Extreme rain in United States, 19 March to 13 April 2023

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 19 March to 13 April 2023
Start: 2023-03-19
End: 2023-04-13
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 19 March to 13 April 2023: 1,374 records at 1,069 stations, peak on 22 March 2023. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 19 March to 13 April 2023 set or tied 1,374 station records at 1,069 stations.
It ran from 19 March 2023 to 13 April 2023 (26 days) and its peak day was 22 March 2023.
Status: closed.
Auburn set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 6 April 2023.
The busiest day was 22 March 2023 with 156 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 125 years.

Footprint

19 March to 13 April 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 19 March to 13 April 2023 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in United States, 19 March to 13 April 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Auburn	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	2023-04-06
Mahnomen	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2023-03-22
Fossil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2023-04-11
Oregon City	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2023-04-10
Williams	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	2023-03-23
Kemmerer 2N	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2023-04-02
McKenzie Rvr Rs	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	2023-04-05
Milford	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2023-04-04
Hallettsville 2 N	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	2023-04-06
Massena Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2023-04-05
Crowley 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	2023-04-07
Walnut Canyon Nm	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2023-03-22
Louisburg	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	2023-04-08
Theresa 4NW	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2023-04-05
El Vado Dam	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2023-03-21
Dillon U of Montana Western	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2023-03-26
Randolph	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2023-04-03
Woodruff	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2023-04-03
Quincy	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2023-04-11

Records per Day

Peak day 156

Records set or tied each day from 19 March 2023 to 13 April 2023. The most in one day was 156 on 22 March 2023.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 19 March to 13 April 2023
Date	Records
2023-03-19	13
2023-03-20	60
2023-03-21	104
2023-03-22	156
2023-03-23	22
2023-03-24	35
2023-03-25	34
2023-03-26	15
2023-03-27	12
2023-03-28	39
2023-03-29	44
2023-03-30	53
2023-03-31	43
2023-04-01	81
2023-04-02	18
2023-04-03	74
2023-04-04	98
2023-04-05	82
2023-04-06	133
2023-04-07	75
2023-04-08	64
2023-04-09	41
2023-04-10	41
2023-04-11	34
2023-04-12	2
2023-04-13	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 19 March to 13 April 2023 ranked by margin
Crowley 2 NE, 04-07	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
McKenzie Rvr Rs, 04-05	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
Hallettsville 2 N, 04-06	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
Kemmerer 2N, 04-06	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
Theresa 4NW, 04-05	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
Louisburg, 04-08	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
Milford, 04-04	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
Auburn, 04-06	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
Walnut Canyon Nm, 03-22	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
Massena Intl AP, 04-05	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
Oregon City, 04-10	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Mahnomen, 03-22	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
Williams, 03-23	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Quincy, 04-11	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
Fossil, 04-11	18.8 mm (0.7 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, 19 March to 13 April 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
27	98
17	116
23	81
19	96
23	108
20	105
19	78
17	70
12	117
63	65
13	112
40	58
59	88
29	57
25	70
135	49
10	100
26	64
29	120
30	49
10	114
30	42
104	49
46	84
8	85
35	32
39	0
112	28
11	60
24	85
6	70
6	93
12	92
30	29
21	40
54	61
10	8
52	80
11	76
12	85
29	84
15	120
41	81
18	56
14	36
50	48
9	74
15	81
22	88
67	29
49	82
7	106
33	40
13	38
11	57
34	96
34	84
9	65
12	112
26	57
26	110
17	44
11	88
18	32
18	86
10	93
26	16
22	76
23	36
15	29
26	66
6	86
12	92
19	122
11	64
28	84
8	106
16	64
10	9
18	104
72	17
15	32
56	32
62	12
9	105
12	69
12	48
6	69
9	123
3	104
7	88
11	6
5	70
4	86
20	13
11	49
9	106
7	84
4	69
20	104
32	12
27	12
47	49
4	117
7	41
7	88
36	22
12	102
6	113
22	4
6	92
12	70
18	21
12	48
4	93
5	96
11	23
13	17
25	72
11	21
4	104
22	48
29	36
57	29
31	40
11	76
12	52
3	104
36	4
15	44
20	40
14	68
12	70
17	32
14	68
22	48
11	86
7	96
15	52
11	70
3	104
8	78
16	57
13	64
4	88
3	109
4	53
3	120
46	12
30	0
23	33
13	12
39	49
21	32
48	5
44	20
3	101
2	105
5	69
2	105
6	101
40	49
9	85
36	17
20	17
31	28
13	33
19	38
7	94
35	64
8	8
7	86
5	42
4	81
3	109
61	30
5	88
1	112
1	104
4	93
20	32
5	81
7	68
17	72
11	68
6	86
1	125
4	85
1	108
6	69
7	50
24	36
5	88
3	101
30	61
3	122
1	106
19	21
4	60
18	28

