Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 27 February to 2 March 2024

Name: Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 27 February to 2 March 2024
Start: 2024-02-27
End: 2024-03-02
Location: United States, Mexico

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 27 February to 2 March 2024: 374 records at 365 stations, peak on 29 February 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 27 February to 2 March 2024 set or tied 374 station records at 365 stations.
It ran from 27 February 2024 to 2 March 2024 (5 days) and its peak day was 29 February 2024.
Status: closed.
Monticello set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 29 February 2024.
The busiest day was 29 February 2024 with 316 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 163 years.

Footprint

27 February to 2 March 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 27 February to 2 March 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 and Mexico, 27 February to 2 March 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Monticello	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	2024-02-29
Oneonta	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	2024-03-01
Fayette	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2024-03-01
Sutton Lake	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2024-02-29
Paradise	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2024-02-29
San Carlos Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	2024-02-29
Caballo Dam	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	2024-02-29
Cliff 11 SE	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2024-02-29
Ft Bayard 4W	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	2024-02-29
Gila Hot Springs	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2024-02-29
Glenwood	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	2024-02-29
Hillsboro	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	2024-02-29
Hope	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	2024-02-29
Mimbres 4NNW	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2024-02-29
Redrock 1 NNE	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2024-02-29
White Signal	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2024-02-29
Eden	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	2024-02-29
Ft Davis	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2024-02-29
Clarksburg 1	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	2024-02-29
Fairmont	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2024-02-29

Records per Day

Peak day 316

Records set or tied each day from 27 February 2024 to 2 March 2024. The most in one day was 316 on 29 February 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 27 February to 2 March 2024 ranked by margin
Fayette, 03-01	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
Oneonta, 03-01	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
Monticello, 02-29	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
Ft Davis, 02-29	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Glenwood, 02-29	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
White Signal, 02-29	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
Hillsboro, 02-29	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
Gila Hot Springs, 02-29	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
San Carlos Rsvr, 02-29	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Paradise, 02-29	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Redrock 1 NNE, 02-29	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
Caballo Dam, 02-29	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
Ft Bayard 4W, 02-29	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
Clarksburg 1, 02-29	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
Cliff 11 SE, 02-29	13.0 mm (0.5 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

374 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, 27 February to 2 March 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	120
14	108
13	108
17	127
34	108
15	116
35	117
19	80
21	72
15	120
10	131
13	76
7	116
10	100
40	74
15	64
8	108
13	80
14	84
12	80
13	96
7	80
15	80
4	112
11	80
64	46
11	80
12	72
4	100
5	88
8	163
18	60
5	92
16	60
8	128
10	64
4	92
26	32
8	127
18	20
14	20
7	72
13	32
6	96
3	96
12	60
2	108
6	128
1	116
8	72
3	120
3	96
3	111
41	15
4	92
6	72
11	72
1	112
18	56
6	72
4	84
0	120
13	40
13	70
21	64
1	120
10	60
4	76
10	56
5	84
4	80
5	80
1	92
5	76
10	60
5	80
1	92
14	60
4	80
7	72
14	60
25	32
15	60
9	40
3	80
7	85
22	32
49	28
3	80
1	88
17	40
7	60
3	76
2	80
2	80
12	32
15	56
21	32
1	80
8	72
6	65
5	74
8	60
21	41
1	80
3	76
2	76
17	40
18	32
6	71
22	59
29	12
9	60
1	76
0	80
3	72
10	32
5	64
7	32
7	60
6	60
26	32
0	80
8	33
4	60
13	32
11	40
13	32
6	60
18	40
12	40
3	64
1	76
8	40
8	40
14	40
8	60
16	44
13	44
6	48
5	60
4	56
1	32
4	56
3	60
2	64
5	64
7	40
7	60
9	56
2	68
14	40
1	60
12	30
2	60
8	32
2	56
4	44
9	20
1	68
6	40
7	40
4	56
3	40
4	40
3	60
3	56
4	60
5	40
2	60
6	56
2	60
3	60
9	40
3	64
14	32
6	56
2	60
5	40
20	33
2	60
2	56
1	60
8	32
4	40
6	40
2	57
6	40
6	20
2	40
8	40
10	32
8	12
17	15
7	56
6	56
8	28
8	40
1	60
8	32

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 27 February to 2 March 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	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, 27 February to 2 March 2024 (this event)	374 records

Every Record Set

20 of 374

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 27 February to 2 March 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-02-29	Monticello	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	108	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-29	Sutton Lake	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	80	50 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-29	Paradise	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-29	San Carlos Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-29	Caballo Dam	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-29	Cliff 11 SE	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-29	Ft Bayard 4W	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-29	Gila Hot Springs	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-29	Glenwood	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-29	Hillsboro	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	127	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-29	Hope	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-29	Mimbres 4NNW	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-29	Redrock 1 NNE	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-29	White Signal	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	80	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-29	Eden	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	100	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-29	Ft Davis	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-29	Clarksburg 1	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	80	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-29	Fairmont	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	131	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-01	Oneonta	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	117	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-01	Fayette	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	74	51 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 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 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Date	Records
2024-02-27	1
2024-02-28	19
2024-02-29	316
2024-03-01	24
2024-03-02	14

