Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 11 February 2023

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 11 February 2023
Start: 2023-02-07
End: 2023-02-11
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 11 February 2023: 448 records at 427 stations, peak on 9 February 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 11 February 2023 set or tied 448 station records at 427 stations.
It ran from 7 February 2023 to 11 February 2023 (5 days) and its peak day was 9 February 2023.
Status: closed.
Hardy set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 9 February 2023.
The busiest day was 9 February 2023 with 252 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 129 years.

Footprint

7 to 11 February 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 11 February 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, 7 to 11 February 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Hardy	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	2023-02-09
Vincennes 4 E	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	2023-02-09
Black Rock	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	2023-02-09
Conway	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	2023-02-09
Alicia 2 NNE	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	2023-02-09
Blakely Mtn Dam	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	2023-02-09
Onaway 4N	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	2023-02-09
Ozone	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	2023-02-09
Washington 1 W	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	2023-02-09
Poplar Bluff	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	2023-02-09
Greers Ferry Dam	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	2023-02-09
Lecompton	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2023-02-09
Fredonia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2023-02-10
Danville	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	2023-02-08
Cooper	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	2023-02-08
Bethany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2023-02-09
Morrilton	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	2023-02-09
Fremont	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2023-02-09
Evening Shade 1 NNE	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2023-02-09
Carbondale Sewage Plt	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2023-02-09

Records per Day

Peak day 252

Records set or tied each day from 7 February 2023 to 11 February 2023. The most in one day was 252 on 9 February 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 11 February 2023 ranked by margin
Blakely Mtn Dam, 02-09	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
Greers Ferry Dam, 02-09	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
Hardy, 02-09	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
Cooper, 02-08	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
Alicia 2 NNE, 02-09	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
Black Rock, 02-09	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
Ozone, 02-09	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
Danville, 02-08	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
Conway, 02-09	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Vincennes 4 E, 02-09	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
Washington 1 W, 02-09	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
Morrilton, 02-09	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
Evening Shade 1 NNE, 02-09	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
Poplar Bluff, 02-09	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
Carbondale Sewage Plt, 02-09	35.6 mm (1.4 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

448 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, 7 to 11 February 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
71	111
42	113
60	88
51	100
63	67
74	67
28	56
55	67
39	65
37	92
71	57
34	64
27	60
53	49
17	97
70	49
39	79
16	113
38	79
36	57
31	92
28	57
55	40
31	79
29	56
18	124
39	67
19	64
27	92
35	57
20	85
51	40
28	40
42	40
41	49
58	40
40	49
28	43
33	83
7	108
12	65
40	49
14	97
7	84
16	128
32	57
55	28
7	128
11	128
42	49
18	92
3	84
37	40
20	63
34	57
42	21
14	60
5	128
15	100
20	60
30	57
6	113
38	49
14	88
9	77
11	64
16	60
36	44
31	49
12	92
6	77
39	3
4	113
24	57
16	63
61	12
24	65
4	113
39	41
12	65
31	43
3	77
29	49
34	49
51	21
28	49
46	25
7	79
12	63
25	60
10	57
24	49
2	128
10	64
13	72
2	128
36	21
4	100
8	76
2	128
21	72
19	67
30	49
2	117
7	63
38	24
1	113
2	129
1	113
12	57
10	52
16	60
10	57
13	79
47	12
2	71
9	64
15	65
38	43
10	57
58	12
19	21
25	49
20	49
7	64
21	56
12	57
17	21
13	57
11	56
19	75
19	57
10	56
13	21
3	88
14	79
1	92
50	12
21	22
7	64
2	84
9	64
28	32
21	40
32	1
4	83
1	84
4	63
32	21
21	40
11	67
22	12
7	64
5	56
6	56
25	43
10	52
14	57
14	21
25	40
8	52
7	67
32	17
30	28
4	64
55	12
0	80
8	57
11	21
26	4
20	40
5	56
7	65
33	21
6	57
10	60
3	64
17	4
10	52
23	40
5	65
10	53
5	64
15	40
13	40
4	72
4	63
13	17
4	47
2	63
10	49
26	25
10	49
29	28
5	60
5	53
6	27
18	49
5	56
12	21

