Extreme rain in United States, 27 April to 16 May 2022

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 27 April to 16 May 2022
Start: 2022-04-27
End: 2022-05-16
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 27 April to 16 May 2022: 1,237 records at 1,027 stations, peak on 7 May 2022. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 27 April to 16 May 2022 set or tied 1,237 station records at 1,027 stations.
It ran from 27 April 2022 to 16 May 2022 (20 days) and its peak day was 7 May 2022.
Status: closed.
Fayetteville Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 132.6 mm (5.2 in) on 5 May 2022.
The busiest day was 7 May 2022 with 206 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 153 years.

Footprint

27 April to 16 May 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 27 April to 16 May 2022 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, 27 April to 16 May 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Fayetteville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	2022-05-05
Collegeville St John's	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	2022-05-12
Independence	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	2022-05-05
Albert Lea 3SE	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	2022-04-29
Schenley Lock 5	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	2022-05-07
White Lake 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	2022-05-13
Medicine Lake 3 SE	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2022-05-13
Acmetonia Lock 3	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	2022-05-07
White Lake	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	2022-04-30
Broadus	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2022-04-29
Winfield 3NE	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	2022-05-05
Grenola 1 N	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	2022-05-05
Watford City	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	2022-05-13
O'Neill	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	2022-04-30
Springview 2NW	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	2022-04-30
Gregory	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	2022-04-30
Sedan	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	2022-05-05
Natrona Lock 4	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	2022-05-07
Williston Exp Farm	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	2022-05-13
Ford City 4 S Dam	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	2022-05-07

Records per Day

Peak day 206

Records set or tied each day from 27 April 2022 to 16 May 2022. The most in one day was 206 on 7 May 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 27 April to 16 May 2022
Date	Records
2022-04-27	2
2022-04-28	3
2022-04-29	70
2022-04-30	95
2022-05-01	40
2022-05-02	94
2022-05-03	97
2022-05-04	59
2022-05-05	139
2022-05-06	184
2022-05-07	206
2022-05-08	32
2022-05-09	34
2022-05-10	12
2022-05-11	16
2022-05-12	81
2022-05-13	60
2022-05-14	6
2022-05-15	4
2022-05-16	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 27 April to 16 May 2022 ranked by margin
Collegeville St John's, 05-12	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
Grenola 1 N, 05-05	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
Fayetteville Exp STN, 05-05	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
Independence, 05-05	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
Winfield 3NE, 05-05	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
White Lake 1 SE, 05-13	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
Sedan, 05-05	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
White Lake, 04-30	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
Schenley Lock 5, 05-07	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
Albert Lea 3SE, 04-29	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
Watford City, 05-13	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
Ford City 4 S Dam, 05-07	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
Medicine Lake 3 SE, 05-13	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
Springview 2NW, 04-30	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
Acmetonia Lock 3, 05-07	30.2 mm (1.2 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

500 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, 27 April to 16 May 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
78	115
97	116
62	108
36	127
39	87
46	88
32	81
30	87
42	80
54	91
25	68
82	60
34	60
18	106
31	34
22	84
43	121
25	56
26	87
32	65
16	91
13	111
22	91
61	60
63	61
54	55
19	84
25	77
10	104
45	39
34	153
61	60
22	88
39	51
18	113
33	29
24	68
54	60
18	122
30	68
25	47
20	10
9	93
29	36
79	20
24	108
18	122
6	111
23	68
16	20
7	73
50	40
27	32
31	91
22	61
21	12
94	23
56	23
18	31
40	12
12	126
17	35
65	40
20	115
8	123
18	60
13	96
35	32
19	77
31	16
66	20
49	60
26	21
12	104
50	16
10	91
26	77
50	11
113	20
46	61
40	8
25	59
43	8
84	23
76	1
23	48
29	31
18	68
10	56
33	44
25	60
26	28
33	39
51	12
17	108
36	60
28	12
24	44
8	125
21	59
29	32
12	96
7	89
16	55
23	39
20	24
11	115
22	39
50	23
15	127
14	68
24	48
39	12
5	96
4	95
9	96
20	31
26	23
12	116
31	60
5	107
35	60
12	71
17	39
32	9
26	64
25	39
31	55
18	68
39	16
29	39
33	12
23	16
39	43
61	36
38	60
37	12
9	91
12	87
13	80
55	23
6	120
36	12
12	77
30	32
8	116
4	105
6	91
10	92
15	33
23	51
19	32
69	19
14	68
6	115
48	23
20	60
65	20
37	5
9	84
37	8
25	44
14	63
8	75
5	125
19	59
22	44
20	57
16	60
5	124
35	20
16	73
20	55
8	85
8	91
14	24
17	55
2	108
3	103
4	113
9	61
27	19
13	77
4	116
4	113
3	99
34	61
14	68
39	48
19	80
38	52
4	81
20	51
34	12
9	80
44	32
3	111
20	48
12	77
15	59

