Extreme rain in United States, 28 April to 11 May 2024

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 28 April to 11 May 2024
Start: 2024-04-28
End: 2024-05-11
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 28 April to 11 May 2024: 838 records at 779 stations, peak on 9 May 2024. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 28 April to 11 May 2024 set or tied 838 station records at 779 stations.
It ran from 28 April 2024 to 11 May 2024 (14 days) and its peak day was 9 May 2024.
Status: closed.
Goldbutte 7 N set an all-time record daily precipitation of 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 8 May 2024.
The busiest day was 9 May 2024 with 140 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 129 years.

Footprint

28 April to 11 May 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 28 April to 11 May 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, 28 April to 11 May 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Goldbutte 7 N	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	2024-05-08
Lebanon 7 N	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	2024-05-09
Monticello	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	2024-05-06
Newcastle	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	2024-05-07
Tellico Plains	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	2024-05-08
Greeneville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	2024-05-09
Ft Bragg 5 N	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	2024-05-04
Bowman Dam	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2024-05-06
Springfield Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	2024-05-09
Corvallis State UNIV	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2024-05-04
Biddle	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2024-05-07
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	2024-05-09
Monterey	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	2024-05-09
Chinook	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2024-05-07
Portland Sewage Plt	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	2024-05-09
Powers	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	2024-05-04
Cookeville	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	2024-05-09
Fall Rvr Mills	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2024-05-06
Gildford	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	2024-05-07
Salmon AP	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2024-05-05

Records per Day

Peak day 140

Records set or tied each day from 28 April 2024 to 11 May 2024. The most in one day was 140 on 9 May 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 28 April to 11 May 2024
Date	Records
2024-04-28	5
2024-04-29	4
2024-04-30	3
2024-05-01	2
2024-05-02	9
2024-05-03	9
2024-05-04	138
2024-05-05	137
2024-05-06	97
2024-05-07	130
2024-05-08	110
2024-05-09	140
2024-05-10	49
2024-05-11	5

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 28 April to 11 May 2024 ranked by margin
Monterey, 05-09	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
Cookeville, 05-09	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, 05-09	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
Monticello, 05-06	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
Lebanon 7 N, 05-09	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
Portland Sewage Plt, 05-09	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
Newcastle, 05-07	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
Springfield Exp STN, 05-09	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
Tellico Plains, 05-08	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
Bowman Dam, 05-06	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
Gildford, 05-07	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
Greeneville Exp STN, 05-09	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
Biddle, 05-07	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
Ft Bragg 5 N, 05-04	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
Powers, 05-04	23.9 mm (0.9 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, 28 April to 11 May 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	115
57	53
57	112
53	95
50	91
35	124
50	124
31	84
53	49
34	66
18	83
58	55
64	55
11	114
21	97
54	49
24	84
59	49
15	97
41	54
11	110
22	74
16	113
18	98
25	49
115	46
30	72
46	46
46	45
40	50
8	109
38	80
57	43
61	29
41	64
37	41
24	129
24	40
37	23
27	49
22	26
14	68
15	116
23	43
14	70
46	46
8	55
10	98
66	15
17	89
14	120
26	46
18	124
21	81
31	46
18	64
9	88
24	60
31	15
14	113
61	16
25	80
16	114
25	49
21	49
12	76
31	63
12	124
21	43
12	73
40	29
77	15
22	72
28	41
12	68
17	68
22	43
5	70
27	66
36	83
28	10
35	52
48	46
24	19
39	46
33	63
6	70
6	128
26	46
21	41
4	103
21	41
5	113
46	15
27	4
12	124
31	15
42	51
28	10
22	67
33	63
43	43
53	33
9	94
11	83
31	21
6	97
47	2
12	45
4	126
13	86
15	45
28	15
12	26
13	26
9	122
27	55
9	92
4	100
12	76
20	35
55	15
42	15
5	106
10	92
8	31
13	76
18	19
5	98
40	45
18	75
22	75
31	3
20	43
6	114
44	15
42	15
14	66
38	31
36	1
5	92
25	29
2	109
26	19
34	46
9	76
21	49
16	4
12	82
20	63
13	78
43	10
18	36
18	21
13	68
34	56
25	51
5	94
3	102
7	78
35	22
13	30
21	15
46	15
18	41
17	50
3	92
8	89
30	63
6	76
17	49
8	75
35	1
16	63
3	114
16	68
4	92
1	107
19	50
15	19
17	15
1	105
14	54
13	54
26	35
4	93
12	61
21	41
15	41
18	41
15	66
18	63
9	68
6	56
30	26
5	86
17	55
2	91
20	15
34	11

