Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 27 November 2024

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 27 November 2024
Start: 2024-11-15
End: 2024-11-27
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 27 November 2024: 373 records at 295 stations, peak on 22 November 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 27 November 2024 set or tied 373 station records at 295 stations.
It ran from 15 November 2024 to 27 November 2024 (13 days) and its peak day was 22 November 2024.
Status: closed.
Hatton 9 SE set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 22 November 2024.
The busiest day was 22 November 2024 with 83 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

15 to 27 November 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 27 November 2024 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 27 November 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Hatton 9 SE	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-11-22
Lost Horse	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	2024-11-19
Fall Rvr Mills	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	2024-11-23
Wenatchee	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2024-11-20
Chico UNIV Farm	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	2024-11-22
Angwin Pacific Union College	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	2024-11-22
Graton	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	2024-11-20
Harry L Englebright Dam	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	2024-11-22
Ft Jones Rs	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	2024-11-21
Santa Rosa	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	2024-11-20
Orland	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	2024-11-21
De Sabla	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	2024-11-21
Saint Maries	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2024-11-23
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2024-11-22
Wise Rvr 3 WNW	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2024-11-22
Priest Rapids Dam	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2024-11-22
Ephrata AP	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2024-11-22

Records per Day

Peak day 83

Records set or tied each day from 15 November 2024 to 27 November 2024. The most in one day was 83 on 22 November 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 27 November 2024
Date	Records
2024-11-15	20
2024-11-16	21
2024-11-17	40
2024-11-18	16
2024-11-19	15
2024-11-20	44
2024-11-21	54
2024-11-22	83
2024-11-23	62
2024-11-24	6
2024-11-25	4
2024-11-26	7
2024-11-27	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 27 November 2024 ranked by margin
De Sabla, 11-21	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
Angwin Pacific Union College, 11-22	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
Harry L Englebright Dam, 11-22	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
Graton, 11-21	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
Graton, 11-20	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
Lost Horse, 11-19	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Chico UNIV Farm, 11-22	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
Fall Rvr Mills, 11-22	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
Fall Rvr Mills, 11-23	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Ft Jones Rs, 11-21	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
Orland, 11-21	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
Priest Rapids Dam, 11-22	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
Hatton 9 SE, 11-22	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Wise Rvr 3 WNW, 11-22	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
Wenatchee, 11-20	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

373 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 27 November 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	115
38	16
24	98
13	87
11	74
31	98
75	47
45	87
67	43
16	45
21	61
60	47
16	70
9	121
9	71
12	39
80	43
24	58
4	122
14	26
8	71
9	114
8	66
52	37
59	47
19	78
77	36
39	47
20	78
2	118
26	26
5	87
1	118
28	46
58	6
9	78
6	58
31	46
51	11
7	76
36	36
11	61
8	93
8	78
9	98
38	23
43	13
6	93
8	63
24	46
9	63
22	47
12	69
89	14
9	103
24	47
42	0
33	0
14	78
2	115
7	72
21	11
9	64
4	64
17	51
13	41
9	75
8	58
18	39
5	98
47	26
7	124
20	47
27	58
10	10
51	36
8	6
8	31
7	62
6	70
15	43
10	6
2	98
26	43
9	54
1	98
9	52
22	47
7	93
4	53
11	23
3	66
5	67
3	74
9	59
2	74
0	94
22	14
13	36
29	36
37	14
33	36
18	41
21	35
16	47
4	50
6	47
2	78
50	36
5	43
3	64
5	58
8	45
2	72
37	36
48	36
6	78
3	78
11	51
4	71
6	65
4	72
6	32
8	42
13	40
10	40
11	46
13	47
1	78
36	6
8	43
4	60
12	42
6	54
17	45
10	47
8	26
2	64
4	26
2	66
24	13
3	58
1	69
1	66
5	31
2	66
3	28
5	27
13	23
25	23
13	26
29	14
7	47
24	23
1	66
2	69
3	53
12	38
17	23
19	26
4	43
12	32
1	72
4	53
7	40
18	26
9	59
12	47
11	47
5	43
1	70
2	56
2	63
4	59
4	57
3	30
7	59
1	66
2	62
6	44
1	71
5	43
18	9
5	40
7	27
30	12
9	50
8	45
1	59
2	58
4	36
7	14
1	56
6	6
9	33
28	23
34	12
8	28
10	26
8	9

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 27 November 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, 15 to 27 November 2024 (this event)	373 records

