Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 12 November 2021

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 12 November 2021
Start: 2021-11-10
End: 2021-11-12
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 12 November 2021: 180 records at 176 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, 10 to 12 November 2021 set or tied 180 station records at 176 stations.
It ran from 10 November 2021 to 12 November 2021 (3 days) and its peak day was 11 November 2021.
Status: closed.
Grand Marais set a monthly record daily precipitation of 75.7 mm (3.0 in) on 12 November 2021.
The busiest day was 11 November 2021 with 155 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 112 years.

Footprint

10 to 12 November 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 10 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, 10 to 12 November 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Grand Marais	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	2021-11-12
Intl Falls Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2021-11-11
Bemidji	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2021-11-12
Grand Portage	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	2021-11-12
Hallock	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2021-11-11
Baudette	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2021-11-12
Charles City	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	2021-11-11
Princeton	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	2021-11-11
Mondovi	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	2021-11-11
Toledo 3N	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	2021-11-11
Grundy Ctr	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2021-11-11
Hayward Rs	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2021-11-11
Postville	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	2021-11-11
Holcombe	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2021-11-11
Corning	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2021-11-11
Red Lake Falls	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	2021-11-11
Theilman 1SSW	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	2021-11-11
Preston	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2021-11-11
Hibbing Chisholm Hibbing AP	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2021-11-11
Waucoma 1WNW	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2021-11-11

Records per Day

Peak day 155

Records set or tied each day from 10 November 2021 to 12 November 2021. The most in one day was 155 on 11 November 2021.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 12 November 2021 ranked by margin
Preston, 11-11	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
Grand Portage, 11-12	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
Charles City, 11-11	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
Princeton, 11-11	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
Toledo 3N, 11-11	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
Waucoma 1WNW, 11-11	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
Grand Marais, 11-12	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
Holcombe, 11-11	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Postville, 11-11	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
Intl Falls Intl AP, 11-11	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
Bemidji, 11-12	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
Mondovi, 11-11	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
Hallock, 11-11	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
Grundy Ctr, 11-11	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Theilman 1SSW, 11-11	16.8 mm (0.7 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

180 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, 10 to 12 November 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
27	81
23	106
21	76
47	56
15	83
19	56
38	36
35	52
19	112
29	80
18	112
14	106
23	80
25	47
13	106
3	92
17	80
50	15
14	56
29	47
27	0
25	15
35	39
8	110
17	40
27	23
6	106
21	56
5	112
10	56
8	80
2	106
8	80
6	90
36	8
18	47
35	6
2	112
22	23
2	112
21	39
11	74
16	46
4	92
5	80
31	0
36	8
21	15
20	39
8	44
23	0
28	8
18	47
5	80
27	8
26	8
3	82
19	23
20	15
10	47
28	16
2	74
29	47
21	7
12	46
3	66
16	54
21	0
5	75
24	0
0	80
11	19
4	54
17	23
9	46
16	15
44	12
14	39
15	15
22	8
7	47
9	39
8	39
19	8
8	46
17	35
7	51
15	0
15	0
6	39
1	51
7	39
7	39
6	39
16	0
11	23
3	47
9	7
3	51
18	16
5	39
13	7
11	23
5	39
7	39
3	5
8	39
13	26
13	7
15	0
12	26
15	0
17	8
11	26
3	23
4	47
8	23
1	43
4	39
3	39
6	8
23	0
9	16
5	28
2	35
11	0
16	0
12	16
1	46
9	8
0	39
2	20
3	39
14	8
7	23
1	43
9	8
2	39
13	0
3	23
4	8
8	16
1	35
4	16
3	23
11	12
6	7
4	36
8	8
9	8
2	39
20	12
2	35
2	32
1	23
2	22
4	12
9	8
3	8
4	8
4	7
10	15
1	16
3	11
4	8
4	8
2	8
3	11
3	0
3	8
3	16
6	12
1	23
2	0
3	8
2	2
5	15
3	0
3	8
2	8

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 10 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, 10 to 12 November 2021 (this event)	180 records

