Extreme rain in United States, 27 to 30 January 2018

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 27 to 30 January 2018
Start: 2018-01-27
End: 2018-01-30
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 27 to 30 January 2018: 184 records at 180 stations, peak on 29 January 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 27 to 30 January 2018 set or tied 184 station records at 180 stations.
It ran from 27 January 2018 to 30 January 2018 (4 days) and its peak day was 29 January 2018.
Status: closed.
Desoto City 8 SW set a daily record precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 29 January 2018.
The busiest day was 29 January 2018 with 120 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

27 to 30 January 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 27 to 30 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, 27 to 30 January 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Desoto City 8 SW	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	2018-01-29
Hackberry 8 SSW	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	2018-01-28
Marianna Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	2018-01-28
Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	2018-01-27
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	2018-01-27
Laurens	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	2018-01-29
Little Mtn	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	2018-01-29
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	2018-01-27
Siler City 2 N	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2018-01-29
Chester 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	2018-01-29
Port Arthur City	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	2018-01-27
Bushnell 1 E	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	2018-01-29
Crescent City	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	2018-01-29
Newberry	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	2018-01-29
Orange	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	2018-01-27
Clinton 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2018-01-29
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2018-01-28
Jennings	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	2018-01-28
Morehead City 2 WNW	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2018-01-29
Raleigh State UNIV	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	2018-01-29

Records per Day

Peak day 120

Records set or tied each day from 27 January 2018 to 30 January 2018. The most in one day was 120 on 29 January 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 27 to 30 January 2018 ranked by margin
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, 01-27	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP, 01-27	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
Hackberry 8 SSW, 01-28	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
Morehead City 2 WNW, 01-29	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
Port Arthur City, 01-27	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
Marianna Muni AP, 01-28	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
Bushnell 1 E, 01-29	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
Desoto City 8 SW, 01-29	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
Clinton 2 NE, 01-29	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
Abbeville, 01-27	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
Chester 1 SE, 01-29	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
Orange, 01-27	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
Laurens, 01-29	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
Little Mtn, 01-29	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
Crescent City, 01-29	22.3 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

184 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, 27 to 30 January 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
43	88
58	72
48	66
39	114
61	34
30	88
24	100
80	26
19	100
36	66
46	44
22	92
52	41
16	106
42	24
36	43
15	124
22	102
52	24
11	100
27	66
14	100
11	100
12	117
48	24
58	2
33	56
12	92
78	4
13	80
34	24
10	92
53	26
5	123
48	26
11	92
34	46
44	26
71	20
28	44
26	44
34	44
23	70
31	39
36	32
6	92
60	23
44	24
27	52
21	64
1	100
1	108
24	44
5	88
40	11
15	70
18	58
23	44
5	79
48	24
1	80
23	23
2	80
0	84
29	23
7	66
26	32
36	4
1	80
26	24
1	88
8	56
11	44
7	56
12	52
33	4
21	23
6	66
11	52
8	66
17	44
14	44
21	26
1	67
8	58
5	66
4	56
30	24
14	52
13	46
9	52
19	24
6	58
17	22
24	32
7	52
3	66
8	44
6	58
8	44
2	64
15	26
2	60
10	44
11	24
1	66
4	48
21	4
10	44
10	24
8	44
13	26
17	23
10	23
2	44
16	26
26	23
10	44
4	56
12	26
16	8
12	26
5	44
22	12
4	44
5	24
8	24
3	44
2	44
19	24
1	48
1	44
20	24
17	26
2	44
14	12
10	24
15	26
21	22
1	46
2	24
0	44
6	18
6	24
5	24
5	24
5	26
16	4
6	24
7	11
3	24
6	24
13	12
11	8
4	28
3	24
3	24
16	2
5	23
8	8
3	8
6	26
9	2
2	26
2	32
3	15
3	24
8	11
3	24
5	2
4	12
1	28
4	12
2	12
4	15
1	11
6	2
0	15
2	15
4	12
5	4
1	8
1	8
2	2

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 27 to 30 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, 27 to 30 January 2018 (this event)	184 records

