Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 13 October 2018

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 13 October 2018
Start: 2018-10-09
End: 2018-10-13
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 13 October 2018: 318 records at 301 stations, peak on 11 October 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 13 October 2018 set or tied 318 station records at 301 stations.
It ran from 9 October 2018 to 13 October 2018 (5 days) and its peak day was 11 October 2018.
Status: closed.
Indian Mills 2 W set a daily record precipitation of 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 12 October 2018.
The busiest day was 11 October 2018 with 152 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 120 years.

Footprint

9 to 13 October 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 13 October 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, 9 to 13 October 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Hendersonville 1 NE	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	2018-10-11
Indian Mills 2 W	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	2018-10-12
Walkerton 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	2018-10-11
Dover	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2018-10-12
Chatham	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	2018-10-12
Cordele	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	2018-10-10
Albany 3 SE	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	2018-10-10
Ashland	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	2018-10-12
Hawkinsville	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	2018-10-12
Hopewell	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2018-10-12
Edgartown	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	2018-10-12
Keysville 2 S	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	2018-10-12
Nantucket Mem AP	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	2018-10-12
Danville 2 SE	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	2018-10-11
Clayton	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	2018-10-11
Troy	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	2018-10-11
Talbotton	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2018-10-10
Farmville	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	2018-10-12
New Bedford Coop	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2018-10-12
Bedford	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	2018-10-12

Records per Day

Peak day 152

Records set or tied each day from 9 October 2018 to 13 October 2018. The most in one day was 152 on 11 October 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 13 October 2018 ranked by margin
Hawkinsville, 10-12	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
Chatham, 10-12	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
Hendersonville 1 NE, 10-11	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
Keysville 2 S, 10-12	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
Clayton, 10-11	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
Albany 3 SE, 10-10	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
Walkerton 2 NW, 10-11	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
Cordele, 10-10	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
Indian Mills 2 W, 10-12	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
Troy, 10-11	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
Hopewell, 10-12	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
Edgartown, 10-12	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
Nantucket Mem AP, 10-12	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
Ashland, 10-12	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
Dover, 10-12	49.5 mm (1.9 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

318 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, 9 to 13 October 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
63	116
92	112
76	64
50	104
94	91
76	84
76	81
52	107
112	72
62	79
60	69
89	13
58	69
27	63
84	69
62	69
47	84
40	56
28	115
40	120
59	48
75	28
72	35
62	23
81	36
65	35
79	28
70	28
93	32
82	19
84	19
26	84
84	28
39	41
31	112
37	76
56	35
92	28
18	84
59	35
13	108
97	28
114	28
38	59
14	116
17	108
100	15
58	19
19	108
46	48
70	7
41	35
31	35
61	16
31	32
28	28
76	12
68	35
121	16
83	16
52	24
59	4
63	28
82	12
18	91
55	19
65	7
56	4
54	12
64	24
59	7
30	29
44	35
47	28
21	22
25	42
51	16
76	19
22	67
40	10
49	16
30	37
48	7
52	28
7	91
39	35
20	68
10	84
33	36
47	7
5	56
1	113
30	24
38	16
50	11
3	91
40	19
24	59
34	36
44	28
38	2
24	16
4	53
45	4
5	85
40	28
47	7
27	10
15	64
43	19
48	28
4	46
9	60
45	28
45	0
55	23
27	32
15	48
14	42
68	19
37	28
17	28
36	8
39	8
18	37
17	28
31	28
40	16
14	59
25	5
19	28
21	7
40	7
19	47
5	10
17	9
7	51
29	16
2	46
3	67
43	3
47	7
25	4
26	19
7	43
6	63
19	1
10	52
2	64
12	5
10	51
14	19
21	28
23	37
26	48
19	35
23	16
30	32
21	28
20	48
27	16
16	35
22	0
35	7
30	16
22	4
20	35
30	7
19	5
2	23
15	28
6	48
14	48
19	24
17	7
18	28
7	51
30	4
8	43
30	7
19	35
21	28
17	28
47	19
22	16
28	4
27	36
6	47
9	5
5	43
11	35
3	56
18	28
32	7
34	7
6	45
34	13
23	3
13	28
13	35

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 13 October 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, 9 to 13 October 2018 (this event)	318 records

Every Record Set

20 of 318

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 13 October 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-10-10	Cordele	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	84	75 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-10	Albany 3 SE	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	81	74 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-10	Talbotton	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	84	62 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-11	Hendersonville 1 NE	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	112	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2018-10-11	Walkerton 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	64	77 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-11	Danville 2 SE	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	63	66 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-11	Clayton	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	69	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-11	Troy	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	69	63 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-12	Indian Mills 2 W	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	116	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2018-10-12	Dover	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	104	76 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-12	Chatham	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	91	76 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-12	Ashland	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	107	72 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-12	Hawkinsville	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	72	71 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-12	Hopewell	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	79	71 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-12	Edgartown	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	69	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-12	Keysville 2 S	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	13	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-12	Nantucket Mem AP	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	69	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-12	Farmville	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56	62 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-12	New Bedford Coop	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	115	60 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-12	Bedford	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	120	60 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 318 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.

