Extreme rain in United States, 24 to 27 December 2020

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 24 to 27 December 2020
Start: 2020-12-24
End: 2020-12-27
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 24 to 27 December 2020: 259 records at 249 stations, peak on 25 December 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 24 to 27 December 2020 set or tied 259 station records at 249 stations.
It ran from 24 December 2020 to 27 December 2020 (4 days) and its peak day was 25 December 2020.
Status: closed.
Wellsboro 4 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.7 mm (3.1 in) on 25 December 2020.
The busiest day was 25 December 2020 with 200 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 174 years.

Footprint

24 to 27 December 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 24 to 27 December 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, 24 to 27 December 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Wellsboro 4 SW	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	2020-12-25
Greenville Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	2020-12-25
Morrisville 6 SW	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	2020-12-25
Fulton	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	2020-12-25
Farmington	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	2020-12-25
Renovo	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	2020-12-25
Elizabethtown	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	2020-12-25
Carlisle Wtp	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	2020-12-25
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	2020-12-25
Tupper Lake Sunmount	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	2020-12-25
Hooker 12 NNW	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2020-12-25
N Creek 5 SE	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	2020-12-25
Mahanoy City 2 N	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	2020-12-25
Selinsgrove 2 S	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	2020-12-25
Corning	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	2020-12-25
Greene	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2020-12-25
Waverly	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	2020-12-25
Pinkham Notch	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	2020-12-26
Auburn	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2020-12-25
Lowville	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	2020-12-25

Records per Day

Peak day 200

Records set or tied each day from 24 December 2020 to 27 December 2020. The most in one day was 200 on 25 December 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 24 to 27 December 2020 ranked by margin
Tamaqua 4 N Dam, 12-25	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
Mahanoy City 2 N, 12-25	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
Greenville Muni AP, 12-25	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
Waverly, 12-25	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
Pinkham Notch, 12-26	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
Corning, 12-25	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
N Creek 5 SE, 12-25	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
Renovo, 12-25	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
Greene, 12-25	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
Farmington, 12-25	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
Elizabethtown, 12-25	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
Wellsboro 4 SW, 12-25	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
Hooker 12 NNW, 12-25	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
Carlisle Wtp, 12-25	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
Lowville, 12-25	23.9 mm (0.9 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

259 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, 24 to 27 December 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	77
46	89
19	107
22	79
32	89
35	41
31	54
26	174
55	41
16	75
29	42
35	42
51	41
6	113
42	42
40	17
34	18
42	17
17	55
24	42
9	115
24	42
22	42
39	12
23	75
44	12
44	6
49	34
18	75
30	34
11	50
20	42
10	99
29	55
21	42
18	42
31	41
30	42
16	41
14	42
26	63
16	75
5	106
38	4
32	42
23	34
16	42
30	42
27	42
10	75
10	64
18	17
21	42
6	79
15	56
27	34
6	79
1	117
31	17
19	57
25	54
26	12
23	41
26	18
28	34
31	17
13	73
20	54
10	28
9	75
26	17
22	34
9	47
10	54
10	42
12	30
16	54
6	79
5	69
3	52
21	42
11	42
9	41
12	34
2	81
15	42
3	75
8	76
17	42
5	73
8	24
6	72
14	54
19	41
14	42
19	39
3	79
11	41
11	42
15	34
10	37
19	42
3	72
15	41
7	54
6	42
25	17
7	24
14	51
15	42
15	41
21	34
11	42
15	26
11	0
16	34
26	12
13	27
10	42
2	37
17	34
6	55
13	42
3	28
12	34
14	42
8	42
4	55
27	11
14	39
16	42
20	14
20	34
7	41
8	34
19	18
7	42
14	18
15	12
5	46
11	34
7	42
18	18
5	42
14	32
3	54
10	34
20	22
10	34
4	55
7	41
12	24
5	41
7	42
2	41
11	18
4	34
5	32
4	41
5	34
5	42
20	18
1	55
9	33
20	18
7	18
12	12
8	39
5	34
3	10
2	41
14	18
1	58
10	17
10	34
3	41
17	6
3	34
4	34
16	16
1	54
4	42
3	42
8	34
15	6
6	0
5	34
7	34
0	41
5	34
8	17
4	39
3	41
4	32
4	42
6	34
2	32
10	18
7	34
2	34

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 24 to 27 December 2020 compared with similar events
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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, 24 to 27 December 2020 (this event)	259 records

