Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 14 June to 2 July 2018

Name: Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 14 June to 2 July 2018
Start: 2018-06-14
End: 2018-07-02
Location: United States, Mexico

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 14 June to 2 July 2018: 1,600 records at 1,289 stations, peak on 18 June 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 14 June to 2 July 2018 set or tied 1,600 station records at 1,289 stations.
It ran from 14 June 2018 to 2 July 2018 (19 days) and its peak day was 18 June 2018.
Status: closed.
Hill City Muni AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 158.2 mm (6.2 in) on 30 June 2018.
The busiest day was 18 June 2018 with 194 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 148 years.

Footprint

14 June to 2 July 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 14 June to 2 July 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 and Mexico, 14 June to 2 July 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Hill City Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	2018-06-30
Minocqua	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	2018-06-16
Ashton 1N	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	2018-06-17
Falfurrias	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	2018-06-19
Vermillion 2 SE	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	2018-06-26
Jemez Springs	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2018-06-16
Onida 4 NW	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2018-06-29
New London	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	2018-06-18
Denison	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	2018-06-19
Mc Cook	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	2018-06-20
Three Rivers	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	2018-06-23
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	2018-06-17
Richmond Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	2018-06-22
Hancock Houghton Co AP	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	2018-06-17
Elgin Water	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	2018-06-27
Sundance	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	2018-06-24
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2018-06-18
Mtn Park	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2018-06-15
Foxboro	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	2018-06-17
Carroll	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	2018-06-19

Records per Day

Peak day 194

Records set or tied each day from 14 June 2018 to 2 July 2018. The most in one day was 194 on 18 June 2018.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 14 June to 2 July 2018
Date	Records
2018-06-14	1
2018-06-15	29
2018-06-16	163
2018-06-17	172
2018-06-18	194
2018-06-19	114
2018-06-20	154
2018-06-21	146
2018-06-22	92
2018-06-23	57
2018-06-24	59
2018-06-25	112
2018-06-26	51
2018-06-27	78
2018-06-28	41
2018-06-29	49
2018-06-30	16
2018-07-01	65
2018-07-02	7

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 14 June to 2 July 2018 ranked by margin
Richmond Intl AP, 06-22	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
Falfurrias, 06-19	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
Three Rivers, 06-23	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
Foxboro, 06-17	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
Hancock Houghton Co AP, 06-17	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
Minocqua, 06-16	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
New London, 06-18	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
Mc Cook, 06-20	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
Carroll, 06-19	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
Hill City Muni AP, 06-30	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
Onida 4 NW, 06-29	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
Denison, 06-19	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
Elgin Water, 06-27	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
Vermillion 2 SE, 06-26	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, 06-17	40.3 mm (1.6 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 and Mexico, 14 June to 2 July 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
49	86
60	96
23	95
44	107
71	56
26	105
48	76
46	116
66	73
52	79
59	73
40	96
94	46
45	96
61	10
33	84
23	63
50	79
36	56
64	6
21	67
53	59
34	71
35	109
48	85
61	60
66	7
43	148
44	84
88	49
34	108
20	84
51	69
31	73
51	56
80	43
18	104
62	57
47	68
52	57
17	52
87	47
5	103
29	65
70	39
26	59
14	88
17	44
49	65
57	49
59	60
15	112
24	105
31	80
18	26
50	48
28	85
25	100
38	76
42	76
39	76
24	95
27	108
29	64
60	33
38	23
44	40
38	64
28	93
23	27
96	35
9	104
32	83
68	31
39	76
74	20
43	33
16	96
22	79
41	68
37	71
47	33
63	19
40	55
26	105
22	83
24	93
33	22
15	53
14	100
30	80
73	32
49	37
19	115
59	40
48	28
12	101
29	59
49	44
58	56
66	12
76	20
93	28
39	60
15	111
43	56
60	12
39	97
84	12
30	73
22	99
67	7
25	67
24	63
37	59
18	108
57	17
25	51
18	32
58	8
26	80
58	40
31	67
49	11
12	60
34	61
13	95
24	72
42	24
1	131
17	79
19	48
28	29
21	19
2	54
13	124
52	8
13	96
76	3
31	47
20	103
28	25
20	32
62	39
4	109
72	8
52	37
39	31
48	2
57	11
38	43
15	59
41	63
34	77
41	47
10	111
35	49
23	77
28	28
12	68
7	111
72	7
44	35
13	97
27	79
24	35
6	100
25	76
9	119
59	7
9	113
17	109
16	92
26	81
33	45
30	41
4	56
14	32
4	104
20	23
10	68
11	112
39	21
15	95
15	52
9	116
11	75
30	39
10	103
17	61
44	24
25	28
25	19
9	112
9	88
6	113
14	52
21	52
31	20
27	61

