Extreme rain in United States, 22 December 2024 to 1 January 2025

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 22 December 2024 to 1 January 2025
Start: 2024-12-22
End: 2025-01-01
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 22 December 2024 to 1 January 2025: 659 records at 584 stations, peak on 29 December 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 22 December 2024 to 1 January 2025 set or tied 659 station records at 584 stations.
It ran from 22 December 2024 to 1 January 2025 (11 days) and its peak day was 29 December 2024.
Status: closed.
Corsicana set a daily record precipitation of 85.6 mm (3.4 in) on 29 December 2024.
The busiest day was 29 December 2024 with 221 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 128 years.

Footprint

22 December 2024 to 1 January 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 22 December 2024 to 1 January 2025 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, 22 December 2024 to 1 January 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Corsicana	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	2024-12-29
Ellensburg	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2024-12-26
Hernando	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	2024-12-29
Portland	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	2024-12-29
Pleasant Hill	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	2024-12-29
Bend	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	2024-12-26
Volta Ph	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	2024-12-27
The Poplars	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2024-12-26
Memphis Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	2024-12-28
Fairhope 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	2024-12-28
Detroit Willow Run AP	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2024-12-29
Mt Adams Rs	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	2024-12-26
Helena	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2024-12-29
Crockett	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2024-12-25
Akron Fulton Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-12-29
Prosser	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2024-12-26
Quincy	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2024-12-26
Lower Hay Creek	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2024-12-27
Ryegate	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2024-12-31
Academy 2NE	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2024-12-31

Records per Day

Peak day 221

Records set or tied each day from 22 December 2024 to 1 January 2025. The most in one day was 221 on 29 December 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 22 December 2024 to 1 January 2025
Date	Records
2024-12-22	4
2024-12-23	7
2024-12-24	36
2024-12-25	51
2024-12-26	59
2024-12-27	80
2024-12-28	105
2024-12-29	221
2024-12-30	54
2024-12-31	40
2025-01-01	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 22 December 2024 to 1 January 2025 ranked by margin
Pleasant Hill, 12-29	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
Memphis Intl AP, 12-28	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
Hernando, 12-29	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
Corsicana, 12-29	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
Volta Ph, 12-27	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
Portland, 12-29	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
Fairhope 2 NE, 12-28	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
Mt Adams Rs, 12-26	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
Helena, 12-29	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
Crockett, 12-25	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
Bend, 12-26	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
The Poplars, 12-26	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Detroit Willow Run AP, 12-29	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
Ellensburg, 12-26	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Quincy, 12-26	17.7 mm (0.7 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, 22 December 2024 to 1 January 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
61	116
18	88
13	100
13	115
65	55
11	93
18	59
45	110
74	55
48	73
25	2
25	60
67	55
12	82
40	82
19	76
28	109
30	87
27	94
15	76
9	82
13	109
8	109
13	118
12	93
23	15
11	107
16	82
24	29
16	114
34	70
10	73
6	119
11	84
4	97
29	80
4	93
11	37
6	67
13	76
35	64
14	128
22	87
20	43
2	112
37	44
83	5
10	115
10	44
29	5
8	44
17	76
4	93
9	92
7	95
10	76
15	37
17	82
9	97
3	109
10	76
3	93
7	37
31	26
10	43
28	62
18	34
2	109
18	66
13	55
3	114
34	47
23	62
8	78
2	111
1	101
15	46
2	91
13	82
36	55
1	107
12	76
1	97
4	59
19	23
3	89
1	91
21	59
1	110
6	65
57	21
10	83
3	79
32	54
9	70
11	62
47	22
12	14
22	55
40	49
10	38
47	43
7	76
9	78
4	45
13	34
4	81
12	60
1	93
6	81
4	73
2	79
2	91
2	82
19	76
18	55
20	21
4	76
11	54
5	82
9	18
19	55
5	86
15	10
19	55
9	40
6	26
3	76
10	64
2	45
25	22
16	49
5	47
7	47
1	79
1	86
23	24
8	44
28	26
13	34
18	16
8	41
23	26
8	52
16	55
8	62
12	55
6	7
1	82
52	5
13	24
28	54
1	79
10	50
33	21
4	70
1	65
18	19
3	60
39	13
0	84
11	10
13	41
25	19
43	11
37	6
3	55
4	67
1	76
1	75
4	52
16	44
17	45
3	58
15	41
15	28
28	22
16	5
2	65
13	55
9	55
11	58
1	78
26	21
33	24
4	32
25	32
13	54
1	76
7	40
2	61
15	41
12	62
3	70
3	62
5	52
1	76
3	47
3	51
15	32

