Extreme rain in United States, 14 February to 2 March 2018

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 14 February to 2 March 2018
Start: 2018-02-14
End: 2018-03-02
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 14 February to 2 March 2018: 1,624 records at 1,045 stations, peak on 21 February 2018. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 14 February to 2 March 2018 set or tied 1,624 station records at 1,045 stations.
It ran from 14 February 2018 to 2 March 2018 (17 days) and its peak day was 21 February 2018.
Status: closed.
Philo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.2 mm (3.6 in) on 21 February 2018.
The busiest day was 21 February 2018 with 290 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 144 years.

Footprint

14 February to 2 March 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 14 February to 2 March 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, 14 February to 2 March 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Philo	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	2018-02-21
Oakland 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	2018-02-16
Albion	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	2018-02-20
Three Rivers	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	2018-02-20
Hiram	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2018-02-20
Hastings	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	2018-02-20
Rison	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	2018-02-20
S Haven	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	2018-02-20
Houston	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	2018-02-24
S Bend AP	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	2018-02-20
Danville	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2018-02-21
Honey Grove	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	2018-02-21
Renovo	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	2018-02-25
New Castle 1 N	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2018-02-20
Niles	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	2018-02-20
Cynthiana	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	2018-02-22
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	2018-02-20
Dequeen	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	2018-03-01
Benton	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	2018-02-23
Bingham 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2018-02-16

Records per Day

Peak day 290

Records set or tied each day from 14 February 2018 to 2 March 2018. The most in one day was 290 on 21 February 2018.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 14 February to 2 March 2018
Date	Records
2018-02-14	4
2018-02-15	46
2018-02-16	131
2018-02-17	37
2018-02-18	19
2018-02-19	49
2018-02-20	228
2018-02-21	290
2018-02-22	190
2018-02-23	129
2018-02-24	111
2018-02-25	150
2018-02-26	55
2018-02-27	4
2018-02-28	58
2018-03-01	119
2018-03-02	4

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 14 February to 2 March 2018 ranked by margin
Dequeen, 03-01	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
Rison, 02-20	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
Honey Grove, 02-21	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
Three Rivers, 02-20	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
S Bend AP, 02-20	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
Benton, 02-23	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
Cynthiana, 02-22	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
Houston, 02-24	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
Philo, 02-21	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
Oakland 1 SE, 02-16	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
Albion, 02-20	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, 02-20	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
Hiram, 02-20	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
Danville, 02-21	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
S Haven, 02-20	26.7 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, 14 February to 2 March 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
41	124
32	123
32	129
49	120
28	119
24	119
62	61
27	112
42	96
45	50
28	106
24	102
60	90
20	100
43	72
22	64
17	76
32	67
73	69
44	108
53	86
15	113
57	52
19	108
37	64
20	107
56	72
33	32
21	64
44	108
43	53
48	59
27	110
63	69
15	119
25	63
29	30
41	100
20	114
33	72
71	44
17	108
61	56
29	90
42	40
23	98
15	60
18	115
59	55
51	68
80	48
11	74
14	59
61	34
31	108
35	92
20	120
76	20
30	44
11	82
41	17
54	56
69	47
27	103
77	44
22	66
17	46
19	76
26	54
122	48
32	55
56	43
35	64
24	66
25	67
10	118
53	55
12	102
45	68
46	72
39	72
63	55
35	84
41	40
25	16
37	96
23	24
24	24
57	34
49	13
37	63
35	72
59	55
6	109
18	118
34	20
51	66
31	20
16	80
28	42
22	27
20	67
3	102
21	72
51	20
26	100
37	72
29	91
25	92
43	24
31	24
8	76
24	16
31	20
27	16
29	20
29	16
10	64
25	111
16	104
23	72
28	24
27	92
93	27
61	35
57	55
51	56
44	44
31	72
47	44
12	92
15	69
26	20
35	12
10	112
37	48
30	23
29	72
3	115
31	23
15	68
10	64
14	44
18	38
7	112
34	59
99	27
10	64
27	68
29	7
28	52
17	72
24	38
22	90
38	27
43	16
26	20
28	23
56	20
66	20
40	43
82	27
22	68
24	44
15	64
40	60
40	16
21	32
8	108
9	80
35	44
25	28
18	111
29	44
35	44
62	24
31	16
7	110
52	55
49	27
16	111
19	64
7	64
6	129
20	12
93	3
42	47
20	72
12	111
34	16
15	69
27	43
17	100
28	72
18	30
39	56
51	20
2	94
18	118
30	2

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 14 February to 2 March 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, 14 February to 2 March 2018 (this event)	1,624 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,624

