Extreme rain in United States, 30 January to 3 February 2021

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 30 January to 3 February 2021
Start: 2021-01-30
End: 2021-02-03
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 30 January to 3 February 2021: 225 records at 221 stations, peak on 31 January 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 30 January to 3 February 2021 set or tied 225 station records at 221 stations.
It ran from 30 January 2021 to 3 February 2021 (5 days) and its peak day was 31 January 2021.
Status: closed.
Hopewell set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 31 January 2021.
The busiest day was 31 January 2021 with 125 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 139 years.

Footprint

30 January to 3 February 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 30 January to 3 February 2021 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, 30 January to 3 February 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Hopewell	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	2021-01-31
Dannemora	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2021-02-03
Defiance	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2021-01-31
E Wareham	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	2021-02-02
Blackwells Mills	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2021-02-02
Eldorado Springs	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2021-01-31
Skaneateles	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2021-02-03
Freehold-Marlboro	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2021-02-01
Ottumwa Ind AP	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2021-01-30
Morehead City 2 WNW	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2021-02-01
Mackinaw 3WSW	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	2021-01-31
Monmouth	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2021-01-31
Philo	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	2021-01-31
Columbus Junction	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2021-01-31
Lamoni	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	2021-01-31
Pella 1S	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2021-01-31
Eskridge	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	2021-01-31
Albany	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2021-01-31
Bethany	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2021-01-31
Waukesha Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2021-01-31

Records per Day

Peak day 125

Records set or tied each day from 30 January 2021 to 3 February 2021. The most in one day was 125 on 31 January 2021.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 30 January to 3 February 2021 ranked by margin
E Wareham, 02-02	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
Hopewell, 01-31	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
Dannemora, 02-03	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
Blackwells Mills, 02-02	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
Morehead City 2 WNW, 02-01	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
Ottumwa Ind AP, 01-30	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Bethany, 01-31	17.1 mm (0.7 in)
Defiance, 01-31	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Albany, 01-31	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
Mackinaw 3WSW, 01-31	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Skaneateles, 02-03	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
Eskridge, 01-31	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
Monmouth, 01-31	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
Philo, 01-31	11.1 mm (0.4 in)
Eldorado Springs, 01-31	10.4 mm (0.4 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

225 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, 30 January to 3 February 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
40	72
37	38
12	106
9	106
6	113
46	13
14	79
33	45
11	107
13	64
10	114
12	58
5	99
12	57
17	46
8	139
5	113
20	8
27	70
13	79
21	64
9	73
2	119
34	10
1	106
1	106
16	73
6	79
21	22
13	38
5	87
17	18
13	46
7	58
13	46
20	39
5	70
14	19
3	74
10	48
13	8
8	46
10	31
10	63
3	79
10	46
15	18
9	51
11	22
2	70
12	36
7	62
15	39
0	77
8	46
8	45
16	36
14	40
8	54
9	36
18	13
17	39
21	8
9	19
8	19
4	46
22	23
10	39
10	19
8	19
8	19
3	56
11	45
1	65
7	19
8	19
7	15
1	64
14	10
0	62
5	37
16	20
8	19
5	33
8	36
12	27
19	14
8	19
19	10
3	45
9	19
8	39
8	39
14	22
6	8
7	19
9	22
5	22
5	22
9	19
4	39
5	39
15	22
11	36
6	22
10	22
3	33
4	46
11	19
2	48
7	22
10	22
6	15
5	22
9	39
12	13
1	39
8	13
5	39
4	19
3	19
10	13
7	13
2	38
4	19
3	19
6	19
8	19
4	36
15	13
4	19
2	16
20	1
6	8
4	36
3	19
4	19
7	19
4	19
5	19
6	18
7	13
1	33
4	39
8	13
15	1
5	19
7	10
8	22
1	31
3	36
9	22
3	19
8	6
2	19
0	39
9	22
3	18
1	39
3	39
8	22
2	36
4	25
4	14
1	41
1	19
1	19
1	19
2	19
2	18
9	13
4	19
4	20
9	22
3	19
0	19
2	19
4	19
2	8
2	33
1	22
4	19
3	19
6	13
4	26
1	8
2	19
5	22
0	19
3	23
1	19
2	19
1	19
13	1
9	1
2	21
5	14
7	13
3	8
3	8

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 30 January to 3 February 2021 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, 30 January to 3 February 2021 (this event)	225 records