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	120
14	108
13	108
17	127
34	108
15	116
35	117
19	80
21	72
15	120
10	131
13	76
7	116
10	100
40	74
15	64
8	108
13	80
14	84
12	80
13	96
7	80
15	80
4	112
11	80
64	46
11	80
12	72
4	100
5	88
8	163
18	60
5	92
16	60
8	128
10	64
4	92
26	32
8	127
18	20
14	20
7	72
13	32
6	96
3	96
12	60
2	108
6	128
1	116
8	72
3	120
3	96
3	111
41	15
4	92
6	72
11	72
1	112
18	56
6	72
4	84
0	120
13	40
13	70
21	64
1	120
10	60
4	76
10	56
5	84
4	80
5	80
1	92
5	76
10	60
5	80
1	92
14	60
4	80
7	72
14	60
25	32
15	60
9	40
3	80
7	85
22	32
49	28
3	80
1	88
17	40
7	60
3	76
2	80
2	80
12	32
15	56
21	32
1	80
8	72
6	65
5	74
8	60
21	41
1	80
3	76
2	76
17	40
18	32
6	71
22	59
29	12
9	60
1	76
0	80
3	72
10	32
5	64
7	32
7	60
6	60
26	32
0	80
8	33
4	60
13	32
11	40
13	32
6	60
18	40
12	40
3	64
1	76
8	40
8	40
14	40
8	60
16	44
13	44
6	48
5	60
4	56
1	32
4	56
3	60
2	64
5	64
7	40
7	60
9	56
2	68
14	40
1	60
12	30
2	60
8	32
2	56
4	44
9	20
1	68
6	40
7	40
4	56
3	40
4	40
3	60
3	56
4	60
5	40
2	60
6	56
2	60
3	60
9	40
3	64
14	32
6	56
2	60
5	40
20	33
2	60
2	56
1	60
8	32
4	40
6	40
2	57
6	40
6	20
2	40
8	40
10	32
8	12
17	15
7	56
6	56
8	28
8	40
1	60
8	32

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	120
14	108
13	108
17	127
34	108
15	116
35	117
19	80
21	72
15	120
10	131
13	76
7	116
10	100
40	74
15	64
8	108
13	80
14	84
12	80
13	96
7	80
15	80
4	112
11	80
64	46
11	80
12	72
4	100
5	88
8	163
18	60
5	92
16	60
8	128
10	64
4	92
26	32
8	127
18	20
14	20
7	72
13	32
6	96
3	96
12	60
2	108
6	128
1	116
8	72
3	120
3	96
3	111
41	15
4	92
6	72
11	72
1	112
18	56
6	72
4	84
0	120
13	40
13	70
21	64
1	120
10	60
4	76
10	56
5	84
4	80
5	80
1	92
5	76
10	60
5	80
1	92
14	60
4	80
7	72
14	60
25	32
15	60
9	40
3	80
7	85
22	32
49	28
3	80
1	88
17	40
7	60
3	76
2	80
2	80
12	32
15	56
21	32
1	80
8	72
6	65
5	74
8	60
21	41
1	80
3	76
2	76
17	40
18	32
6	71
22	59
29	12
9	60
1	76
0	80
3	72
10	32
5	64
7	32
7	60
6	60
26	32
0	80
8	33
4	60
13	32
11	40
13	32
6	60
18	40
12	40
3	64
1	76
8	40
8	40
14	40
8	60
16	44
13	44
6	48
5	60
4	56
1	32
4	56
3	60
2	64
5	64
7	40
7	60
9	56
2	68
14	40
1	60
12	30
2	60
8	32
2	56
4	44
9	20
1	68
6	40
7	40
4	56
3	40
4	40
3	60
3	56
4	60
5	40
2	60
6	56
2	60
3	60
9	40
3	64
14	32
6	56
2	60
5	40
20	33
2	60
2	56
1	60
8	32
4	40
6	40
2	57
6	40
6	20
2	40
8	40
10	32
8	12
17	15
7	56
6	56
8	28
8	40
1	60
8	32

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	120
14	108
13	108
17	127
34	108
15	116
35	117
19	80
21	72
15	120
10	131
13	76
7	116
10	100
40	74
15	64
8	108
13	80
14	84
12	80
13	96
7	80
15	80
4	112
11	80
64	46
11	80
12	72
4	100
5	88
8	163
18	60
5	92
16	60
8	128
10	64
4	92
26	32
8	127
18	20
14	20
7	72
13	32
6	96
3	96
12	60
2	108
6	128
1	116
8	72
3	120
3	96
3	111
41	15
4	92
6	72
11	72
1	112
18	56
6	72
4	84
0	120
13	40
13	70
21	64
1	120
10	60
4	76
10	56
5	84
4	80
5	80
1	92
5	76
10	60
5	80
1	92
14	60
4	80
7	72
14	60
25	32
15	60
9	40
3	80
7	85
22	32
49	28
3	80
1	88
17	40
7	60
3	76
2	80
2	80
12	32
15	56
21	32
1	80
8	72
6	65
5	74
8	60
21	41
1	80
3	76
2	76
17	40
18	32
6	71
22	59
29	12
9	60
1	76
0	80
3	72
10	32
5	64
7	32
7	60
6	60
26	32
0	80
8	33
4	60
13	32
11	40
13	32
6	60
18	40
12	40
3	64
1	76
8	40
8	40
14	40
8	60
16	44
13	44
6	48
5	60
4	56
1	32
4	56
3	60
2	64
5	64
7	40
7	60
9	56
2	68
14	40
1	60
12	30
2	60
8	32
2	56
4	44
9	20
1	68
6	40
7	40
4	56
3	40
4	40
3	60
3	56
4	60
5	40
2	60
6	56
2	60
3	60
9	40
3	64
14	32
6	56
2	60
5	40
20	33
2	60
2	56
1	60
8	32
4	40
6	40
2	57
6	40
6	20
2	40
8	40
10	32
8	12
17	15
7	56
6	56
8	28
8	40
1	60
8	32