Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 14 January 2023

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 14 January 2023
Start: 2023-01-12
End: 2023-01-14
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 14 January 2023: 133 records at 133 stations, peak on 13 January 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 14 January 2023 set or tied 133 station records at 133 stations.
It ran from 12 January 2023 to 14 January 2023 (3 days) and its peak day was 13 January 2023.
Status: closed.
Franklin Falls Dam set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 13 January 2023.
The busiest day was 13 January 2023 with 113 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 134 years.

Footprint

12 to 14 January 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 14 January 2023 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, 12 to 14 January 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Franklin Falls Dam	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	2023-01-13
Hanover	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	2023-01-13
Surry Mtn Lake	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2023-01-13
Greenville Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2023-01-13
Portland Sewage Plt	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2023-01-13
Waynesville 1 E	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2023-01-13
Crab Orchard 6 N	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2023-01-12
London State Fish Hatchery	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2023-01-13
Monteagle	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	2023-01-13
Union Village Dam	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2023-01-13
Bellefontaine	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	2023-01-13
Greensburg	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2023-01-13
Gatlinburg 2 SW	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	2023-01-13
Danville	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	2023-01-13
Beaver Falls	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2023-01-13
Northville	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	2023-01-13
Conklingville Dam	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2023-01-13
Circleville	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2023-01-13
Peebles	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	2023-01-13
Versailles	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2023-01-13

Records per Day

Peak day 113

Records set or tied each day from 12 January 2023 to 14 January 2023. The most in one day was 113 on 13 January 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 14 January 2023 ranked by margin
Portland Sewage Plt, 01-13	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
Crab Orchard 6 N, 01-12	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
Franklin Falls Dam, 01-13	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Conklingville Dam, 01-13	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Northville, 01-13	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Surry Mtn Lake, 01-13	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
Greenville Muni AP, 01-13	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Monteagle, 01-13	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Beaver Falls, 01-13	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Peebles, 01-13	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
Union Village Dam, 01-13	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Danville, 01-13	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
Gatlinburg 2 SW, 01-13	9.2 mm (0.36 in)
Hanover, 01-13	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
London State Fish Hatchery, 01-13	6.9 mm (0.27 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

133 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, 12 to 14 January 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	67
9	134
22	60
15	72
58	9
6	125
33	33
7	92
13	72
15	84
12	67
2	112
2	123
9	75
9	72
14	11
24	8
1	92
1	92
24	8
7	63
8	59
31	5
6	67
2	76
13	64
3	75
1	72
10	20
10	64
26	4
3	72
14	27
13	48
19	33
10	48
20	31
11	7
11	48
13	4
3	63
1	59
1	63
17	16
6	48
6	55
1	59
18	4
7	11
11	4
6	33
2	40
1	55
4	33
10	12
1	48
7	9
2	48
9	5
6	17
9	4
0	48
6	5
3	40
9	27
10	9
8	4
2	4
5	31
12	4
5	31
6	4
1	48
3	16
6	16
6	9
3	24
10	12
1	29
1	33
4	5
6	27
11	4
3	33
4	27
5	16
8	4
1	29
3	33
1	28
1	17
2	33
2	27
3	4
3	4
1	33
6	17
1	29
3	5
1	28
8	4
6	4
1	4
1	5
3	4
3	4
5	4
2	7
0	11
2	4
4	4
1	16
2	4
2	4
2	4
6	4
2	5
1	5
0	4
1	4
3	4
2	4
6	4
1	5
4	4
2	4
2	4
1	4
4	4
1	4
2	4
3	4
1	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 14 January 2023 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, 12 to 14 January 2023 (this event)	133 records

