Extreme rain in United States, 13 to 19 September 2018

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 13 to 19 September 2018
Start: 2018-09-13
End: 2018-09-19
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 13 to 19 September 2018: 185 records at 148 stations, peak on 17 September 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 13 to 19 September 2018 set or tied 185 station records at 148 stations.
It ran from 13 September 2018 to 19 September 2018 (7 days) and its peak day was 17 September 2018.
Status: closed.
Wadesboro set an all-time record daily precipitation of 269.2 mm (10.6 in) on 16 September 2018.
The busiest day was 17 September 2018 with 58 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 117 years.

Footprint

13 to 19 September 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 13 to 19 September 2018 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in United States, 13 to 19 September 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Wadesboro	Record daily precipitation	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	2018-09-16
Cheraw	Record daily precipitation	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	2018-09-16
Laurinburg	Record daily precipitation	261.6 mm (10.3 in)	2018-09-17
Lumberton	Record daily precipitation	381.3 mm (15.0 in)	2018-09-16
Darlington	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	2018-09-16
Chapel Hill 2 W	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	2018-09-17
N Fk 2	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	2018-09-16
Asheboro 2 W	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	2018-09-16
Greensboro Wtp	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	2018-09-16
Franklin	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	2018-09-19
Morehead City 2 WNW	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	2018-09-14
Marion	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	2018-09-16
Greene	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2018-09-18
Red Springs 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	2018-09-16
Whiteville 7 NW	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	2018-09-17
Yadkinville 6 E	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	2018-09-17
Copper Hill	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	2018-09-17

Records per Day

Peak day 58

Records set or tied each day from 13 September 2018 to 19 September 2018. The most in one day was 58 on 17 September 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 13 to 19 September 2018 ranked by margin
Lumberton, 09-17	267.9 mm (10.5 in)
Morehead City 2 WNW, 09-14	171.2 mm (6.7 in)
Lumberton, 09-16	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
Cheraw, 09-17	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
Wadesboro, 09-16	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
Red Springs 1 SE, 09-16	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
Chapel Hill 2 W, 09-17	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
N Fk 2, 09-16	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
Darlington, 09-16	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
Greensboro Wtp, 09-16	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
Whiteville 7 NW, 09-17	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
Laurinburg, 09-17	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
Marion, 09-16	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
Asheboro 2 W, 09-16	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
Copper Hill, 09-17	53.6 mm (2.1 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

185 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, 13 to 19 September 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
107	37
35	102
67	63
156	19
99	72
268	72
153	72
92	72
99	60
52	113
59	39
90	40
41	89
46	48
171	33
60	84
104	21
89	44
46	72
54	72
42	72
36	60
82	29
62	40
53	21
36	72
83	13
87	24
172	23
50	56
6	58
20	115
41	85
155	12
71	35
44	39
82	21
14	54
112	12
35	67
102	12
110	11
30	72
91	19
78	11
42	56
31	60
59	33
85	33
9	117
23	72
21	60
21	72
3	100
46	9
36	48
22	60
37	20
16	72
37	56
18	60
94	12
89	11
52	1
20	67
37	53
25	56
39	40
13	72
18	60
42	13
11	72
41	23
30	56
10	20
42	33
9	72
57	11
6	22
34	41
13	72
56	13
29	31
33	23
11	18
84	13
31	41
12	61
21	44
23	41
41	13
41	35
8	72
58	36
3	72
15	47
17	56
1	72
41	23
4	72
10	60
19	41
34	13
29	41
49	11
1	64
24	13
26	29
20	33
4	0
37	23
16	37
21	0
3	22
11	53
14	7
8	56
13	41
8	44
4	60
6	60
40	16
33	1
22	13
4	48
22	23
2	52
15	31
7	41
1	60
6	48
2	56
31	11
15	13
7	40
18	37
8	40
24	5
10	1
6	45
19	13
4	19
9	13
28	13
20	19
14	13
13	36
2	44
6	40
8	31
21	12
7	35
5	33
1	40
21	13
5	13
9	32
7	31
15	11
11	13
8	11
9	19
12	5
13	21
3	28
10	5
8	13
9	13
11	13
4	13
2	19
2	13
6	23
5	24
4	19
2	15
11	12
7	13
9	11
2	21
2	5
6	21
1	23
4	17
1	23