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 11 February 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, 7 to 11 February 2023 (this event)	448 records

Every Record Set

20 of 448

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 11 February 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-02-08	Danville	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-02-08	Cooper	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	49	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-02-09	Hardy	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	111	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-02-09	Vincennes 4 E	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	113	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-02-09	Black Rock	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	88	76 of 100 (Major)
2023-02-09	Conway	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	100	73 of 100 (Major)
2023-02-09	Alicia 2 NNE	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	67	69 of 100 (Major)
2023-02-09	Blakely Mtn Dam	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	67	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-02-09	Onaway 4N	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56	66 of 100 (Major)
2023-02-09	Ozone	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	67	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-02-09	Washington 1 W	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	65	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-02-09	Poplar Bluff	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	92	64 of 100 (Major)
2023-02-09	Greers Ferry Dam	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	57	63 of 100 (Major)
2023-02-09	Lecompton	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	60	63 of 100 (Major)
2023-02-09	Bethany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	97	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-02-09	Morrilton	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	79	60 of 100 (Major)
2023-02-09	Fremont	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	113	60 of 100 (Major)
2023-02-09	Evening Shade 1 NNE	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	79	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-09	Carbondale Sewage Plt	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-10	Fredonia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	64	63 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 448 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.

Date	Records
2023-02-07	12
2023-02-08	109
2023-02-09	252
2023-02-10	72
2023-02-11	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
71	111
42	113
60	88
51	100
63	67
74	67
28	56
55	67
39	65
37	92
71	57
34	64
27	60
53	49
17	97
70	49
39	79
16	113
38	79
36	57
31	92
28	57
55	40
31	79
29	56
18	124
39	67
19	64
27	92
35	57
20	85
51	40
28	40
42	40
41	49
58	40
40	49
28	43
33	83
7	108
12	65
40	49
14	97
7	84
16	128
32	57
55	28
7	128
11	128
42	49
18	92
3	84
37	40
20	63
34	57
42	21
14	60
5	128
15	100
20	60
30	57
6	113
38	49
14	88
9	77
11	64
16	60
36	44
31	49
12	92
6	77
39	3
4	113
24	57
16	63
61	12
24	65
4	113
39	41
12	65
31	43
3	77
29	49
34	49
51	21
28	49
46	25
7	79
12	63
25	60
10	57
24	49
2	128
10	64
13	72
2	128
36	21
4	100
8	76
2	128
21	72
19	67
30	49
2	117
7	63
38	24
1	113
2	129
1	113
12	57
10	52
16	60
10	57
13	79
47	12
2	71
9	64
15	65
38	43
10	57
58	12
19	21
25	49
20	49
7	64
21	56
12	57
17	21
13	57
11	56
19	75
19	57
10	56
13	21
3	88
14	79
1	92
50	12
21	22
7	64
2	84
9	64
28	32
21	40
32	1
4	83
1	84
4	63
32	21
21	40
11	67
22	12
7	64
5	56
6	56
25	43
10	52
14	57
14	21
25	40
8	52
7	67
32	17
30	28
4	64
55	12
0	80
8	57
11	21
26	4
20	40
5	56
7	65
33	21
6	57
10	60
3	64
17	4
10	52
23	40
5	65
10	53
5	64
15	40
13	40
4	72
4	63
13	17
4	47
2	63
10	49
26	25
10	49
29	28
5	60
5	53
6	27
18	49
5	56
12	21