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 19 March to 13 April 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, 19 March to 13 April 2023 (this event)	1,374 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,374

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 19 March to 13 April 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-03-21	El Vado Dam	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	100	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-22	Mahnomen	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	81	73 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-22	Walnut Canyon Nm	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	64	63 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-23	Williams	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	105	71 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-26	Dillon U of Montana Western	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	117	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-04-02	Kemmerer 2N	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	70	71 of 100 (Major)
2023-04-03	Randolph	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-04-03	Woodruff	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-04-04	Milford	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	57	66 of 100 (Major)
2023-04-05	McKenzie Rvr Rs	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	65	69 of 100 (Major)
2023-04-05	Massena Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	70	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-04-05	Theresa 4NW	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-04-06	Auburn	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	98	79 of 100 (Major)
2023-04-06	Kemmerer 2N	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	58	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-04-06	Hallettsville 2 N	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	88	66 of 100 (Major)
2023-04-07	Crowley 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	49	64 of 100 (Major)
2023-04-08	Louisburg	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	120	63 of 100 (Major)
2023-04-10	Oregon City	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	108	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-04-11	Fossil	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	96	73 of 100 (Major)
2023-04-11	Quincy	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	78	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,374 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 2026-10-12. 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
27	98
17	116
23	81
19	96
23	108
20	105
19	78
17	70
12	117
63	65
13	112
40	58
59	88
29	57
25	70
135	49
10	100
26	64
29	120
30	49
10	114
30	42
104	49
46	84
8	85
35	32
39	0
112	28
11	60
24	85
6	70
6	93
12	92
30	29
21	40
54	61
10	8
52	80
11	76
12	85
29	84
15	120
41	81
18	56
14	36
50	48
9	74
15	81
22	88
67	29
49	82
7	106
33	40
13	38
11	57
34	96
34	84
9	65
12	112
26	57
26	110
17	44
11	88
18	32
18	86
10	93
26	16
22	76
23	36
15	29
26	66
6	86
12	92
19	122
11	64
28	84
8	106
16	64
10	9
18	104
72	17
15	32
56	32
62	12
9	105
12	69
12	48
6	69
9	123
3	104
7	88
11	6
5	70
4	86
20	13
11	49
9	106
7	84
4	69
20	104
32	12
27	12
47	49
4	117
7	41
7	88
36	22
12	102
6	113
22	4
6	92
12	70
18	21
12	48
4	93
5	96
11	23
13	17
25	72
11	21
4	104
22	48
29	36
57	29
31	40
11	76
12	52
3	104
36	4
15	44
20	40
14	68
12	70
17	32
14	68
22	48
11	86
7	96
15	52
11	70
3	104
8	78
16	57
13	64
4	88
3	109
4	53
3	120
46	12
30	0
23	33
13	12
39	49
21	32
48	5
44	20
3	101
2	105
5	69
2	105
6	101
40	49
9	85
36	17
20	17
31	28
13	33
19	38
7	94
35	64
8	8
7	86
5	42
4	81
3	109
61	30
5	88
1	112
1	104
4	93
20	32
5	81
7	68
17	72
11	68
6	86
1	125
4	85
1	108
6	69
7	50
24	36
5	88
3	101
30	61
3	122
1	106
19	21
4	60
18	28

