Extreme rain in United States, 23 to 26 April 2021

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 23 to 26 April 2021
Start: 2021-04-23
End: 2021-04-26
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 23 to 26 April 2021: 123 records at 123 stations, peak on 24 April 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 23 to 26 April 2021 set or tied 123 station records at 123 stations.
It ran from 23 April 2021 to 26 April 2021 (4 days) and its peak day was 24 April 2021.
Status: closed.
Albany 3 SE set a daily record precipitation of 114.6 mm (4.5 in) on 24 April 2021.
The busiest day was 24 April 2021 with 88 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 121 years.

Footprint

23 to 26 April 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 23 to 26 April 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, 23 to 26 April 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Albany 3 SE	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	2021-04-24
Tifton	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	2021-04-25
Meadville	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	2021-04-24
Headland	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	2021-04-26
Leesville	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	2021-04-24
Sapelo Is	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	2021-04-25
Boyce 3 WNW	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	2021-04-23
Alma Bacon Co AP	Record daily precipitation	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	2021-04-24
Giddings 5E	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	2021-04-23
Crestview FAA/AP	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	2021-04-24
Camilla 3SE	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	2021-04-25
Alexandria	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	2021-04-24
Dothan Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	2021-04-24
Geneva #2	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	2021-04-25
Moultrie 2 ESE	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	2021-04-24
Wetumpka	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	2021-04-24
Waynesboro 2 W	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	2021-04-24
Cairo 1SW	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	2021-04-25
Glennville 3NW	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2021-04-25
Jasper	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	2021-04-24

Records per Day

Peak day 88

Records set or tied each day from 23 April 2021 to 26 April 2021. The most in one day was 88 on 24 April 2021.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 23 to 26 April 2021 ranked by margin
Crestview FAA/AP, 04-24	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
Tifton, 04-25	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
Meadville, 04-24	114.9 mm (4.5 in)
Boyce 3 WNW, 04-23	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
Dothan Rgnl AP, 04-24	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
Albany 3 SE, 04-24	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
Headland, 04-26	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
Geneva #2, 04-25	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
Sapelo Is, 04-25	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
Glennville 3NW, 04-25	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
Leesville, 04-24	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
Giddings 5E, 04-23	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
Camilla 3SE, 04-25	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
Alexandria, 04-24	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
Moultrie 2 ESE, 04-24	38.8 mm (1.5 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

123 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, 23 to 26 April 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
82	121
123	68
115	55
82	56
74	42
45	116
91	40
19	56
45	80
128	26
42	75
81	42
39	84
83	18
39	68
28	76
34	75
49	20
16	116
31	68
27	80
43	31
35	54
53	36
19	84
26	80
80	20
26	64
6	88
56	18
9	76
11	76
39	40
60	40
9	76
6	80
33	44
29	52
19	56
15	56
16	54
60	18
9	68
51	20
22	48
19	50
3	68
15	42
37	40
31	20
20	42
38	20
26	40
30	36
53	20
17	42
9	40
27	11
45	20
6	50
25	32
6	55
28	4
27	26
22	4
34	11
18	38
1	48
6	39
3	52
36	20
18	11
32	0
31	11
26	4
22	20
13	20
2	52
1	52
18	20
15	40
30	20
15	36
8	36
1	36
25	20
10	40
5	36
23	11
1	12
11	40
15	18
2	40
8	36
8	18
12	18
17	11
18	20
4	16
7	11
1	20
17	20
18	11
3	20
2	20
2	20
12	11
9	11
7	4
14	11
10	11
3	16
20	0
1	20
13	3
11	0
2	11
5	18
5	3
6	12
4	11
4	11
5	11

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 23 to 26 April 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, 23 to 26 April 2021 (this event)	123 records