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
71	111
42	113
60	88
51	100
63	67
74	67
28	56
55	67
39	65
37	92
71	57
34	64
27	60
53	49
17	97
70	49
39	79
16	113
38	79
36	57
31	92
28	57
55	40
31	79
29	56
18	124
39	67
19	64
27	92
35	57
20	85
51	40
28	40
42	40
41	49
58	40
40	49
28	43
33	83
7	108
12	65
40	49
14	97
7	84
16	128
32	57
55	28
7	128
11	128
42	49
18	92
3	84
37	40
20	63
34	57
42	21
14	60
5	128
15	100
20	60
30	57
6	113
38	49
14	88
9	77
11	64
16	60
36	44
31	49
12	92
6	77
39	3
4	113
24	57
16	63
61	12
24	65
4	113
39	41
12	65
31	43
3	77
29	49
34	49
51	21
28	49
46	25
7	79
12	63
25	60
10	57
24	49
2	128
10	64
13	72
2	128
36	21
4	100
8	76
2	128
21	72
19	67
30	49
2	117
7	63
38	24
1	113
2	129
1	113
12	57
10	52
16	60
10	57
13	79
47	12
2	71
9	64
15	65
38	43
10	57
58	12
19	21
25	49
20	49
7	64
21	56
12	57
17	21
13	57
11	56
19	75
19	57
10	56
13	21
3	88
14	79
1	92
50	12
21	22
7	64
2	84
9	64
28	32
21	40
32	1
4	83
1	84
4	63
32	21
21	40
11	67
22	12
7	64
5	56
6	56
25	43
10	52
14	57
14	21
25	40
8	52
7	67
32	17
30	28
4	64
55	12
0	80
8	57
11	21
26	4
20	40
5	56
7	65
33	21
6	57
10	60
3	64
17	4
10	52
23	40
5	65
10	53
5	64
15	40
13	40
4	72
4	63
13	17
4	47
2	63
10	49
26	25
10	49
29	28
5	60
5	53
6	27
18	49
5	56
12	21

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
71	111
42	113
60	88
51	100
63	67
74	67
28	56
55	67
39	65
37	92
71	57
34	64
27	60
53	49
17	97
70	49
39	79
16	113
38	79
36	57
31	92
28	57
55	40
31	79
29	56
18	124
39	67
19	64
27	92
35	57
20	85
51	40
28	40
42	40
41	49
58	40
40	49
28	43
33	83
7	108
12	65
40	49
14	97
7	84
16	128
32	57
55	28
7	128
11	128
42	49
18	92
3	84
37	40
20	63
34	57
42	21
14	60
5	128
15	100
20	60
30	57
6	113
38	49
14	88
9	77
11	64
16	60
36	44
31	49
12	92
6	77
39	3
4	113
24	57
16	63
61	12
24	65
4	113
39	41
12	65
31	43
3	77
29	49
34	49
51	21
28	49
46	25
7	79
12	63
25	60
10	57
24	49
2	128
10	64
13	72
2	128
36	21
4	100
8	76
2	128
21	72
19	67
30	49
2	117
7	63
38	24
1	113
2	129
1	113
12	57
10	52
16	60
10	57
13	79
47	12
2	71
9	64
15	65
38	43
10	57
58	12
19	21
25	49
20	49
7	64
21	56
12	57
17	21
13	57
11	56
19	75
19	57
10	56
13	21
3	88
14	79
1	92
50	12
21	22
7	64
2	84
9	64
28	32
21	40
32	1
4	83
1	84
4	63
32	21
21	40
11	67
22	12
7	64
5	56
6	56
25	43
10	52
14	57
14	21
25	40
8	52
7	67
32	17
30	28
4	64
55	12
0	80
8	57
11	21
26	4
20	40
5	56
7	65
33	21
6	57
10	60
3	64
17	4
10	52
23	40
5	65
10	53
5	64
15	40
13	40
4	72
4	63
13	17
4	47
2	63
10	49
26	25
10	49
29	28
5	60
5	53
6	27
18	49
5	56
12	21