Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 19 December 2023

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 19 December 2023
Start: 2023-12-15
End: 2023-12-19
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 19 December 2023: 480 records at 449 stations, peak on 18 December 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 19 December 2023 set or tied 480 station records at 449 stations.
It ran from 15 December 2023 to 19 December 2023 (5 days) and its peak day was 18 December 2023.
Status: closed.
Deland 1 SSE set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 17 December 2023.
The busiest day was 18 December 2023 with 289 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 159 years.

Footprint

15 to 19 December 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 19 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, 15 to 19 December 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Orlando Executive AP	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	2023-12-16
Deland 1 SSE	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2023-12-17
Inverness 3 SE	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	2023-12-17
Moorestown 4 E	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	2023-12-18
Farmington	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	2023-12-19
Stillwater Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2023-12-18
Brooklet 1 W	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	2023-12-17
Waverly	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2023-12-18
Williamston 1 E	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	2023-12-18
Selinsgrove 2 S	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	2023-12-18
Greene	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2023-12-18
Pleasant Mt 1 W	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	2023-12-18
Plymouth 5 E	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	2023-12-18
Greenville Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	2023-12-18
Freehold-Marlboro	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	2023-12-18
Sherburne	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2023-12-18
Louisburg	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	2023-12-18
Newark Liberty Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	2023-12-18
Norwich	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	2023-12-18
Danbury	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	2023-12-18

Records per Day

Peak day 289

Records set or tied each day from 15 December 2023 to 19 December 2023. The most in one day was 289 on 18 December 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 19 December 2023 ranked by margin
Greenville Muni AP, 12-18	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
Inverness 3 SE, 12-17	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
Danbury, 12-18	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
Orlando Executive AP, 12-16	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
Farmington, 12-19	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
Brooklet 1 W, 12-17	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
Deland 1 SSE, 12-17	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
Moorestown 4 E, 12-18	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
Williamston 1 E, 12-18	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
Freehold-Marlboro, 12-18	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
Plymouth 5 E, 12-18	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
Louisburg, 12-18	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
Pleasant Mt 1 W, 12-18	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
Stillwater Rsvr, 12-18	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
Selinsgrove 2 S, 12-18	35.5 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

480 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, 15 to 19 December 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
54	112
67	112
60	110
53	108
62	109
36	93
56	92
28	114
52	90
36	108
32	85
37	85
45	58
77	72
50	72
22	93
39	92
34	159
23	108
65	72
40	68
30	146
31	108
80	64
77	72
45	100
35	108
18	108
34	68
30	72
23	85
24	135
24	85
43	84
58	61
41	61
31	61
54	60
47	45
66	48
45	53
41	45
63	48
47	48
25	68
15	96
29	68
23	146
50	48
12	108
53	48
14	96
22	77
93	26
15	85
14	101
43	61
16	78
20	133
46	49
24	101
23	53
25	65
41	21
29	32
51	36
39	26
16	69
43	0
28	64
19	108
44	61
73	17
32	61
67	16
61	20
14	93
27	36
57	17
29	13
19	65
13	86
39	22
31	61
28	72
21	22
50	8
20	27
64	17
36	6
29	36
33	36
35	45
28	61
61	21
17	93
34	10
41	24
25	64
54	17
32	45
50	8
27	68
7	82
48	17
54	21
9	74
54	8
25	61
52	17
14	90
41	22
49	8
12	108
14	64
44	28
35	48
41	48
23	61
7	132
17	65
9	85
33	22
17	72
25	64
19	72
37	48
63	4
41	22
11	58
40	36
68	2
7	106
38	8
18	72
18	32
105	2
11	68
20	61
19	68
29	52
24	64
25	68
24	58
7	85
33	5
41	8
23	64
33	52
16	68
45	22
15	76
9	92
26	45
21	61
19	72
38	22
32	15
42	3
40	16
29	49
30	6
24	21
21	52
24	18
23	52
36	8
37	22
23	45
19	61
42	4
32	48
30	36
7	92
3	74
30	36
3	108
16	31
24	21
23	44
16	60
2	112
24	48
6	92
37	21
24	6
1	71
17	10
9	72
38	10
1	100
1	120
17	2
25	48
4	93
19	45
9	45
21	45
12	45
14	32

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 19 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, 15 to 19 December 2023 (this event)	480 records

Every Record Set

20 of 480

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 19 December 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-12-16	Orlando Executive AP	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	109	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-12-17	Deland 1 SSE	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	112	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-12-17	Inverness 3 SE	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	112	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-12-17	Brooklet 1 W	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	92	76 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-18	Moorestown 4 E	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	108	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-12-18	Stillwater Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	93	77 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-18	Waverly	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	114	76 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-18	Williamston 1 E	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	90	76 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-18	Selinsgrove 2 S	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	108	76 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-18	Greene	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	85	75 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-18	Pleasant Mt 1 W	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	85	75 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-18	Plymouth 5 E	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	58	74 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-18	Greenville Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	72	71 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-18	Freehold-Marlboro	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	72	71 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-18	Sherburne	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	93	71 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-18	Louisburg	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	92	71 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-18	Newark Liberty Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	159	71 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-18	Norwich	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	108	70 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-18	Danbury	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	72	69 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-19	Farmington	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	110	80 of 100 (Exceptional)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 480 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.