Every Record Set

20 of 373

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 27 November 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-11-19	Lost Horse	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-20	Wenatchee	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	87	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-20	Graton	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	87	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-20	Santa Rosa	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	121	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-21	Ft Jones Rs	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	61	58 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-21	Graton	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	47	58 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-21	Orland	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	70	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-21	De Sabla	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-22	Hatton 9 SE	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	115	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-11-22	Chico UNIV Farm	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	98	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-22	Angwin Pacific Union College	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-22	Harry L Englebright Dam	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-22	Fall Rvr Mills	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	58	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-22	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	74	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-22	Wise Rvr 3 WNW	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	26	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-22	Priest Rapids Dam	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	45	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-22	Ephrata AP	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	39	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-23	Fall Rvr Mills	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	98	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-23	Saint Maries	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	122	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-23	Wise Rvr 3 WNW	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	71	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 373 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
16	115
38	16
24	98
13	87
11	74
31	98
75	47
45	87
67	43
16	45
21	61
60	47
16	70
9	121
9	71
12	39
80	43
24	58
4	122
14	26
8	71
9	114
8	66
52	37
59	47
19	78
77	36
39	47
20	78
2	118
26	26
5	87
1	118
28	46
58	6
9	78
6	58
31	46
51	11
7	76
36	36
11	61
8	93
8	78
9	98
38	23
43	13
6	93
8	63
24	46
9	63
22	47
12	69
89	14
9	103
24	47
42	0
33	0
14	78
2	115
7	72
21	11
9	64
4	64
17	51
13	41
9	75
8	58
18	39
5	98
47	26
7	124
20	47
27	58
10	10
51	36
8	6
8	31
7	62
6	70
15	43
10	6
2	98
26	43
9	54
1	98
9	52
22	47
7	93
4	53
11	23
3	66
5	67
3	74
9	59
2	74
0	94
22	14
13	36
29	36
37	14
33	36
18	41
21	35
16	47
4	50
6	47
2	78
50	36
5	43
3	64
5	58
8	45
2	72
37	36
48	36
6	78
3	78
11	51
4	71
6	65
4	72
6	32
8	42
13	40
10	40
11	46
13	47
1	78
36	6
8	43
4	60
12	42
6	54
17	45
10	47
8	26
2	64
4	26
2	66
24	13
3	58
1	69
1	66
5	31
2	66
3	28
5	27
13	23
25	23
13	26
29	14
7	47
24	23
1	66
2	69
3	53
12	38
17	23
19	26
4	43
12	32
1	72
4	53
7	40
18	26
9	59
12	47
11	47
5	43
1	70
2	56
2	63
4	59
4	57
3	30
7	59
1	66
2	62
6	44
1	71
5	43
18	9
5	40
7	27
30	12
9	50
8	45
1	59
2	58
4	36
7	14
1	56
6	6
9	33
28	23
34	12
8	28
10	26
8	9

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	115
38	16
24	98
13	87
11	74
31	98
75	47
45	87
67	43
16	45
21	61
60	47
16	70
9	121
9	71
12	39
80	43
24	58
4	122
14	26
8	71
9	114
8	66
52	37
59	47
19	78
77	36
39	47
20	78
2	118
26	26
5	87
1	118
28	46
58	6
9	78
6	58
31	46
51	11
7	76
36	36
11	61
8	93
8	78
9	98
38	23
43	13
6	93
8	63
24	46
9	63
22	47
12	69
89	14
9	103
24	47
42	0
33	0
14	78
2	115
7	72
21	11
9	64
4	64
17	51
13	41
9	75
8	58
18	39
5	98
47	26
7	124
20	47
27	58
10	10
51	36
8	6
8	31
7	62
6	70
15	43
10	6
2	98
26	43
9	54
1	98
9	52
22	47
7	93
4	53
11	23
3	66
5	67
3	74
9	59
2	74
0	94
22	14
13	36
29	36
37	14
33	36
18	41
21	35
16	47
4	50
6	47
2	78
50	36
5	43
3	64
5	58
8	45
2	72
37	36
48	36
6	78
3	78
11	51
4	71
6	65
4	72
6	32
8	42
13	40
10	40
11	46
13	47
1	78
36	6
8	43
4	60
12	42
6	54
17	45
10	47
8	26
2	64
4	26
2	66
24	13
3	58
1	69
1	66
5	31
2	66
3	28
5	27
13	23
25	23
13	26
29	14
7	47
24	23
1	66
2	69
3	53
12	38
17	23
19	26
4	43
12	32
1	72
4	53
7	40
18	26
9	59
12	47
11	47
5	43
1	70
2	56
2	63
4	59
4	57
3	30
7	59
1	66
2	62
6	44
1	71
5	43
18	9
5	40
7	27
30	12
9	50
8	45
1	59
2	58
4	36
7	14
1	56
6	6
9	33
28	23
34	12
8	28
10	26
8	9

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	115
38	16
24	98
13	87
11	74
31	98
75	47
45	87
67	43
16	45
21	61
60	47
16	70
9	121
9	71
12	39
80	43
24	58
4	122
14	26
8	71
9	114
8	66
52	37
59	47
19	78
77	36
39	47
20	78
2	118
26	26
5	87
1	118
28	46
58	6
9	78
6	58
31	46
51	11
7	76
36	36
11	61
8	93
8	78
9	98
38	23
43	13
6	93
8	63
24	46
9	63
22	47
12	69
89	14
9	103
24	47
42	0
33	0
14	78
2	115
7	72
21	11
9	64
4	64
17	51
13	41
9	75
8	58
18	39
5	98
47	26
7	124
20	47
27	58
10	10
51	36
8	6
8	31
7	62
6	70
15	43
10	6
2	98
26	43
9	54
1	98
9	52
22	47
7	93
4	53
11	23
3	66
5	67
3	74
9	59
2	74
0	94
22	14
13	36
29	36
37	14
33	36
18	41
21	35
16	47
4	50
6	47
2	78
50	36
5	43
3	64
5	58
8	45
2	72
37	36
48	36
6	78
3	78
11	51
4	71
6	65
4	72
6	32
8	42
13	40
10	40
11	46
13	47
1	78
36	6
8	43
4	60
12	42
6	54
17	45
10	47
8	26
2	64
4	26
2	66
24	13
3	58
1	69
1	66
5	31
2	66
3	28
5	27
13	23
25	23
13	26
29	14
7	47
24	23
1	66
2	69
3	53
12	38
17	23
19	26
4	43
12	32
1	72
4	53
7	40
18	26
9	59
12	47
11	47
5	43
1	70
2	56
2	63
4	59
4	57
3	30
7	59
1	66
2	62
6	44
1	71
5	43
18	9
5	40
7	27
30	12
9	50
8	45
1	59
2	58
4	36
7	14
1	56
6	6
9	33
28	23
34	12
8	28
10	26
8	9