Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 18 September 2022

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 18 September 2022
Start: 2022-09-09
End: 2022-09-18
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 18 September 2022: 311 records at 274 stations, peak on 13 September 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 18 September 2022 set or tied 311 station records at 274 stations.
It ran from 9 September 2022 to 18 September 2022 (10 days) and its peak day was 13 September 2022.
Status: closed.
Julian Cdf set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 10 September 2022.
The busiest day was 13 September 2022 with 60 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 120 years.

Footprint

9 to 18 September 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 18 September 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, 9 to 18 September 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Julian Cdf	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	2022-09-10
Bagdad	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	2022-09-12
Valley of Fire Sp	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	2022-09-14
Grand Junction Walker Fld	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2022-09-14
Burwell 2WSW	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	2022-09-16
Overton	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2022-09-14
Borrego Desert Park	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2022-09-09
Fairmont	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	2022-09-12
Springview 2NW	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2022-09-17
Silver Creek Divide	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2022-09-12
Berry Creek	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2022-09-13
Seligman	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2022-09-13
Oceanside Marina	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	2022-09-09
Avalon Catalina AP	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2022-09-09
Palmdale AP	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	2022-09-11
Elsinore	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2022-09-12
Cuyamaca	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2022-09-13
Partoun	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2022-09-15
Ely AP	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2022-09-15
Julesburg	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2022-09-17

Records per Day

Peak day 60

Records set or tied each day from 9 September 2022 to 18 September 2022. The most in one day was 60 on 13 September 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 18 September 2022
Date	Records
2022-09-09	27
2022-09-10	15
2022-09-11	12
2022-09-12	53
2022-09-13	60
2022-09-14	51
2022-09-15	38
2022-09-16	30
2022-09-17	22
2022-09-18	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 18 September 2022 ranked by margin
Fairmont, 09-12	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Silver Creek Divide, 09-12	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
Seligman, 09-13	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Burwell 2WSW, 09-16	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
Berry Creek, 09-13	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
Borrego Desert Park, 09-09	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
Bagdad, 09-12	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
Valley of Fire Sp, 09-14	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
Grand Junction Walker Fld, 09-14	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
Avalon Catalina AP, 09-09	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
Overton, 09-14	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
Palmdale AP, 09-11	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
Ely AP, 09-15	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
Elsinore, 09-12	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Springview 2NW, 09-17	8.8 mm (0.35 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

311 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 18 September 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	73
7	100
11	112
23	95
22	46
30	60
21	11
11	55
6	112
8	104
24	47
9	117
38	4
9	115
36	28
28	36
11	63
31	11
8	112
3	116
8	45
14	45
2	99
4	57
8	45
24	24
16	24
25	16
1	120
1	116
2	99
23	40
11	61
23	4
0	99
9	45
8	87
7	80
11	72
17	33
6	83
6	83
10	64
4	76
4	80
31	11
1	38
20	45
5	80
25	48
21	53
16	4
5	63
11	11
17	63
17	5
12	28
5	59
8	44
10	52
7	63
16	45
1	80
1	76
29	5
7	61
3	72
0	77
2	73
10	40
15	45
3	59
3	72
7	56
10	52
4	63
10	16
6	39
7	45
7	56
6	59
12	24
3	49
11	4
12	25
3	61
13	39
10	36
5	61
1	68
6	45
1	76
20	35
4	40
1	72
11	45
1	63
13	35
15	12
0	72
1	68
3	45
10	36
2	63
0	64
2	63
3	63
20	8
18	24
8	37
6	16
4	47
2	63
4	36
2	56
0	55
10	5
8	29
20	8
3	52
2	63
1	60
5	47
14	0
3	45
3	55
20	7
5	45
4	45
1	61
4	45
2	45
9	3
1	44
13	5
13	16
15	12
5	32
18	8
9	24
1	59
2	40
1	45
4	52
1	57
17	5
9	11
10	16
5	40
5	36
5	27
5	40
1	51
7	28
3	41
5	37
5	8
2	40
15	7
6	24
6	33
5	40
5	40
8	25
8	25
5	36
12	11
15	8
1	40
4	25
5	4
5	33
8	25
8	32
10	12
8	25
5	28
0	45
2	41
7	11
7	20
14	25
9	36
17	0
5	44
4	24
5	16
7	4
3	37
3	40
3	41
5	11
1	25
3	33
13	7
1	44
3	24
4	36
2	24
2	31

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 18 September 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, 9 to 18 September 2022 (this event)	311 records