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 27 April to 16 May 2022 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, 27 April to 16 May 2022 (this event)	1,237 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,237

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 27 April to 16 May 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-04-29	Albert Lea 3SE	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	127	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-29	Broadus	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	68	70 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-30	White Lake	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	80	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-30	O'Neill	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	106	67 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-30	Springview 2NW	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34	67 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-30	Gregory	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	84	66 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-05	Fayetteville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	115	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-05-05	Independence	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	108	77 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-05	Winfield 3NE	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	91	70 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-05	Grenola 1 N	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	60	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-05	Sedan	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	121	65 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-07	Schenley Lock 5	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	87	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-07	Acmetonia Lock 3	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	87	72 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-07	Natrona Lock 4	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	87	65 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-07	Ford City 4 S Dam	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	65	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-12	Collegeville St John's	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	116	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-05-13	White Lake 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	88	75 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-13	Medicine Lake 3 SE	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	81	74 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-13	Watford City	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-13	Williston Exp Farm	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56	65 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,237 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 2026-10-12. 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
78	115
97	116
62	108
36	127
39	87
46	88
32	81
30	87
42	80
54	91
25	68
82	60
34	60
18	106
31	34
22	84
43	121
25	56
26	87
32	65
16	91
13	111
22	91
61	60
63	61
54	55
19	84
25	77
10	104
45	39
34	153
61	60
22	88
39	51
18	113
33	29
24	68
54	60
18	122
30	68
25	47
20	10
9	93
29	36
79	20
24	108
18	122
6	111
23	68
16	20
7	73
50	40
27	32
31	91
22	61
21	12
94	23
56	23
18	31
40	12
12	126
17	35
65	40
20	115
8	123
18	60
13	96
35	32
19	77
31	16
66	20
49	60
26	21
12	104
50	16
10	91
26	77
50	11
113	20
46	61
40	8
25	59
43	8
84	23
76	1
23	48
29	31
18	68
10	56
33	44
25	60
26	28
33	39
51	12
17	108
36	60
28	12
24	44
8	125
21	59
29	32
12	96
7	89
16	55
23	39
20	24
11	115
22	39
50	23
15	127
14	68
24	48
39	12
5	96
4	95
9	96
20	31
26	23
12	116
31	60
5	107
35	60
12	71
17	39
32	9
26	64
25	39
31	55
18	68
39	16
29	39
33	12
23	16
39	43
61	36
38	60
37	12
9	91
12	87
13	80
55	23
6	120
36	12
12	77
30	32
8	116
4	105
6	91
10	92
15	33
23	51
19	32
69	19
14	68
6	115
48	23
20	60
65	20
37	5
9	84
37	8
25	44
14	63
8	75
5	125
19	59
22	44
20	57
16	60
5	124
35	20
16	73
20	55
8	85
8	91
14	24
17	55
2	108
3	103
4	113
9	61
27	19
13	77
4	116
4	113
3	99
34	61
14	68
39	48
19	80
38	52
4	81
20	51
34	12
9	80
44	32
3	111
20	48
12	77
15	59

