Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 12 February 2018

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 12 February 2018
Start: 2018-02-06
End: 2018-02-12
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 12 February 2018: 563 records at 480 stations, peak on 7 February 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 12 February 2018 set or tied 563 station records at 480 stations.
It ran from 6 February 2018 to 12 February 2018 (7 days) and its peak day was 7 February 2018.
Status: closed.
Indian Mills 2 W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 97.3 mm (3.8 in) on 11 February 2018.
The busiest day was 7 February 2018 with 215 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 144 years.

Footprint

6 to 12 February 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 12 February 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, 6 to 12 February 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Indian Mills 2 W	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	2018-02-11
Fordyce	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	2018-02-07
Scottsville 6SE	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	2018-02-11
Pennington Gap	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	2018-02-11
Arcadia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	2018-02-07
Annapolis US Naval Academy Aso	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	2018-02-11
Hohenwald	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	2018-02-07
Kountze	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	2018-02-10
Bedford	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	2018-02-11
Somerset	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	2018-02-11
Plain Dealing	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	2018-02-07
Stearns 2S	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	2018-02-11
Somerset 2 N	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	2018-02-12
Natrona Lock 4	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	2018-02-12
Lawrenceburg Filt Plt	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	2018-02-06
Ashland	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	2018-02-08
Stevensville 2SW	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	2018-02-11
Rison	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	2018-02-07
University	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	2018-02-07
Beckley Va Hospital	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	2018-02-11

Records per Day

Peak day 215

Records set or tied each day from 6 February 2018 to 12 February 2018. The most in one day was 215 on 7 February 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 12 February 2018 ranked by margin
Plain Dealing, 02-07	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
Fordyce, 02-07	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
Stearns 2S, 02-11	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
Kountze, 02-10	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
Lawrenceburg Filt Plt, 02-06	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Somerset 2 N, 02-12	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
Arcadia, 02-07	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
Annapolis US Naval Academy Aso, 02-11	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
Scottsville 6SE, 02-11	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
Somerset, 02-11	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
Hohenwald, 02-07	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
Rison, 02-07	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
University, 02-07	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
Indian Mills 2 W, 02-11	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
Pennington Gap, 02-11	26.9 mm (1.1 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, 6 to 12 February 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
28	93
58	70
38	46
27	83
48	84
39	63
35	96
57	68
13	121
37	58
65	31
49	40
58	34
20	62
22	80
12	87
51	63
33	84
33	84
17	79
54	39
35	78
40	67
44	24
3	122
48	24
28	24
40	36
33	36
53	39
25	136
35	36
25	54
72	15
45	35
46	52
16	115
16	90
36	24
30	70
14	90
18	79
13	99
19	84
32	60
30	58
25	35
56	4
31	72
29	68
17	84
12	112
26	63
35	64
11	112
29	55
33	52
33	35
38	52
49	39
16	84
14	79
7	96
50	20
5	131
28	70
16	84
7	115
35	36
5	108
8	96
7	124
10	51
23	70
14	58
11	84
45	28
10	67
37	39
4	117
27	68
2	115
27	44
25	58
18	35
37	55
2	123
23	24
30	24
12	79
12	80
16	64
8	82
9	52
26	52
40	39
33	39
33	55
29	20
1	121
1	120
6	91
8	84
0	144
8	84
2	96
16	58
16	56
12	72
74	4
35	39
10	75
36	39
8	63
5	87
3	90
17	58
15	64
20	68
32	39
0	67
4	84
6	79
19	56
24	43
18	63
55	19
4	76
10	60
20	64
22	60
13	67
35	36
1	87
34	24
24	54
22	52
34	20
0	90
18	35
34	32
6	66
38	31
16	14
36	39
27	39
1	80
8	64
3	84
17	64
13	60
13	20
15	14
16	56
35	20
9	67
16	62
9	67
26	46
19	52
30	39
0	84
14	56
12	60
8	67
5	67
2	79
27	31
5	72
31	31
22	36
0	80
18	55
17	56
7	68
19	35
21	36
39	15
29	39
22	39
26	39
15	55
15	56
3	38
9	30
1	80
11	58
4	70
8	70
6	70
9	68
14	56
36	31
32	24
21	39
29	36
14	56
2	67
17	39
7	52

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 12 February 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, 6 to 12 February 2018 (this event)	563 records

