Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 22 to 31 October 2023

Name: Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 22 to 31 October 2023
Start: 2023-10-22
End: 2023-10-31
Location: United States, Mexico

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 22 to 31 October 2023: 670 records at 587 stations, peak on 25 October 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 22 to 31 October 2023 set or tied 670 station records at 587 stations.
It ran from 22 October 2023 to 31 October 2023 (10 days) and its peak day was 25 October 2023.
Status: closed.
Divide set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 26 October 2023.
The busiest day was 25 October 2023 with 251 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 128 years.

Footprint

22 to 31 October 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 22 to 31 October 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 and Mexico, 22 to 31 October 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Divide	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2023-10-26
Ferris	Record daily precipitation	286.5 mm (11.3 in)	2023-10-27
Rainbow	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	2023-10-26
Oconto 4 W	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	2023-10-25
Winona Dam 5 A	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	2023-10-25
Lindsay	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2023-10-25
Stevens Pt	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	2023-10-25
Stratford 1 NW	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	2023-10-25
Miller 4 SSW	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	2023-10-25
Benbrook Dam	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	2023-10-26
Hardin	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2023-10-27
River Falls	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2023-10-25
Stephenville Clark Fld	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	2023-10-25
Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	2023-10-24
Fredonia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	2023-10-25
Llano	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	2023-10-25
Black Rvr Falls Sewage	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	2023-10-25
Emporia 3 NW	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	2023-10-25
Anaconda	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2023-10-25

Records per Day

Peak day 251

Records set or tied each day from 22 October 2023 to 31 October 2023. The most in one day was 251 on 25 October 2023.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 22 to 31 October 2023
Date	Records
2023-10-22	1
2023-10-23	11
2023-10-24	75
2023-10-25	251
2023-10-26	149
2023-10-27	55
2023-10-28	35
2023-10-29	59
2023-10-30	33
2023-10-31	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 22 to 31 October 2023 ranked by margin
Benbrook Dam, 10-26	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
Rainbow, 10-26	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
Black Rvr Falls Sewage, 10-25	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
Ferris, 10-27	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
Stephenville Clark Fld, 10-25	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
Winona Dam 5 A, 10-25	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
Miller 4 SSW, 10-25	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
Llano, 10-25	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
Fredonia, 10-25	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
Emporia 3 NW, 10-25	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
Stratford 1 NW, 10-25	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
River Falls, 10-25	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP, 10-24	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
Oconto 4 W, 10-25	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
Stevens Pt, 10-25	27.9 mm (1.1 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 and Mexico, 22 to 31 October 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	96
19	66
82	47
111	86
30	104
16	66
50	37
20	104
28	106
39	41
47	56
27	68
127	69
36	66
59	76
40	116
43	118
85	10
33	60
40	38
81	58
27	76
49	62
78	89
39	10
48	25
52	84
27	44
25	60
29	102
91	26
18	128
25	116
38	81
23	76
34	38
26	52
59	50
15	101
24	106
51	16
56	56
19	108
21	76
16	64
27	56
18	32
66	22
62	20
49	22
20	49
27	123
92	53
36	92
13	120
30	81
11	90
58	50
18	32
13	104
10	89
70	69
8	82
6	109
68	28
28	32
10	101
29	76
15	123
55	58
32	10
34	10
44	32
26	61
38	2
6	92
28	66
42	56
76	0
9	116
30	61
4	104
9	100
58	32
11	118
86	13
41	69
32	10
18	68
5	106
30	28
5	123
39	38
8	123
16	66
3	116
61	32
9	116
14	88
5	123
16	56
23	12
26	38
32	48
32	0
3	109
17	64
42	52
3	106
6	93
1	123
3	102
13	46
1	128
13	84
4	100
4	108
4	104
15	10
15	26
1	104
1	109
2	102
2	104
30	38
7	81
1	106
18	52
20	8
24	25
46	32
1	104
37	22
1	106
14	38
28	22
38	40
10	1
5	62
29	10
6	65
15	12
0	101
0	97
36	48
46	0
6	65
2	92
11	81
26	8
18	32
4	77
10	68
9	68
23	60
63	32
7	48
15	17
10	48
20	33
14	32
47	0
7	45
8	70
13	60
12	73
7	48
26	50
9	76
3	81
9	68
47	28
43	0
33	37
29	10
27	10
10	68
13	26
13	52
2	80
13	49
23	13
2	81
69	13
28	21
22	69
25	10
22	10
10	52
13	52
9	48
19	69
32	32
27	32
6	66
8	68
30	9
41	4
9	73
26	48