Date	Records
2018-10-09	2
2018-10-10	23
2018-10-11	152
2018-10-12	136
2018-10-13	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
63	116
92	112
76	64
50	104
94	91
76	84
76	81
52	107
112	72
62	79
60	69
89	13
58	69
27	63
84	69
62	69
47	84
40	56
28	115
40	120
59	48
75	28
72	35
62	23
81	36
65	35
79	28
70	28
93	32
82	19
84	19
26	84
84	28
39	41
31	112
37	76
56	35
92	28
18	84
59	35
13	108
97	28
114	28
38	59
14	116
17	108
100	15
58	19
19	108
46	48
70	7
41	35
31	35
61	16
31	32
28	28
76	12
68	35
121	16
83	16
52	24
59	4
63	28
82	12
18	91
55	19
65	7
56	4
54	12
64	24
59	7
30	29
44	35
47	28
21	22
25	42
51	16
76	19
22	67
40	10
49	16
30	37
48	7
52	28
7	91
39	35
20	68
10	84
33	36
47	7
5	56
1	113
30	24
38	16
50	11
3	91
40	19
24	59
34	36
44	28
38	2
24	16
4	53
45	4
5	85
40	28
47	7
27	10
15	64
43	19
48	28
4	46
9	60
45	28
45	0
55	23
27	32
15	48
14	42
68	19
37	28
17	28
36	8
39	8
18	37
17	28
31	28
40	16
14	59
25	5
19	28
21	7
40	7
19	47
5	10
17	9
7	51
29	16
2	46
3	67
43	3
47	7
25	4
26	19
7	43
6	63
19	1
10	52
2	64
12	5
10	51
14	19
21	28
23	37
26	48
19	35
23	16
30	32
21	28
20	48
27	16
16	35
22	0
35	7
30	16
22	4
20	35
30	7
19	5
2	23
15	28
6	48
14	48
19	24
17	7
18	28
7	51
30	4
8	43
30	7
19	35
21	28
17	28
47	19
22	16
28	4
27	36
6	47
9	5
5	43
11	35
3	56
18	28
32	7
34	7
6	45
34	13
23	3
13	28
13	35

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
63	116
92	112
76	64
50	104
94	91
76	84
76	81
52	107
112	72
62	79
60	69
89	13
58	69
27	63
84	69
62	69
47	84
40	56
28	115
40	120
59	48
75	28
72	35
62	23
81	36
65	35
79	28
70	28
93	32
82	19
84	19
26	84
84	28
39	41
31	112
37	76
56	35
92	28
18	84
59	35
13	108
97	28
114	28
38	59
14	116
17	108
100	15
58	19
19	108
46	48
70	7
41	35
31	35
61	16
31	32
28	28
76	12
68	35
121	16
83	16
52	24
59	4
63	28
82	12
18	91
55	19
65	7
56	4
54	12
64	24
59	7
30	29
44	35
47	28
21	22
25	42
51	16
76	19
22	67
40	10
49	16
30	37
48	7
52	28
7	91
39	35
20	68
10	84
33	36
47	7
5	56
1	113
30	24
38	16
50	11
3	91
40	19
24	59
34	36
44	28
38	2
24	16
4	53
45	4
5	85
40	28
47	7
27	10
15	64
43	19
48	28
4	46
9	60
45	28
45	0
55	23
27	32
15	48
14	42
68	19
37	28
17	28
36	8
39	8
18	37
17	28
31	28
40	16
14	59
25	5
19	28
21	7
40	7
19	47
5	10
17	9
7	51
29	16
2	46
3	67
43	3
47	7
25	4
26	19
7	43
6	63
19	1
10	52
2	64
12	5
10	51
14	19
21	28
23	37
26	48
19	35
23	16
30	32
21	28
20	48
27	16
16	35
22	0
35	7
30	16
22	4
20	35
30	7
19	5
2	23
15	28
6	48
14	48
19	24
17	7
18	28
7	51
30	4
8	43
30	7
19	35
21	28
17	28
47	19
22	16
28	4
27	36
6	47
9	5
5	43
11	35
3	56
18	28
32	7
34	7
6	45
34	13
23	3
13	28
13	35

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
63	116
92	112
76	64
50	104
94	91
76	84
76	81
52	107
112	72
62	79
60	69
89	13
58	69
27	63
84	69
62	69
47	84
40	56
28	115
40	120
59	48
75	28
72	35
62	23
81	36
65	35
79	28
70	28
93	32
82	19
84	19
26	84
84	28
39	41
31	112
37	76
56	35
92	28
18	84
59	35
13	108
97	28
114	28
38	59
14	116
17	108
100	15
58	19
19	108
46	48
70	7
41	35
31	35
61	16
31	32
28	28
76	12
68	35
121	16
83	16
52	24
59	4
63	28
82	12
18	91
55	19
65	7
56	4
54	12
64	24
59	7
30	29
44	35
47	28
21	22
25	42
51	16
76	19
22	67
40	10
49	16
30	37
48	7
52	28
7	91
39	35
20	68
10	84
33	36
47	7
5	56
1	113
30	24
38	16
50	11
3	91
40	19
24	59
34	36
44	28
38	2
24	16
4	53
45	4
5	85
40	28
47	7
27	10
15	64
43	19
48	28
4	46
9	60
45	28
45	0
55	23
27	32
15	48
14	42
68	19
37	28
17	28
36	8
39	8
18	37
17	28
31	28
40	16
14	59
25	5
19	28
21	7
40	7
19	47
5	10
17	9
7	51
29	16
2	46
3	67
43	3
47	7
25	4
26	19
7	43
6	63
19	1
10	52
2	64
12	5
10	51
14	19
21	28
23	37
26	48
19	35
23	16
30	32
21	28
20	48
27	16
16	35
22	0
35	7
30	16
22	4
20	35
30	7
19	5
2	23
15	28
6	48
14	48
19	24
17	7
18	28
7	51
30	4
8	43
30	7
19	35
21	28
17	28
47	19
22	16
28	4
27	36
6	47
9	5
5	43
11	35
3	56
18	28
32	7
34	7
6	45
34	13
23	3
13	28
13	35