Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 18 to 28 May 2022

Name: Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 18 to 28 May 2022
Start: 2022-05-18
End: 2022-05-28
Location: United States, Mexico

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 18 to 28 May 2022: 635 records at 553 stations, peak on 24 May 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 18 to 28 May 2022 set or tied 635 station records at 553 stations.
It ran from 18 May 2022 to 28 May 2022 (11 days) and its peak day was 24 May 2022.
Status: closed.
Buena Vista 2S set a daily record precipitation of 43.7 mm (1.7 in) on 24 May 2022.
The busiest day was 24 May 2022 with 150 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 137 years.

Footprint

18 to 28 May 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 18 to 28 May 2022 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 18 to 28 May 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Buena Vista 2S	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	2022-05-24
Georgetown	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	2022-05-22
Highlands	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	2022-05-27
Burkes Garden	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	2022-05-24
Wytheville	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	2022-05-24
Vincennes 4 E	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	2022-05-20
Muleshoe #1	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	2022-05-24
Marshall	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	2022-05-27
Laurens	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	2022-05-27
Monroe Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2022-05-26
Columbia UNIV of Sc	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	2022-05-21
Antreville	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	2022-05-27
Elkin	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	2022-05-24
Bedford	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	2022-05-24
Perry	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	2022-05-24
Decatur	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2022-05-24
Marianna Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	2022-05-25
Sparta 3.5 SSW	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	2022-05-24
Robinson	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	2022-05-20

Records per Day

Peak day 150

Records set or tied each day from 18 May 2022 to 28 May 2022. The most in one day was 150 on 24 May 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 18 to 28 May 2022
Date	Records
2022-05-18	1
2022-05-19	2
2022-05-20	54
2022-05-21	39
2022-05-22	70
2022-05-23	58
2022-05-24	150
2022-05-25	91
2022-05-26	88
2022-05-27	55
2022-05-28	27

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 18 to 28 May 2022 ranked by margin
Highlands, 05-27	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
Georgetown, 05-22	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
Sparta 3.5 SSW, 05-24	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
Highlands, 05-24	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
Antreville, 05-27	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
Marianna Muni AP, 05-25	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
Muleshoe #1, 05-24	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
Columbia UNIV of Sc, 05-21	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
Monroe Wwtp, 05-26	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
Vincennes 4 E, 05-20	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
Decatur, 05-24	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Laurens, 05-27	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
Perry, 05-24	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
Wytheville, 05-24	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
Elkin, 05-24	29.4 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 and Mexico, 18 to 28 May 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
26	113
64	108
85	97
25	102
32	121
40	97
26	108
44	84
38	116
41	71
44	53
41	80
45	112
29	107
28	121
37	119
38	113
44	65
55	43
26	120
22	105
52	48
37	88
22	93
35	83
22	87
16	121
31	76
13	119
31	126
116	7
15	120
18	100
20	87
12	117
40	43
14	84
13	80
26	72
25	88
9	109
17	95
11	81
13	91
11	120
21	84
35	68
21	69
24	73
9	121
23	60
21	126
41	48
27	67
47	52
17	84
9	124
6	120
6	108
10	115
8	125
41	21
8	112
13	68
16	72
37	64
48	8
106	7
23	48
21	53
7	119
5	116
75	7
29	36
46	12
8	93
49	43
15	75
13	88
21	67
33	4
42	24
15	35
4	116
5	107
4	137
2	112
7	93
3	116
3	107
43	4
5	113
52	8
25	48
6	51
12	45
2	116
22	68
32	61
2	108
2	104
16	67
3	117
19	36
27	40
16	64
20	56
26	64
3	97
0	121
1	128
47	8
12	39
63	7
43	40
1	108
4	89
4	96
15	76
31	39
16	15
17	79
30	20
7	83
19	59
20	64
22	69
18	36
38	27
14	75
35	21
5	81
36	17
19	64
4	88
9	68
31	40
15	51
11	61
10	71
27	19
4	80
49	12
13	76
5	81
15	40
38	4
6	71
33	43
2	80
1	89
5	51
17	63
15	45
10	45
8	67
65	12
8	63
31	12
9	61
12	51
10	60
16	53
1	80
27	24
15	35
10	21
36	4
25	40
32	40
20	48
20	48
22	43
8	63
11	36
52	35
15	71
22	36
9	37
15	53
1	80
9	79
19	63
40	25
13	3
9	71
24	16
10	56
22	40
13	40
10	64
6	68
30	8
10	48
18	48
13	48
25	25
5	64
2	72
53	7

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 18 to 28 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 and Mexico, 18 to 28 May 2022 (this event)	635 records