Every Record Set

20 of 180

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 12 November 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-11-11	Intl Falls Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	106	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-11-11	Hallock	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56	64 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-11	Charles City	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	36	61 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-11	Princeton	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52	61 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-11	Mondovi	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	112	61 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-11	Toledo 3N	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	80	60 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-11	Grundy Ctr	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	112	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-11	Hayward Rs	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	106	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-11	Postville	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	80	58 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-11	Holcombe	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47	53 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-11	Corning	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	106	52 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-11	Red Lake Falls	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	92	52 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-11	Theilman 1SSW	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	80	52 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-11	Preston	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	15	51 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-11	Hibbing Chisholm Hibbing AP	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	56	51 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-11	Waucoma 1WNW	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	47	50 of 100 (Notable)
2021-11-12	Grand Marais	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	81	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-11-12	Bemidji	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	76	69 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-12	Grand Portage	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	56	67 of 100 (Major)
2021-11-12	Baudette	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	83	64 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 180 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
27	81
23	106
21	76
47	56
15	83
19	56
38	36
35	52
19	112
29	80
18	112
14	106
23	80
25	47
13	106
3	92
17	80
50	15
14	56
29	47
27	0
25	15
35	39
8	110
17	40
27	23
6	106
21	56
5	112
10	56
8	80
2	106
8	80
6	90
36	8
18	47
35	6
2	112
22	23
2	112
21	39
11	74
16	46
4	92
5	80
31	0
36	8
21	15
20	39
8	44
23	0
28	8
18	47
5	80
27	8
26	8
3	82
19	23
20	15
10	47
28	16
2	74
29	47
21	7
12	46
3	66
16	54
21	0
5	75
24	0
0	80
11	19
4	54
17	23
9	46
16	15
44	12
14	39
15	15
22	8
7	47
9	39
8	39
19	8
8	46
17	35
7	51
15	0
15	0
6	39
1	51
7	39
7	39
6	39
16	0
11	23
3	47
9	7
3	51
18	16
5	39
13	7
11	23
5	39
7	39
3	5
8	39
13	26
13	7
15	0
12	26
15	0
17	8
11	26
3	23
4	47
8	23
1	43
4	39
3	39
6	8
23	0
9	16
5	28
2	35
11	0
16	0
12	16
1	46
9	8
0	39
2	20
3	39
14	8
7	23
1	43
9	8
2	39
13	0
3	23
4	8
8	16
1	35
4	16
3	23
11	12
6	7
4	36
8	8
9	8
2	39
20	12
2	35
2	32
1	23
2	22
4	12
9	8
3	8
4	8
4	7
10	15
1	16
3	11
4	8
4	8
2	8
3	11
3	0
3	8
3	16
6	12
1	23
2	0
3	8
2	2
5	15
3	0
3	8
2	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
27	81
23	106
21	76
47	56
15	83
19	56
38	36
35	52
19	112
29	80
18	112
14	106
23	80
25	47
13	106
3	92
17	80
50	15
14	56
29	47
27	0
25	15
35	39
8	110
17	40
27	23
6	106
21	56
5	112
10	56
8	80
2	106
8	80
6	90
36	8
18	47
35	6
2	112
22	23
2	112
21	39
11	74
16	46
4	92
5	80
31	0
36	8
21	15
20	39
8	44
23	0
28	8
18	47
5	80
27	8
26	8
3	82
19	23
20	15
10	47
28	16
2	74
29	47
21	7
12	46
3	66
16	54
21	0
5	75
24	0
0	80
11	19
4	54
17	23
9	46
16	15
44	12
14	39
15	15
22	8
7	47
9	39
8	39
19	8
8	46
17	35
7	51
15	0
15	0
6	39
1	51
7	39
7	39
6	39
16	0
11	23
3	47
9	7
3	51
18	16
5	39
13	7
11	23
5	39
7	39
3	5
8	39
13	26
13	7
15	0
12	26
15	0
17	8
11	26
3	23
4	47
8	23
1	43
4	39
3	39
6	8
23	0
9	16
5	28
2	35
11	0
16	0
12	16
1	46
9	8
0	39
2	20
3	39
14	8
7	23
1	43
9	8
2	39
13	0
3	23
4	8
8	16
1	35
4	16
3	23
11	12
6	7
4	36
8	8
9	8
2	39
20	12
2	35
2	32
1	23
2	22
4	12
9	8
3	8
4	8
4	7
10	15
1	16
3	11
4	8
4	8
2	8
3	11
3	0
3	8
3	16
6	12
1	23
2	0
3	8
2	2
5	15
3	0
3	8
2	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
27	81
23	106
21	76
47	56
15	83
19	56
38	36
35	52
19	112
29	80
18	112
14	106
23	80
25	47
13	106
3	92
17	80
50	15
14	56
29	47
27	0
25	15
35	39
8	110
17	40
27	23
6	106
21	56
5	112
10	56
8	80
2	106
8	80
6	90
36	8
18	47
35	6
2	112
22	23
2	112
21	39
11	74
16	46
4	92
5	80
31	0
36	8
21	15
20	39
8	44
23	0
28	8
18	47
5	80
27	8
26	8
3	82
19	23
20	15
10	47
28	16
2	74
29	47
21	7
12	46
3	66
16	54
21	0
5	75
24	0
0	80
11	19
4	54
17	23
9	46
16	15
44	12
14	39
15	15
22	8
7	47
9	39
8	39
19	8
8	46
17	35
7	51
15	0
15	0
6	39
1	51
7	39
7	39
6	39
16	0
11	23
3	47
9	7
3	51
18	16
5	39
13	7
11	23
5	39
7	39
3	5
8	39
13	26
13	7
15	0
12	26
15	0
17	8
11	26
3	23
4	47
8	23
1	43
4	39
3	39
6	8
23	0
9	16
5	28
2	35
11	0
16	0
12	16
1	46
9	8
0	39
2	20
3	39
14	8
7	23
1	43
9	8
2	39
13	0
3	23
4	8
8	16
1	35
4	16
3	23
11	12
6	7
4	36
8	8
9	8
2	39
20	12
2	35
2	32
1	23
2	22
4	12
9	8
3	8
4	8
4	7
10	15
1	16
3	11
4	8
4	8
2	8
3	11
3	0
3	8
3	16
6	12
1	23
2	0
3	8
2	2
5	15
3	0
3	8
2	8