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 28 April to 11 May 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, 28 April to 11 May 2024 (this event)	838 records

Every Record Set

20 of 838

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 28 April to 11 May 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-05-04	Ft Bragg 5 N	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	84	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-04	Corvallis State UNIV	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	83	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-04	Powers	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	84	64 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-05	Salmon AP	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	114	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-06	Monticello	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	112	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-05-06	Bowman Dam	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	124	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-06	Fall Rvr Mills	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	97	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-07	Newcastle	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	95	78 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-07	Biddle	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	66	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-07	Chinook	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	97	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-07	Gildford	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	54	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-08	Goldbutte 7 N	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	115	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-05-08	Tellico Plains	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	91	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-09	Lebanon 7 N	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-05-09	Greeneville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	124	73 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-09	Springfield Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	49	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-09	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	55	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-09	Monterey	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	55	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-09	Portland Sewage Plt	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-09	Cookeville	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	49	64 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 838 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 2026-10-12. 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
19	115
57	53
57	112
53	95
50	91
35	124
50	124
31	84
53	49
34	66
18	83
58	55
64	55
11	114
21	97
54	49
24	84
59	49
15	97
41	54
11	110
22	74
16	113
18	98
25	49
115	46
30	72
46	46
46	45
40	50
8	109
38	80
57	43
61	29
41	64
37	41
24	129
24	40
37	23
27	49
22	26
14	68
15	116
23	43
14	70
46	46
8	55
10	98
66	15
17	89
14	120
26	46
18	124
21	81
31	46
18	64
9	88
24	60
31	15
14	113
61	16
25	80
16	114
25	49
21	49
12	76
31	63
12	124
21	43
12	73
40	29
77	15
22	72
28	41
12	68
17	68
22	43
5	70
27	66
36	83
28	10
35	52
48	46
24	19
39	46
33	63
6	70
6	128
26	46
21	41
4	103
21	41
5	113
46	15
27	4
12	124
31	15
42	51
28	10
22	67
33	63
43	43
53	33
9	94
11	83
31	21
6	97
47	2
12	45
4	126
13	86
15	45
28	15
12	26
13	26
9	122
27	55
9	92
4	100
12	76
20	35
55	15
42	15
5	106
10	92
8	31
13	76
18	19
5	98
40	45
18	75
22	75
31	3
20	43
6	114
44	15
42	15
14	66
38	31
36	1
5	92
25	29
2	109
26	19
34	46
9	76
21	49
16	4
12	82
20	63
13	78
43	10
18	36
18	21
13	68
34	56
25	51
5	94
3	102
7	78
35	22
13	30
21	15
46	15
18	41
17	50
3	92
8	89
30	63
6	76
17	49
8	75
35	1
16	63
3	114
16	68
4	92
1	107
19	50
15	19
17	15
1	105
14	54
13	54
26	35
4	93
12	61
21	41
15	41
18	41
15	66
18	63
9	68
6	56
30	26
5	86
17	55
2	91
20	15
34	11

