Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 13 November 2020

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 13 November 2020
Start: 2020-11-11
End: 2020-11-13
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 13 November 2020: 270 records at 255 stations, peak on 12 November 2020. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 13 November 2020 set or tied 270 station records at 255 stations.
It ran from 11 November 2020 to 13 November 2020 (3 days) and its peak day was 12 November 2020.
Status: closed.
Morganton set a daily record precipitation of 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 12 November 2020.
The busiest day was 12 November 2020 with 189 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 116 years.

Footprint

11 to 13 November 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 13 November 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, 11 to 13 November 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Morganton	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	2020-11-12
Elizabethton	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	2020-11-12
Lexington	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2020-11-12
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	2020-11-11
Tarboro 1 S	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2020-11-13
Lewiston	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	2020-11-12
Appomattox	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	2020-11-12
Stuart	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	2020-11-12
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	2020-11-11
Oxford Hydro STN	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	2020-11-12
Stevensville 2SW	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	2020-11-12
Rocky Mt	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	2020-11-12
N Wilkesboro	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	2020-11-12
Concord 4 SSW	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	2020-11-12
Buckeye	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	2020-11-12
Lenoir	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	2020-11-12
Solomons	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	2020-11-12
Shelby 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	2020-11-12
Orangeburg 2	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	2020-11-11
Charlotte Douglas AP	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	2020-11-12

Records per Day

Peak day 189

Records set or tied each day from 11 November 2020 to 13 November 2020. The most in one day was 189 on 12 November 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 13 November 2020 ranked by margin
Rocky Mt 8 ESE, 11-11	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
Appomattox, 11-12	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
Lewiston, 11-12	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
Morganton, 11-12	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
Oxford Hydro STN, 11-12	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
Concord 4 SSW, 11-12	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
Stuart, 11-12	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
Tarboro 1 S, 11-13	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
Elizabethton, 11-12	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
Lexington, 11-12	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
Buckeye, 11-12	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
Lenoir, 11-12	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP, 11-11	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
Shelby 2 NW, 11-12	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
Charlotte Douglas AP, 11-12	34.5 mm (1.4 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

270 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, 11 to 13 November 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
64	95
45	84
42	116
47	83
36	73
75	43
78	26
52	35
63	26
87	50
20	88
33	58
34	83
52	26
41	52
39	83
24	64
36	43
24	62
35	34
22	95
39	41
21	73
67	11
72	11
36	52
62	28
35	52
31	45
13	71
32	69
47	11
54	1
31	50
17	95
49	16
52	11
11	85
51	11
5	85
20	80
34	11
41	6
29	35
37	25
18	51
36	45
13	85
14	95
28	50
51	28
18	43
26	55
31	11
20	54
4	82
5	109
14	73
28	52
18	73
10	58
7	90
29	45
27	25
27	34
38	41
56	2
47	14
7	95
49	11
32	25
16	73
10	58
32	6
7	85
34	25
28	11
49	18
43	16
21	52
25	17
15	49
39	25
49	2
12	34
37	16
2	95
25	25
2	95
29	28
7	83
7	58
25	28
4	84
33	18
2	69
33	11
43	25
30	25
41	11
30	11
18	25
41	23
9	35
32	2
19	6
17	46
22	1
32	16
3	73
3	73
15	34
6	35
13	11
14	45
3	73
22	11
15	28
16	11
9	65
14	45
13	45
33	11
16	18
15	11
11	50
9	17
14	26
30	11
13	25
3	54
17	14
4	30
19	34
23	16
10	25
14	10
10	41
14	33
15	33
12	45
18	16
7	41
16	45
28	11
18	11
21	16
5	45
5	45
14	17
8	50
14	25
24	2
1	58
10	11
13	28
22	25
13	25
11	5
20	25
5	16
11	11
3	26
11	25
18	11
6	50
6	11
23	2
1	46
7	45
17	11
11	14
10	25
8	18
19	25
7	25
13	16
16	25
4	50
6	11
16	28
12	11
13	14
7	25
10	34
9	11
5	37
16	11
10	25
1	52
4	25
3	16
19	11
9	18
2	11
8	17
9	25
8	14
16	11
12	11

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 13 November 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, 11 to 13 November 2020 (this event)	270 records