Every Record Set

20 of 259

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 24 to 27 December 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-12-25	Wellsboro 4 SW	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	77	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-12-25	Greenville Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	89	76 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-25	Morrisville 6 SW	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	107	70 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-25	Fulton	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	79	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-25	Farmington	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	89	62 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-25	Renovo	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41	62 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-25	Elizabethtown	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	54	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-25	Carlisle Wtp	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	174	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-25	Tamaqua 4 N Dam	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	41	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-25	Tupper Lake Sunmount	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	75	59 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-25	Hooker 12 NNW	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-25	N Creek 5 SE	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-25	Mahanoy City 2 N	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-25	Selinsgrove 2 S	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	113	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-25	Corning	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	17	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-25	Greene	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	18	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-25	Waverly	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-25	Auburn	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	55	54 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-25	Lowville	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	42	54 of 100 (Notable)
2020-12-26	Pinkham Notch	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42	55 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 259 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
30	77
46	89
19	107
22	79
32	89
35	41
31	54
26	174
55	41
16	75
29	42
35	42
51	41
6	113
42	42
40	17
34	18
42	17
17	55
24	42
9	115
24	42
22	42
39	12
23	75
44	12
44	6
49	34
18	75
30	34
11	50
20	42
10	99
29	55
21	42
18	42
31	41
30	42
16	41
14	42
26	63
16	75
5	106
38	4
32	42
23	34
16	42
30	42
27	42
10	75
10	64
18	17
21	42
6	79
15	56
27	34
6	79
1	117
31	17
19	57
25	54
26	12
23	41
26	18
28	34
31	17
13	73
20	54
10	28
9	75
26	17
22	34
9	47
10	54
10	42
12	30
16	54
6	79
5	69
3	52
21	42
11	42
9	41
12	34
2	81
15	42
3	75
8	76
17	42
5	73
8	24
6	72
14	54
19	41
14	42
19	39
3	79
11	41
11	42
15	34
10	37
19	42
3	72
15	41
7	54
6	42
25	17
7	24
14	51
15	42
15	41
21	34
11	42
15	26
11	0
16	34
26	12
13	27
10	42
2	37
17	34
6	55
13	42
3	28
12	34
14	42
8	42
4	55
27	11
14	39
16	42
20	14
20	34
7	41
8	34
19	18
7	42
14	18
15	12
5	46
11	34
7	42
18	18
5	42
14	32
3	54
10	34
20	22
10	34
4	55
7	41
12	24
5	41
7	42
2	41
11	18
4	34
5	32
4	41
5	34
5	42
20	18
1	55
9	33
20	18
7	18
12	12
8	39
5	34
3	10
2	41
14	18
1	58
10	17
10	34
3	41
17	6
3	34
4	34
16	16
1	54
4	42
3	42
8	34
15	6
6	0
5	34
7	34
0	41
5	34
8	17
4	39
3	41
4	32
4	42
6	34
2	32
10	18
7	34
2	34

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	77
46	89
19	107
22	79
32	89
35	41
31	54
26	174
55	41
16	75
29	42
35	42
51	41
6	113
42	42
40	17
34	18
42	17
17	55
24	42
9	115
24	42
22	42
39	12
23	75
44	12
44	6
49	34
18	75
30	34
11	50
20	42
10	99
29	55
21	42
18	42
31	41
30	42
16	41
14	42
26	63
16	75
5	106
38	4
32	42
23	34
16	42
30	42
27	42
10	75
10	64
18	17
21	42
6	79
15	56
27	34
6	79
1	117
31	17
19	57
25	54
26	12
23	41
26	18
28	34
31	17
13	73
20	54
10	28
9	75
26	17
22	34
9	47
10	54
10	42
12	30
16	54
6	79
5	69
3	52
21	42
11	42
9	41
12	34
2	81
15	42
3	75
8	76
17	42
5	73
8	24
6	72
14	54
19	41
14	42
19	39
3	79
11	41
11	42
15	34
10	37
19	42
3	72
15	41
7	54
6	42
25	17
7	24
14	51
15	42
15	41
21	34
11	42
15	26
11	0
16	34
26	12
13	27
10	42
2	37
17	34
6	55
13	42
3	28
12	34
14	42
8	42
4	55
27	11
14	39
16	42
20	14
20	34
7	41
8	34
19	18
7	42
14	18
15	12
5	46
11	34
7	42
18	18
5	42
14	32
3	54
10	34
20	22
10	34
4	55
7	41
12	24
5	41
7	42
2	41
11	18
4	34
5	32
4	41
5	34
5	42
20	18
1	55
9	33
20	18
7	18
12	12
8	39
5	34
3	10
2	41
14	18
1	58
10	17
10	34
3	41
17	6
3	34
4	34
16	16
1	54
4	42
3	42
8	34
15	6
6	0
5	34
7	34
0	41
5	34
8	17
4	39
3	41
4	32
4	42
6	34
2	32
10	18
7	34
2	34

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	77
46	89
19	107
22	79
32	89
35	41
31	54
26	174
55	41
16	75
29	42
35	42
51	41
6	113
42	42
40	17
34	18
42	17
17	55
24	42
9	115
24	42
22	42
39	12
23	75
44	12
44	6
49	34
18	75
30	34
11	50
20	42
10	99
29	55
21	42
18	42
31	41
30	42
16	41
14	42
26	63
16	75
5	106
38	4
32	42
23	34
16	42
30	42
27	42
10	75
10	64
18	17
21	42
6	79
15	56
27	34
6	79
1	117
31	17
19	57
25	54
26	12
23	41
26	18
28	34
31	17
13	73
20	54
10	28
9	75
26	17
22	34
9	47
10	54
10	42
12	30
16	54
6	79
5	69
3	52
21	42
11	42
9	41
12	34
2	81
15	42
3	75
8	76
17	42
5	73
8	24
6	72
14	54
19	41
14	42
19	39
3	79
11	41
11	42
15	34
10	37
19	42
3	72
15	41
7	54
6	42
25	17
7	24
14	51
15	42
15	41
21	34
11	42
15	26
11	0
16	34
26	12
13	27
10	42
2	37
17	34
6	55
13	42
3	28
12	34
14	42
8	42
4	55
27	11
14	39
16	42
20	14
20	34
7	41
8	34
19	18
7	42
14	18
15	12
5	46
11	34
7	42
18	18
5	42
14	32
3	54
10	34
20	22
10	34
4	55
7	41
12	24
5	41
7	42
2	41
11	18
4	34
5	32
4	41
5	34
5	42
20	18
1	55
9	33
20	18
7	18
12	12
8	39
5	34
3	10
2	41
14	18
1	58
10	17
10	34
3	41
17	6
3	34
4	34
16	16
1	54
4	42
3	42
8	34
15	6
6	0
5	34
7	34
0	41
5	34
8	17
4	39
3	41
4	32
4	42
6	34
2	32
10	18
7	34
2	34