Extreme rain in United States, 30 November to 13 December 2023

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 30 November to 13 December 2023
Start: 2023-11-30
End: 2023-12-13
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 30 November to 13 December 2023: 434 records at 362 stations, peak on 3 December 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 30 November to 13 December 2023 set or tied 434 station records at 362 stations.
It ran from 30 November 2023 to 13 December 2023 (14 days) and its peak day was 3 December 2023.
Status: closed.
Blaine set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 5 December 2023.
The busiest day was 3 December 2023 with 137 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 128 years.

Footprint

30 November to 13 December 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 30 November to 13 December 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, 30 November to 13 December 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Blaine	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2023-12-05
Seaside	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	2023-12-05
Sandpoint Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	2023-12-06
Diablo Dam	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	2023-12-05
Monroe	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	2023-12-05
Bremerton	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	2023-12-05
Boise Lucky Peak Dam	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2023-12-04
Mud Mtn Dam	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	2023-12-06
Lemolo Lake 3 NNW	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	2023-12-03
Priest Rvr Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	2023-12-05
Clearbrook	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2023-12-05
Ross Dam	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	2023-12-05
Berthoud Summit	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2023-12-03
Columbine	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2023-12-03
Gold Beach Rs	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	2023-12-04
Carlyle 13 NW	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2023-12-08
Crookston NW Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2023-12-09
Bottineau	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	2023-12-09
Pembina	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2023-12-09
Petersburg 2 N	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2023-12-10

Records per Day

Peak day 137

Records set or tied each day from 30 November 2023 to 13 December 2023. The most in one day was 137 on 3 December 2023.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 30 November to 13 December 2023
Date	Records
2023-12-02	44
2023-12-03	137
2023-12-04	30
2023-12-05	71
2023-12-06	25
2023-12-07	21
2023-12-08	31
2023-12-09	21
2023-12-10	46
2023-12-11	6
2023-12-12	1
2023-12-13	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 30 November to 13 December 2023 ranked by margin
Seaside, 12-05	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
Gold Beach Rs, 12-04	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
Bremerton, 12-05	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
Ross Dam, 12-05	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
Lemolo Lake 3 NNW, 12-03	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
Diablo Dam, 12-05	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
Monroe, 12-05	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
Blaine, 12-05	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
Mud Mtn Dam, 12-06	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Priest Rvr Exp STN, 12-05	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
Berthoud Summit, 12-03	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
Columbine, 12-03	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
Sandpoint Exp STN, 12-06	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
Boise Lucky Peak Dam, 12-04	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
Clearbrook, 12-05	16.3 mm (0.6 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

434 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, 30 November to 13 December 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	112
75	89
23	100
56	78
36	52
13	56
73	41
21	69
7	120
9	74
31	60
29	20
65	44
16	112
68	33
5	116
73	48
28	37
28	37
5	117
20	52
4	77
8	52
7	108
39	32
20	44
25	40
46	42
60	52
6	53
54	42
25	37
41	41
53	42
2	104
6	128
56	33
17	93
3	108
15	37
18	21
43	41
99	32
6	98
25	0
59	26
6	49
51	5
15	32
11	17
2	100
1	104
5	120
13	44
10	81
35	36
56	32
23	42
41	32
42	41
18	52
2	76
3	84
22	52
28	52
10	37
58	32
41	40
11	69
26	36
2	77
3	84
15	52
26	41
34	36
20	52
10	69
0	93
6	56
16	50
13	37
8	33
10	44
69	25
8	38
8	37
18	7
20	32
15	40
53	16
5	40
3	52
5	49
7	4
22	32
11	52
13	37
15	40
7	1
8	40
6	45
4	45
52	32
31	37
41	41
9	4
6	24
2	72
41	0
10	37
8	0
10	33
25	24
5	17
8	40
23	32
3	56
1	72
16	52
5	45
5	54
10	37
15	44
18	32
36	36
3	45
19	32
2	72
20	0
10	40
13	37
25	4
10	28
2	69
14	32
0	72
8	52
1	70
2	60
6	40
1	76
20	5
5	40
8	40
15	37
23	40
15	32
15	21
10	36
36	26
6	36
9	4
13	41
8	48
10	42
8	42
25	36
25	28
31	24
23	42
1	72
1	64
6	28
9	48
1	64
12	45
1	56
33	5
10	37
13	40
38	30
64	16
25	41
1	56
6	14
23	21
7	40
3	54
31	26
29	32
8	24
8	37
5	40
5	36
2	48
5	36
16	32
3	6
17	36
6	48
17	36
8	24
18	5
13	16
23	32
6	17
1	53
36	36
5	37
13	21