Every Record Set

20 of 184

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 27 to 30 January 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-01-27	Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	114	61 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-27	Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34	61 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-27	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	26	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-27	Port Arthur City	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41	54 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-27	Orange	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43	51 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-28	Hackberry 8 SSW	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	72	64 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-28	Marianna Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	66	63 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-28	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	124	50 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-28	Jennings	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	102	50 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-29	Desoto City 8 SW	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	88	69 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-29	Laurens	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	88	59 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-29	Little Mtn	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	100	59 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-29	Siler City 2 N	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	100	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-29	Chester 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	66	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-29	Bushnell 1 E	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44	54 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-29	Crescent City	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	92	54 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-29	Newberry	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	106	52 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-29	Clinton 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	24	51 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-29	Morehead City 2 WNW	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24	50 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-29	Raleigh State UNIV	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	100	50 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 184 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
43	88
58	72
48	66
39	114
61	34
30	88
24	100
80	26
19	100
36	66
46	44
22	92
52	41
16	106
42	24
36	43
15	124
22	102
52	24
11	100
27	66
14	100
11	100
12	117
48	24
58	2
33	56
12	92
78	4
13	80
34	24
10	92
53	26
5	123
48	26
11	92
34	46
44	26
71	20
28	44
26	44
34	44
23	70
31	39
36	32
6	92
60	23
44	24
27	52
21	64
1	100
1	108
24	44
5	88
40	11
15	70
18	58
23	44
5	79
48	24
1	80
23	23
2	80
0	84
29	23
7	66
26	32
36	4
1	80
26	24
1	88
8	56
11	44
7	56
12	52
33	4
21	23
6	66
11	52
8	66
17	44
14	44
21	26
1	67
8	58
5	66
4	56
30	24
14	52
13	46
9	52
19	24
6	58
17	22
24	32
7	52
3	66
8	44
6	58
8	44
2	64
15	26
2	60
10	44
11	24
1	66
4	48
21	4
10	44
10	24
8	44
13	26
17	23
10	23
2	44
16	26
26	23
10	44
4	56
12	26
16	8
12	26
5	44
22	12
4	44
5	24
8	24
3	44
2	44
19	24
1	48
1	44
20	24
17	26
2	44
14	12
10	24
15	26
21	22
1	46
2	24
0	44
6	18
6	24
5	24
5	24
5	26
16	4
6	24
7	11
3	24
6	24
13	12
11	8
4	28
3	24
3	24
16	2
5	23
8	8
3	8
6	26
9	2
2	26
2	32
3	15
3	24
8	11
3	24
5	2
4	12
1	28
4	12
2	12
4	15
1	11
6	2
0	15
2	15
4	12
5	4
1	8
1	8
2	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
43	88
58	72
48	66
39	114
61	34
30	88
24	100
80	26
19	100
36	66
46	44
22	92
52	41
16	106
42	24
36	43
15	124
22	102
52	24
11	100
27	66
14	100
11	100
12	117
48	24
58	2
33	56
12	92
78	4
13	80
34	24
10	92
53	26
5	123
48	26
11	92
34	46
44	26
71	20
28	44
26	44
34	44
23	70
31	39
36	32
6	92
60	23
44	24
27	52
21	64
1	100
1	108
24	44
5	88
40	11
15	70
18	58
23	44
5	79
48	24
1	80
23	23
2	80
0	84
29	23
7	66
26	32
36	4
1	80
26	24
1	88
8	56
11	44
7	56
12	52
33	4
21	23
6	66
11	52
8	66
17	44
14	44
21	26
1	67
8	58
5	66
4	56
30	24
14	52
13	46
9	52
19	24
6	58
17	22
24	32
7	52
3	66
8	44
6	58
8	44
2	64
15	26
2	60
10	44
11	24
1	66
4	48
21	4
10	44
10	24
8	44
13	26
17	23
10	23
2	44
16	26
26	23
10	44
4	56
12	26
16	8
12	26
5	44
22	12
4	44
5	24
8	24
3	44
2	44
19	24
1	48
1	44
20	24
17	26
2	44
14	12
10	24
15	26
21	22
1	46
2	24
0	44
6	18
6	24
5	24
5	24
5	26
16	4
6	24
7	11
3	24
6	24
13	12
11	8
4	28
3	24
3	24
16	2
5	23
8	8
3	8
6	26
9	2
2	26
2	32
3	15
3	24
8	11
3	24
5	2
4	12
1	28
4	12
2	12
4	15
1	11
6	2
0	15
2	15
4	12
5	4
1	8
1	8
2	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
43	88
58	72
48	66
39	114
61	34
30	88
24	100
80	26
19	100
36	66
46	44
22	92
52	41
16	106
42	24
36	43
15	124
22	102
52	24
11	100
27	66
14	100
11	100
12	117
48	24
58	2
33	56
12	92
78	4
13	80
34	24
10	92
53	26
5	123
48	26
11	92
34	46
44	26
71	20
28	44
26	44
34	44
23	70
31	39
36	32
6	92
60	23
44	24
27	52
21	64
1	100
1	108
24	44
5	88
40	11
15	70
18	58
23	44
5	79
48	24
1	80
23	23
2	80
0	84
29	23
7	66
26	32
36	4
1	80
26	24
1	88
8	56
11	44
7	56
12	52
33	4
21	23
6	66
11	52
8	66
17	44
14	44
21	26
1	67
8	58
5	66
4	56
30	24
14	52
13	46
9	52
19	24
6	58
17	22
24	32
7	52
3	66
8	44
6	58
8	44
2	64
15	26
2	60
10	44
11	24
1	66
4	48
21	4
10	44
10	24
8	44
13	26
17	23
10	23
2	44
16	26
26	23
10	44
4	56
12	26
16	8
12	26
5	44
22	12
4	44
5	24
8	24
3	44
2	44
19	24
1	48
1	44
20	24
17	26
2	44
14	12
10	24
15	26
21	22
1	46
2	24
0	44
6	18
6	24
5	24
5	24
5	26
16	4
6	24
7	11
3	24
6	24
13	12
11	8
4	28
3	24
3	24
16	2
5	23
8	8
3	8
6	26
9	2
2	26
2	32
3	15
3	24
8	11
3	24
5	2
4	12
1	28
4	12
2	12
4	15
1	11
6	2
0	15
2	15
4	12
5	4
1	8
1	8
2	2