Every Record Set

20 of 225

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 30 January to 3 February 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-01-30	Ottumwa Ind AP	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	8	46 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-31	Hopewell	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	72	68 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-31	Defiance	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	79	53 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-31	Eldorado Springs	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	114	50 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-31	Mackinaw 3WSW	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	79	44 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-31	Monmouth	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	106	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-31	Philo	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	107	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-31	Columbus Junction	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	106	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-31	Lamoni	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	99	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-31	Pella 1S	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	113	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-31	Eskridge	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	57	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-31	Albany	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-31	Bethany	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	46	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-31	Waukesha Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	113	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-02-01	Freehold-Marlboro	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	139	47 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-01	Morehead City 2 WNW	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	70	45 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-02	E Wareham	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13	53 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-02	Blackwells Mills	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45	52 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-03	Dannemora	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38	61 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-03	Skaneateles	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	58	49 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 225 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
40	72
37	38
12	106
9	106
6	113
46	13
14	79
33	45
11	107
13	64
10	114
12	58
5	99
12	57
17	46
8	139
5	113
20	8
27	70
13	79
21	64
9	73
2	119
34	10
1	106
1	106
16	73
6	79
21	22
13	38
5	87
17	18
13	46
7	58
13	46
20	39
5	70
14	19
3	74
10	48
13	8
8	46
10	31
10	63
3	79
10	46
15	18
9	51
11	22
2	70
12	36
7	62
15	39
0	77
8	46
8	45
16	36
14	40
8	54
9	36
18	13
17	39
21	8
9	19
8	19
4	46
22	23
10	39
10	19
8	19
8	19
3	56
11	45
1	65
7	19
8	19
7	15
1	64
14	10
0	62
5	37
16	20
8	19
5	33
8	36
12	27
19	14
8	19
19	10
3	45
9	19
8	39
8	39
14	22
6	8
7	19
9	22
5	22
5	22
9	19
4	39
5	39
15	22
11	36
6	22
10	22
3	33
4	46
11	19
2	48
7	22
10	22
6	15
5	22
9	39
12	13
1	39
8	13
5	39
4	19
3	19
10	13
7	13
2	38
4	19
3	19
6	19
8	19
4	36
15	13
4	19
2	16
20	1
6	8
4	36
3	19
4	19
7	19
4	19
5	19
6	18
7	13
1	33
4	39
8	13
15	1
5	19
7	10
8	22
1	31
3	36
9	22
3	19
8	6
2	19
0	39
9	22
3	18
1	39
3	39
8	22
2	36
4	25
4	14
1	41
1	19
1	19
1	19
2	19
2	18
9	13
4	19
4	20
9	22
3	19
0	19
2	19
4	19
2	8
2	33
1	22
4	19
3	19
6	13
4	26
1	8
2	19
5	22
0	19
3	23
1	19
2	19
1	19
13	1
9	1
2	21
5	14
7	13
3	8
3	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
40	72
37	38
12	106
9	106
6	113
46	13
14	79
33	45
11	107
13	64
10	114
12	58
5	99
12	57
17	46
8	139
5	113
20	8
27	70
13	79
21	64
9	73
2	119
34	10
1	106
1	106
16	73
6	79
21	22
13	38
5	87
17	18
13	46
7	58
13	46
20	39
5	70
14	19
3	74
10	48
13	8
8	46
10	31
10	63
3	79
10	46
15	18
9	51
11	22
2	70
12	36
7	62
15	39
0	77
8	46
8	45
16	36
14	40
8	54
9	36
18	13
17	39
21	8
9	19
8	19
4	46
22	23
10	39
10	19
8	19
8	19
3	56
11	45
1	65
7	19
8	19
7	15
1	64
14	10
0	62
5	37
16	20
8	19
5	33
8	36
12	27
19	14
8	19
19	10
3	45
9	19
8	39
8	39
14	22
6	8
7	19
9	22
5	22
5	22
9	19
4	39
5	39
15	22
11	36
6	22
10	22
3	33
4	46
11	19
2	48
7	22
10	22
6	15
5	22
9	39
12	13
1	39
8	13
5	39
4	19
3	19
10	13
7	13
2	38
4	19
3	19
6	19
8	19
4	36
15	13
4	19
2	16
20	1
6	8
4	36
3	19
4	19
7	19
4	19
5	19
6	18
7	13
1	33
4	39
8	13
15	1
5	19
7	10
8	22
1	31
3	36
9	22
3	19
8	6
2	19
0	39
9	22
3	18
1	39
3	39
8	22
2	36
4	25
4	14
1	41
1	19
1	19
1	19
2	19
2	18
9	13
4	19
4	20
9	22
3	19
0	19
2	19
4	19
2	8
2	33
1	22
4	19
3	19
6	13
4	26
1	8
2	19
5	22
0	19
3	23
1	19
2	19
1	19
13	1
9	1
2	21
5	14
7	13
3	8
3	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
40	72
37	38
12	106
9	106
6	113
46	13
14	79
33	45
11	107
13	64
10	114
12	58
5	99
12	57
17	46
8	139
5	113
20	8
27	70
13	79
21	64
9	73
2	119
34	10
1	106
1	106
16	73
6	79
21	22
13	38
5	87
17	18
13	46
7	58
13	46
20	39
5	70
14	19
3	74
10	48
13	8
8	46
10	31
10	63
3	79
10	46
15	18
9	51
11	22
2	70
12	36
7	62
15	39
0	77
8	46
8	45
16	36
14	40
8	54
9	36
18	13
17	39
21	8
9	19
8	19
4	46
22	23
10	39
10	19
8	19
8	19
3	56
11	45
1	65
7	19
8	19
7	15
1	64
14	10
0	62
5	37
16	20
8	19
5	33
8	36
12	27
19	14
8	19
19	10
3	45
9	19
8	39
8	39
14	22
6	8
7	19
9	22
5	22
5	22
9	19
4	39
5	39
15	22
11	36
6	22
10	22
3	33
4	46
11	19
2	48
7	22
10	22
6	15
5	22
9	39
12	13
1	39
8	13
5	39
4	19
3	19
10	13
7	13
2	38
4	19
3	19
6	19
8	19
4	36
15	13
4	19
2	16
20	1
6	8
4	36
3	19
4	19
7	19
4	19
5	19
6	18
7	13
1	33
4	39
8	13
15	1
5	19
7	10
8	22
1	31
3	36
9	22
3	19
8	6
2	19
0	39
9	22
3	18
1	39
3	39
8	22
2	36
4	25
4	14
1	41
1	19
1	19
1	19
2	19
2	18
9	13
4	19
4	20
9	22
3	19
0	19
2	19
4	19
2	8
2	33
1	22
4	19
3	19
6	13
4	26
1	8
2	19
5	22
0	19
3	23
1	19
2	19
1	19
13	1
9	1
2	21
5	14
7	13
3	8
3	8