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 13 to 19 September 2018 compared with similar events
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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, 13 to 19 September 2018 (this event)	185 records

Every Record Set

20 of 185

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 13 to 19 September 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-09-14	Morehead City 2 WNW	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	33	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-09-15	Lumberton	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	113	64 of 100 (Major)
2018-09-16	Wadesboro	Record daily precipitation	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	37	79 of 100 (Major)
2018-09-16	Cheraw	Record daily precipitation	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	102	78 of 100 (Major)
2018-09-16	Lumberton	Record daily precipitation	381.3 mm (15.0 in)	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	19	75 of 100 (Major)
2018-09-16	Darlington	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	72	71 of 100 (Major)
2018-09-16	N Fk 2	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	60	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-09-16	Asheboro 2 W	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39	61 of 100 (Major)
2018-09-16	Greensboro Wtp	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	40	59 of 100 (Notable)
2018-09-16	Marion	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	84	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-09-16	Red Springs 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	21	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-09-17	Laurinburg	Record daily precipitation	261.6 mm (10.3 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	63	76 of 100 (Major)
2018-09-17	Chapel Hill 2 W	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	72	71 of 100 (Major)
2018-09-17	Lumberton	Record daily precipitation	350.5 mm (13.8 in)	267.9 mm (10.5 in)	72	71 of 100 (Major)
2018-09-17	Cheraw	Record daily precipitation	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	72	71 of 100 (Major)
2018-09-17	Whiteville 7 NW	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44	55 of 100 (Notable)
2018-09-17	Yadkinville 6 E	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	72	54 of 100 (Notable)
2018-09-17	Copper Hill	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	72	54 of 100 (Notable)
2018-09-18	Greene	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	48	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-09-19	Franklin	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	89	58 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 185 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
2018-09-13	2
2018-09-14	14
2018-09-15	29
2018-09-16	31
2018-09-17	58
2018-09-18	39
2018-09-19	12

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
107	37
35	102
67	63
156	19
99	72
268	72
153	72
92	72
99	60
52	113
59	39
90	40
41	89
46	48
171	33
60	84
104	21
89	44
46	72
54	72
42	72
36	60
82	29
62	40
53	21
36	72
83	13
87	24
172	23
50	56
6	58
20	115
41	85
155	12
71	35
44	39
82	21
14	54
112	12
35	67
102	12
110	11
30	72
91	19
78	11
42	56
31	60
59	33
85	33
9	117
23	72
21	60
21	72
3	100
46	9
36	48
22	60
37	20
16	72
37	56
18	60
94	12
89	11
52	1
20	67
37	53
25	56
39	40
13	72
18	60
42	13
11	72
41	23
30	56
10	20
42	33
9	72
57	11
6	22
34	41
13	72
56	13
29	31
33	23
11	18
84	13
31	41
12	61
21	44
23	41
41	13
41	35
8	72
58	36
3	72
15	47
17	56
1	72
41	23
4	72
10	60
19	41
34	13
29	41
49	11
1	64
24	13
26	29
20	33
4	0
37	23
16	37
21	0
3	22
11	53
14	7
8	56
13	41
8	44
4	60
6	60
40	16
33	1
22	13
4	48
22	23
2	52
15	31
7	41
1	60
6	48
2	56
31	11
15	13
7	40
18	37
8	40
24	5
10	1
6	45
19	13
4	19
9	13
28	13
20	19
14	13
13	36
2	44
6	40
8	31
21	12
7	35
5	33
1	40
21	13
5	13
9	32
7	31
15	11
11	13
8	11
9	19
12	5
13	21
3	28
10	5
8	13
9	13
11	13
4	13
2	19
2	13
6	23
5	24
4	19
2	15
11	12
7	13
9	11
2	21
2	5
6	21
1	23
4	17
1	23

