Extreme rain in United States, 30 September to 5 October 2022

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 30 September to 5 October 2022
Start: 2022-09-30
End: 2022-10-05
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 30 September to 5 October 2022: 187 records at 168 stations, peak on 1 October 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 30 September to 5 October 2022 set or tied 187 station records at 168 stations.
It ran from 30 September 2022 to 5 October 2022 (6 days) and its peak day was 1 October 2022.
Status: closed.
Summerville 4W set a daily record precipitation of 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 1 October 2022.
The busiest day was 1 October 2022 with 58 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 116 years.

Footprint

30 September to 5 October 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 30 September to 5 October 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, 30 September to 5 October 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Summerville 4W	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	2022-10-01
Atlantic City Marina	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	2022-10-02
Walterboro 1 SW	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2022-10-01
Charleston Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	2022-09-30
Lillington	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2022-09-30
Dwtn Charleston	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	2022-09-30
Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	2022-09-30
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	2022-10-01
New Stanton 1 SW	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2022-10-02
Atlantic City Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	2022-10-02
Elizabeth City	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	2022-10-01
Port Jervis	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	2022-10-05
Greensboro Wtp	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	2022-09-30
Pulaski 2 E	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2022-10-01
Bluestone Lake	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	2022-10-01
E Stroudsburg	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	2022-10-04
Clarksville	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	2022-10-01
Parkersburg	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2022-10-02
Winnsboro	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	2022-10-01
Sussex 1 NW	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	2022-10-05

Records per Day

Peak day 58

Records set or tied each day from 30 September 2022 to 5 October 2022. The most in one day was 58 on 1 October 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 30 September to 5 October 2022 ranked by margin
Summerville 4W, 10-01	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell, 09-30	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
Charleston Intl AP, 09-30	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
Greensboro Wtp, 09-30	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
Atlantic City Marina, 10-02	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
Walterboro 1 SW, 10-01	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
Dwtn Charleston, 09-30	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
Atlantic City Intl AP, 10-02	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
Port Jervis, 10-05	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
Lillington, 09-30	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
Pulaski 2 E, 10-01	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP, 10-01	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
Elizabeth City, 10-01	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
New Stanton 1 SW, 10-02	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Sussex 1 NW, 10-05	30.5 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

187 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, 30 September to 5 October 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
97	111
58	83
56	111
76	84
39	107
50	101
91	51
32	44
31	52
42	60
42	60
31	92
71	41
19	95
37	37
23	63
21	85
11	92
31	60
19	92
19	88
27	60
20	44
33	60
28	60
46	36
63	7
13	92
24	36
66	12
24	60
22	28
3	116
10	83
36	35
64	32
4	96
0	111
5	87
27	51
19	56
18	77
20	60
27	57
24	36
20	51
13	56
30	41
24	36
7	76
42	48
20	63
29	51
7	64
13	60
22	36
22	37
12	44
65	12
24	35
19	63
18	44
18	36
13	44
10	60
28	37
63	13
15	57
34	16
15	57
6	67
10	63
14	36
12	32
13	63
6	53
14	44
15	28
9	60
24	37
30	8
7	60
20	36
15	35
4	56
8	47
44	9
16	51
9	44
5	65
5	64
12	35
4	60
15	16
13	35
28	8
9	48
21	16
13	28
17	36
25	32
18	23
2	63
29	23
8	51
18	37
8	36
8	37
8	44
15	32
1	60
11	36
12	35
22	32
25	0
6	45
14	11
17	23
19	9
15	23
8	36
8	35
1	57
28	0
2	43
15	9
11	35
22	16
22	16
46	11
4	32
4	37
1	44
18	8
19	5
25	8
13	32
4	32
2	40
19	0
4	35
19	23
31	12
2	41
1	48
1	41
8	36
14	9
2	36
14	23
0	32
8	9
9	7
7	32
2	37
3	35
2	37
11	7
4	21
5	32
10	12
13	12
20	7
3	16
3	12
6	11
1	32
8	9
4	7
6	8
6	11
1	32
5	7
12	12
1	7
10	7
5	11
3	24
2	16
1	9
2	11
7	0
1	7
3	0
4	1
1	11
0	12

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 30 September to 5 October 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, 30 September to 5 October 2022 (this event)	187 records