Date	Records
2023-12-15	3
2023-12-16	18
2023-12-17	116
2023-12-18	289
2023-12-19	54

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
54	112
67	112
60	110
53	108
62	109
36	93
56	92
28	114
52	90
36	108
32	85
37	85
45	58
77	72
50	72
22	93
39	92
34	159
23	108
65	72
40	68
30	146
31	108
80	64
77	72
45	100
35	108
18	108
34	68
30	72
23	85
24	135
24	85
43	84
58	61
41	61
31	61
54	60
47	45
66	48
45	53
41	45
63	48
47	48
25	68
15	96
29	68
23	146
50	48
12	108
53	48
14	96
22	77
93	26
15	85
14	101
43	61
16	78
20	133
46	49
24	101
23	53
25	65
41	21
29	32
51	36
39	26
16	69
43	0
28	64
19	108
44	61
73	17
32	61
67	16
61	20
14	93
27	36
57	17
29	13
19	65
13	86
39	22
31	61
28	72
21	22
50	8
20	27
64	17
36	6
29	36
33	36
35	45
28	61
61	21
17	93
34	10
41	24
25	64
54	17
32	45
50	8
27	68
7	82
48	17
54	21
9	74
54	8
25	61
52	17
14	90
41	22
49	8
12	108
14	64
44	28
35	48
41	48
23	61
7	132
17	65
9	85
33	22
17	72
25	64
19	72
37	48
63	4
41	22
11	58
40	36
68	2
7	106
38	8
18	72
18	32
105	2
11	68
20	61
19	68
29	52
24	64
25	68
24	58
7	85
33	5
41	8
23	64
33	52
16	68
45	22
15	76
9	92
26	45
21	61
19	72
38	22
32	15
42	3
40	16
29	49
30	6
24	21
21	52
24	18
23	52
36	8
37	22
23	45
19	61
42	4
32	48
30	36
7	92
3	74
30	36
3	108
16	31
24	21
23	44
16	60
2	112
24	48
6	92
37	21
24	6
1	71
17	10
9	72
38	10
1	100
1	120
17	2
25	48
4	93
19	45
9	45
21	45
12	45
14	32

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
54	112
67	112
60	110
53	108
62	109
36	93
56	92
28	114
52	90
36	108
32	85
37	85
45	58
77	72
50	72
22	93
39	92
34	159
23	108
65	72
40	68
30	146
31	108
80	64
77	72
45	100
35	108
18	108
34	68
30	72
23	85
24	135
24	85
43	84
58	61
41	61
31	61
54	60
47	45
66	48
45	53
41	45
63	48
47	48
25	68
15	96
29	68
23	146
50	48
12	108
53	48
14	96
22	77
93	26
15	85
14	101
43	61
16	78
20	133
46	49
24	101
23	53
25	65
41	21
29	32
51	36
39	26
16	69
43	0
28	64
19	108
44	61
73	17
32	61
67	16
61	20
14	93
27	36
57	17
29	13
19	65
13	86
39	22
31	61
28	72
21	22
50	8
20	27
64	17
36	6
29	36
33	36
35	45
28	61
61	21
17	93
34	10
41	24
25	64
54	17
32	45
50	8
27	68
7	82
48	17
54	21
9	74
54	8
25	61
52	17
14	90
41	22
49	8
12	108
14	64
44	28
35	48
41	48
23	61
7	132
17	65
9	85
33	22
17	72
25	64
19	72
37	48
63	4
41	22
11	58
40	36
68	2
7	106
38	8
18	72
18	32
105	2
11	68
20	61
19	68
29	52
24	64
25	68
24	58
7	85
33	5
41	8
23	64
33	52
16	68
45	22
15	76
9	92
26	45
21	61
19	72
38	22
32	15
42	3
40	16
29	49
30	6
24	21
21	52
24	18
23	52
36	8
37	22
23	45
19	61
42	4
32	48
30	36
7	92
3	74
30	36
3	108
16	31
24	21
23	44
16	60
2	112
24	48
6	92
37	21
24	6
1	71
17	10
9	72
38	10
1	100
1	120
17	2
25	48
4	93
19	45
9	45
21	45
12	45
14	32

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
54	112
67	112
60	110
53	108
62	109
36	93
56	92
28	114
52	90
36	108
32	85
37	85
45	58
77	72
50	72
22	93
39	92
34	159
23	108
65	72
40	68
30	146
31	108
80	64
77	72
45	100
35	108
18	108
34	68
30	72
23	85
24	135
24	85
43	84
58	61
41	61
31	61
54	60
47	45
66	48
45	53
41	45
63	48
47	48
25	68
15	96
29	68
23	146
50	48
12	108
53	48
14	96
22	77
93	26
15	85
14	101
43	61
16	78
20	133
46	49
24	101
23	53
25	65
41	21
29	32
51	36
39	26
16	69
43	0
28	64
19	108
44	61
73	17
32	61
67	16
61	20
14	93
27	36
57	17
29	13
19	65
13	86
39	22
31	61
28	72
21	22
50	8
20	27
64	17
36	6
29	36
33	36
35	45
28	61
61	21
17	93
34	10
41	24
25	64
54	17
32	45
50	8
27	68
7	82
48	17
54	21
9	74
54	8
25	61
52	17
14	90
41	22
49	8
12	108
14	64
44	28
35	48
41	48
23	61
7	132
17	65
9	85
33	22
17	72
25	64
19	72
37	48
63	4
41	22
11	58
40	36
68	2
7	106
38	8
18	72
18	32
105	2
11	68
20	61
19	68
29	52
24	64
25	68
24	58
7	85
33	5
41	8
23	64
33	52
16	68
45	22
15	76
9	92
26	45
21	61
19	72
38	22
32	15
42	3
40	16
29	49
30	6
24	21
21	52
24	18
23	52
36	8
37	22
23	45
19	61
42	4
32	48
30	36
7	92
3	74
30	36
3	108
16	31
24	21
23	44
16	60
2	112
24	48
6	92
37	21
24	6
1	71
17	10
9	72
38	10
1	100
1	120
17	2
25	48
4	93
19	45
9	45
21	45
12	45
14	32