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
107	37
35	102
67	63
156	19
99	72
268	72
153	72
92	72
99	60
52	113
59	39
90	40
41	89
46	48
171	33
60	84
104	21
89	44
46	72
54	72
42	72
36	60
82	29
62	40
53	21
36	72
83	13
87	24
172	23
50	56
6	58
20	115
41	85
155	12
71	35
44	39
82	21
14	54
112	12
35	67
102	12
110	11
30	72
91	19
78	11
42	56
31	60
59	33
85	33
9	117
23	72
21	60
21	72
3	100
46	9
36	48
22	60
37	20
16	72
37	56
18	60
94	12
89	11
52	1
20	67
37	53
25	56
39	40
13	72
18	60
42	13
11	72
41	23
30	56
10	20
42	33
9	72
57	11
6	22
34	41
13	72
56	13
29	31
33	23
11	18
84	13
31	41
12	61
21	44
23	41
41	13
41	35
8	72
58	36
3	72
15	47
17	56
1	72
41	23
4	72
10	60
19	41
34	13
29	41
49	11
1	64
24	13
26	29
20	33
4	0
37	23
16	37
21	0
3	22
11	53
14	7
8	56
13	41
8	44
4	60
6	60
40	16
33	1
22	13
4	48
22	23
2	52
15	31
7	41
1	60
6	48
2	56
31	11
15	13
7	40
18	37
8	40
24	5
10	1
6	45
19	13
4	19
9	13
28	13
20	19
14	13
13	36
2	44
6	40
8	31
21	12
7	35
5	33
1	40
21	13
5	13
9	32
7	31
15	11
11	13
8	11
9	19
12	5
13	21
3	28
10	5
8	13
9	13
11	13
4	13
2	19
2	13
6	23
5	24
4	19
2	15
11	12
7	13
9	11
2	21
2	5
6	21
1	23
4	17
1	23

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
107	37
35	102
67	63
156	19
99	72
268	72
153	72
92	72
99	60
52	113
59	39
90	40
41	89
46	48
171	33
60	84
104	21
89	44
46	72
54	72
42	72
36	60
82	29
62	40
53	21
36	72
83	13
87	24
172	23
50	56
6	58
20	115
41	85
155	12
71	35
44	39
82	21
14	54
112	12
35	67
102	12
110	11
30	72
91	19
78	11
42	56
31	60
59	33
85	33
9	117
23	72
21	60
21	72
3	100
46	9
36	48
22	60
37	20
16	72
37	56
18	60
94	12
89	11
52	1
20	67
37	53
25	56
39	40
13	72
18	60
42	13
11	72
41	23
30	56
10	20
42	33
9	72
57	11
6	22
34	41
13	72
56	13
29	31
33	23
11	18
84	13
31	41
12	61
21	44
23	41
41	13
41	35
8	72
58	36
3	72
15	47
17	56
1	72
41	23
4	72
10	60
19	41
34	13
29	41
49	11
1	64
24	13
26	29
20	33
4	0
37	23
16	37
21	0
3	22
11	53
14	7
8	56
13	41
8	44
4	60
6	60
40	16
33	1
22	13
4	48
22	23
2	52
15	31
7	41
1	60
6	48
2	56
31	11
15	13
7	40
18	37
8	40
24	5
10	1
6	45
19	13
4	19
9	13
28	13
20	19
14	13
13	36
2	44
6	40
8	31
21	12
7	35
5	33
1	40
21	13
5	13
9	32
7	31
15	11
11	13
8	11
9	19
12	5
13	21
3	28
10	5
8	13
9	13
11	13
4	13
2	19
2	13
6	23
5	24
4	19
2	15
11	12
7	13
9	11
2	21
2	5
6	21
1	23
4	17
1	23