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
78	115
97	116
62	108
36	127
39	87
46	88
32	81
30	87
42	80
54	91
25	68
82	60
34	60
18	106
31	34
22	84
43	121
25	56
26	87
32	65
16	91
13	111
22	91
61	60
63	61
54	55
19	84
25	77
10	104
45	39
34	153
61	60
22	88
39	51
18	113
33	29
24	68
54	60
18	122
30	68
25	47
20	10
9	93
29	36
79	20
24	108
18	122
6	111
23	68
16	20
7	73
50	40
27	32
31	91
22	61
21	12
94	23
56	23
18	31
40	12
12	126
17	35
65	40
20	115
8	123
18	60
13	96
35	32
19	77
31	16
66	20
49	60
26	21
12	104
50	16
10	91
26	77
50	11
113	20
46	61
40	8
25	59
43	8
84	23
76	1
23	48
29	31
18	68
10	56
33	44
25	60
26	28
33	39
51	12
17	108
36	60
28	12
24	44
8	125
21	59
29	32
12	96
7	89
16	55
23	39
20	24
11	115
22	39
50	23
15	127
14	68
24	48
39	12
5	96
4	95
9	96
20	31
26	23
12	116
31	60
5	107
35	60
12	71
17	39
32	9
26	64
25	39
31	55
18	68
39	16
29	39
33	12
23	16
39	43
61	36
38	60
37	12
9	91
12	87
13	80
55	23
6	120
36	12
12	77
30	32
8	116
4	105
6	91
10	92
15	33
23	51
19	32
69	19
14	68
6	115
48	23
20	60
65	20
37	5
9	84
37	8
25	44
14	63
8	75
5	125
19	59
22	44
20	57
16	60
5	124
35	20
16	73
20	55
8	85
8	91
14	24
17	55
2	108
3	103
4	113
9	61
27	19
13	77
4	116
4	113
3	99
34	61
14	68
39	48
19	80
38	52
4	81
20	51
34	12
9	80
44	32
3	111
20	48
12	77
15	59

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
78	115
97	116
62	108
36	127
39	87
46	88
32	81
30	87
42	80
54	91
25	68
82	60
34	60
18	106
31	34
22	84
43	121
25	56
26	87
32	65
16	91
13	111
22	91
61	60
63	61
54	55
19	84
25	77
10	104
45	39
34	153
61	60
22	88
39	51
18	113
33	29
24	68
54	60
18	122
30	68
25	47
20	10
9	93
29	36
79	20
24	108
18	122
6	111
23	68
16	20
7	73
50	40
27	32
31	91
22	61
21	12
94	23
56	23
18	31
40	12
12	126
17	35
65	40
20	115
8	123
18	60
13	96
35	32
19	77
31	16
66	20
49	60
26	21
12	104
50	16
10	91
26	77
50	11
113	20
46	61
40	8
25	59
43	8
84	23
76	1
23	48
29	31
18	68
10	56
33	44
25	60
26	28
33	39
51	12
17	108
36	60
28	12
24	44
8	125
21	59
29	32
12	96
7	89
16	55
23	39
20	24
11	115
22	39
50	23
15	127
14	68
24	48
39	12
5	96
4	95
9	96
20	31
26	23
12	116
31	60
5	107
35	60
12	71
17	39
32	9
26	64
25	39
31	55
18	68
39	16
29	39
33	12
23	16
39	43
61	36
38	60
37	12
9	91
12	87
13	80
55	23
6	120
36	12
12	77
30	32
8	116
4	105
6	91
10	92
15	33
23	51
19	32
69	19
14	68
6	115
48	23
20	60
65	20
37	5
9	84
37	8
25	44
14	63
8	75
5	125
19	59
22	44
20	57
16	60
5	124
35	20
16	73
20	55
8	85
8	91
14	24
17	55
2	108
3	103
4	113
9	61
27	19
13	77
4	116
4	113
3	99
34	61
14	68
39	48
19	80
38	52
4	81
20	51
34	12
9	80
44	32
3	111
20	48
12	77
15	59