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 14 June to 2 July 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 and Mexico, 14 June to 2 July 2018 (this event)	1,600 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,600

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 14 June to 2 July 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-06-15	Mtn Park	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-16	Minocqua	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	96	78 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-16	Jemez Springs	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	105	73 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-17	Ashton 1N	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	95	74 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-17	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	96	71 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-17	Hancock Houghton Co AP	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	10	70 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-17	Foxboro	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	6	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-18	New London	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	73	72 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-18	Yellowstone Park Mammoth	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	63	68 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-19	Falfurrias	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56	74 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-19	Denison	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	116	72 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-19	Carroll	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	79	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-20	Mc Cook	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	79	72 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-22	Richmond Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46	71 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-23	Three Rivers	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	73	72 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-24	Sundance	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	84	69 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-26	Vermillion 2 SE	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	107	74 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-27	Elgin Water	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	96	70 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-29	Onida 4 NW	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	76	73 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-30	Hill City Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	86	80 of 100 (Exceptional)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,600 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
49	86
60	96
23	95
44	107
71	56
26	105
48	76
46	116
66	73
52	79
59	73
40	96
94	46
45	96
61	10
33	84
23	63
50	79
36	56
64	6
21	67
53	59
34	71
35	109
48	85
61	60
66	7
43	148
44	84
88	49
34	108
20	84
51	69
31	73
51	56
80	43
18	104
62	57
47	68
52	57
17	52
87	47
5	103
29	65
70	39
26	59
14	88
17	44
49	65
57	49
59	60
15	112
24	105
31	80
18	26
50	48
28	85
25	100
38	76
42	76
39	76
24	95
27	108
29	64
60	33
38	23
44	40
38	64
28	93
23	27
96	35
9	104
32	83
68	31
39	76
74	20
43	33
16	96
22	79
41	68
37	71
47	33
63	19
40	55
26	105
22	83
24	93
33	22
15	53
14	100
30	80
73	32
49	37
19	115
59	40
48	28
12	101
29	59
49	44
58	56
66	12
76	20
93	28
39	60
15	111
43	56
60	12
39	97
84	12
30	73
22	99
67	7
25	67
24	63
37	59
18	108
57	17
25	51
18	32
58	8
26	80
58	40
31	67
49	11
12	60
34	61
13	95
24	72
42	24
1	131
17	79
19	48
28	29
21	19
2	54
13	124
52	8
13	96
76	3
31	47
20	103
28	25
20	32
62	39
4	109
72	8
52	37
39	31
48	2
57	11
38	43
15	59
41	63
34	77
41	47
10	111
35	49
23	77
28	28
12	68
7	111
72	7
44	35
13	97
27	79
24	35
6	100
25	76
9	119
59	7
9	113
17	109
16	92
26	81
33	45
30	41
4	56
14	32
4	104
20	23
10	68
11	112
39	21
15	95
15	52
9	116
11	75
30	39
10	103
17	61
44	24
25	28
25	19
9	112
9	88
6	113
14	52
21	52
31	20
27	61

