Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 24 July 2022

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 24 July 2022
Start: 2022-07-14
End: 2022-07-24
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 24 July 2022: 276 records at 265 stations, peak on 18 July 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 24 July 2022 set or tied 276 station records at 265 stations.
It ran from 14 July 2022 to 24 July 2022 (11 days) and its peak day was 18 July 2022.
Status: closed.
Farmington set a daily record precipitation of 75.7 mm (3.0 in) on 18 July 2022.
The busiest day was 18 July 2022 with 100 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 128 years.

Footprint

14 to 24 July 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 24 July 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, 14 to 24 July 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Farmington	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	2022-07-18
Norris	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	2022-07-21
Massena Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	2022-07-18
Muncie Delaware Co AP	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	2022-07-17
Steubenville	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	2022-07-17
Bowling Green Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	2022-07-17
Grand Lake Stream	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	2022-07-19
Mize 3SW	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2022-07-22
Postville	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2022-07-15
Paw Paw 2S	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	2022-07-16
Owensboro 3ENE	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2022-07-18
Rocky Mt	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	2022-07-19
Dayton Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	2022-07-17
Vincennes 4 E	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	2022-07-18
Madison	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	2022-07-19
Selma	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	2022-07-22
Walterboro 1 SW	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	2022-07-15
Cumberland	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	2022-07-15
Whitehall	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	2022-07-19
Williams 3 SW	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	2022-07-18

Records per Day

Peak day 100

Records set or tied each day from 14 July 2022 to 24 July 2022. The most in one day was 100 on 18 July 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 24 July 2022
Date	Records
2022-07-14	1
2022-07-15	21
2022-07-16	21
2022-07-17	27
2022-07-18	100
2022-07-19	63
2022-07-20	6
2022-07-21	17
2022-07-22	15
2022-07-23	4
2022-07-24	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 24 July 2022 ranked by margin
Muncie Delaware Co AP, 07-17	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
Cumberland, 07-15	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
Massena Intl AP, 07-18	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
Norris, 07-21	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
Steubenville, 07-17	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
Mize 3SW, 07-22	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
Walterboro 1 SW, 07-15	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
Selma, 07-22	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
Farmington, 07-18	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
Grand Lake Stream, 07-19	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Dayton Intl AP, 07-17	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
Whitehall, 07-19	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
Owensboro 3ENE, 07-18	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
Postville, 07-15	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
Bowling Green Wwtp, 07-17	24.6 mm (1.0 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

276 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, 14 to 24 July 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
31	96
45	85
46	59
67	56
43	72
25	117
31	71
40	68
23	108
26	128
27	84
22	103
21	109
30	73
34	64
17	96
27	71
39	65
56	12
24	84
48	47
39	47
14	120
65	23
10	100
72	15
58	7
33	13
11	103
9	104
10	120
16	84
42	25
20	52
8	108
35	28
36	59
9	112
15	76
23	68
52	1
28	68
14	72
19	72
3	123
7	91
30	39
17	72
19	63
18	56
17	69
25	51
30	5
30	25
6	61
14	64
15	57
18	56
19	63
13	68
3	84
10	79
9	71
8	75
26	56
4	83
22	33
25	33
9	56
5	72
13	64
12	72
25	41
4	80
20	51
21	41
22	28
1	80
15	56
4	71
28	15
19	40
2	79
4	77
36	3
27	21
3	71
5	67
13	51
4	45
10	69
31	20
27	13
42	4
31	16
8	64
5	56
17	36
21	37
6	68
6	59
3	60
2	63
5	71
24	24
5	56
4	72
5	71
24	19
12	47
20	33
20	25
1	75
2	72
7	56
3	63
3	56
2	57
31	3
17	28
15	36
23	17
27	15
25	15
5	49
1	68
4	60
1	56
23	23
14	37
8	53
10	37
17	20
19	24
28	15
42	15
18	20
18	27
9	40
24	17
7	47
17	33
2	63
15	15
4	56
27	15
3	52
12	20
3	49
4	27
16	13
11	25
2	59
2	48
1	53
19	0
5	48
1	51
19	24
8	25
31	4
15	13
7	27
26	17
10	27
0	51
7	37
22	12
10	24
17	12
17	15
8	20
11	17
11	15
17	1
10	21
9	25
7	41
1	39
6	27
24	0
13	12
7	39
9	33
12	32
9	36
6	13
6	25
1	29
14	28
4	23
9	25
1	41
9	16
3	37
6	23
8	12
6	29
7	25
13	12

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 24 July 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, 14 to 24 July 2022 (this event)	276 records

