Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 19 January 2024

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 19 January 2024
Start: 2024-01-03
End: 2024-01-19
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 19 January 2024: 2,133 records at 1,768 stations, peak on 9 January 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 19 January 2024 set or tied 2,133 station records at 1,768 stations.
It ran from 3 January 2024 to 19 January 2024 (17 days) and its peak day was 9 January 2024.
Status: closed.
Driggs set a daily record precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 7 January 2024.
The busiest day was 9 January 2024 with 646 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 144 years.

Footprint

3 to 19 January 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 19 January 2024 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, 3 to 19 January 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Driggs	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	2024-01-07
Wamego 4 W	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	2024-01-09
Brookhaven City	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	2024-01-09
Waverly	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	2024-01-10
Covington 8 WNW	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	2024-01-09
Blue Rapids	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2024-01-09
Albemarle	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2024-01-09
High Pt	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	2024-01-09
Bay City Wtr Wks	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2024-01-05
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2024-01-10
Mansfield 5 W	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2024-01-09
Mt Airy 2 W	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	2024-01-10
Acmetonia Lock 3	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	2024-01-10
Lecompton	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2024-01-09
Bad Axe	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2024-01-10
Natrona Lock 4	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	2024-01-10
Pocahontas 1	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	2024-01-12
Sigourney	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-01-10
Hudson 1 SSE	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	2024-01-10
Dexter	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	2024-01-12

Records per Day

Peak day 646

Records set or tied each day from 3 January 2024 to 19 January 2024. The most in one day was 646 on 9 January 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 19 January 2024
Date	Records
2024-01-03	13
2024-01-04	13
2024-01-05	64
2024-01-06	50
2024-01-07	38
2024-01-08	114
2024-01-09	646
2024-01-10	499
2024-01-11	22
2024-01-12	181
2024-01-13	214
2024-01-14	133
2024-01-15	22
2024-01-16	7
2024-01-17	78
2024-01-18	30
2024-01-19	9

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 19 January 2024 ranked by margin
Brookhaven City, 01-09	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
Bay City Wtr Wks, 01-05	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
Covington 8 WNW, 01-09	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
Pocahontas 1, 01-12	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
Dexter, 01-12	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
Albemarle, 01-09	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
Driggs, 01-07	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
High Pt, 01-09	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
Mt Airy 2 W, 01-10	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
Hudson 1 SSE, 01-10	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
Acmetonia Lock 3, 01-10	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
Lecompton, 01-09	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE, 01-10	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Waverly, 01-10	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
Mansfield 5 W, 01-09	26.7 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, 3 to 19 January 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
45	112
23	122
74	104
29	128
66	104
20	94
49	88
42	90
31	86
69	77
38	102
27	93
36	73
32	77
16	96
26	73
58	92
19	100
52	92
37	73
34	98
39	72
59	73
52	60
17	110
25	88
31	92
46	70
32	128
52	72
54	72
32	90
58	70
38	98
22	73
18	64
48	93
44	120
40	70
17	66
43	72
27	73
21	128
29	72
23	66
38	70
14	119
36	60
21	66
19	77
11	69
9	113
33	68
41	60
51	46
37	60
27	102
9	113
20	65
23	88
46	58
42	60
40	46
25	128
70	28
21	22
33	68
12	86
10	112
47	46
17	88
9	132
55	60
37	98
23	38
35	46
10	63
23	68
52	48
24	128
30	40
36	58
32	60
32	60
29	60
46	45
32	68
9	120
23	30
43	46
32	72
44	40
29	70
15	98
65	34
6	108
15	94
6	122
8	45
35	34
22	60
45	70
32	60
19	144
24	36
39	45
43	70
20	36
25	30
38	46
32	112
64	32
17	30
8	123
20	73
6	109
9	85
39	70
50	60
8	68
18	75
14	66
32	70
9	94
19	44
30	70
13	92
17	73
8	85
36	46
28	41
18	41
38	70
27	77
15	144
29	60
9	84
7	45
51	60
111	32
59	29
22	88
11	94
41	48
7	122
15	88
23	46
8	104
43	40
20	66
20	88
17	75
13	66
15	37
23	60
32	60
45	56
51	29
20	88
22	77
10	85
13	93
6	122
21	88
41	40
15	128
47	32
21	60
21	49
47	46
11	93
25	72
14	128
7	122
33	46
53	24
4	62
31	72
25	128
26	37
38	46
45	24
4	128
25	30
20	32
27	26
47	60
22	70
22	128
44	60
12	28
10	59
11	77
13	74
8	0
9	84
6	88
41	46
40	49
20	102