Every Record Set

20 of 270

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 13 November 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-11-11	Elkins- Randolph Co AP	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	73	70 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-11	Rocky Mt 8 ESE	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-11	Orangeburg 2	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	62	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-12	Morganton	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	95	78 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-12	Elizabethton	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	84	75 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-12	Lexington	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	116	73 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-12	Lewiston	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43	68 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-12	Appomattox	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	26	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-12	Stuart	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-12	Oxford Hydro STN	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-12	Stevensville 2SW	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	88	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-12	Rocky Mt	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	58	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-12	N Wilkesboro	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	83	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-12	Concord 4 SSW	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-12	Buckeye	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-12	Lenoir	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	83	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-12	Solomons	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	64	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-12	Shelby 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	43	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-12	Charlotte Douglas AP	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-13	Tarboro 1 S	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	83	70 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 270 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 2026-10-12. 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
64	95
45	84
42	116
47	83
36	73
75	43
78	26
52	35
63	26
87	50
20	88
33	58
34	83
52	26
41	52
39	83
24	64
36	43
24	62
35	34
22	95
39	41
21	73
67	11
72	11
36	52
62	28
35	52
31	45
13	71
32	69
47	11
54	1
31	50
17	95
49	16
52	11
11	85
51	11
5	85
20	80
34	11
41	6
29	35
37	25
18	51
36	45
13	85
14	95
28	50
51	28
18	43
26	55
31	11
20	54
4	82
5	109
14	73
28	52
18	73
10	58
7	90
29	45
27	25
27	34
38	41
56	2
47	14
7	95
49	11
32	25
16	73
10	58
32	6
7	85
34	25
28	11
49	18
43	16
21	52
25	17
15	49
39	25
49	2
12	34
37	16
2	95
25	25
2	95
29	28
7	83
7	58
25	28
4	84
33	18
2	69
33	11
43	25
30	25
41	11
30	11
18	25
41	23
9	35
32	2
19	6
17	46
22	1
32	16
3	73
3	73
15	34
6	35
13	11
14	45
3	73
22	11
15	28
16	11
9	65
14	45
13	45
33	11
16	18
15	11
11	50
9	17
14	26
30	11
13	25
3	54
17	14
4	30
19	34
23	16
10	25
14	10
10	41
14	33
15	33
12	45
18	16
7	41
16	45
28	11
18	11
21	16
5	45
5	45
14	17
8	50
14	25
24	2
1	58
10	11
13	28
22	25
13	25
11	5
20	25
5	16
11	11
3	26
11	25
18	11
6	50
6	11
23	2
1	46
7	45
17	11
11	14
10	25
8	18
19	25
7	25
13	16
16	25
4	50
6	11
16	28
12	11
13	14
7	25
10	34
9	11
5	37
16	11
10	25
1	52
4	25
3	16
19	11
9	18
2	11
8	17
9	25
8	14
16	11
12	11

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
64	95
45	84
42	116
47	83
36	73
75	43
78	26
52	35
63	26
87	50
20	88
33	58
34	83
52	26
41	52
39	83
24	64
36	43
24	62
35	34
22	95
39	41
21	73
67	11
72	11
36	52
62	28
35	52
31	45
13	71
32	69
47	11
54	1
31	50
17	95
49	16
52	11
11	85
51	11
5	85
20	80
34	11
41	6
29	35
37	25
18	51
36	45
13	85
14	95
28	50
51	28
18	43
26	55
31	11
20	54
4	82
5	109
14	73
28	52
18	73
10	58
7	90
29	45
27	25
27	34
38	41
56	2
47	14
7	95
49	11
32	25
16	73
10	58
32	6
7	85
34	25
28	11
49	18
43	16
21	52
25	17
15	49
39	25
49	2
12	34
37	16
2	95
25	25
2	95
29	28
7	83
7	58
25	28
4	84
33	18
2	69
33	11
43	25
30	25
41	11
30	11
18	25
41	23
9	35
32	2
19	6
17	46
22	1
32	16
3	73
3	73
15	34
6	35
13	11
14	45
3	73
22	11
15	28
16	11
9	65
14	45
13	45
33	11
16	18
15	11
11	50
9	17
14	26
30	11
13	25
3	54
17	14
4	30
19	34
23	16
10	25
14	10
10	41
14	33
15	33
12	45
18	16
7	41
16	45
28	11
18	11
21	16
5	45
5	45
14	17
8	50
14	25
24	2
1	58
10	11
13	28
22	25
13	25
11	5
20	25
5	16
11	11
3	26
11	25
18	11
6	50
6	11
23	2
1	46
7	45
17	11
11	14
10	25
8	18
19	25
7	25
13	16
16	25
4	50
6	11
16	28
12	11
13	14
7	25
10	34
9	11
5	37
16	11
10	25
1	52
4	25
3	16
19	11
9	18
2	11
8	17
9	25
8	14
16	11
12	11

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
64	95
45	84
42	116
47	83
36	73
75	43
78	26
52	35
63	26
87	50
20	88
33	58
34	83
52	26
41	52
39	83
24	64
36	43
24	62
35	34
22	95
39	41
21	73
67	11
72	11
36	52
62	28
35	52
31	45
13	71
32	69
47	11
54	1
31	50
17	95
49	16
52	11
11	85
51	11
5	85
20	80
34	11
41	6
29	35
37	25
18	51
36	45
13	85
14	95
28	50
51	28
18	43
26	55
31	11
20	54
4	82
5	109
14	73
28	52
18	73
10	58
7	90
29	45
27	25
27	34
38	41
56	2
47	14
7	95
49	11
32	25
16	73
10	58
32	6
7	85
34	25
28	11
49	18
43	16
21	52
25	17
15	49
39	25
49	2
12	34
37	16
2	95
25	25
2	95
29	28
7	83
7	58
25	28
4	84
33	18
2	69
33	11
43	25
30	25
41	11
30	11
18	25
41	23
9	35
32	2
19	6
17	46
22	1
32	16
3	73
3	73
15	34
6	35
13	11
14	45
3	73
22	11
15	28
16	11
9	65
14	45
13	45
33	11
16	18
15	11
11	50
9	17
14	26
30	11
13	25
3	54
17	14
4	30
19	34
23	16
10	25
14	10
10	41
14	33
15	33
12	45
18	16
7	41
16	45
28	11
18	11
21	16
5	45
5	45
14	17
8	50
14	25
24	2
1	58
10	11
13	28
22	25
13	25
11	5
20	25
5	16
11	11
3	26
11	25
18	11
6	50
6	11
23	2
1	46
7	45
17	11
11	14
10	25
8	18
19	25
7	25
13	16
16	25
4	50
6	11
16	28
12	11
13	14
7	25
10	34
9	11
5	37
16	11
10	25
1	52
4	25
3	16
19	11
9	18
2	11
8	17
9	25
8	14
16	11
12	11