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 30 November to 13 December 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, 30 November to 13 December 2023 (this event)	434 records

Every Record Set

20 of 434

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 30 November to 13 December 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-12-03	Lemolo Lake 3 NNW	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-03	Berthoud Summit	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37	55 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-03	Columbine	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37	55 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-04	Boise Lucky Peak Dam	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	69	61 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-04	Gold Beach Rs	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	48	55 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-05	Blaine	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	112	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-12-05	Seaside	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	89	75 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-05	Diablo Dam	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	78	64 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-05	Monroe	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52	64 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-05	Bremerton	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	41	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-05	Priest Rvr Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-05	Clearbrook	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	112	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-05	Ross Dam	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	33	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-06	Sandpoint Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	100	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-06	Mud Mtn Dam	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60	57 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-08	Carlyle 13 NW	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-12-09	Crookston NW Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-12-09	Bottineau	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-12-09	Pembina	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	117	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-12-10	Petersburg 2 N	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	74	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 434 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
35	112
75	89
23	100
56	78
36	52
13	56
73	41
21	69
7	120
9	74
31	60
29	20
65	44
16	112
68	33
5	116
73	48
28	37
28	37
5	117
20	52
4	77
8	52
7	108
39	32
20	44
25	40
46	42
60	52
6	53
54	42
25	37
41	41
53	42
2	104
6	128
56	33
17	93
3	108
15	37
18	21
43	41
99	32
6	98
25	0
59	26
6	49
51	5
15	32
11	17
2	100
1	104
5	120
13	44
10	81
35	36
56	32
23	42
41	32
42	41
18	52
2	76
3	84
22	52
28	52
10	37
58	32
41	40
11	69
26	36
2	77
3	84
15	52
26	41
34	36
20	52
10	69
0	93
6	56
16	50
13	37
8	33
10	44
69	25
8	38
8	37
18	7
20	32
15	40
53	16
5	40
3	52
5	49
7	4
22	32
11	52
13	37
15	40
7	1
8	40
6	45
4	45
52	32
31	37
41	41
9	4
6	24
2	72
41	0
10	37
8	0
10	33
25	24
5	17
8	40
23	32
3	56
1	72
16	52
5	45
5	54
10	37
15	44
18	32
36	36
3	45
19	32
2	72
20	0
10	40
13	37
25	4
10	28
2	69
14	32
0	72
8	52
1	70
2	60
6	40
1	76
20	5
5	40
8	40
15	37
23	40
15	32
15	21
10	36
36	26
6	36
9	4
13	41
8	48
10	42
8	42
25	36
25	28
31	24
23	42
1	72
1	64
6	28
9	48
1	64
12	45
1	56
33	5
10	37
13	40
38	30
64	16
25	41
1	56
6	14
23	21
7	40
3	54
31	26
29	32
8	24
8	37
5	40
5	36
2	48
5	36
16	32
3	6
17	36
6	48
17	36
8	24
18	5
13	16
23	32
6	17
1	53
36	36
5	37
13	21