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 22 to 31 October 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 and Mexico, 22 to 31 October 2023 (this event)	670 records

Every Record Set

20 of 670

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 22 to 31 October 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-10-24	Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	60	63 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-25	Oconto 4 W	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	104	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-25	Winona Dam 5 A	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37	69 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-25	Lindsay	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	104	69 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-25	Stevens Pt	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	106	69 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-25	Stratford 1 NW	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41	69 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-25	Miller 4 SSW	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	56	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-25	River Falls	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	66	66 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-25	Stephenville Clark Fld	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	76	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-25	Fredonia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	116	63 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-25	Llano	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	118	63 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-25	Black Rvr Falls Sewage	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	10	63 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-25	Emporia 3 NW	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	38	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-25	Anaconda	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-10-26	Divide	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	66	79 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-26	Rainbow	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	86	75 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-26	Benbrook Dam	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	69	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-27	Ferris	Record daily precipitation	286.5 mm (11.3 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	47	77 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-27	Divide	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	66	70 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-27	Hardin	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	68	67 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 670 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
18	96
19	66
82	47
111	86
30	104
16	66
50	37
20	104
28	106
39	41
47	56
27	68
127	69
36	66
59	76
40	116
43	118
85	10
33	60
40	38
81	58
27	76
49	62
78	89
39	10
48	25
52	84
27	44
25	60
29	102
91	26
18	128
25	116
38	81
23	76
34	38
26	52
59	50
15	101
24	106
51	16
56	56
19	108
21	76
16	64
27	56
18	32
66	22
62	20
49	22
20	49
27	123
92	53
36	92
13	120
30	81
11	90
58	50
18	32
13	104
10	89
70	69
8	82
6	109
68	28
28	32
10	101
29	76
15	123
55	58
32	10
34	10
44	32
26	61
38	2
6	92
28	66
42	56
76	0
9	116
30	61
4	104
9	100
58	32
11	118
86	13
41	69
32	10
18	68
5	106
30	28
5	123
39	38
8	123
16	66
3	116
61	32
9	116
14	88
5	123
16	56
23	12
26	38
32	48
32	0
3	109
17	64
42	52
3	106
6	93
1	123
3	102
13	46
1	128
13	84
4	100
4	108
4	104
15	10
15	26
1	104
1	109
2	102
2	104
30	38
7	81
1	106
18	52
20	8
24	25
46	32
1	104
37	22
1	106
14	38
28	22
38	40
10	1
5	62
29	10
6	65
15	12
0	101
0	97
36	48
46	0
6	65
2	92
11	81
26	8
18	32
4	77
10	68
9	68
23	60
63	32
7	48
15	17
10	48
20	33
14	32
47	0
7	45
8	70
13	60
12	73
7	48
26	50
9	76
3	81
9	68
47	28
43	0
33	37
29	10
27	10
10	68
13	26
13	52
2	80
13	49
23	13
2	81
69	13
28	21
22	69
25	10
22	10
10	52
13	52
9	48
19	69
32	32
27	32
6	66
8	68
30	9
41	4
9	73
26	48