Every Record Set

20 of 311

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 18 September 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-09-09	Borrego Desert Park	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	47	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-09	Oceanside Marina	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-09	Avalon Catalina AP	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	73	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-10	Julian Cdf	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	100	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-11	Palmdale AP	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	63	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-12	Bagdad	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	95	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-12	Fairmont	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-12	Silver Creek Divide	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-12	Elsinore	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	117	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-13	Berry Creek	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-13	Seligman	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-13	Cuyamaca	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-14	Valley of Fire Sp	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	46	54 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-14	Grand Junction Walker Fld	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	11	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-14	Overton	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	55	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-15	Partoun	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-15	Ely AP	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-16	Burwell 2WSW	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	60	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-17	Springview 2NW	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	115	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-17	Julesburg	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 311 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
17	73
7	100
11	112
23	95
22	46
30	60
21	11
11	55
6	112
8	104
24	47
9	117
38	4
9	115
36	28
28	36
11	63
31	11
8	112
3	116
8	45
14	45
2	99
4	57
8	45
24	24
16	24
25	16
1	120
1	116
2	99
23	40
11	61
23	4
0	99
9	45
8	87
7	80
11	72
17	33
6	83
6	83
10	64
4	76
4	80
31	11
1	38
20	45
5	80
25	48
21	53
16	4
5	63
11	11
17	63
17	5
12	28
5	59
8	44
10	52
7	63
16	45
1	80
1	76
29	5
7	61
3	72
0	77
2	73
10	40
15	45
3	59
3	72
7	56
10	52
4	63
10	16
6	39
7	45
7	56
6	59
12	24
3	49
11	4
12	25
3	61
13	39
10	36
5	61
1	68
6	45
1	76
20	35
4	40
1	72
11	45
1	63
13	35
15	12
0	72
1	68
3	45
10	36
2	63
0	64
2	63
3	63
20	8
18	24
8	37
6	16
4	47
2	63
4	36
2	56
0	55
10	5
8	29
20	8
3	52
2	63
1	60
5	47
14	0
3	45
3	55
20	7
5	45
4	45
1	61
4	45
2	45
9	3
1	44
13	5
13	16
15	12
5	32
18	8
9	24
1	59
2	40
1	45
4	52
1	57
17	5
9	11
10	16
5	40
5	36
5	27
5	40
1	51
7	28
3	41
5	37
5	8
2	40
15	7
6	24
6	33
5	40
5	40
8	25
8	25
5	36
12	11
15	8
1	40
4	25
5	4
5	33
8	25
8	32
10	12
8	25
5	28
0	45
2	41
7	11
7	20
14	25
9	36
17	0
5	44
4	24
5	16
7	4
3	37
3	40
3	41
5	11
1	25
3	33
13	7
1	44
3	24
4	36
2	24
2	31

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	73
7	100
11	112
23	95
22	46
30	60
21	11
11	55
6	112
8	104
24	47
9	117
38	4
9	115
36	28
28	36
11	63
31	11
8	112
3	116
8	45
14	45
2	99
4	57
8	45
24	24
16	24
25	16
1	120
1	116
2	99
23	40
11	61
23	4
0	99
9	45
8	87
7	80
11	72
17	33
6	83
6	83
10	64
4	76
4	80
31	11
1	38
20	45
5	80
25	48
21	53
16	4
5	63
11	11
17	63
17	5
12	28
5	59
8	44
10	52
7	63
16	45
1	80
1	76
29	5
7	61
3	72
0	77
2	73
10	40
15	45
3	59
3	72
7	56
10	52
4	63
10	16
6	39
7	45
7	56
6	59
12	24
3	49
11	4
12	25
3	61
13	39
10	36
5	61
1	68
6	45
1	76
20	35
4	40
1	72
11	45
1	63
13	35
15	12
0	72
1	68
3	45
10	36
2	63
0	64
2	63
3	63
20	8
18	24
8	37
6	16
4	47
2	63
4	36
2	56
0	55
10	5
8	29
20	8
3	52
2	63
1	60
5	47
14	0
3	45
3	55
20	7
5	45
4	45
1	61
4	45
2	45
9	3
1	44
13	5
13	16
15	12
5	32
18	8
9	24
1	59
2	40
1	45
4	52
1	57
17	5
9	11
10	16
5	40
5	36
5	27
5	40
1	51
7	28
3	41
5	37
5	8
2	40
15	7
6	24
6	33
5	40
5	40
8	25
8	25
5	36
12	11
15	8
1	40
4	25
5	4
5	33
8	25
8	32
10	12
8	25
5	28
0	45
2	41
7	11
7	20
14	25
9	36
17	0
5	44
4	24
5	16
7	4
3	37
3	40
3	41
5	11
1	25
3	33
13	7
1	44
3	24
4	36
2	24
2	31

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	73
7	100
11	112
23	95
22	46
30	60
21	11
11	55
6	112
8	104
24	47
9	117
38	4
9	115
36	28
28	36
11	63
31	11
8	112
3	116
8	45
14	45
2	99
4	57
8	45
24	24
16	24
25	16
1	120
1	116
2	99
23	40
11	61
23	4
0	99
9	45
8	87
7	80
11	72
17	33
6	83
6	83
10	64
4	76
4	80
31	11
1	38
20	45
5	80
25	48
21	53
16	4
5	63
11	11
17	63
17	5
12	28
5	59
8	44
10	52
7	63
16	45
1	80
1	76
29	5
7	61
3	72
0	77
2	73
10	40
15	45
3	59
3	72
7	56
10	52
4	63
10	16
6	39
7	45
7	56
6	59
12	24
3	49
11	4
12	25
3	61
13	39
10	36
5	61
1	68
6	45
1	76
20	35
4	40
1	72
11	45
1	63
13	35
15	12
0	72
1	68
3	45
10	36
2	63
0	64
2	63
3	63
20	8
18	24
8	37
6	16
4	47
2	63
4	36
2	56
0	55
10	5
8	29
20	8
3	52
2	63
1	60
5	47
14	0
3	45
3	55
20	7
5	45
4	45
1	61
4	45
2	45
9	3
1	44
13	5
13	16
15	12
5	32
18	8
9	24
1	59
2	40
1	45
4	52
1	57
17	5
9	11
10	16
5	40
5	36
5	27
5	40
1	51
7	28
3	41
5	37
5	8
2	40
15	7
6	24
6	33
5	40
5	40
8	25
8	25
5	36
12	11
15	8
1	40
4	25
5	4
5	33
8	25
8	32
10	12
8	25
5	28
0	45
2	41
7	11
7	20
14	25
9	36
17	0
5	44
4	24
5	16
7	4
3	37
3	40
3	41
5	11
1	25
3	33
13	7
1	44
3	24
4	36
2	24
2	31