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 22 December 2024 to 1 January 2025 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, 22 December 2024 to 1 January 2025 (this event)	659 records

Every Record Set

20 of 659

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 22 December 2024 to 1 January 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-12-25	Crockett	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	94	53 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-26	Ellensburg	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	88	75 of 100 (Major)
2024-12-26	Bend	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-12-26	The Poplars	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-12-26	Mt Adams Rs	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	87	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-26	Prosser	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	93	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-26	Quincy	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	59	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-27	Volta Ph	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	73	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-12-27	Lower Hay Creek	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	82	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-28	Memphis Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-12-28	Fairhope 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	82	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-29	Corsicana	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	116	78 of 100 (Major)
2024-12-29	Hernando	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	55	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-12-29	Portland	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	110	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-12-29	Pleasant Hill	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	55	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-12-29	Detroit Willow Run AP	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	76	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-29	Helena	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	109	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-29	Akron Fulton Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	76	53 of 100 (Notable)
2024-12-31	Ryegate	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	115	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-12-31	Academy 2NE	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	100	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 659 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
61	116
18	88
13	100
13	115
65	55
11	93
18	59
45	110
74	55
48	73
25	2
25	60
67	55
12	82
40	82
19	76
28	109
30	87
27	94
15	76
9	82
13	109
8	109
13	118
12	93
23	15
11	107
16	82
24	29
16	114
34	70
10	73
6	119
11	84
4	97
29	80
4	93
11	37
6	67
13	76
35	64
14	128
22	87
20	43
2	112
37	44
83	5
10	115
10	44
29	5
8	44
17	76
4	93
9	92
7	95
10	76
15	37
17	82
9	97
3	109
10	76
3	93
7	37
31	26
10	43
28	62
18	34
2	109
18	66
13	55
3	114
34	47
23	62
8	78
2	111
1	101
15	46
2	91
13	82
36	55
1	107
12	76
1	97
4	59
19	23
3	89
1	91
21	59
1	110
6	65
57	21
10	83
3	79
32	54
9	70
11	62
47	22
12	14
22	55
40	49
10	38
47	43
7	76
9	78
4	45
13	34
4	81
12	60
1	93
6	81
4	73
2	79
2	91
2	82
19	76
18	55
20	21
4	76
11	54
5	82
9	18
19	55
5	86
15	10
19	55
9	40
6	26
3	76
10	64
2	45
25	22
16	49
5	47
7	47
1	79
1	86
23	24
8	44
28	26
13	34
18	16
8	41
23	26
8	52
16	55
8	62
12	55
6	7
1	82
52	5
13	24
28	54
1	79
10	50
33	21
4	70
1	65
18	19
3	60
39	13
0	84
11	10
13	41
25	19
43	11
37	6
3	55
4	67
1	76
1	75
4	52
16	44
17	45
3	58
15	41
15	28
28	22
16	5
2	65
13	55
9	55
11	58
1	78
26	21
33	24
4	32
25	32
13	54
1	76
7	40
2	61
15	41
12	62
3	70
3	62
5	52
1	76
3	47
3	51
15	32

