Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 12 November 2021

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 12 November 2021
Start: 2021-11-09
End: 2021-11-12
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 12 November 2021: 112 records at 107 stations, peak on 11 November 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 12 November 2021 set or tied 112 station records at 107 stations.
It ran from 9 November 2021 to 12 November 2021 (4 days) and its peak day was 11 November 2021.
Status: closed.
Cascade Locks set a daily record precipitation of 106.2 mm (4.2 in) on 12 November 2021.
The busiest day was 11 November 2021 with 66 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

9 to 12 November 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 12 November 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, 9 to 12 November 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Cascade Locks	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	2021-11-12
Willamina	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	2021-11-12
Dallas 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	2021-11-12
Moscow U of I	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2021-11-12
Cle Elum	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	2021-11-12
Hood Rvr Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	2021-11-12
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2021-11-11
Bonneville Dam	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	2021-11-12
Lookout Pt Dam	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	2021-11-11
Wickiup Dam	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	2021-11-11
Rex 1 S	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	2021-11-12
Vancouver 4 NNE	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2021-11-12
The Poplars	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	2021-11-10
Grizzly	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2021-11-11
Lower Hay Creek	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2021-11-11
Ellensburg Bowers Fld	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	2021-11-11
Yakima AP	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	2021-11-11
Ellensburg	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2021-11-12
Ritzville 1 SSE	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	2021-11-12
Wenatchee	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2021-11-12

Records per Day

Peak day 66

Records set or tied each day from 9 November 2021 to 12 November 2021. The most in one day was 66 on 11 November 2021.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 12 November 2021 ranked by margin
Cascade Locks, 11-12	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
Dallas 2 NE, 11-12	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
Bonneville Dam, 11-12	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
Willamina, 11-12	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
Rex 1 S, 11-12	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
Lookout Pt Dam, 11-11	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery, 11-11	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
Vancouver 4 NNE, 11-12	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
Cle Elum, 11-12	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
Lower Hay Creek, 11-11	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
Wickiup Dam, 11-11	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Ellensburg Bowers Fld, 11-11	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Grizzly, 11-11	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
Yakima AP, 11-11	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
The Poplars, 11-10	9.7 mm (0.38 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

112 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, 9 to 12 November 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	70
52	76
33	56
35	48
14	51
6	124
12	70
6	84
16	63
4	91
7	115
10	70
34	55
22	55
26	55
29	32
13	70
10	36
8	48
19	40
24	60
37	22
18	55
18	40
31	26
69	22
10	36
3	70
16	55
7	63
51	26
66	12
8	51
6	60
17	21
10	46
9	63
52	12
28	22
5	60
3	63
6	8
18	40
3	48
15	12
33	26
20	22
23	26
13	40
15	26
15	22
69	12
21	22
1	59
13	12
5	32
7	38
0	52
1	48
13	26
10	15
16	12
8	32
33	26
5	26
7	32
7	14
2	32
28	12
0	51
5	12
9	26
20	26
9	12
2	38
13	15
10	26
8	12
10	12
23	12
3	36
6	30
8	26
8	22
3	36
3	36
5	38
1	26
5	22
14	15
3	12
3	31
13	26
3	12
10	22
3	31
5	23
11	12
3	26
8	26
3	14
2	12
1	8
6	12
3	26
5	26
3	26
3	26
8	0
5	4
5	0
3	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 12 November 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, 9 to 12 November 2021 (this event)	112 records

Every Record Set

20 of 112

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 12 November 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-11-10	The Poplars	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-11-11	Oakridge Fish Hatchery	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	55	45 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-11	Lookout Pt Dam	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55	44 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-11	Wickiup Dam	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	70	44 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-11	Grizzly	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-11-11	Lower Hay Creek	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	51	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-11-11	Ellensburg Bowers Fld	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-11-11	Yakima AP	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	36	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-11-12	Cascade Locks	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	76	61 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-12	Willamina	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56	51 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-12	Dallas 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48	50 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-12	Moscow U of I	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	124	49 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-12	Cle Elum	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	63	47 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-12	Hood Rvr Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	115	46 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-12	Bonneville Dam	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	55	45 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-12	Rex 1 S	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32	44 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-12	Vancouver 4 NNE	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40	40 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-12	Ellensburg	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-11-12	Ritzville 1 SSE	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	91	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-11-12	Wenatchee	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 112 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
13	70
52	76
33	56
35	48
14	51
6	124
12	70
6	84
16	63
4	91
7	115
10	70
34	55
22	55
26	55
29	32
13	70
10	36
8	48
19	40
24	60
37	22
18	55
18	40
31	26
69	22
10	36
3	70
16	55
7	63
51	26
66	12
8	51
6	60
17	21
10	46
9	63
52	12
28	22
5	60
3	63
6	8
18	40
3	48
15	12
33	26
20	22
23	26
13	40
15	26
15	22
69	12
21	22
1	59
13	12
5	32
7	38
0	52
1	48
13	26
10	15
16	12
8	32
33	26
5	26
7	32
7	14
2	32
28	12
0	51
5	12
9	26
20	26
9	12
2	38
13	15
10	26
8	12
10	12
23	12
3	36
6	30
8	26
8	22
3	36
3	36
5	38
1	26
5	22
14	15
3	12
3	31
13	26
3	12
10	22
3	31
5	23
11	12
3	26
8	26
3	14
2	12
1	8
6	12
3	26
5	26
3	26
3	26
8	0
5	4
5	0
3	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	70
52	76
33	56
35	48
14	51
6	124
12	70
6	84
16	63
4	91
7	115
10	70
34	55
22	55
26	55
29	32
13	70
10	36
8	48
19	40
24	60
37	22
18	55
18	40
31	26
69	22
10	36
3	70
16	55
7	63
51	26
66	12
8	51
6	60
17	21
10	46
9	63
52	12
28	22
5	60
3	63
6	8
18	40
3	48
15	12
33	26
20	22
23	26
13	40
15	26
15	22
69	12
21	22
1	59
13	12
5	32
7	38
0	52
1	48
13	26
10	15
16	12
8	32
33	26
5	26
7	32
7	14
2	32
28	12
0	51
5	12
9	26
20	26
9	12
2	38
13	15
10	26
8	12
10	12
23	12
3	36
6	30
8	26
8	22
3	36
3	36
5	38
1	26
5	22
14	15
3	12
3	31
13	26
3	12
10	22
3	31
5	23
11	12
3	26
8	26
3	14
2	12
1	8
6	12
3	26
5	26
3	26
3	26
8	0
5	4
5	0
3	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	70
52	76
33	56
35	48
14	51
6	124
12	70
6	84
16	63
4	91
7	115
10	70
34	55
22	55
26	55
29	32
13	70
10	36
8	48
19	40
24	60
37	22
18	55
18	40
31	26
69	22
10	36
3	70
16	55
7	63
51	26
66	12
8	51
6	60
17	21
10	46
9	63
52	12
28	22
5	60
3	63
6	8
18	40
3	48
15	12
33	26
20	22
23	26
13	40
15	26
15	22
69	12
21	22
1	59
13	12
5	32
7	38
0	52
1	48
13	26
10	15
16	12
8	32
33	26
5	26
7	32
7	14
2	32
28	12
0	51
5	12
9	26
20	26
9	12
2	38
13	15
10	26
8	12
10	12
23	12
3	36
6	30
8	26
8	22
3	36
3	36
5	38
1	26
5	22
14	15
3	12
3	31
13	26
3	12
10	22
3	31
5	23
11	12
3	26
8	26
3	14
2	12
1	8
6	12
3	26
5	26
3	26
3	26
8	0
5	4
5	0
3	0