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 19 January 2024 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 (this event)	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, 1 to 23 April 2019	1,769 records

Every Record Set

20 of 2,133

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 19 January 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-01-05	Bay City Wtr Wks	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	77	73 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-07	Driggs	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	112	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-01-09	Wamego 4 W	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	122	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-01-09	Brookhaven City	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	104	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-01-09	Covington 8 WNW	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	104	78 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-09	Blue Rapids	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	94	76 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-09	Albemarle	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	88	76 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-09	High Pt	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	90	75 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-09	Mansfield 5 W	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	93	72 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-09	Lecompton	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	77	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-10	Waverly	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	128	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-01-10	Bishopville 1.4 ENE	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	86	73 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-10	Mt Airy 2 W	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	102	72 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-10	Acmetonia Lock 3	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	73	72 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-10	Bad Axe	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	96	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-10	Natrona Lock 4	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	73	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-10	Sigourney	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	100	69 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-10	Hudson 1 SSE	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	73	69 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-12	Pocahontas 1	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	92	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-01-12	Dexter	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	92	69 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 2,133 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
45	112
23	122
74	104
29	128
66	104
20	94
49	88
42	90
31	86
69	77
38	102
27	93
36	73
32	77
16	96
26	73
58	92
19	100
52	92
37	73
34	98
39	72
59	73
52	60
17	110
25	88
31	92
46	70
32	128
52	72
54	72
32	90
58	70
38	98
22	73
18	64
48	93
44	120
40	70
17	66
43	72
27	73
21	128
29	72
23	66
38	70
14	119
36	60
21	66
19	77
11	69
9	113
33	68
41	60
51	46
37	60
27	102
9	113
20	65
23	88
46	58
42	60
40	46
25	128
70	28
21	22
33	68
12	86
10	112
47	46
17	88
9	132
55	60
37	98
23	38
35	46
10	63
23	68
52	48
24	128
30	40
36	58
32	60
32	60
29	60
46	45
32	68
9	120
23	30
43	46
32	72
44	40
29	70
15	98
65	34
6	108
15	94
6	122
8	45
35	34
22	60
45	70
32	60
19	144
24	36
39	45
43	70
20	36
25	30
38	46
32	112
64	32
17	30
8	123
20	73
6	109
9	85
39	70
50	60
8	68
18	75
14	66
32	70
9	94
19	44
30	70
13	92
17	73
8	85
36	46
28	41
18	41
38	70
27	77
15	144
29	60
9	84
7	45
51	60
111	32
59	29
22	88
11	94
41	48
7	122
15	88
23	46
8	104
43	40
20	66
20	88
17	75
13	66
15	37
23	60
32	60
45	56
51	29
20	88
22	77
10	85
13	93
6	122
21	88
41	40
15	128
47	32
21	60
21	49
47	46
11	93
25	72
14	128
7	122
33	46
53	24
4	62
31	72
25	128
26	37
38	46
45	24
4	128
25	30
20	32
27	26
47	60
22	70
22	128
44	60
12	28
10	59
11	77
13	74
8	0
9	84
6	88
41	46
40	49
20	102