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	115
57	53
57	112
53	95
50	91
35	124
50	124
31	84
53	49
34	66
18	83
58	55
64	55
11	114
21	97
54	49
24	84
59	49
15	97
41	54
11	110
22	74
16	113
18	98
25	49
115	46
30	72
46	46
46	45
40	50
8	109
38	80
57	43
61	29
41	64
37	41
24	129
24	40
37	23
27	49
22	26
14	68
15	116
23	43
14	70
46	46
8	55
10	98
66	15
17	89
14	120
26	46
18	124
21	81
31	46
18	64
9	88
24	60
31	15
14	113
61	16
25	80
16	114
25	49
21	49
12	76
31	63
12	124
21	43
12	73
40	29
77	15
22	72
28	41
12	68
17	68
22	43
5	70
27	66
36	83
28	10
35	52
48	46
24	19
39	46
33	63
6	70
6	128
26	46
21	41
4	103
21	41
5	113
46	15
27	4
12	124
31	15
42	51
28	10
22	67
33	63
43	43
53	33
9	94
11	83
31	21
6	97
47	2
12	45
4	126
13	86
15	45
28	15
12	26
13	26
9	122
27	55
9	92
4	100
12	76
20	35
55	15
42	15
5	106
10	92
8	31
13	76
18	19
5	98
40	45
18	75
22	75
31	3
20	43
6	114
44	15
42	15
14	66
38	31
36	1
5	92
25	29
2	109
26	19
34	46
9	76
21	49
16	4
12	82
20	63
13	78
43	10
18	36
18	21
13	68
34	56
25	51
5	94
3	102
7	78
35	22
13	30
21	15
46	15
18	41
17	50
3	92
8	89
30	63
6	76
17	49
8	75
35	1
16	63
3	114
16	68
4	92
1	107
19	50
15	19
17	15
1	105
14	54
13	54
26	35
4	93
12	61
21	41
15	41
18	41
15	66
18	63
9	68
6	56
30	26
5	86
17	55
2	91
20	15
34	11

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	115
57	53
57	112
53	95
50	91
35	124
50	124
31	84
53	49
34	66
18	83
58	55
64	55
11	114
21	97
54	49
24	84
59	49
15	97
41	54
11	110
22	74
16	113
18	98
25	49
115	46
30	72
46	46
46	45
40	50
8	109
38	80
57	43
61	29
41	64
37	41
24	129
24	40
37	23
27	49
22	26
14	68
15	116
23	43
14	70
46	46
8	55
10	98
66	15
17	89
14	120
26	46
18	124
21	81
31	46
18	64
9	88
24	60
31	15
14	113
61	16
25	80
16	114
25	49
21	49
12	76
31	63
12	124
21	43
12	73
40	29
77	15
22	72
28	41
12	68
17	68
22	43
5	70
27	66
36	83
28	10
35	52
48	46
24	19
39	46
33	63
6	70
6	128
26	46
21	41
4	103
21	41
5	113
46	15
27	4
12	124
31	15
42	51
28	10
22	67
33	63
43	43
53	33
9	94
11	83
31	21
6	97
47	2
12	45
4	126
13	86
15	45
28	15
12	26
13	26
9	122
27	55
9	92
4	100
12	76
20	35
55	15
42	15
5	106
10	92
8	31
13	76
18	19
5	98
40	45
18	75
22	75
31	3
20	43
6	114
44	15
42	15
14	66
38	31
36	1
5	92
25	29
2	109
26	19
34	46
9	76
21	49
16	4
12	82
20	63
13	78
43	10
18	36
18	21
13	68
34	56
25	51
5	94
3	102
7	78
35	22
13	30
21	15
46	15
18	41
17	50
3	92
8	89
30	63
6	76
17	49
8	75
35	1
16	63
3	114
16	68
4	92
1	107
19	50
15	19
17	15
1	105
14	54
13	54
26	35
4	93
12	61
21	41
15	41
18	41
15	66
18	63
9	68
6	56
30	26
5	86
17	55
2	91
20	15
34	11