Extreme rain in United States, 18 to 24 January 2018

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 18 to 24 January 2018
Start: 2018-01-18
End: 2018-01-24
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 18 to 24 January 2018: 519 records at 503 stations, peak on 22 January 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 18 to 24 January 2018 set or tied 519 station records at 503 stations.
It ran from 18 January 2018 to 24 January 2018 (7 days) and its peak day was 22 January 2018.
Status: closed.
Kennebec set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.5 mm (2.0 in) on 23 January 2018.
The busiest day was 22 January 2018 with 229 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 123 years.

Footprint

18 to 24 January 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 18 to 24 January 2018 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, 18 to 24 January 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Kennebec	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	2018-01-23
Decorah	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2018-01-22
Brewster 4W	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2018-01-22
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2018-01-22
McGill	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2018-01-20
Allison	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	2018-01-22
Hebgen Dam	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	2018-01-20
Estherville 4E	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	2018-01-23
Ogallala	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	2018-01-22
Grundy Ctr	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	2018-01-22
Wisdom	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2018-01-19
Edgemont	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2018-01-21
Goodland	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	2018-01-21
Plainville 4WNW	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2018-01-22
Saint Francis	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2018-01-22
Gothenburg	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2018-01-22
Madrid	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2018-01-22
Mc Cook	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	2018-01-22
Wilsonville	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2018-01-22
Sanborn	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2018-01-23

Records per Day

Peak day 229

Records set or tied each day from 18 January 2018 to 24 January 2018. The most in one day was 229 on 22 January 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 18 to 24 January 2018 ranked by margin
Estherville 4E, 01-23	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
Ogallala, 01-22	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
Brewster 4W, 01-22	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
Madrid, 01-22	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
Kennebec, 01-23	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
Grundy Ctr, 01-22	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Decorah, 01-22	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP, 01-22	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Mc Cook, 01-22	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Sanborn, 01-23	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
Saint Francis, 01-22	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
Wilsonville, 01-22	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Plainville 4WNW, 01-22	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
Hebgen Dam, 01-20	13.8 mm (0.5 in)
Wisdom, 01-19	12.4 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

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, 18 to 24 January 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	123
16	100
19	58
18	84
18	92
17	68
23	76
18	76
12	64
12	76
12	123
10	88
15	79
55	48
14	10
9	25
14	76
39	44
18	84
8	115
28	52
10	115
14	47
9	112
6	91
22	36
21	36
12	68
18	36
21	36
13	36
17	76
5	115
6	85
8	118
7	47
7	98
8	69
8	86
12	68
23	36
9	79
17	36
12	44
6	107
19	68
33	36
23	60
8	118
11	119
18	44
32	36
16	68
21	30
6	80
12	36
12	52
20	44
17	36
5	123
12	68
13	36
11	52
13	11
10	52
25	8
11	84
12	36
22	60
9	70
14	46
5	120
18	32
3	118
3	103
12	66
33	19
8	76
8	76
8	64
18	36
4	91
4	112
13	11
5	103
8	108
9	44
20	20
11	44
14	55
10	76
8	48
18	22
15	48
13	44
10	66
4	69
2	112
15	44
12	52
3	88
7	76
15	48
9	56
5	104
4	44
13	32
5	76
4	67
14	44
8	60
4	108
3	115
3	121
3	103
10	46
3	114
17	52
5	31
23	11
16	11
22	60
11	36
55	3
4	86
3	111
5	56
9	84
6	121
6	44
7	66
1	118
10	36
2	119
2	119
26	52
11	27
6	68
1	119
5	76
6	60
15	19
1	112
5	68
3	68
8	24
2	76
11	52
0	72
1	120
8	62
8	48
4	79
1	115
10	36
8	55
4	68
6	60
8	48
14	60
9	36
0	103
4	95
17	26
11	20
4	44
8	14
9	36
9	52
7	52
6	60
4	84
8	36
8	44
4	70
1	92
9	20
5	60
5	84
8	10
4	48
4	86
2	64
3	68
5	62
7	60
10	60
28	36
5	68
7	56
9	26
3	66
2	50
7	52
8	48
2	76
11	32
1	88
0	88
7	39

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 18 to 24 January 2018 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, 18 to 24 January 2018 (this event)	519 records

