Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 22 October 2024

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 22 October 2024
Start: 2024-10-16
End: 2024-10-22
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 22 October 2024: 332 records at 288 stations, peak on 18 October 2024. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 22 October 2024 set or tied 332 station records at 288 stations.
It ran from 16 October 2024 to 22 October 2024 (7 days) and its peak day was 18 October 2024.
Status: closed.
Ocate 2 NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.4 mm (3.4 in) on 19 October 2024.
The busiest day was 18 October 2024 with 114 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 116 years.

Footprint

16 to 22 October 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 22 October 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, 16 to 22 October 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Ocate 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	2024-10-19
Meeker	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2024-10-21
Dillon U of Montana Western	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	2024-10-17
Rocky Ford 2 SE	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2024-10-19
Abbott 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2024-10-19
Richfield Radio Ksvc	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2024-10-18
Raton Muni Crews Fld AP	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2024-10-18
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2024-10-19
Clayton Muni Air Pk	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	2024-10-19
Trinidad	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	2024-10-19
Las Vegas Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	2024-10-19
Canjilon R/S	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2024-10-22
Roswell Ind Air Pk	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	2024-10-19
Spanish Fk Pwr House	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2024-10-18
Fillmore	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2024-10-18
Roosevelt Radio	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2024-10-18
Red River Pass #2	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2024-10-19
McDermitt	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2024-10-16
Riggins	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2024-10-17
Moroni	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2024-10-18

Records per Day

Peak day 114

Records set or tied each day from 16 October 2024 to 22 October 2024. The most in one day was 114 on 18 October 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 22 October 2024 ranked by margin
Abbott 1 SE, 10-19	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
Red River Pass #2, 10-19	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
Ocate 2 NW, 10-19	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Raton Muni Crews Fld AP, 10-18	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
Roswell Ind Air Pk, 10-19	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
Rocky Ford 2 SE, 10-19	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
Clayton Muni Air Pk, 10-19	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
Meeker, 10-21	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Las Vegas Muni AP, 10-19	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve, 10-19	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
Trinidad, 10-19	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
Richfield Radio Ksvc, 10-18	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Roosevelt Radio, 10-18	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Spanish Fk Pwr House, 10-18	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
Fillmore, 10-18	15.2 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

332 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, 16 to 22 October 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
38	64
20	102
12	90
33	64
44	67
18	92
20	33
35	64
32	89
20	113
20	70
12	78
34	10
17	92
8	106
12	79
15	92
9	116
18	55
41	38
29	67
42	39
10	114
25	40
25	34
17	34
27	30
25	34
23	34
27	52
23	62
15	52
38	34
17	75
14	55
42	41
13	75
20	16
13	67
4	114
6	86
15	5
18	31
12	75
14	59
30	41
3	113
6	93
15	52
25	38
10	55
20	34
22	34
3	92
9	55
6	67
22	4
3	89
16	26
2	92
18	30
25	3
33	19
25	9
12	40
5	81
4	79
9	62
30	28
1	92
11	25
15	44
18	40
15	34
15	17
18	19
18	38
11	26
5	55
20	34
15	38
3	79
16	38
9	38
18	3
20	17
6	64
4	64
12	19
8	23
3	73
15	31
10	40
10	31
8	40
28	19
23	19
18	31
6	55
13	19
2	70
11	31
15	39
10	42
4	55
17	25
12	25
2	73
19	31
15	14
13	31
10	38
1	64
1	75
5	59
1	71
2	59
8	39
5	59
7	20
2	62
8	13
5	53
10	34
10	38
10	34
6	34
11	11
5	52
2	23
4	31
5	55
18	8
10	40
17	19
2	52
7	22
3	56
5	38
5	45
10	40
8	41
18	6
5	14
10	20
4	52
10	31
0	55
23	4
8	31
11	9
11	9
18	19
5	40
15	9
10	31
2	52
15	9
1	19
1	22
5	40
1	61
4	31
8	34
8	20
15	19
8	34
8	17
5	36
5	42
13	8
1	45
15	9
8	34
8	38
8	31
13	8
9	31
5	17
3	38
5	30
13	9
10	14
8	34
8	34
8	17
8	31
8	17
5	40
10	20
11	8
3	29
3	34
2	34
7	26
3	40
5	40
10	19
5	31
8	20

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 22 October 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, 16 to 22 October 2024 (this event)	332 records