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	96
19	66
82	47
111	86
30	104
16	66
50	37
20	104
28	106
39	41
47	56
27	68
127	69
36	66
59	76
40	116
43	118
85	10
33	60
40	38
81	58
27	76
49	62
78	89
39	10
48	25
52	84
27	44
25	60
29	102
91	26
18	128
25	116
38	81
23	76
34	38
26	52
59	50
15	101
24	106
51	16
56	56
19	108
21	76
16	64
27	56
18	32
66	22
62	20
49	22
20	49
27	123
92	53
36	92
13	120
30	81
11	90
58	50
18	32
13	104
10	89
70	69
8	82
6	109
68	28
28	32
10	101
29	76
15	123
55	58
32	10
34	10
44	32
26	61
38	2
6	92
28	66
42	56
76	0
9	116
30	61
4	104
9	100
58	32
11	118
86	13
41	69
32	10
18	68
5	106
30	28
5	123
39	38
8	123
16	66
3	116
61	32
9	116
14	88
5	123
16	56
23	12
26	38
32	48
32	0
3	109
17	64
42	52
3	106
6	93
1	123
3	102
13	46
1	128
13	84
4	100
4	108
4	104
15	10
15	26
1	104
1	109
2	102
2	104
30	38
7	81
1	106
18	52
20	8
24	25
46	32
1	104
37	22
1	106
14	38
28	22
38	40
10	1
5	62
29	10
6	65
15	12
0	101
0	97
36	48
46	0
6	65
2	92
11	81
26	8
18	32
4	77
10	68
9	68
23	60
63	32
7	48
15	17
10	48
20	33
14	32
47	0
7	45
8	70
13	60
12	73
7	48
26	50
9	76
3	81
9	68
47	28
43	0
33	37
29	10
27	10
10	68
13	26
13	52
2	80
13	49
23	13
2	81
69	13
28	21
22	69
25	10
22	10
10	52
13	52
9	48
19	69
32	32
27	32
6	66
8	68
30	9
41	4
9	73
26	48

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	96
19	66
82	47
111	86
30	104
16	66
50	37
20	104
28	106
39	41
47	56
27	68
127	69
36	66
59	76
40	116
43	118
85	10
33	60
40	38
81	58
27	76
49	62
78	89
39	10
48	25
52	84
27	44
25	60
29	102
91	26
18	128
25	116
38	81
23	76
34	38
26	52
59	50
15	101
24	106
51	16
56	56
19	108
21	76
16	64
27	56
18	32
66	22
62	20
49	22
20	49
27	123
92	53
36	92
13	120
30	81
11	90
58	50
18	32
13	104
10	89
70	69
8	82
6	109
68	28
28	32
10	101
29	76
15	123
55	58
32	10
34	10
44	32
26	61
38	2
6	92
28	66
42	56
76	0
9	116
30	61
4	104
9	100
58	32
11	118
86	13
41	69
32	10
18	68
5	106
30	28
5	123
39	38
8	123
16	66
3	116
61	32
9	116
14	88
5	123
16	56
23	12
26	38
32	48
32	0
3	109
17	64
42	52
3	106
6	93
1	123
3	102
13	46
1	128
13	84
4	100
4	108
4	104
15	10
15	26
1	104
1	109
2	102
2	104
30	38
7	81
1	106
18	52
20	8
24	25
46	32
1	104
37	22
1	106
14	38
28	22
38	40
10	1
5	62
29	10
6	65
15	12
0	101
0	97
36	48
46	0
6	65
2	92
11	81
26	8
18	32
4	77
10	68
9	68
23	60
63	32
7	48
15	17
10	48
20	33
14	32
47	0
7	45
8	70
13	60
12	73
7	48
26	50
9	76
3	81
9	68
47	28
43	0
33	37
29	10
27	10
10	68
13	26
13	52
2	80
13	49
23	13
2	81
69	13
28	21
22	69
25	10
22	10
10	52
13	52
9	48
19	69
32	32
27	32
6	66
8	68
30	9
41	4
9	73
26	48