Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 18 December 2022

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 18 December 2022
Start: 2022-12-08
End: 2022-12-18
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 18 December 2022: 1,109 records at 993 stations, peak on 15 December 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 18 December 2022 set or tied 1,109 station records at 993 stations.
It ran from 8 December 2022 to 18 December 2022 (11 days) and its peak day was 15 December 2022.
Status: closed.
Kennebec set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 13 December 2022.
The busiest day was 15 December 2022 with 261 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 130 years.

Footprint

8 to 18 December 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 18 December 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, 8 to 18 December 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Kennebec	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2022-12-13
Forestburg 4 NNE	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	2022-12-13
Highmore	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2022-12-13
Valentine Miller Fld AP	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2022-12-13
Wessington Springs	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2022-12-13
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	2022-12-14
Mather 3 NW	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	2022-12-15
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	2022-12-15
Colstrip	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2022-12-14
Akron 4 E	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2022-12-13
Tracy	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2022-12-13
Buffalo	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2022-12-13
Riverton	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2022-12-13
Huron Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2022-12-13
Imperial Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2022-12-13
Pipestone	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2022-12-14
Mayville	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2022-12-14
Riverdale	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	2022-12-14
Wood	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	2022-12-14
Max	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2022-12-16

Records per Day

Peak day 261

Records set or tied each day from 8 December 2022 to 18 December 2022. The most in one day was 261 on 15 December 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 18 December 2022
Date	Records
2022-12-08	1
2022-12-09	10
2022-12-10	59
2022-12-11	122
2022-12-12	81
2022-12-13	236
2022-12-14	229
2022-12-15	261
2022-12-16	78
2022-12-17	29
2022-12-18	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 18 December 2022 ranked by margin
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS, 12-14	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, 12-15	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
Forestburg 4 NNE, 12-13	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
Mather 3 NW, 12-15	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
Huron Rgnl AP, 12-13	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
Valentine Miller Fld AP, 12-13	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
Highmore, 12-13	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
Tracy, 12-13	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
Imperial Muni AP, 12-13	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Mayville, 12-14	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
Kennebec, 12-13	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Pipestone, 12-14	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Wood, 12-14	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
Buffalo, 12-13	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
Akron 4 E, 12-13	9.9 mm (0.39 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

500 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, 8 to 18 December 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
15	71
15	124
21	130
35	84
12	100
10	112
17	84
9	92
19	71
15	71
13	100
9	73
8	128
7	87
17	84
29	51
60	60
39	96
10	115
5	89
19	59
12	96
6	95
13	73
20	51
14	71
12	88
9	40
11	73
25	47
22	48
8	130
8	40
26	108
7	72
11	101
9	87
11	87
40	59
15	37
21	31
20	37
7	65
13	65
10	40
62	49
11	67
33	84
17	48
7	84
15	39
16	71
50	60
17	51
8	112
6	120
19	92
12	28
19	39
32	37
11	73
12	120
24	32
6	116
35	13
8	127
8	128
13	0
7	71
24	47
16	23
14	53
35	40
23	73
6	88
23	13
11	39
4	116
5	116
4	100
7	92
12	28
11	7
24	73
8	84
9	29
12	21
11	93
12	16
5	128
24	13
13	93
8	53
9	71
15	13
16	11
21	73
29	84
29	28
30	84
2	89
8	39
7	120
18	13
14	27
7	84
15	25
38	49
61	16
16	51
11	93
9	53
3	100
9	48
3	113
16	27
13	72
14	28
1	95
3	112
10	84
82	7
10	80
6	124
3	97
10	33
8	73
4	100
4	124
6	73
10	47
25	27
4	84
15	95
8	128
17	8
7	65
3	73
12	111
64	20
8	81
8	81
12	39
5	127
2	116
5	128
1	87
23	40
57	4
9	116
6	104
13	120
10	25
21	29
4	120
2	107
6	53
49	40
36	49
11	32
4	120
13	51
3	124
11	92
2	120
7	120
18	71
15	40
7	87
53	20
4	112
18	65
11	80
3	87
9	47
4	49
3	124
11	93
54	39
6	84
8	27
5	84
97	25
8	29
5	93
5	111
2	100
11	53
3	108
3	124
3	96
8	53
2	107
8	53
13	76
26	53
2	96
2	120
14	28
6	75

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 18 December 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, 8 to 18 December 2022 (this event)	1,109 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,109

