	25
10	69
33	53
33	53
26	19
10	75
3	92
23	47
37	41
19	38
38	21
24	50
15	62
3	88
52	17
9	67
19	55
1	91
20	47
51	25
18	61
10	68
9	71
37	35
3	81
29	25
8	20
53	21
7	75
46	1
13	58
24	11
9	70
27	40
22	18
22	48
25	1
27	25
36	10
28	42
1	85
15	53
32	24
5	80
19	38
22	37
16	46
8	64
10	33
12	60
7	38
18	57
47	25
43	38
17	54
31	43
22	27
11	67
26	31
30	26
17	55
4	70
10	66
26	41
28	41
19	47
21	49
6	62
20	39
25	28
4	70
43	16
36	21
12	47
25	33
12	50
36	13
8	60
29	11
15	45
27	26

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
43	130
56	90
29	113
57	40
43	64
29	77
38	74
56	62
76	13
54	64
36	100
65	53
77	38
68	50
45	51
28	80
29	115
21	116
32	79
45	75
19	101
36	67
34	77
37	44
39	41
61	21
16	99
33	70
20	105
30	88
69	31
44	40
15	145
17	104
41	65
28	74
52	40
86	2
14	96
19	69
23	64
16	110
16	105
54	31
28	73
27	61
25	64
34	70
41	43
37	51
22	53
17	69
10	138
25	40
83	10
10	102
107	9
12	55
37	21
23	75
28	62
11	101
53	2
50	25
66	11
33	65
6	105
33	50
33	60
29	62
9	111
9	96
81	3
49	20
6	118
29	47
33	41
25	47
36	50
45	38
44	31
25	70
21	70
40	25
35	53
31	68
12	88
11	89
28	55
51	25
34	31
51	5
12	84
18	69
4	105
4	131
3	105
7	96
62	25
22	70
33	45
24	43
8	83
13	43
45	11
2	119
49	10
45	17
50	15
28	53
17	70
13	69
17	53
18	70
23	43
16	70
28	52
1	99
14	70
42	25
10	69
33	53
33	53
26	19
10	75
3	92
23	47
37	41
19	38
38	21
24	50
15	62
3	88
52	17
9	67
19	55
1	91
20	47
51	25
18	61
10	68
9	71
37	35
3	81
29	25
8	20
53	21
7	75
46	1
13	58
24	11
9	70
27	40
22	18
22	48
25	1
27	25
36	10
28	42
1	85
15	53
32	24
5	80
19	38
22	37
16	46
8	64
10	33
12	60
7	38
18	57
47	25
43	38
17	54
31	43
22	27
11	67
26	31
30	26
17	55
4	70
10	66
26	41
28	41
19	47
21	49
6	62
20	39
25	28
4	70
43	16
36	21
12	47
25	33
12	50
36	13
8	60
29	11
15	45
27	26

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
43	130
56	90
29	113
57	40
43	64
29	77
38	74
56	62
76	13
54	64
36	100
65	53
77	38
68	50
45	51
28	80
29	115
21	116
32	79
45	75
19	101
36	67
34	77
37	44
39	41
61	21
16	99
33	70
20	105
30	88
69	31
44	40
15	145
17	104
41	65
28	74
52	40
86	2
14	96
19	69
23	64
16	110
16	105
54	31
28	73
27	61
25	64
34	70
41	43
37	51
22	53
17	69
10	138
25	40
83	10
10	102
107	9
12	55
37	21
23	75
28	62
11	101
53	2
50	25
66	11
33	65
6	105
33	50
33	60
29	62
9	111
9	96
81	3
49	20
6	118
29	47
33	41
25	47
36	50
45	38
44	31
25	70
21	70
40	25
35	53
31	68
12	88
11	89
28	55
51	25
34	31
51	5
12	84
18	69
4	105
4	131
3	105
7	96
62	25
22	70
33	45
24	43
8	83
13	43
45	11
2	119
49	10
45	17
50	15
28	53
17	70
13	69
17	53
18	70
23	43
16	70
28	52
1	99
14	70
42	25
10	69
33	53
33	53
26	19
10	75
3	92
23	47
37	41
19	38
38	21
24	50
15	62
3	88
52	17
9	67
19	55
1	91
20	47
51	25
18	61
10	68
9	71
37	35
3	81
29	25
8	20
53	21
7	75
46	1
13	58
24	11
9	70
27	40
22	18
22	48
25	1
27	25
36	10
28	42
1	85
15	53
32	24
5	80
19	38
22	37
16	46
8	64
10	33
12	60
7	38
18	57
47	25
43	38
17	54
31	43
22	27
11	67
26	31
30	26
17	55
4	70
10	66
26	41
28	41
19	47
21	49
6	62
20	39
25	28
4	70
43	16
36	21
12	47
25	33
12	50
36	13
8	60
29	11
15	45
27	26