Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 23 to 27 November 2022

Name: Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 23 to 27 November 2022
Start: 2022-11-23
End: 2022-11-27
Location: United States, Mexico

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 23 to 27 November 2022: 150 records at 139 stations, peak on 26 November 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 23 to 27 November 2022 set or tied 150 station records at 139 stations.
It ran from 23 November 2022 to 27 November 2022 (5 days) and its peak day was 26 November 2022.
Status: closed.
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl set a daily record precipitation of 98.0 mm (3.9 in) on 24 November 2022.
The busiest day was 26 November 2022 with 72 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 126 years.

Footprint

23 to 27 November 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 23 to 27 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 and Mexico, 23 to 27 November 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	2022-11-24
Eden	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	2022-11-26
Franklin 3 NW	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	2022-11-24
El Campo	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	2022-11-26
Paint Rock	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2022-11-25
San Angelo	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2022-11-25
Baton Rouge Metro AP	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	2022-11-24
Danevang 1 W	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	2022-11-26
Jal	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	2022-11-26
Livingston	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	2022-11-25
Wink FAA AP	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2022-11-25
Weatherford	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2022-11-26
Red Bluff Crossing	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	2022-11-26
Donaldsonville 4 SW	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	2022-11-25
Lipan 4NW	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	2022-11-26
Fairhope 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	2022-11-27
Artesia 6S	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2022-11-25
Pedernal 9 E	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	2022-11-25
Cavern City AP	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2022-11-25
Spur	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	2022-11-27

Records per Day

Peak day 72

Records set or tied each day from 23 November 2022 to 27 November 2022. The most in one day was 72 on 26 November 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 23 to 27 November 2022 ranked by margin
El Campo, 11-26	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
Baton Rouge Metro AP, 11-24	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
Livingston, 11-25	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, 11-24	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
Franklin 3 NW, 11-24	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
Paint Rock, 11-25	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
Lipan 4NW, 11-26	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
San Angelo, 11-25	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
Red Bluff Crossing, 11-26	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
Fairhope 2 NE, 11-27	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
Eden, 11-26	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
Wink FAA AP, 11-25	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
Cavern City AP, 11-25	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
Danevang 1 W, 11-26	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Jal, 11-26	13.8 mm (0.5 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

150 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, 23 to 27 November 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
46	126
29	87
42	89
67	77
41	36
35	36
59	36
5	104
15	101
18	41
14	39
56	36
8	108
23	15
4	99
30	40
30	45
11	89
36	36
14	8
0	99
4	87
21	40
47	21
38	36
5	81
21	40
36	20
19	40
9	53
1	87
28	36
9	73
17	40
27	5
28	15
8	41
6	60
11	63
9	44
48	21
6	53
9	41
11	36
21	33
8	53
10	36
3	53
11	43
6	52
22	15
28	25
40	15
8	40
7	53
19	41
18	15
22	28
18	43
14	7
12	0
9	40
5	36
19	36
1	40
3	41
2	40
5	40
2	35
24	25
5	35
14	36
5	40
1	40
3	40
14	41
2	48
1	37
4	40
2	40
10	11
5	36
1	36
14	21
1	45
9	7
5	20
6	36
17	21
11	28
2	40
4	40
20	8
32	8
3	40
7	36
1	40
15	16
11	11
6	36
15	8
6	15
19	8
16	11
11	15
22	8
18	21
5	15
4	15
1	40
12	15
12	15
3	25
12	25
7	25
10	28
12	8
17	8
0	36
6	15
8	25
2	35
9	16
4	7
11	8
2	36
7	11
9	8
10	8
13	7
7	8
7	19
3	15
9	15
1	11
3	15
2	7
6	5
4	8
1	21
4	16
8	11
4	12
4	7
0	7
1	5
3	11
4	11
0	8
0	8

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 23 to 27 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 and Mexico, 23 to 27 November 2022 (this event)	150 records