Every Record Set

20 of 187

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 30 September to 5 October 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-09-30	Charleston Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	84	65 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-30	Lillington	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	107	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-30	Dwtn Charleston	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	101	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-30	Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	51	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-30	Greensboro Wtp	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-01	Summerville 4W	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	111	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-10-01	Walterboro 1 SW	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	111	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-01	Beckley Raleigh Co AP	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-01	Elizabeth City	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	92	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-01	Pulaski 2 E	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-01	Bluestone Lake	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	63	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-01	Clarksville	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	85	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-01	Winnsboro	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	92	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-02	Atlantic City Marina	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	83	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-02	New Stanton 1 SW	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52	54 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-02	Atlantic City Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	60	54 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-02	Parkersburg	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	92	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-04	E Stroudsburg	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	95	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-05	Port Jervis	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-05	Sussex 1 NW	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60	47 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 187 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
97	111
58	83
56	111
76	84
39	107
50	101
91	51
32	44
31	52
42	60
42	60
31	92
71	41
19	95
37	37
23	63
21	85
11	92
31	60
19	92
19	88
27	60
20	44
33	60
28	60
46	36
63	7
13	92
24	36
66	12
24	60
22	28
3	116
10	83
36	35
64	32
4	96
0	111
5	87
27	51
19	56
18	77
20	60
27	57
24	36
20	51
13	56
30	41
24	36
7	76
42	48
20	63
29	51
7	64
13	60
22	36
22	37
12	44
65	12
24	35
19	63
18	44
18	36
13	44
10	60
28	37
63	13
15	57
34	16
15	57
6	67
10	63
14	36
12	32
13	63
6	53
14	44
15	28
9	60
24	37
30	8
7	60
20	36
15	35
4	56
8	47
44	9
16	51
9	44
5	65
5	64
12	35
4	60
15	16
13	35
28	8
9	48
21	16
13	28
17	36
25	32
18	23
2	63
29	23
8	51
18	37
8	36
8	37
8	44
15	32
1	60
11	36
12	35
22	32
25	0
6	45
14	11
17	23
19	9
15	23
8	36
8	35
1	57
28	0
2	43
15	9
11	35
22	16
22	16
46	11
4	32
4	37
1	44
18	8
19	5
25	8
13	32
4	32
2	40
19	0
4	35
19	23
31	12
2	41
1	48
1	41
8	36
14	9
2	36
14	23
0	32
8	9
9	7
7	32
2	37
3	35
2	37
11	7
4	21
5	32
10	12
13	12
20	7
3	16
3	12
6	11
1	32
8	9
4	7
6	8
6	11
1	32
5	7
12	12
1	7
10	7
5	11
3	24
2	16
1	9
2	11
7	0
1	7
3	0
4	1
1	11
0	12

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
97	111
58	83
56	111
76	84
39	107
50	101
91	51
32	44
31	52
42	60
42	60
31	92
71	41
19	95
37	37
23	63
21	85
11	92
31	60
19	92
19	88
27	60
20	44
33	60
28	60
46	36
63	7
13	92
24	36
66	12
24	60
22	28
3	116
10	83
36	35
64	32
4	96
0	111
5	87
27	51
19	56
18	77
20	60
27	57
24	36
20	51
13	56
30	41
24	36
7	76
42	48
20	63
29	51
7	64
13	60
22	36
22	37
12	44
65	12
24	35
19	63
18	44
18	36
13	44
10	60
28	37
63	13
15	57
34	16
15	57
6	67
10	63
14	36
12	32
13	63
6	53
14	44
15	28
9	60
24	37
30	8
7	60
20	36
15	35
4	56
8	47
44	9
16	51
9	44
5	65
5	64
12	35
4	60
15	16
13	35
28	8
9	48
21	16
13	28
17	36
25	32
18	23
2	63
29	23
8	51
18	37
8	36
8	37
8	44
15	32
1	60
11	36
12	35
22	32
25	0
6	45
14	11
17	23
19	9
15	23
8	36
8	35
1	57
28	0
2	43
15	9
11	35
22	16
22	16
46	11
4	32
4	37
1	44
18	8
19	5
25	8
13	32
4	32
2	40
19	0
4	35
19	23
31	12
2	41
1	48
1	41
8	36
14	9
2	36
14	23
0	32
8	9
9	7
7	32
2	37
3	35
2	37
11	7
4	21
5	32
10	12
13	12
20	7
3	16
3	12
6	11
1	32
8	9
4	7
6	8
6	11
1	32
5	7
12	12
1	7
10	7
5	11
3	24
2	16
1	9
2	11
7	0
1	7
3	0
4	1
1	11
0	12

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
97	111
58	83
56	111
76	84
39	107
50	101
91	51
32	44
31	52
42	60
42	60
31	92
71	41
19	95
37	37
23	63
21	85
11	92
31	60
19	92
19	88
27	60
20	44
33	60
28	60
46	36
63	7
13	92
24	36
66	12
24	60
22	28
3	116
10	83
36	35
64	32
4	96
0	111
5	87
27	51
19	56
18	77
20	60
27	57
24	36
20	51
13	56
30	41
24	36
7	76
42	48
20	63
29	51
7	64
13	60
22	36
22	37
12	44
65	12
24	35
19	63
18	44
18	36
13	44
10	60
28	37
63	13
15	57
34	16
15	57
6	67
10	63
14	36
12	32
13	63
6	53
14	44
15	28
9	60
24	37
30	8
7	60
20	36
15	35
4	56
8	47
44	9
16	51
9	44
5	65
5	64
12	35
4	60
15	16
13	35
28	8
9	48
21	16
13	28
17	36
25	32
18	23
2	63
29	23
8	51
18	37
8	36
8	37
8	44
15	32
1	60
11	36
12	35
22	32
25	0
6	45
14	11
17	23
19	9
15	23
8	36
8	35
1	57
28	0
2	43
15	9
11	35
22	16
22	16
46	11
4	32
4	37
1	44
18	8
19	5
25	8
13	32
4	32
2	40
19	0
4	35
19	23
31	12
2	41
1	48
1	41
8	36
14	9
2	36
14	23
0	32
8	9
9	7
7	32
2	37
3	35
2	37
11	7
4	21
5	32
10	12
13	12
20	7
3	16
3	12
6	11
1	32
8	9
4	7
6	8
6	11
1	32
5	7
12	12
1	7
10	7
5	11
3	24
2	16
1	9
2	11
7	0
1	7
3	0
4	1
1	11
0	12