Every Record Set

20 of 519

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 18 to 24 January 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-01-19	Wisdom	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-20	McGill	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	123	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-20	Hebgen Dam	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	10	64 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-21	Edgemont	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	25	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-21	Goodland	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-22	Decorah	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	84	72 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-22	Brewster 4W	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	76	70 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-22	Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	76	69 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-22	Allison	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	88	66 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-22	Ogallala	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44	63 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-22	Grundy Ctr	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	84	62 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-22	Plainville 4WNW	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-22	Saint Francis	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	100	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-22	Gothenburg	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	115	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-22	Madrid	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	123	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-22	Mc Cook	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-22	Wilsonville	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	79	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-23	Kennebec	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	58	73 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-23	Estherville 4E	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48	64 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-23	Sanborn	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 519 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
2018-01-18	10
2018-01-19	43
2018-01-20	61
2018-01-21	59
2018-01-22	229
2018-01-23	115
2018-01-24	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	123
16	100
19	58
18	84
18	92
17	68
23	76
18	76
12	64
12	76
12	123
10	88
15	79
55	48
14	10
9	25
14	76
39	44
18	84
8	115
28	52
10	115
14	47
9	112
6	91
22	36
21	36
12	68
18	36
21	36
13	36
17	76
5	115
6	85
8	118
7	47
7	98
8	69
8	86
12	68
23	36
9	79
17	36
12	44
6	107
19	68
33	36
23	60
8	118
11	119
18	44
32	36
16	68
21	30
6	80
12	36
12	52
20	44
17	36
5	123
12	68
13	36
11	52
13	11
10	52
25	8
11	84
12	36
22	60
9	70
14	46
5	120
18	32
3	118
3	103
12	66
33	19
8	76
8	76
8	64
18	36
4	91
4	112
13	11
5	103
8	108
9	44
20	20
11	44
14	55
10	76
8	48
18	22
15	48
13	44
10	66
4	69
2	112
15	44
12	52
3	88
7	76
15	48
9	56
5	104
4	44
13	32
5	76
4	67
14	44
8	60
4	108
3	115
3	121
3	103
10	46
3	114
17	52
5	31
23	11
16	11
22	60
11	36
55	3
4	86
3	111
5	56
9	84
6	121
6	44
7	66
1	118
10	36
2	119
2	119
26	52
11	27
6	68
1	119
5	76
6	60
15	19
1	112
5	68
3	68
8	24
2	76
11	52
0	72
1	120
8	62
8	48
4	79
1	115
10	36
8	55
4	68
6	60
8	48
14	60
9	36
0	103
4	95
17	26
11	20
4	44
8	14
9	36
9	52
7	52
6	60
4	84
8	36
8	44
4	70
1	92
9	20
5	60
5	84
8	10
4	48
4	86
2	64
3	68
5	62
7	60
10	60
28	36
5	68
7	56
9	26
3	66
2	50
7	52
8	48
2	76
11	32
1	88
0	88
7	39

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	123
16	100
19	58
18	84
18	92
17	68
23	76
18	76
12	64
12	76
12	123
10	88
15	79
55	48
14	10
9	25
14	76
39	44
18	84
8	115
28	52
10	115
14	47
9	112
6	91
22	36
21	36
12	68
18	36
21	36
13	36
17	76
5	115
6	85
8	118
7	47
7	98
8	69
8	86
12	68
23	36
9	79
17	36
12	44
6	107
19	68
33	36
23	60
8	118
11	119
18	44
32	36
16	68
21	30
6	80
12	36
12	52
20	44
17	36
5	123
12	68
13	36
11	52
13	11
10	52
25	8
11	84
12	36
22	60
9	70
14	46
5	120
18	32
3	118
3	103
12	66
33	19
8	76
8	76
8	64
18	36
4	91
4	112
13	11
5	103
8	108
9	44
20	20
11	44
14	55
10	76
8	48
18	22
15	48
13	44
10	66
4	69
2	112
15	44
12	52
3	88
7	76
15	48
9	56
5	104
4	44
13	32
5	76
4	67
14	44
8	60
4	108
3	115
3	121
3	103
10	46
3	114
17	52
5	31
23	11
16	11
22	60
11	36
55	3
4	86
3	111
5	56
9	84
6	121
6	44
7	66
1	118
10	36
2	119
2	119
26	52
11	27
6	68
1	119
5	76
6	60
15	19
1	112
5	68
3	68
8	24
2	76
11	52
0	72
1	120
8	62
8	48
4	79
1	115
10	36
8	55
4	68
6	60
8	48
14	60
9	36
0	103
4	95
17	26
11	20
4	44
8	14
9	36
9	52
7	52
6	60
4	84
8	36
8	44
4	70
1	92
9	20
5	60
5	84
8	10
4	48
4	86
2	64
3	68
5	62
7	60
10	60
28	36
5	68
7	56
9	26
3	66
2	50
7	52
8	48
2	76
11	32
1	88
0	88
7	39

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	123
16	100
19	58
18	84
18	92
17	68
23	76
18	76
12	64
12	76
12	123
10	88
15	79
55	48
14	10
9	25
14	76
39	44
18	84
8	115
28	52
10	115
14	47
9	112
6	91
22	36
21	36
12	68
18	36
21	36
13	36
17	76
5	115
6	85
8	118
7	47
7	98
8	69
8	86
12	68
23	36
9	79
17	36
12	44
6	107
19	68
33	36
23	60
8	118
11	119
18	44
32	36
16	68
21	30
6	80
12	36
12	52
20	44
17	36
5	123
12	68
13	36
11	52
13	11
10	52
25	8
11	84
12	36
22	60
9	70
14	46
5	120
18	32
3	118
3	103
12	66
33	19
8	76
8	76
8	64
18	36
4	91
4	112
13	11
5	103
8	108
9	44
20	20
11	44
14	55
10	76
8	48
18	22
15	48
13	44
10	66
4	69
2	112
15	44
12	52
3	88
7	76
15	48
9	56
5	104
4	44
13	32
5	76
4	67
14	44
8	60
4	108
3	115
3	121
3	103
10	46
3	114
17	52
5	31
23	11
16	11
22	60
11	36
55	3
4	86
3	111
5	56
9	84
6	121
6	44
7	66
1	118
10	36
2	119
2	119
26	52
11	27
6	68
1	119
5	76
6	60
15	19
1	112
5	68
3	68
8	24
2	76
11	52
0	72
1	120
8	62
8	48
4	79
1	115
10	36
8	55
4	68
6	60
8	48
14	60
9	36
0	103
4	95
17	26
11	20
4	44
8	14
9	36
9	52
7	52
6	60
4	84
8	36
8	44
4	70
1	92
9	20
5	60
5	84
8	10
4	48
4	86
2	64
3	68
5	62
7	60
10	60
28	36
5	68
7	56
9	26
3	66
2	50
7	52
8	48
2	76
11	32
1	88
0	88
7	39