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
61	116
18	88
13	100
13	115
65	55
11	93
18	59
45	110
74	55
48	73
25	2
25	60
67	55
12	82
40	82
19	76
28	109
30	87
27	94
15	76
9	82
13	109
8	109
13	118
12	93
23	15
11	107
16	82
24	29
16	114
34	70
10	73
6	119
11	84
4	97
29	80
4	93
11	37
6	67
13	76
35	64
14	128
22	87
20	43
2	112
37	44
83	5
10	115
10	44
29	5
8	44
17	76
4	93
9	92
7	95
10	76
15	37
17	82
9	97
3	109
10	76
3	93
7	37
31	26
10	43
28	62
18	34
2	109
18	66
13	55
3	114
34	47
23	62
8	78
2	111
1	101
15	46
2	91
13	82
36	55
1	107
12	76
1	97
4	59
19	23
3	89
1	91
21	59
1	110
6	65
57	21
10	83
3	79
32	54
9	70
11	62
47	22
12	14
22	55
40	49
10	38
47	43
7	76
9	78
4	45
13	34
4	81
12	60
1	93
6	81
4	73
2	79
2	91
2	82
19	76
18	55
20	21
4	76
11	54
5	82
9	18
19	55
5	86
15	10
19	55
9	40
6	26
3	76
10	64
2	45
25	22
16	49
5	47
7	47
1	79
1	86
23	24
8	44
28	26
13	34
18	16
8	41
23	26
8	52
16	55
8	62
12	55
6	7
1	82
52	5
13	24
28	54
1	79
10	50
33	21
4	70
1	65
18	19
3	60
39	13
0	84
11	10
13	41
25	19
43	11
37	6
3	55
4	67
1	76
1	75
4	52
16	44
17	45
3	58
15	41
15	28
28	22
16	5
2	65
13	55
9	55
11	58
1	78
26	21
33	24
4	32
25	32
13	54
1	76
7	40
2	61
15	41
12	62
3	70
3	62
5	52
1	76
3	47
3	51
15	32

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
61	116
18	88
13	100
13	115
65	55
11	93
18	59
45	110
74	55
48	73
25	2
25	60
67	55
12	82
40	82
19	76
28	109
30	87
27	94
15	76
9	82
13	109
8	109
13	118
12	93
23	15
11	107
16	82
24	29
16	114
34	70
10	73
6	119
11	84
4	97
29	80
4	93
11	37
6	67
13	76
35	64
14	128
22	87
20	43
2	112
37	44
83	5
10	115
10	44
29	5
8	44
17	76
4	93
9	92
7	95
10	76
15	37
17	82
9	97
3	109
10	76
3	93
7	37
31	26
10	43
28	62
18	34
2	109
18	66
13	55
3	114
34	47
23	62
8	78
2	111
1	101
15	46
2	91
13	82
36	55
1	107
12	76
1	97
4	59
19	23
3	89
1	91
21	59
1	110
6	65
57	21
10	83
3	79
32	54
9	70
11	62
47	22
12	14
22	55
40	49
10	38
47	43
7	76
9	78
4	45
13	34
4	81
12	60
1	93
6	81
4	73
2	79
2	91
2	82
19	76
18	55
20	21
4	76
11	54
5	82
9	18
19	55
5	86
15	10
19	55
9	40
6	26
3	76
10	64
2	45
25	22
16	49
5	47
7	47
1	79
1	86
23	24
8	44
28	26
13	34
18	16
8	41
23	26
8	52
16	55
8	62
12	55
6	7
1	82
52	5
13	24
28	54
1	79
10	50
33	21
4	70
1	65
18	19
3	60
39	13
0	84
11	10
13	41
25	19
43	11
37	6
3	55
4	67
1	76
1	75
4	52
16	44
17	45
3	58
15	41
15	28
28	22
16	5
2	65
13	55
9	55
11	58
1	78
26	21
33	24
4	32
25	32
13	54
1	76
7	40
2	61
15	41
12	62
3	70
3	62
5	52
1	76
3	47
3	51
15	32