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
45	112
23	122
74	104
29	128
66	104
20	94
49	88
42	90
31	86
69	77
38	102
27	93
36	73
32	77
16	96
26	73
58	92
19	100
52	92
37	73
34	98
39	72
59	73
52	60
17	110
25	88
31	92
46	70
32	128
52	72
54	72
32	90
58	70
38	98
22	73
18	64
48	93
44	120
40	70
17	66
43	72
27	73
21	128
29	72
23	66
38	70
14	119
36	60
21	66
19	77
11	69
9	113
33	68
41	60
51	46
37	60
27	102
9	113
20	65
23	88
46	58
42	60
40	46
25	128
70	28
21	22
33	68
12	86
10	112
47	46
17	88
9	132
55	60
37	98
23	38
35	46
10	63
23	68
52	48
24	128
30	40
36	58
32	60
32	60
29	60
46	45
32	68
9	120
23	30
43	46
32	72
44	40
29	70
15	98
65	34
6	108
15	94
6	122
8	45
35	34
22	60
45	70
32	60
19	144
24	36
39	45
43	70
20	36
25	30
38	46
32	112
64	32
17	30
8	123
20	73
6	109
9	85
39	70
50	60
8	68
18	75
14	66
32	70
9	94
19	44
30	70
13	92
17	73
8	85
36	46
28	41
18	41
38	70
27	77
15	144
29	60
9	84
7	45
51	60
111	32
59	29
22	88
11	94
41	48
7	122
15	88
23	46
8	104
43	40
20	66
20	88
17	75
13	66
15	37
23	60
32	60
45	56
51	29
20	88
22	77
10	85
13	93
6	122
21	88
41	40
15	128
47	32
21	60
21	49
47	46
11	93
25	72
14	128
7	122
33	46
53	24
4	62
31	72
25	128
26	37
38	46
45	24
4	128
25	30
20	32
27	26
47	60
22	70
22	128
44	60
12	28
10	59
11	77
13	74
8	0
9	84
6	88
41	46
40	49
20	102

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
45	112
23	122
74	104
29	128
66	104
20	94
49	88
42	90
31	86
69	77
38	102
27	93
36	73
32	77
16	96
26	73
58	92
19	100
52	92
37	73
34	98
39	72
59	73
52	60
17	110
25	88
31	92
46	70
32	128
52	72
54	72
32	90
58	70
38	98
22	73
18	64
48	93
44	120
40	70
17	66
43	72
27	73
21	128
29	72
23	66
38	70
14	119
36	60
21	66
19	77
11	69
9	113
33	68
41	60
51	46
37	60
27	102
9	113
20	65
23	88
46	58
42	60
40	46
25	128
70	28
21	22
33	68
12	86
10	112
47	46
17	88
9	132
55	60
37	98
23	38
35	46
10	63
23	68
52	48
24	128
30	40
36	58
32	60
32	60
29	60
46	45
32	68
9	120
23	30
43	46
32	72
44	40
29	70
15	98
65	34
6	108
15	94
6	122
8	45
35	34
22	60
45	70
32	60
19	144
24	36
39	45
43	70
20	36
25	30
38	46
32	112
64	32
17	30
8	123
20	73
6	109
9	85
39	70
50	60
8	68
18	75
14	66
32	70
9	94
19	44
30	70
13	92
17	73
8	85
36	46
28	41
18	41
38	70
27	77
15	144
29	60
9	84
7	45
51	60
111	32
59	29
22	88
11	94
41	48
7	122
15	88
23	46
8	104
43	40
20	66
20	88
17	75
13	66
15	37
23	60
32	60
45	56
51	29
20	88
22	77
10	85
13	93
6	122
21	88
41	40
15	128
47	32
21	60
21	49
47	46
11	93
25	72
14	128
7	122
33	46
53	24
4	62
31	72
25	128
26	37
38	46
45	24
4	128
25	30
20	32
27	26
47	60
22	70
22	128
44	60
12	28
10	59
11	77
13	74
8	0
9	84
6	88
41	46
40	49
20	102