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 14 February to 2 March 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-02-16	Oakland 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	123	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2018-02-16	Bingham 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-02-20	Albion	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	129	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2018-02-20	Three Rivers	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	120	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2018-02-20	Hiram	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	119	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2018-02-20	Hastings	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	119	78 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-20	Rison	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61	77 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-20	S Haven	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	112	77 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-20	S Bend AP	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50	75 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-20	New Castle 1 N	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	100	73 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-20	Niles	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	64	71 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-20	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	67	70 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-21	Philo	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	124	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2018-02-21	Danville	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	106	74 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-21	Honey Grove	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	90	74 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-22	Cynthiana	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	72	71 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-23	Benton	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	108	68 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-24	Houston	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	96	76 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-25	Renovo	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	102	74 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-01	Dequeen	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	69	69 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,624 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 2026-10-12. 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
41	124
32	123
32	129
49	120
28	119
24	119
62	61
27	112
42	96
45	50
28	106
24	102
60	90
20	100
43	72
22	64
17	76
32	67
73	69
44	108
53	86
15	113
57	52
19	108
37	64
20	107
56	72
33	32
21	64
44	108
43	53
48	59
27	110
63	69
15	119
25	63
29	30
41	100
20	114
33	72
71	44
17	108
61	56
29	90
42	40
23	98
15	60
18	115
59	55
51	68
80	48
11	74
14	59
61	34
31	108
35	92
20	120
76	20
30	44
11	82
41	17
54	56
69	47
27	103
77	44
22	66
17	46
19	76
26	54
122	48
32	55
56	43
35	64
24	66
25	67
10	118
53	55
12	102
45	68
46	72
39	72
63	55
35	84
41	40
25	16
37	96
23	24
24	24
57	34
49	13
37	63
35	72
59	55
6	109
18	118
34	20
51	66
31	20
16	80
28	42
22	27
20	67
3	102
21	72
51	20
26	100
37	72
29	91
25	92
43	24
31	24
8	76
24	16
31	20
27	16
29	20
29	16
10	64
25	111
16	104
23	72
28	24
27	92
93	27
61	35
57	55
51	56
44	44
31	72
47	44
12	92
15	69
26	20
35	12
10	112
37	48
30	23
29	72
3	115
31	23
15	68
10	64
14	44
18	38
7	112
34	59
99	27
10	64
27	68
29	7
28	52
17	72
24	38
22	90
38	27
43	16
26	20
28	23
56	20
66	20
40	43
82	27
22	68
24	44
15	64
40	60
40	16
21	32
8	108
9	80
35	44
25	28
18	111
29	44
35	44
62	24
31	16
7	110
52	55
49	27
16	111
19	64
7	64
6	129
20	12
93	3
42	47
20	72
12	111
34	16
15	69
27	43
17	100
28	72
18	30
39	56
51	20
2	94
18	118
30	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
41	124
32	123
32	129
49	120
28	119
24	119
62	61
27	112
42	96
45	50
28	106
24	102
60	90
20	100
43	72
22	64
17	76
32	67
73	69
44	108
53	86
15	113
57	52
19	108
37	64
20	107
56	72
33	32
21	64
44	108
43	53
48	59
27	110
63	69
15	119
25	63
29	30
41	100
20	114
33	72
71	44
17	108
61	56
29	90
42	40
23	98
15	60
18	115
59	55
51	68
80	48
11	74
14	59
61	34
31	108
35	92
20	120
76	20
30	44
11	82
41	17
54	56
69	47
27	103
77	44
22	66
17	46
19	76
26	54
122	48
32	55
56	43
35	64
24	66
25	67
10	118
53	55
12	102
45	68
46	72
39	72
63	55
35	84
41	40
25	16
37	96
23	24
24	24
57	34
49	13
37	63
35	72
59	55
6	109
18	118
34	20
51	66
31	20
16	80
28	42
22	27
20	67
3	102
21	72
51	20
26	100
37	72
29	91
25	92
43	24
31	24
8	76
24	16
31	20
27	16
29	20
29	16
10	64
25	111
16	104
23	72
28	24
27	92
93	27
61	35
57	55
51	56
44	44
31	72
47	44
12	92
15	69
26	20
35	12
10	112
37	48
30	23
29	72
3	115
31	23
15	68
10	64
14	44
18	38
7	112
34	59
99	27
10	64
27	68
29	7
28	52
17	72
24	38
22	90
38	27
43	16
26	20
28	23
56	20
66	20
40	43
82	27
22	68
24	44
15	64
40	60
40	16
21	32
8	108
9	80
35	44
25	28
18	111
29	44
35	44
62	24
31	16
7	110
52	55
49	27
16	111
19	64
7	64
6	129
20	12
93	3
42	47
20	72
12	111
34	16
15	69
27	43
17	100
28	72
18	30
39	56
51	20
2	94
18	118
30	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
41	124
32	123
32	129
49	120
28	119
24	119
62	61
27	112
42	96
45	50
28	106
24	102
60	90
20	100
43	72
22	64
17	76
32	67
73	69
44	108
53	86
15	113
57	52
19	108
37	64
20	107
56	72
33	32
21	64
44	108
43	53
48	59
27	110
63	69
15	119
25	63
29	30
41	100
20	114
33	72
71	44
17	108
61	56
29	90
42	40
23	98
15	60
18	115
59	55
51	68
80	48
11	74
14	59
61	34
31	108
35	92
20	120
76	20
30	44
11	82
41	17
54	56
69	47
27	103
77	44
22	66
17	46
19	76
26	54
122	48
32	55
56	43
35	64
24	66
25	67
10	118
53	55
12	102
45	68
46	72
39	72
63	55
35	84
41	40
25	16
37	96
23	24
24	24
57	34
49	13
37	63
35	72
59	55
6	109
18	118
34	20
51	66
31	20
16	80
28	42
22	27
20	67
3	102
21	72
51	20
26	100
37	72
29	91
25	92
43	24
31	24
8	76
24	16
31	20
27	16
29	20
29	16
10	64
25	111
16	104
23	72
28	24
27	92
93	27
61	35
57	55
51	56
44	44
31	72
47	44
12	92
15	69
26	20
35	12
10	112
37	48
30	23
29	72
3	115
31	23
15	68
10	64
14	44
18	38
7	112
34	59
99	27
10	64
27	68
29	7
28	52
17	72
24	38
22	90
38	27
43	16
26	20
28	23
56	20
66	20
40	43
82	27
22	68
24	44
15	64
40	60
40	16
21	32
8	108
9	80
35	44
25	28
18	111
29	44
35	44
62	24
31	16
7	110
52	55
49	27
16	111
19	64
7	64
6	129
20	12
93	3
42	47
20	72
12	111
34	16
15	69
27	43
17	100
28	72
18	30
39	56
51	20
2	94
18	118
30	2