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
27	98
17	116
23	81
19	96
23	108
20	105
19	78
17	70
12	117
63	65
13	112
40	58
59	88
29	57
25	70
135	49
10	100
26	64
29	120
30	49
10	114
30	42
104	49
46	84
8	85
35	32
39	0
112	28
11	60
24	85
6	70
6	93
12	92
30	29
21	40
54	61
10	8
52	80
11	76
12	85
29	84
15	120
41	81
18	56
14	36
50	48
9	74
15	81
22	88
67	29
49	82
7	106
33	40
13	38
11	57
34	96
34	84
9	65
12	112
26	57
26	110
17	44
11	88
18	32
18	86
10	93
26	16
22	76
23	36
15	29
26	66
6	86
12	92
19	122
11	64
28	84
8	106
16	64
10	9
18	104
72	17
15	32
56	32
62	12
9	105
12	69
12	48
6	69
9	123
3	104
7	88
11	6
5	70
4	86
20	13
11	49
9	106
7	84
4	69
20	104
32	12
27	12
47	49
4	117
7	41
7	88
36	22
12	102
6	113
22	4
6	92
12	70
18	21
12	48
4	93
5	96
11	23
13	17
25	72
11	21
4	104
22	48
29	36
57	29
31	40
11	76
12	52
3	104
36	4
15	44
20	40
14	68
12	70
17	32
14	68
22	48
11	86
7	96
15	52
11	70
3	104
8	78
16	57
13	64
4	88
3	109
4	53
3	120
46	12
30	0
23	33
13	12
39	49
21	32
48	5
44	20
3	101
2	105
5	69
2	105
6	101
40	49
9	85
36	17
20	17
31	28
13	33
19	38
7	94
35	64
8	8
7	86
5	42
4	81
3	109
61	30
5	88
1	112
1	104
4	93
20	32
5	81
7	68
17	72
11	68
6	86
1	125
4	85
1	108
6	69
7	50
24	36
5	88
3	101
30	61
3	122
1	106
19	21
4	60
18	28

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
27	98
17	116
23	81
19	96
23	108
20	105
19	78
17	70
12	117
63	65
13	112
40	58
59	88
29	57
25	70
135	49
10	100
26	64
29	120
30	49
10	114
30	42
104	49
46	84
8	85
35	32
39	0
112	28
11	60
24	85
6	70
6	93
12	92
30	29
21	40
54	61
10	8
52	80
11	76
12	85
29	84
15	120
41	81
18	56
14	36
50	48
9	74
15	81
22	88
67	29
49	82
7	106
33	40
13	38
11	57
34	96
34	84
9	65
12	112
26	57
26	110
17	44
11	88
18	32
18	86
10	93
26	16
22	76
23	36
15	29
26	66
6	86
12	92
19	122
11	64
28	84
8	106
16	64
10	9
18	104
72	17
15	32
56	32
62	12
9	105
12	69
12	48
6	69
9	123
3	104
7	88
11	6
5	70
4	86
20	13
11	49
9	106
7	84
4	69
20	104
32	12
27	12
47	49
4	117
7	41
7	88
36	22
12	102
6	113
22	4
6	92
12	70
18	21
12	48
4	93
5	96
11	23
13	17
25	72
11	21
4	104
22	48
29	36
57	29
31	40
11	76
12	52
3	104
36	4
15	44
20	40
14	68
12	70
17	32
14	68
22	48
11	86
7	96
15	52
11	70
3	104
8	78
16	57
13	64
4	88
3	109
4	53
3	120
46	12
30	0
23	33
13	12
39	49
21	32
48	5
44	20
3	101
2	105
5	69
2	105
6	101
40	49
9	85
36	17
20	17
31	28
13	33
19	38
7	94
35	64
8	8
7	86
5	42
4	81
3	109
61	30
5	88
1	112
1	104
4	93
20	32
5	81
7	68
17	72
11	68
6	86
1	125
4	85
1	108
6	69
7	50
24	36
5	88
3	101
30	61
3	122
1	106
19	21
4	60
18	28