Every Record Set

20 of 332

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 22 October 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-10-16	McDermitt	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	106	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-10-17	Dillon U of Montana Western	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	90	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-17	Riggins	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	79	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-10-18	Richfield Radio Ksvc	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	92	67 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-18	Raton Muni Crews Fld AP	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	64	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-18	Spanish Fk Pwr House	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	92	58 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-18	Fillmore	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	92	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-18	Roosevelt Radio	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	55	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-18	Moroni	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-10-19	Ocate 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-19	Rocky Ford 2 SE	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	64	69 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-19	Abbott 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	67	69 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-19	Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	33	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-19	Clayton Muni Air Pk	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	89	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-19	Trinidad	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	113	64 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-19	Las Vegas Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	70	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-19	Roswell Ind Air Pk	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-19	Red River Pass #2	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-21	Meeker	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	102	72 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-22	Canjilon R/S	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	78	60 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 332 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 2026-10-18. 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
38	64
20	102
12	90
33	64
44	67
18	92
20	33
35	64
32	89
20	113
20	70
12	78
34	10
17	92
8	106
12	79
15	92
9	116
18	55
41	38
29	67
42	39
10	114
25	40
25	34
17	34
27	30
25	34
23	34
27	52
23	62
15	52
38	34
17	75
14	55
42	41
13	75
20	16
13	67
4	114
6	86
15	5
18	31
12	75
14	59
30	41
3	113
6	93
15	52
25	38
10	55
20	34
22	34
3	92
9	55
6	67
22	4
3	89
16	26
2	92
18	30
25	3
33	19
25	9
12	40
5	81
4	79
9	62
30	28
1	92
11	25
15	44
18	40
15	34
15	17
18	19
18	38
11	26
5	55
20	34
15	38
3	79
16	38
9	38
18	3
20	17
6	64
4	64
12	19
8	23
3	73
15	31
10	40
10	31
8	40
28	19
23	19
18	31
6	55
13	19
2	70
11	31
15	39
10	42
4	55
17	25
12	25
2	73
19	31
15	14
13	31
10	38
1	64
1	75
5	59
1	71
2	59
8	39
5	59
7	20
2	62
8	13
5	53
10	34
10	38
10	34
6	34
11	11
5	52
2	23
4	31
5	55
18	8
10	40
17	19
2	52
7	22
3	56
5	38
5	45
10	40
8	41
18	6
5	14
10	20
4	52
10	31
0	55
23	4
8	31
11	9
11	9
18	19
5	40
15	9
10	31
2	52
15	9
1	19
1	22
5	40
1	61
4	31
8	34
8	20
15	19
8	34
8	17
5	36
5	42
13	8
1	45
15	9
8	34
8	38
8	31
13	8
9	31
5	17
3	38
5	30
13	9
10	14
8	34
8	34
8	17
8	31
8	17
5	40
10	20
11	8
3	29
3	34
2	34
7	26
3	40
5	40
10	19
5	31
8	20

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
38	64
20	102
12	90
33	64
44	67
18	92
20	33
35	64
32	89
20	113
20	70
12	78
34	10
17	92
8	106
12	79
15	92
9	116
18	55
41	38
29	67
42	39
10	114
25	40
25	34
17	34
27	30
25	34
23	34
27	52
23	62
15	52
38	34
17	75
14	55
42	41
13	75
20	16
13	67
4	114
6	86
15	5
18	31
12	75
14	59
30	41
3	113
6	93
15	52
25	38
10	55
20	34
22	34
3	92
9	55
6	67
22	4
3	89
16	26
2	92
18	30
25	3
33	19
25	9
12	40
5	81
4	79
9	62
30	28
1	92
11	25
15	44
18	40
15	34
15	17
18	19
18	38
11	26
5	55
20	34
15	38
3	79
16	38
9	38
18	3
20	17
6	64
4	64
12	19
8	23
3	73
15	31
10	40
10	31
8	40
28	19
23	19
18	31
6	55
13	19
2	70
11	31
15	39
10	42
4	55
17	25
12	25
2	73
19	31
15	14
13	31
10	38
1	64
1	75
5	59
1	71
2	59
8	39
5	59
7	20
2	62
8	13
5	53
10	34
10	38
10	34
6	34
11	11
5	52
2	23
4	31
5	55
18	8
10	40
17	19
2	52
7	22
3	56
5	38
5	45
10	40
8	41
18	6
5	14
10	20
4	52
10	31
0	55
23	4
8	31
11	9
11	9
18	19
5	40
15	9
10	31
2	52
15	9
1	19
1	22
5	40
1	61
4	31
8	34
8	20
15	19
8	34
8	17
5	36
5	42
13	8
1	45
15	9
8	34
8	38
8	31
13	8
9	31
5	17
3	38
5	30
13	9
10	14
8	34
8	34
8	17
8	31
8	17
5	40
10	20
11	8
3	29
3	34
2	34
7	26
3	40
5	40
10	19
5	31
8	20

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
38	64
20	102
12	90
33	64
44	67
18	92
20	33
35	64
32	89
20	113
20	70
12	78
34	10
17	92
8	106
12	79
15	92
9	116
18	55
41	38
29	67
42	39
10	114
25	40
25	34
17	34
27	30
25	34
23	34
27	52
23	62
15	52
38	34
17	75
14	55
42	41
13	75
20	16
13	67
4	114
6	86
15	5
18	31
12	75
14	59
30	41
3	113
6	93
15	52
25	38
10	55
20	34
22	34
3	92
9	55
6	67
22	4
3	89
16	26
2	92
18	30
25	3
33	19
25	9
12	40
5	81
4	79
9	62
30	28
1	92
11	25
15	44
18	40
15	34
15	17
18	19
18	38
11	26
5	55
20	34
15	38
3	79
16	38
9	38
18	3
20	17
6	64
4	64
12	19
8	23
3	73
15	31
10	40
10	31
8	40
28	19
23	19
18	31
6	55
13	19
2	70
11	31
15	39
10	42
4	55
17	25
12	25
2	73
19	31
15	14
13	31
10	38
1	64
1	75
5	59
1	71
2	59
8	39
5	59
7	20
2	62
8	13
5	53
10	34
10	38
10	34
6	34
11	11
5	52
2	23
4	31
5	55
18	8
10	40
17	19
2	52
7	22
3	56
5	38
5	45
10	40
8	41
18	6
5	14
10	20
4	52
10	31
0	55
23	4
8	31
11	9
11	9
18	19
5	40
15	9
10	31
2	52
15	9
1	19
1	22
5	40
1	61
4	31
8	34
8	20
15	19
8	34
8	17
5	36
5	42
13	8
1	45
15	9
8	34
8	38
8	31
13	8
9	31
5	17
3	38
5	30
13	9
10	14
8	34
8	34
8	17
8	31
8	17
5	40
10	20
11	8
3	29
3	34
2	34
7	26
3	40
5	40
10	19
5	31
8	20