Every Record Set

20 of 563

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 12 February 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-02-06	Lawrenceburg Filt Plt	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-07	Fordyce	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	70	69 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-07	Arcadia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	84	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-07	Hohenwald	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	96	62 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-07	Plain Dealing	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31	59 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-07	Rison	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	84	55 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-07	University	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	84	55 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-08	Ashland	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	80	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-10	Kountze	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	68	62 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-11	Indian Mills 2 W	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	93	76 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-11	Scottsville 6SE	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	46	68 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-11	Pennington Gap	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	83	66 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-11	Annapolis US Naval Academy Aso	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	63	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-11	Bedford	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	121	62 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-11	Somerset	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	58	61 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-11	Stearns 2S	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34	58 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-11	Stevensville 2SW	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	87	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-11	Beckley Va Hospital	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	79	55 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-12	Somerset 2 N	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40	58 of 100 (Notable)
2018-02-12	Natrona Lock 4	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	62	58 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 563 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
28	93
58	70
38	46
27	83
48	84
39	63
35	96
57	68
13	121
37	58
65	31
49	40
58	34
20	62
22	80
12	87
51	63
33	84
33	84
17	79
54	39
35	78
40	67
44	24
3	122
48	24
28	24
40	36
33	36
53	39
25	136
35	36
25	54
72	15
45	35
46	52
16	115
16	90
36	24
30	70
14	90
18	79
13	99
19	84
32	60
30	58
25	35
56	4
31	72
29	68
17	84
12	112
26	63
35	64
11	112
29	55
33	52
33	35
38	52
49	39
16	84
14	79
7	96
50	20
5	131
28	70
16	84
7	115
35	36
5	108
8	96
7	124
10	51
23	70
14	58
11	84
45	28
10	67
37	39
4	117
27	68
2	115
27	44
25	58
18	35
37	55
2	123
23	24
30	24
12	79
12	80
16	64
8	82
9	52
26	52
40	39
33	39
33	55
29	20
1	121
1	120
6	91
8	84
0	144
8	84
2	96
16	58
16	56
12	72
74	4
35	39
10	75
36	39
8	63
5	87
3	90
17	58
15	64
20	68
32	39
0	67
4	84
6	79
19	56
24	43
18	63
55	19
4	76
10	60
20	64
22	60
13	67
35	36
1	87
34	24
24	54
22	52
34	20
0	90
18	35
34	32
6	66
38	31
16	14
36	39
27	39
1	80
8	64
3	84
17	64
13	60
13	20
15	14
16	56
35	20
9	67
16	62
9	67
26	46
19	52
30	39
0	84
14	56
12	60
8	67
5	67
2	79
27	31
5	72
31	31
22	36
0	80
18	55
17	56
7	68
19	35
21	36
39	15
29	39
22	39
26	39
15	55
15	56
3	38
9	30
1	80
11	58
4	70
8	70
6	70
9	68
14	56
36	31
32	24
21	39
29	36
14	56
2	67
17	39
7	52

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
28	93
58	70
38	46
27	83
48	84
39	63
35	96
57	68
13	121
37	58
65	31
49	40
58	34
20	62
22	80
12	87
51	63
33	84
33	84
17	79
54	39
35	78
40	67
44	24
3	122
48	24
28	24
40	36
33	36
53	39
25	136
35	36
25	54
72	15
45	35
46	52
16	115
16	90
36	24
30	70
14	90
18	79
13	99
19	84
32	60
30	58
25	35
56	4
31	72
29	68
17	84
12	112
26	63
35	64
11	112
29	55
33	52
33	35
38	52
49	39
16	84
14	79
7	96
50	20
5	131
28	70
16	84
7	115
35	36
5	108
8	96
7	124
10	51
23	70
14	58
11	84
45	28
10	67
37	39
4	117
27	68
2	115
27	44
25	58
18	35
37	55
2	123
23	24
30	24
12	79
12	80
16	64
8	82
9	52
26	52
40	39
33	39
33	55
29	20
1	121
1	120
6	91
8	84
0	144
8	84
2	96
16	58
16	56
12	72
74	4
35	39
10	75
36	39
8	63
5	87
3	90
17	58
15	64
20	68
32	39
0	67
4	84
6	79
19	56
24	43
18	63
55	19
4	76
10	60
20	64
22	60
13	67
35	36
1	87
34	24
24	54
22	52
34	20
0	90
18	35
34	32
6	66
38	31
16	14
36	39
27	39
1	80
8	64
3	84
17	64
13	60
13	20
15	14
16	56
35	20
9	67
16	62
9	67
26	46
19	52
30	39
0	84
14	56
12	60
8	67
5	67
2	79
27	31
5	72
31	31
22	36
0	80
18	55
17	56
7	68
19	35
21	36
39	15
29	39
22	39
26	39
15	55
15	56
3	38
9	30
1	80
11	58
4	70
8	70
6	70
9	68
14	56
36	31
32	24
21	39
29	36
14	56
2	67
17	39
7	52

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
28	93
58	70
38	46
27	83
48	84
39	63
35	96
57	68
13	121
37	58
65	31
49	40
58	34
20	62
22	80
12	87
51	63
33	84
33	84
17	79
54	39
35	78
40	67
44	24
3	122
48	24
28	24
40	36
33	36
53	39
25	136
35	36
25	54
72	15
45	35
46	52
16	115
16	90
36	24
30	70
14	90
18	79
13	99
19	84
32	60
30	58
25	35
56	4
31	72
29	68
17	84
12	112
26	63
35	64
11	112
29	55
33	52
33	35
38	52
49	39
16	84
14	79
7	96
50	20
5	131
28	70
16	84
7	115
35	36
5	108
8	96
7	124
10	51
23	70
14	58
11	84
45	28
10	67
37	39
4	117
27	68
2	115
27	44
25	58
18	35
37	55
2	123
23	24
30	24
12	79
12	80
16	64
8	82
9	52
26	52
40	39
33	39
33	55
29	20
1	121
1	120
6	91
8	84
0	144
8	84
2	96
16	58
16	56
12	72
74	4
35	39
10	75
36	39
8	63
5	87
3	90
17	58
15	64
20	68
32	39
0	67
4	84
6	79
19	56
24	43
18	63
55	19
4	76
10	60
20	64
22	60
13	67
35	36
1	87
34	24
24	54
22	52
34	20
0	90
18	35
34	32
6	66
38	31
16	14
36	39
27	39
1	80
8	64
3	84
17	64
13	60
13	20
15	14
16	56
35	20
9	67
16	62
9	67
26	46
19	52
30	39
0	84
14	56
12	60
8	67
5	67
2	79
27	31
5	72
31	31
22	36
0	80
18	55
17	56
7	68
19	35
21	36
39	15
29	39
22	39
26	39
15	55
15	56
3	38
9	30
1	80
11	58
4	70
8	70
6	70
9	68
14	56
36	31
32	24
21	39
29	36
14	56
2	67
17	39
7	52