Every Record Set

20 of 276

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 24 July 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-07-15	Postville	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	128	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-15	Walterboro 1 SW	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	65	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-15	Cumberland	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	12	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-16	Paw Paw 2S	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	108	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-17	Muncie Delaware Co AP	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	56	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-07-17	Steubenville	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	72	60 of 100 (Major)
2022-07-17	Bowling Green Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	117	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-17	Dayton Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	73	54 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-18	Farmington	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	96	69 of 100 (Major)
2022-07-18	Massena Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-07-18	Owensboro 3ENE	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	84	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-18	Vincennes 4 E	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	109	54 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-18	Williams 3 SW	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	84	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-19	Grand Lake Stream	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	71	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-19	Rocky Mt	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	103	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-19	Madison	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	96	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-19	Whitehall	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	71	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-21	Norris	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	85	67 of 100 (Major)
2022-07-22	Mize 3SW	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	68	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-22	Selma	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	64	53 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 276 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
31	96
45	85
46	59
67	56
43	72
25	117
31	71
40	68
23	108
26	128
27	84
22	103
21	109
30	73
34	64
17	96
27	71
39	65
56	12
24	84
48	47
39	47
14	120
65	23
10	100
72	15
58	7
33	13
11	103
9	104
10	120
16	84
42	25
20	52
8	108
35	28
36	59
9	112
15	76
23	68
52	1
28	68
14	72
19	72
3	123
7	91
30	39
17	72
19	63
18	56
17	69
25	51
30	5
30	25
6	61
14	64
15	57
18	56
19	63
13	68
3	84
10	79
9	71
8	75
26	56
4	83
22	33
25	33
9	56
5	72
13	64
12	72
25	41
4	80
20	51
21	41
22	28
1	80
15	56
4	71
28	15
19	40
2	79
4	77
36	3
27	21
3	71
5	67
13	51
4	45
10	69
31	20
27	13
42	4
31	16
8	64
5	56
17	36
21	37
6	68
6	59
3	60
2	63
5	71
24	24
5	56
4	72
5	71
24	19
12	47
20	33
20	25
1	75
2	72
7	56
3	63
3	56
2	57
31	3
17	28
15	36
23	17
27	15
25	15
5	49
1	68
4	60
1	56
23	23
14	37
8	53
10	37
17	20
19	24
28	15
42	15
18	20
18	27
9	40
24	17
7	47
17	33
2	63
15	15
4	56
27	15
3	52
12	20
3	49
4	27
16	13
11	25
2	59
2	48
1	53
19	0
5	48
1	51
19	24
8	25
31	4
15	13
7	27
26	17
10	27
0	51
7	37
22	12
10	24
17	12
17	15
8	20
11	17
11	15
17	1
10	21
9	25
7	41
1	39
6	27
24	0
13	12
7	39
9	33
12	32
9	36
6	13
6	25
1	29
14	28
4	23
9	25
1	41
9	16
3	37
6	23
8	12
6	29
7	25
13	12

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
31	96
45	85
46	59
67	56
43	72
25	117
31	71
40	68
23	108
26	128
27	84
22	103
21	109
30	73
34	64
17	96
27	71
39	65
56	12
24	84
48	47
39	47
14	120
65	23
10	100
72	15
58	7
33	13
11	103
9	104
10	120
16	84
42	25
20	52
8	108
35	28
36	59
9	112
15	76
23	68
52	1
28	68
14	72
19	72
3	123
7	91
30	39
17	72
19	63
18	56
17	69
25	51
30	5
30	25
6	61
14	64
15	57
18	56
19	63
13	68
3	84
10	79
9	71
8	75
26	56
4	83
22	33
25	33
9	56
5	72
13	64
12	72
25	41
4	80
20	51
21	41
22	28
1	80
15	56
4	71
28	15
19	40
2	79
4	77
36	3
27	21
3	71
5	67
13	51
4	45
10	69
31	20
27	13
42	4
31	16
8	64
5	56
17	36
21	37
6	68
6	59
3	60
2	63
5	71
24	24
5	56
4	72
5	71
24	19
12	47
20	33
20	25
1	75
2	72
7	56
3	63
3	56
2	57
31	3
17	28
15	36
23	17
27	15
25	15
5	49
1	68
4	60
1	56
23	23
14	37
8	53
10	37
17	20
19	24
28	15
42	15
18	20
18	27
9	40
24	17
7	47
17	33
2	63
15	15
4	56
27	15
3	52
12	20
3	49
4	27
16	13
11	25
2	59
2	48
1	53
19	0
5	48
1	51
19	24
8	25
31	4
15	13
7	27
26	17
10	27
0	51
7	37
22	12
10	24
17	12
17	15
8	20
11	17
11	15
17	1
10	21
9	25
7	41
1	39
6	27
24	0
13	12
7	39
9	33
12	32
9	36
6	13
6	25
1	29
14	28
4	23
9	25
1	41
9	16
3	37
6	23
8	12
6	29
7	25
13	12

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
31	96
45	85
46	59
67	56
43	72
25	117
31	71
40	68
23	108
26	128
27	84
22	103
21	109
30	73
34	64
17	96
27	71
39	65
56	12
24	84
48	47
39	47
14	120
65	23
10	100
72	15
58	7
33	13
11	103
9	104
10	120
16	84
42	25
20	52
8	108
35	28
36	59
9	112
15	76
23	68
52	1
28	68
14	72
19	72
3	123
7	91
30	39
17	72
19	63
18	56
17	69
25	51
30	5
30	25
6	61
14	64
15	57
18	56
19	63
13	68
3	84
10	79
9	71
8	75
26	56
4	83
22	33
25	33
9	56
5	72
13	64
12	72
25	41
4	80
20	51
21	41
22	28
1	80
15	56
4	71
28	15
19	40
2	79
4	77
36	3
27	21
3	71
5	67
13	51
4	45
10	69
31	20
27	13
42	4
31	16
8	64
5	56
17	36
21	37
6	68
6	59
3	60
2	63
5	71
24	24
5	56
4	72
5	71
24	19
12	47
20	33
20	25
1	75
2	72
7	56
3	63
3	56
2	57
31	3
17	28
15	36
23	17
27	15
25	15
5	49
1	68
4	60
1	56
23	23
14	37
8	53
10	37
17	20
19	24
28	15
42	15
18	20
18	27
9	40
24	17
7	47
17	33
2	63
15	15
4	56
27	15
3	52
12	20
3	49
4	27
16	13
11	25
2	59
2	48
1	53
19	0
5	48
1	51
19	24
8	25
31	4
15	13
7	27
26	17
10	27
0	51
7	37
22	12
10	24
17	12
17	15
8	20
11	17
11	15
17	1
10	21
9	25
7	41
1	39
6	27
24	0
13	12
7	39
9	33
12	32
9	36
6	13
6	25
1	29
14	28
4	23
9	25
1	41
9	16
3	37
6	23
8	12
6	29
7	25
13	12