Every Record Set

20 of 150

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 23 to 27 November 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-11-24	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	126	66 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-24	Franklin 3 NW	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	89	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-24	Baton Rouge Metro AP	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-25	Paint Rock	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-25	San Angelo	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-25	Livingston	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-25	Wink FAA AP	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	15	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-25	Donaldsonville 4 SW	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	89	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-25	Artesia 6S	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-25	Pedernal 9 E	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	8	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-25	Cavern City AP	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	41	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-26	Eden	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	87	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-26	El Campo	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	77	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-26	Danevang 1 W	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	101	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-26	Jal	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	39	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-26	Weatherford	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	108	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-26	Red Bluff Crossing	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-26	Lipan 4NW	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-27	Fairhope 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-27	Spur	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	99	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 150 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
46	126
29	87
42	89
67	77
41	36
35	36
59	36
5	104
15	101
18	41
14	39
56	36
8	108
23	15
4	99
30	40
30	45
11	89
36	36
14	8
0	99
4	87
21	40
47	21
38	36
5	81
21	40
36	20
19	40
9	53
1	87
28	36
9	73
17	40
27	5
28	15
8	41
6	60
11	63
9	44
48	21
6	53
9	41
11	36
21	33
8	53
10	36
3	53
11	43
6	52
22	15
28	25
40	15
8	40
7	53
19	41
18	15
22	28
18	43
14	7
12	0
9	40
5	36
19	36
1	40
3	41
2	40
5	40
2	35
24	25
5	35
14	36
5	40
1	40
3	40
14	41
2	48
1	37
4	40
2	40
10	11
5	36
1	36
14	21
1	45
9	7
5	20
6	36
17	21
11	28
2	40
4	40
20	8
32	8
3	40
7	36
1	40
15	16
11	11
6	36
15	8
6	15
19	8
16	11
11	15
22	8
18	21
5	15
4	15
1	40
12	15
12	15
3	25
12	25
7	25
10	28
12	8
17	8
0	36
6	15
8	25
2	35
9	16
4	7
11	8
2	36
7	11
9	8
10	8
13	7
7	8
7	19
3	15
9	15
1	11
3	15
2	7
6	5
4	8
1	21
4	16
8	11
4	12
4	7
0	7
1	5
3	11
4	11
0	8
0	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
46	126
29	87
42	89
67	77
41	36
35	36
59	36
5	104
15	101
18	41
14	39
56	36
8	108
23	15
4	99
30	40
30	45
11	89
36	36
14	8
0	99
4	87
21	40
47	21
38	36
5	81
21	40
36	20
19	40
9	53
1	87
28	36
9	73
17	40
27	5
28	15
8	41
6	60
11	63
9	44
48	21
6	53
9	41
11	36
21	33
8	53
10	36
3	53
11	43
6	52
22	15
28	25
40	15
8	40
7	53
19	41
18	15
22	28
18	43
14	7
12	0
9	40
5	36
19	36
1	40
3	41
2	40
5	40
2	35
24	25
5	35
14	36
5	40
1	40
3	40
14	41
2	48
1	37
4	40
2	40
10	11
5	36
1	36
14	21
1	45
9	7
5	20
6	36
17	21
11	28
2	40
4	40
20	8
32	8
3	40
7	36
1	40
15	16
11	11
6	36
15	8
6	15
19	8
16	11
11	15
22	8
18	21
5	15
4	15
1	40
12	15
12	15
3	25
12	25
7	25
10	28
12	8
17	8
0	36
6	15
8	25
2	35
9	16
4	7
11	8
2	36
7	11
9	8
10	8
13	7
7	8
7	19
3	15
9	15
1	11
3	15
2	7
6	5
4	8
1	21
4	16
8	11
4	12
4	7
0	7
1	5
3	11
4	11
0	8
0	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
46	126
29	87
42	89
67	77
41	36
35	36
59	36
5	104
15	101
18	41
14	39
56	36
8	108
23	15
4	99
30	40
30	45
11	89
36	36
14	8
0	99
4	87
21	40
47	21
38	36
5	81
21	40
36	20
19	40
9	53
1	87
28	36
9	73
17	40
27	5
28	15
8	41
6	60
11	63
9	44
48	21
6	53
9	41
11	36
21	33
8	53
10	36
3	53
11	43
6	52
22	15
28	25
40	15
8	40
7	53
19	41
18	15
22	28
18	43
14	7
12	0
9	40
5	36
19	36
1	40
3	41
2	40
5	40
2	35
24	25
5	35
14	36
5	40
1	40
3	40
14	41
2	48
1	37
4	40
2	40
10	11
5	36
1	36
14	21
1	45
9	7
5	20
6	36
17	21
11	28
2	40
4	40
20	8
32	8
3	40
7	36
1	40
15	16
11	11
6	36
15	8
6	15
19	8
16	11
11	15
22	8
18	21
5	15
4	15
1	40
12	15
12	15
3	25
12	25
7	25
10	28
12	8
17	8
0	36
6	15
8	25
2	35
9	16
4	7
11	8
2	36
7	11
9	8
10	8
13	7
7	8
7	19
3	15
9	15
1	11
3	15
2	7
6	5
4	8
1	21
4	16
8	11
4	12
4	7
0	7
1	5
3	11
4	11
0	8
0	8