Every Record Set

20 of 123

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 23 to 26 April 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-04-23	Boyce 3 WNW	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	40	55 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-23	Giddings 5E	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	80	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-24	Albany 3 SE	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	121	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-04-24	Meadville	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	114.9 mm (4.5 in)	55	66 of 100 (Major)
2021-04-24	Leesville	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	116	58 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-24	Alma Bacon Co AP	Record daily precipitation	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56	55 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-24	Crestview FAA/AP	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	26	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-24	Alexandria	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	84	50 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-24	Dothan Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	18	50 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-24	Moultrie 2 ESE	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	68	49 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-24	Wetumpka	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	76	47 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-24	Waynesboro 2 W	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	116	46 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-24	Jasper	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	68	45 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-25	Tifton	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	68	70 of 100 (Major)
2021-04-25	Sapelo Is	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42	58 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-25	Camilla 3SE	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	75	51 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-25	Geneva #2	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	42	50 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-25	Cairo 1SW	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	75	46 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-25	Glennville 3NW	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20	46 of 100 (Notable)
2021-04-26	Headland	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	56	63 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 123 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
82	121
123	68
115	55
82	56
74	42
45	116
91	40
19	56
45	80
128	26
42	75
81	42
39	84
83	18
39	68
28	76
34	75
49	20
16	116
31	68
27	80
43	31
35	54
53	36
19	84
26	80
80	20
26	64
6	88
56	18
9	76
11	76
39	40
60	40
9	76
6	80
33	44
29	52
19	56
15	56
16	54
60	18
9	68
51	20
22	48
19	50
3	68
15	42
37	40
31	20
20	42
38	20
26	40
30	36
53	20
17	42
9	40
27	11
45	20
6	50
25	32
6	55
28	4
27	26
22	4
34	11
18	38
1	48
6	39
3	52
36	20
18	11
32	0
31	11
26	4
22	20
13	20
2	52
1	52
18	20
15	40
30	20
15	36
8	36
1	36
25	20
10	40
5	36
23	11
1	12
11	40
15	18
2	40
8	36
8	18
12	18
17	11
18	20
4	16
7	11
1	20
17	20
18	11
3	20
2	20
2	20
12	11
9	11
7	4
14	11
10	11
3	16
20	0
1	20
13	3
11	0
2	11
5	18
5	3
6	12
4	11
4	11
5	11

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
82	121
123	68
115	55
82	56
74	42
45	116
91	40
19	56
45	80
128	26
42	75
81	42
39	84
83	18
39	68
28	76
34	75
49	20
16	116
31	68
27	80
43	31
35	54
53	36
19	84
26	80
80	20
26	64
6	88
56	18
9	76
11	76
39	40
60	40
9	76
6	80
33	44
29	52
19	56
15	56
16	54
60	18
9	68
51	20
22	48
19	50
3	68
15	42
37	40
31	20
20	42
38	20
26	40
30	36
53	20
17	42
9	40
27	11
45	20
6	50
25	32
6	55
28	4
27	26
22	4
34	11
18	38
1	48
6	39
3	52
36	20
18	11
32	0
31	11
26	4
22	20
13	20
2	52
1	52
18	20
15	40
30	20
15	36
8	36
1	36
25	20
10	40
5	36
23	11
1	12
11	40
15	18
2	40
8	36
8	18
12	18
17	11
18	20
4	16
7	11
1	20
17	20
18	11
3	20
2	20
2	20
12	11
9	11
7	4
14	11
10	11
3	16
20	0
1	20
13	3
11	0
2	11
5	18
5	3
6	12
4	11
4	11
5	11

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
82	121
123	68
115	55
82	56
74	42
45	116
91	40
19	56
45	80
128	26
42	75
81	42
39	84
83	18
39	68
28	76
34	75
49	20
16	116
31	68
27	80
43	31
35	54
53	36
19	84
26	80
80	20
26	64
6	88
56	18
9	76
11	76
39	40
60	40
9	76
6	80
33	44
29	52
19	56
15	56
16	54
60	18
9	68
51	20
22	48
19	50
3	68
15	42
37	40
31	20
20	42
38	20
26	40
30	36
53	20
17	42
9	40
27	11
45	20
6	50
25	32
6	55
28	4
27	26
22	4
34	11
18	38
1	48
6	39
3	52
36	20
18	11
32	0
31	11
26	4
22	20
13	20
2	52
1	52
18	20
15	40
30	20
15	36
8	36
1	36
25	20
10	40
5	36
23	11
1	12
11	40
15	18
2	40
8	36
8	18
12	18
17	11
18	20
4	16
7	11
1	20
17	20
18	11
3	20
2	20
2	20
12	11
9	11
7	4
14	11
10	11
3	16
20	0
1	20
13	3
11	0
2	11
5	18
5	3
6	12
4	11
4	11
5	11