Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 7 November 2022

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 7 November 2022
Start: 2022-11-03
End: 2022-11-07
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 7 November 2022: 347 records at 342 stations, peak on 5 November 2022. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 7 November 2022 set or tied 347 station records at 342 stations.
It ran from 3 November 2022 to 7 November 2022 (5 days) and its peak day was 5 November 2022.
Status: closed.
Allerton set a daily record precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 5 November 2022.
The busiest day was 5 November 2022 with 268 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 126 years.

Footprint

3 to 7 November 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 7 November 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, 3 to 7 November 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Allerton	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	2022-11-05
Chariton 1 E	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	2022-11-05
Wamego 4 W	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	2022-11-05
Trenton	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	2022-11-05
Herington	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	2022-11-05
Iowa City	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2022-11-05
Fairfield	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	2022-11-05
Osceola	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	2022-11-05
Hesston	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2022-11-05
Wellston Tippy Dam	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	2022-11-05
Cuba City	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2022-11-05
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	2022-11-05
Sigourney	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2022-11-05
Belle Plaine	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	2022-11-05
Holton	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	2022-11-05
Mc Farland	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	2022-11-05
Norwich	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	2022-11-05
Montezuma 1 W	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	2022-11-05
Newton	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	2022-11-05
Oconomowoc Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	2022-11-05

Records per Day

Peak day 268

Records set or tied each day from 3 November 2022 to 7 November 2022. The most in one day was 268 on 5 November 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 7 November 2022 ranked by margin
Mc Farland, 11-05	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
Osceola, 11-05	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
Chariton 1 E, 11-05	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
Holton, 11-05	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
Montezuma 1 W, 11-05	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
Wamego 4 W, 11-05	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
Hesston, 11-05	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
Herington, 11-05	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
Norwich, 11-05	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
Oconomowoc Wwtp, 11-05	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
Allerton, 11-05	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
Trenton, 11-05	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
Fairfield, 11-05	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
Cuba City, 11-05	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Newton, 11-05	37.1 mm (1.5 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

347 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, 3 to 7 November 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
44	116
52	116
51	116
43	109
48	100
36	116
41	80
63	80
51	76
35	73
38	84
31	116
32	116
31	116
52	65
72	65
47	116
52	63
37	73
45	63
57	65
40	63
57	63
28	68
28	116
24	120
29	84
24	116
48	53
33	116
34	80
19	124
28	80
25	116
35	80
23	120
49	65
24	116
27	116
22	116
28	63
28	63
18	125
45	48
26	116
40	65
16	123
19	100
21	116
29	100
43	56
47	65
65	25
40	65
25	116
26	73
55	36
44	76
42	65
19	116
35	65
50	36
29	33
20	73
14	116
17	116
55	36
22	64
17	80
31	32
35	76
21	65
24	63
37	65
18	84
43	65
18	116
13	120
28	63
11	123
48	25
21	65
40	24
25	63
28	57
49	25
18	126
24	63
17	73
8	76
16	80
15	80
32	65
25	40
23	65
23	65
38	25
12	116
8	116
14	84
31	65
65	8
13	111
40	32
21	63
7	124
19	73
8	116
46	25
33	65
27	65
27	65
25	65
37	65
12	100
12	84
20	65
11	84
28	32
44	20
50	4
21	65
28	65
6	96
17	88
35	16
21	31
42	4
9	79
8	84
25	65
34	4
16	63
17	63
21	28
12	40
59	36
4	116
15	76
18	65
34	25
6	120
9	80
4	124
31	4
6	112
11	87
6	61
23	19
14	63
17	65
15	80
21	32
20	15
28	28
14	65
27	32
8	80
46	4
1	116
35	25
18	24
0	100
1	116
31	56
20	65
14	71
11	65
31	28
39	28
26	4
10	48
16	73
34	28
16	65
13	65
40	25
22	8
31	48
9	63
14	33
18	28
5	65
8	76
16	28
3	80
10	65
19	32
5	73
25	4
19	16
25	36
1	46
22	36
30	36
6	63
9	63
8	63
12	24
12	65

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 7 November 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, 3 to 7 November 2022 (this event)	347 records