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 18 December 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-12-13	Kennebec	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	71	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-12-13	Forestburg 4 NNE	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	84	75 of 100 (Major)
2022-12-13	Highmore	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	84	72 of 100 (Major)
2022-12-13	Valentine Miller Fld AP	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	71	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-12-13	Wessington Springs	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	128	67 of 100 (Major)
2022-12-13	Akron 4 E	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	115	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-13	Tracy	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-13	Buffalo	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-13	Riverton	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	87	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-13	Huron Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	130	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-13	Imperial Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	71	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-14	Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	60	65 of 100 (Major)
2022-12-14	Colstrip	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	89	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-12-14	Pipestone	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	100	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-14	Mayville	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	124	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-14	Riverdale	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	73	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-14	Wood	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	100	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-12-15	Mather 3 NW	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51	65 of 100 (Major)
2022-12-15	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	96	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-12-16	Max	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,109 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
15	71
15	124
21	130
35	84
12	100
10	112
17	84
9	92
19	71
15	71
13	100
9	73
8	128
7	87
17	84
29	51
60	60
39	96
10	115
5	89
19	59
12	96
6	95
13	73
20	51
14	71
12	88
9	40
11	73
25	47
22	48
8	130
8	40
26	108
7	72
11	101
9	87
11	87
40	59
15	37
21	31
20	37
7	65
13	65
10	40
62	49
11	67
33	84
17	48
7	84
15	39
16	71
50	60
17	51
8	112
6	120
19	92
12	28
19	39
32	37
11	73
12	120
24	32
6	116
35	13
8	127
8	128
13	0
7	71
24	47
16	23
14	53
35	40
23	73
6	88
23	13
11	39
4	116
5	116
4	100
7	92
12	28
11	7
24	73
8	84
9	29
12	21
11	93
12	16
5	128
24	13
13	93
8	53
9	71
15	13
16	11
21	73
29	84
29	28
30	84
2	89
8	39
7	120
18	13
14	27
7	84
15	25
38	49
61	16
16	51
11	93
9	53
3	100
9	48
3	113
16	27
13	72
14	28
1	95
3	112
10	84
82	7
10	80
6	124
3	97
10	33
8	73
4	100
4	124
6	73
10	47
25	27
4	84
15	95
8	128
17	8
7	65
3	73
12	111
64	20
8	81
8	81
12	39
5	127
2	116
5	128
1	87
23	40
57	4
9	116
6	104
13	120
10	25
21	29
4	120
2	107
6	53
49	40
36	49
11	32
4	120
13	51
3	124
11	92
2	120
7	120
18	71
15	40
7	87
53	20
4	112
18	65
11	80
3	87
9	47
4	49
3	124
11	93
54	39
6	84
8	27
5	84
97	25
8	29
5	93
5	111
2	100
11	53
3	108
3	124
3	96
8	53
2	107
8	53
13	76
26	53
2	96
2	120
14	28
6	75

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
15	71
15	124
21	130
35	84
12	100
10	112
17	84
9	92
19	71
15	71
13	100
9	73
8	128
7	87
17	84
29	51
60	60
39	96
10	115
5	89
19	59
12	96
6	95
13	73
20	51
14	71
12	88
9	40
11	73
25	47
22	48
8	130
8	40
26	108
7	72
11	101
9	87
11	87
40	59
15	37
21	31
20	37
7	65
13	65
10	40
62	49
11	67
33	84
17	48
7	84
15	39
16	71
50	60
17	51
8	112
6	120
19	92
12	28
19	39
32	37
11	73
12	120
24	32
6	116
35	13
8	127
8	128
13	0
7	71
24	47
16	23
14	53
35	40
23	73
6	88
23	13
11	39
4	116
5	116
4	100
7	92
12	28
11	7
24	73
8	84
9	29
12	21
11	93
12	16
5	128
24	13
13	93
8	53
9	71
15	13
16	11
21	73
29	84
29	28
30	84
2	89
8	39
7	120
18	13
14	27
7	84
15	25
38	49
61	16
16	51
11	93
9	53
3	100
9	48
3	113
16	27
13	72
14	28
1	95
3	112
10	84
82	7
10	80
6	124
3	97
10	33
8	73
4	100
4	124
6	73
10	47
25	27
4	84
15	95
8	128
17	8
7	65
3	73
12	111
64	20
8	81
8	81
12	39
5	127
2	116
5	128
1	87
23	40
57	4
9	116
6	104
13	120
10	25
21	29
4	120
2	107
6	53
49	40
36	49
11	32
4	120
13	51
3	124
11	92
2	120
7	120
18	71
15	40
7	87
53	20
4	112
18	65
11	80
3	87
9	47
4	49
3	124
11	93
54	39
6	84
8	27
5	84
97	25
8	29
5	93
5	111
2	100
11	53
3	108
3	124
3	96
8	53
2	107
8	53
13	76
26	53
2	96
2	120
14	28
6	75

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
15	71
15	124
21	130
35	84
12	100
10	112
17	84
9	92
19	71
15	71
13	100
9	73
8	128
7	87
17	84
29	51
60	60
39	96
10	115
5	89
19	59
12	96
6	95
13	73
20	51
14	71
12	88
9	40
11	73
25	47
22	48
8	130
8	40
26	108
7	72
11	101
9	87
11	87
40	59
15	37
21	31
20	37
7	65
13	65
10	40
62	49
11	67
33	84
17	48
7	84
15	39
16	71
50	60
17	51
8	112
6	120
19	92
12	28
19	39
32	37
11	73
12	120
24	32
6	116
35	13
8	127
8	128
13	0
7	71
24	47
16	23
14	53
35	40
23	73
6	88
23	13
11	39
4	116
5	116
4	100
7	92
12	28
11	7
24	73
8	84
9	29
12	21
11	93
12	16
5	128
24	13
13	93
8	53
9	71
15	13
16	11
21	73
29	84
29	28
30	84
2	89
8	39
7	120
18	13
14	27
7	84
15	25
38	49
61	16
16	51
11	93
9	53
3	100
9	48
3	113
16	27
13	72
14	28
1	95
3	112
10	84
82	7
10	80
6	124
3	97
10	33
8	73
4	100
4	124
6	73
10	47
25	27
4	84
15	95
8	128
17	8
7	65
3	73
12	111
64	20
8	81
8	81
12	39
5	127
2	116
5	128
1	87
23	40
57	4
9	116
6	104
13	120
10	25
21	29
4	120
2	107
6	53
49	40
36	49
11	32
4	120
13	51
3	124
11	92
2	120
7	120
18	71
15	40
7	87
53	20
4	112
18	65
11	80
3	87
9	47
4	49
3	124
11	93
54	39
6	84
8	27
5	84
97	25
8	29
5	93
5	111
2	100
11	53
3	108
3	124
3	96
8	53
2	107
8	53
13	76
26	53
2	96
2	120
14	28
6	75