Every Record Set

20 of 133

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 14 January 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-01-12	Crab Orchard 6 N	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33	44 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Franklin Falls Dam	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	67	54 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Hanover	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	134	52 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Surry Mtn Lake	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	60	52 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Greenville Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	72	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Portland Sewage Plt	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	9	48 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Waynesville 1 E	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	125	45 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	London State Fish Hatchery	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	92	44 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Monteagle	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	84	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Union Village Dam	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	67	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Bellefontaine	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	112	42 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Greensburg	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	123	41 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Gatlinburg 2 SW	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	75	40 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Danville	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	72	38 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Beaver Falls	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11	38 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Northville	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	8	38 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Conklingville Dam	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	8	36 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-13	Circleville	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-13	Peebles	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-13	Versailles	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 133 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
24	67
9	134
22	60
15	72
58	9
6	125
33	33
7	92
13	72
15	84
12	67
2	112
2	123
9	75
9	72
14	11
24	8
1	92
1	92
24	8
7	63
8	59
31	5
6	67
2	76
13	64
3	75
1	72
10	20
10	64
26	4
3	72
14	27
13	48
19	33
10	48
20	31
11	7
11	48
13	4
3	63
1	59
1	63
17	16
6	48
6	55
1	59
18	4
7	11
11	4
6	33
2	40
1	55
4	33
10	12
1	48
7	9
2	48
9	5
6	17
9	4
0	48
6	5
3	40
9	27
10	9
8	4
2	4
5	31
12	4
5	31
6	4
1	48
3	16
6	16
6	9
3	24
10	12
1	29
1	33
4	5
6	27
11	4
3	33
4	27
5	16
8	4
1	29
3	33
1	28
1	17
2	33
2	27
3	4
3	4
1	33
6	17
1	29
3	5
1	28
8	4
6	4
1	4
1	5
3	4
3	4
5	4
2	7
0	11
2	4
4	4
1	16
2	4
2	4
2	4
6	4
2	5
1	5
0	4
1	4
3	4
2	4
6	4
1	5
4	4
2	4
2	4
1	4
4	4
1	4
2	4
3	4
1	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	67
9	134
22	60
15	72
58	9
6	125
33	33
7	92
13	72
15	84
12	67
2	112
2	123
9	75
9	72
14	11
24	8
1	92
1	92
24	8
7	63
8	59
31	5
6	67
2	76
13	64
3	75
1	72
10	20
10	64
26	4
3	72
14	27
13	48
19	33
10	48
20	31
11	7
11	48
13	4
3	63
1	59
1	63
17	16
6	48
6	55
1	59
18	4
7	11
11	4
6	33
2	40
1	55
4	33
10	12
1	48
7	9
2	48
9	5
6	17
9	4
0	48
6	5
3	40
9	27
10	9
8	4
2	4
5	31
12	4
5	31
6	4
1	48
3	16
6	16
6	9
3	24
10	12
1	29
1	33
4	5
6	27
11	4
3	33
4	27
5	16
8	4
1	29
3	33
1	28
1	17
2	33
2	27
3	4
3	4
1	33
6	17
1	29
3	5
1	28
8	4
6	4
1	4
1	5
3	4
3	4
5	4
2	7
0	11
2	4
4	4
1	16
2	4
2	4
2	4
6	4
2	5
1	5
0	4
1	4
3	4
2	4
6	4
1	5
4	4
2	4
2	4
1	4
4	4
1	4
2	4
3	4
1	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	67
9	134
22	60
15	72
58	9
6	125
33	33
7	92
13	72
15	84
12	67
2	112
2	123
9	75
9	72
14	11
24	8
1	92
1	92
24	8
7	63
8	59
31	5
6	67
2	76
13	64
3	75
1	72
10	20
10	64
26	4
3	72
14	27
13	48
19	33
10	48
20	31
11	7
11	48
13	4
3	63
1	59
1	63
17	16
6	48
6	55
1	59
18	4
7	11
11	4
6	33
2	40
1	55
4	33
10	12
1	48
7	9
2	48
9	5
6	17
9	4
0	48
6	5
3	40
9	27
10	9
8	4
2	4
5	31
12	4
5	31
6	4
1	48
3	16
6	16
6	9
3	24
10	12
1	29
1	33
4	5
6	27
11	4
3	33
4	27
5	16
8	4
1	29
3	33
1	28
1	17
2	33
2	27
3	4
3	4
1	33
6	17
1	29
3	5
1	28
8	4
6	4
1	4
1	5
3	4
3	4
5	4
2	7
0	11
2	4
4	4
1	16
2	4
2	4
2	4
6	4
2	5
1	5
0	4
1	4
3	4
2	4
6	4
1	5
4	4
2	4
2	4
1	4
4	4
1	4
2	4
3	4
1	4