Every Record Set

20 of 635

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 18 to 28 May 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-05-20	Vincennes 4 E	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	97	69 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-20	Robinson	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	120	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-21	Columbia UNIV of Sc	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	80	66 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-22	Georgetown	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	108	79 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-24	Buena Vista 2S	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	113	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-05-24	Burkes Garden	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	102	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-24	Wytheville	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	121	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-24	Muleshoe #1	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	84	69 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-24	Highlands	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	112	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-24	Elkin	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	107	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-24	Bedford	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	121	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-24	Perry	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	119	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-24	Decatur	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	113	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-24	Sparta 3.5 SSW	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	43	58 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-25	Marianna Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	65	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-26	Monroe Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	71	67 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-27	Highlands	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	97	79 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-27	Marshall	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	108	69 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-27	Laurens	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	116	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-27	Antreville	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	53	66 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 635 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
26	113
64	108
85	97
25	102
32	121
40	97
26	108
44	84
38	116
41	71
44	53
41	80
45	112
29	107
28	121
37	119
38	113
44	65
55	43
26	120
22	105
52	48
37	88
22	93
35	83
22	87
16	121
31	76
13	119
31	126
116	7
15	120
18	100
20	87
12	117
40	43
14	84
13	80
26	72
25	88
9	109
17	95
11	81
13	91
11	120
21	84
35	68
21	69
24	73
9	121
23	60
21	126
41	48
27	67
47	52
17	84
9	124
6	120
6	108
10	115
8	125
41	21
8	112
13	68
16	72
37	64
48	8
106	7
23	48
21	53
7	119
5	116
75	7
29	36
46	12
8	93
49	43
15	75
13	88
21	67
33	4
42	24
15	35
4	116
5	107
4	137
2	112
7	93
3	116
3	107
43	4
5	113
52	8
25	48
6	51
12	45
2	116
22	68
32	61
2	108
2	104
16	67
3	117
19	36
27	40
16	64
20	56
26	64
3	97
0	121
1	128
47	8
12	39
63	7
43	40
1	108
4	89
4	96
15	76
31	39
16	15
17	79
30	20
7	83
19	59
20	64
22	69
18	36
38	27
14	75
35	21
5	81
36	17
19	64
4	88
9	68
31	40
15	51
11	61
10	71
27	19
4	80
49	12
13	76
5	81
15	40
38	4
6	71
33	43
2	80
1	89
5	51
17	63
15	45
10	45
8	67
65	12
8	63
31	12
9	61
12	51
10	60
16	53
1	80
27	24
15	35
10	21
36	4
25	40
32	40
20	48
20	48
22	43
8	63
11	36
52	35
15	71
22	36
9	37
15	53
1	80
9	79
19	63
40	25
13	3
9	71
24	16
10	56
22	40
13	40
10	64
6	68
30	8
10	48
18	48
13	48
25	25
5	64
2	72
53	7

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
26	113
64	108
85	97
25	102
32	121
40	97
26	108
44	84
38	116
41	71
44	53
41	80
45	112
29	107
28	121
37	119
38	113
44	65
55	43
26	120
22	105
52	48
37	88
22	93
35	83
22	87
16	121
31	76
13	119
31	126
116	7
15	120
18	100
20	87
12	117
40	43
14	84
13	80
26	72
25	88
9	109
17	95
11	81
13	91
11	120
21	84
35	68
21	69
24	73
9	121
23	60
21	126
41	48
27	67
47	52
17	84
9	124
6	120
6	108
10	115
8	125
41	21
8	112
13	68
16	72
37	64
48	8
106	7
23	48
21	53
7	119
5	116
75	7
29	36
46	12
8	93
49	43
15	75
13	88
21	67
33	4
42	24
15	35
4	116
5	107
4	137
2	112
7	93
3	116
3	107
43	4
5	113
52	8
25	48
6	51
12	45
2	116
22	68
32	61
2	108
2	104
16	67
3	117
19	36
27	40
16	64
20	56
26	64
3	97
0	121
1	128
47	8
12	39
63	7
43	40
1	108
4	89
4	96
15	76
31	39
16	15
17	79
30	20
7	83
19	59
20	64
22	69
18	36
38	27
14	75
35	21
5	81
36	17
19	64
4	88
9	68
31	40
15	51
11	61
10	71
27	19
4	80
49	12
13	76
5	81
15	40
38	4
6	71
33	43
2	80
1	89
5	51
17	63
15	45
10	45
8	67
65	12
8	63
31	12
9	61
12	51
10	60
16	53
1	80
27	24
15	35
10	21
36	4
25	40
32	40
20	48
20	48
22	43
8	63
11	36
52	35
15	71
22	36
9	37
15	53
1	80
9	79
19	63
40	25
13	3
9	71
24	16
10	56
22	40
13	40
10	64
6	68
30	8
10	48
18	48
13	48
25	25
5	64
2	72
53	7

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
26	113
64	108
85	97
25	102
32	121
40	97
26	108
44	84
38	116
41	71
44	53
41	80
45	112
29	107
28	121
37	119
38	113
44	65
55	43
26	120
22	105
52	48
37	88
22	93
35	83
22	87
16	121
31	76
13	119
31	126
116	7
15	120
18	100
20	87
12	117
40	43
14	84
13	80
26	72
25	88
9	109
17	95
11	81
13	91
11	120
21	84
35	68
21	69
24	73
9	121
23	60
21	126
41	48
27	67
47	52
17	84
9	124
6	120
6	108
10	115
8	125
41	21
8	112
13	68
16	72
37	64
48	8
106	7
23	48
21	53
7	119
5	116
75	7
29	36
46	12
8	93
49	43
15	75
13	88
21	67
33	4
42	24
15	35
4	116
5	107
4	137
2	112
7	93
3	116
3	107
43	4
5	113
52	8
25	48
6	51
12	45
2	116
22	68
32	61
2	108
2	104
16	67
3	117
19	36
27	40
16	64
20	56
26	64
3	97
0	121
1	128
47	8
12	39
63	7
43	40
1	108
4	89
4	96
15	76
31	39
16	15
17	79
30	20
7	83
19	59
20	64
22	69
18	36
38	27
14	75
35	21
5	81
36	17
19	64
4	88
9	68
31	40
15	51
11	61
10	71
27	19
4	80
49	12
13	76
5	81
15	40
38	4
6	71
33	43
2	80
1	89
5	51
17	63
15	45
10	45
8	67
65	12
8	63
31	12
9	61
12	51
10	60
16	53
1	80
27	24
15	35
10	21
36	4
25	40
32	40
20	48
20	48
22	43
8	63
11	36
52	35
15	71
22	36
9	37
15	53
1	80
9	79
19	63
40	25
13	3
9	71
24	16
10	56
22	40
13	40
10	64
6	68
30	8
10	48
18	48
13	48
25	25
5	64
2	72
53	7