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
49	86
60	96
23	95
44	107
71	56
26	105
48	76
46	116
66	73
52	79
59	73
40	96
94	46
45	96
61	10
33	84
23	63
50	79
36	56
64	6
21	67
53	59
34	71
35	109
48	85
61	60
66	7
43	148
44	84
88	49
34	108
20	84
51	69
31	73
51	56
80	43
18	104
62	57
47	68
52	57
17	52
87	47
5	103
29	65
70	39
26	59
14	88
17	44
49	65
57	49
59	60
15	112
24	105
31	80
18	26
50	48
28	85
25	100
38	76
42	76
39	76
24	95
27	108
29	64
60	33
38	23
44	40
38	64
28	93
23	27
96	35
9	104
32	83
68	31
39	76
74	20
43	33
16	96
22	79
41	68
37	71
47	33
63	19
40	55
26	105
22	83
24	93
33	22
15	53
14	100
30	80
73	32
49	37
19	115
59	40
48	28
12	101
29	59
49	44
58	56
66	12
76	20
93	28
39	60
15	111
43	56
60	12
39	97
84	12
30	73
22	99
67	7
25	67
24	63
37	59
18	108
57	17
25	51
18	32
58	8
26	80
58	40
31	67
49	11
12	60
34	61
13	95
24	72
42	24
1	131
17	79
19	48
28	29
21	19
2	54
13	124
52	8
13	96
76	3
31	47
20	103
28	25
20	32
62	39
4	109
72	8
52	37
39	31
48	2
57	11
38	43
15	59
41	63
34	77
41	47
10	111
35	49
23	77
28	28
12	68
7	111
72	7
44	35
13	97
27	79
24	35
6	100
25	76
9	119
59	7
9	113
17	109
16	92
26	81
33	45
30	41
4	56
14	32
4	104
20	23
10	68
11	112
39	21
15	95
15	52
9	116
11	75
30	39
10	103
17	61
44	24
25	28
25	19
9	112
9	88
6	113
14	52
21	52
31	20
27	61

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
49	86
60	96
23	95
44	107
71	56
26	105
48	76
46	116
66	73
52	79
59	73
40	96
94	46
45	96
61	10
33	84
23	63
50	79
36	56
64	6
21	67
53	59
34	71
35	109
48	85
61	60
66	7
43	148
44	84
88	49
34	108
20	84
51	69
31	73
51	56
80	43
18	104
62	57
47	68
52	57
17	52
87	47
5	103
29	65
70	39
26	59
14	88
17	44
49	65
57	49
59	60
15	112
24	105
31	80
18	26
50	48
28	85
25	100
38	76
42	76
39	76
24	95
27	108
29	64
60	33
38	23
44	40
38	64
28	93
23	27
96	35
9	104
32	83
68	31
39	76
74	20
43	33
16	96
22	79
41	68
37	71
47	33
63	19
40	55
26	105
22	83
24	93
33	22
15	53
14	100
30	80
73	32
49	37
19	115
59	40
48	28
12	101
29	59
49	44
58	56
66	12
76	20
93	28
39	60
15	111
43	56
60	12
39	97
84	12
30	73
22	99
67	7
25	67
24	63
37	59
18	108
57	17
25	51
18	32
58	8
26	80
58	40
31	67
49	11
12	60
34	61
13	95
24	72
42	24
1	131
17	79
19	48
28	29
21	19
2	54
13	124
52	8
13	96
76	3
31	47
20	103
28	25
20	32
62	39
4	109
72	8
52	37
39	31
48	2
57	11
38	43
15	59
41	63
34	77
41	47
10	111
35	49
23	77
28	28
12	68
7	111
72	7
44	35
13	97
27	79
24	35
6	100
25	76
9	119
59	7
9	113
17	109
16	92
26	81
33	45
30	41
4	56
14	32
4	104
20	23
10	68
11	112
39	21
15	95
15	52
9	116
11	75
30	39
10	103
17	61
44	24
25	28
25	19
9	112
9	88
6	113
14	52
21	52
31	20
27	61