Every Record Set

20 of 347

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 7 November 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-11-05	Allerton	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	116	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-11-05	Chariton 1 E	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	116	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-11-05	Wamego 4 W	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	116	78 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-05	Trenton	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	109	78 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-05	Herington	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	100	77 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-05	Iowa City	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	116	75 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-05	Fairfield	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	80	74 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-05	Osceola	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	80	74 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-05	Hesston	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	76	72 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-05	Wellston Tippy Dam	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	73	72 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-05	Cuba City	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	84	72 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-05	Mt Pleasant 1 SW	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	116	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-05	Sigourney	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	116	70 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-05	Belle Plaine	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	116	69 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-05	Holton	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	65	69 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-05	Mc Farland	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	65	69 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-05	Norwich	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	116	69 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-05	Montezuma 1 W	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	63	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-05	Newton	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	73	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-05	Oconomowoc Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	63	68 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 347 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 2026-10-18. 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
44	116
52	116
51	116
43	109
48	100
36	116
41	80
63	80
51	76
35	73
38	84
31	116
32	116
31	116
52	65
72	65
47	116
52	63
37	73
45	63
57	65
40	63
57	63
28	68
28	116
24	120
29	84
24	116
48	53
33	116
34	80
19	124
28	80
25	116
35	80
23	120
49	65
24	116
27	116
22	116
28	63
28	63
18	125
45	48
26	116
40	65
16	123
19	100
21	116
29	100
43	56
47	65
65	25
40	65
25	116
26	73
55	36
44	76
42	65
19	116
35	65
50	36
29	33
20	73
14	116
17	116
55	36
22	64
17	80
31	32
35	76
21	65
24	63
37	65
18	84
43	65
18	116
13	120
28	63
11	123
48	25
21	65
40	24
25	63
28	57
49	25
18	126
24	63
17	73
8	76
16	80
15	80
32	65
25	40
23	65
23	65
38	25
12	116
8	116
14	84
31	65
65	8
13	111
40	32
21	63
7	124
19	73
8	116
46	25
33	65
27	65
27	65
25	65
37	65
12	100
12	84
20	65
11	84
28	32
44	20
50	4
21	65
28	65
6	96
17	88
35	16
21	31
42	4
9	79
8	84
25	65
34	4
16	63
17	63
21	28
12	40
59	36
4	116
15	76
18	65
34	25
6	120
9	80
4	124
31	4
6	112
11	87
6	61
23	19
14	63
17	65
15	80
21	32
20	15
28	28
14	65
27	32
8	80
46	4
1	116
35	25
18	24
0	100
1	116
31	56
20	65
14	71
11	65
31	28
39	28
26	4
10	48
16	73
34	28
16	65
13	65
40	25
22	8
31	48
9	63
14	33
18	28
5	65
8	76
16	28
3	80
10	65
19	32
5	73
25	4
19	16
25	36
1	46
22	36
30	36
6	63
9	63
8	63
12	24
12	65

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
44	116
52	116
51	116
43	109
48	100
36	116
41	80
63	80
51	76
35	73
38	84
31	116
32	116
31	116
52	65
72	65
47	116
52	63
37	73
45	63
57	65
40	63
57	63
28	68
28	116
24	120
29	84
24	116
48	53
33	116
34	80
19	124
28	80
25	116
35	80
23	120
49	65
24	116
27	116
22	116
28	63
28	63
18	125
45	48
26	116
40	65
16	123
19	100
21	116
29	100
43	56
47	65
65	25
40	65
25	116
26	73
55	36
44	76
42	65
19	116
35	65
50	36
29	33
20	73
14	116
17	116
55	36
22	64
17	80
31	32
35	76
21	65
24	63
37	65
18	84
43	65
18	116
13	120
28	63
11	123
48	25
21	65
40	24
25	63
28	57
49	25
18	126
24	63
17	73
8	76
16	80
15	80
32	65
25	40
23	65
23	65
38	25
12	116
8	116
14	84
31	65
65	8
13	111
40	32
21	63
7	124
19	73
8	116
46	25
33	65
27	65
27	65
25	65
37	65
12	100
12	84
20	65
11	84
28	32
44	20
50	4
21	65
28	65
6	96
17	88
35	16
21	31
42	4
9	79
8	84
25	65
34	4
16	63
17	63
21	28
12	40
59	36
4	116
15	76
18	65
34	25
6	120
9	80
4	124
31	4
6	112
11	87
6	61
23	19
14	63
17	65
15	80
21	32
20	15
28	28
14	65
27	32
8	80
46	4
1	116
35	25
18	24
0	100
1	116
31	56
20	65
14	71
11	65
31	28
39	28
26	4
10	48
16	73
34	28
16	65
13	65
40	25
22	8
31	48
9	63
14	33
18	28
5	65
8	76
16	28
3	80
10	65
19	32
5	73
25	4
19	16
25	36
1	46
22	36
30	36
6	63
9	63
8	63
12	24
12	65

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
44	116
52	116
51	116
43	109
48	100
36	116
41	80
63	80
51	76
35	73
38	84
31	116
32	116
31	116
52	65
72	65
47	116
52	63
37	73
45	63
57	65
40	63
57	63
28	68
28	116
24	120
29	84
24	116
48	53
33	116
34	80
19	124
28	80
25	116
35	80
23	120
49	65
24	116
27	116
22	116
28	63
28	63
18	125
45	48
26	116
40	65
16	123
19	100
21	116
29	100
43	56
47	65
65	25
40	65
25	116
26	73
55	36
44	76
42	65
19	116
35	65
50	36
29	33
20	73
14	116
17	116
55	36
22	64
17	80
31	32
35	76
21	65
24	63
37	65
18	84
43	65
18	116
13	120
28	63
11	123
48	25
21	65
40	24
25	63
28	57
49	25
18	126
24	63
17	73
8	76
16	80
15	80
32	65
25	40
23	65
23	65
38	25
12	116
8	116
14	84
31	65
65	8
13	111
40	32
21	63
7	124
19	73
8	116
46	25
33	65
27	65
27	65
25	65
37	65
12	100
12	84
20	65
11	84
28	32
44	20
50	4
21	65
28	65
6	96
17	88
35	16
21	31
42	4
9	79
8	84
25	65
34	4
16	63
17	63
21	28
12	40
59	36
4	116
15	76
18	65
34	25
6	120
9	80
4	124
31	4
6	112
11	87
6	61
23	19
14	63
17	65
15	80
21	32
20	15
28	28
14	65
27	32
8	80
46	4
1	116
35	25
18	24
0	100
1	116
31	56
20	65
14	71
11	65
31	28
39	28
26	4
10	48
16	73
34	28
16	65
13	65
40	25
22	8
31	48
9	63
14	33
18	28
5	65
8	76
16	28
3	80
10	65
19	32
5	73
25	4
19	16
25	36
1	46
22	36
30	36
6	63
9	63
8	63
12	24
12	65