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	112
75	89
23	100
56	78
36	52
13	56
73	41
21	69
7	120
9	74
31	60
29	20
65	44
16	112
68	33
5	116
73	48
28	37
28	37
5	117
20	52
4	77
8	52
7	108
39	32
20	44
25	40
46	42
60	52
6	53
54	42
25	37
41	41
53	42
2	104
6	128
56	33
17	93
3	108
15	37
18	21
43	41
99	32
6	98
25	0
59	26
6	49
51	5
15	32
11	17
2	100
1	104
5	120
13	44
10	81
35	36
56	32
23	42
41	32
42	41
18	52
2	76
3	84
22	52
28	52
10	37
58	32
41	40
11	69
26	36
2	77
3	84
15	52
26	41
34	36
20	52
10	69
0	93
6	56
16	50
13	37
8	33
10	44
69	25
8	38
8	37
18	7
20	32
15	40
53	16
5	40
3	52
5	49
7	4
22	32
11	52
13	37
15	40
7	1
8	40
6	45
4	45
52	32
31	37
41	41
9	4
6	24
2	72
41	0
10	37
8	0
10	33
25	24
5	17
8	40
23	32
3	56
1	72
16	52
5	45
5	54
10	37
15	44
18	32
36	36
3	45
19	32
2	72
20	0
10	40
13	37
25	4
10	28
2	69
14	32
0	72
8	52
1	70
2	60
6	40
1	76
20	5
5	40
8	40
15	37
23	40
15	32
15	21
10	36
36	26
6	36
9	4
13	41
8	48
10	42
8	42
25	36
25	28
31	24
23	42
1	72
1	64
6	28
9	48
1	64
12	45
1	56
33	5
10	37
13	40
38	30
64	16
25	41
1	56
6	14
23	21
7	40
3	54
31	26
29	32
8	24
8	37
5	40
5	36
2	48
5	36
16	32
3	6
17	36
6	48
17	36
8	24
18	5
13	16
23	32
6	17
1	53
36	36
5	37
13	21

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	112
75	89
23	100
56	78
36	52
13	56
73	41
21	69
7	120
9	74
31	60
29	20
65	44
16	112
68	33
5	116
73	48
28	37
28	37
5	117
20	52
4	77
8	52
7	108
39	32
20	44
25	40
46	42
60	52
6	53
54	42
25	37
41	41
53	42
2	104
6	128
56	33
17	93
3	108
15	37
18	21
43	41
99	32
6	98
25	0
59	26
6	49
51	5
15	32
11	17
2	100
1	104
5	120
13	44
10	81
35	36
56	32
23	42
41	32
42	41
18	52
2	76
3	84
22	52
28	52
10	37
58	32
41	40
11	69
26	36
2	77
3	84
15	52
26	41
34	36
20	52
10	69
0	93
6	56
16	50
13	37
8	33
10	44
69	25
8	38
8	37
18	7
20	32
15	40
53	16
5	40
3	52
5	49
7	4
22	32
11	52
13	37
15	40
7	1
8	40
6	45
4	45
52	32
31	37
41	41
9	4
6	24
2	72
41	0
10	37
8	0
10	33
25	24
5	17
8	40
23	32
3	56
1	72
16	52
5	45
5	54
10	37
15	44
18	32
36	36
3	45
19	32
2	72
20	0
10	40
13	37
25	4
10	28
2	69
14	32
0	72
8	52
1	70
2	60
6	40
1	76
20	5
5	40
8	40
15	37
23	40
15	32
15	21
10	36
36	26
6	36
9	4
13	41
8	48
10	42
8	42
25	36
25	28
31	24
23	42
1	72
1	64
6	28
9	48
1	64
12	45
1	56
33	5
10	37
13	40
38	30
64	16
25	41
1	56
6	14
23	21
7	40
3	54
31	26
29	32
8	24
8	37
5	40
5	36
2	48
5	36
16	32
3	6
17	36
6	48
17	36
8	24
18	5
13	16
23	32
6	17
1	53
36	36
5	37
13	21