Extreme rain in United States, 31 October to 8 November 2018

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 31 October to 8 November 2018
Start: 2018-10-31
End: 2018-11-08
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 31 October to 8 November 2018: 261 records at 235 stations, peak on 4 November 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 31 October to 8 November 2018 set or tied 261 station records at 235 stations.
It ran from 31 October 2018 to 8 November 2018 (9 days) and its peak day was 4 November 2018.
Status: closed.
Stevensville set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 8 November 2018.
The busiest day was 4 November 2018 with 68 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 145 years.

Footprint

31 October to 8 November 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 31 October to 8 November 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, 31 October to 8 November 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Hancock Exp Farm	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2018-11-05
Stevensville	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2018-11-08
Rosholt	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	2018-11-05
Waupaca	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2018-11-05
Billings Wtp	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2018-11-08
Waucoma 1WNW	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2018-11-04
La Crosse Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2018-11-04
North French Creek	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2018-11-04
Kalispell Glacier AP	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2018-11-01
Lamar Rs	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2018-11-01
Brusett 3 E	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2018-11-02
Warrick 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	2018-11-02
Miles City AP	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2018-11-02
Glasgow	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2018-11-02
Knobs 4 SW	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2018-11-03
Ridgeway 1 S	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2018-11-03
Camp Crook	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2018-11-03
Maquoketa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2018-11-05
Black Rvr Falls Sewage	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2018-11-05
Deer Lodge 3 W	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	2018-11-06

Records per Day

Peak day 68

Records set or tied each day from 31 October 2018 to 8 November 2018. The most in one day was 68 on 4 November 2018.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 31 October to 8 November 2018
Date	Records
2018-10-31	9
2018-11-01	10
2018-11-02	45
2018-11-03	32
2018-11-04	68
2018-11-05	67
2018-11-06	23
2018-11-07	3
2018-11-08	4

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 31 October to 8 November 2018 ranked by margin
North French Creek, 11-04	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
Waucoma 1WNW, 11-04	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
Rosholt, 11-05	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
Warrick 2 NW, 11-02	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
La Crosse Muni AP, 11-04	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Knobs 4 SW, 11-03	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Ridgeway 1 S, 11-03	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
Hancock Exp Farm, 11-05	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
Waupaca, 11-05	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
Brusett 3 E, 11-02	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
Miles City AP, 11-02	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
Black Rvr Falls Sewage, 11-05	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
Stevensville, 11-08	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
Maquoketa, 11-05	8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Deer Lodge 3 W, 11-06	8.1 mm (0.32 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

261 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, 31 October to 8 November 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	31
10	71
13	112
22	76
12	120
15	67
7	80
5	69
1	96
8	44
8	116
12	20
10	80
29	29
3	93
6	83
16	59
13	48
17	4
30	0
13	27
24	29
23	27
13	29
1	145
4	92
10	20
12	69
2	96
4	67
7	20
15	27
6	49
5	80
3	80
2	83
9	69
5	69
8	71
6	61
9	32
3	69
2	73
10	59
1	51
2	69
16	24
8	36
3	51
3	76
2	69
2	53
9	5
10	32
10	28
3	44
1	69
8	36
12	20
1	60
4	29
1	67
18	28
8	31
15	25
7	59
2	53
11	29
1	69
8	5
0	69
2	59
18	32
2	59
1	59
4	36
2	59
2	48
13	29
10	28
2	52
1	49
1	26
6	9
5	28
9	17
3	59
1	59
8	33
5	27
10	24
8	25
1	53
5	32
2	49
0	59
5	31
5	33
8	28
8	29
8	32
4	28
9	32
6	17
2	35
5	24
5	24
8	25
7	3
1	52
11	17
5	29
10	15
10	3
5	32
9	4
8	9
6	12
1	32
4	31
5	29
5	28
5	29
13	9
10	9
8	28
2	28
2	29
0	19
3	17
10	28
8	9
3	36
4	9
1	29
3	28
3	33
3	28
5	28
5	33
8	33
3	29
10	0
3	29
1	3
4	8
2	27
3	25
3	15
3	29
2	32
5	4
8	4
5	7
5	12
3	28
3	29
5	32
5	33
1	39
9	16
1	36
2	17
6	15
2	35
1	39
0	20
3	27
3	28
3	33
8	13
3	32
3	32
1	7
3	15
4	29
4	5
1	28
5	24
3	29
3	29
3	27
5	28
3	25
5	32
5	32
4	17
2	28
4	29
2	29
4	28
1	20
2	25
11	12
1	28
3	28
8	9
3	28
3	27
3	20

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 31 October to 8 November 2018 compared with similar events
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Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 19 January 2024	2,133 records
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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, 31 October to 8 November 2018 (this event)	261 records

Every Record Set

20 of 261

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 31 October to 8 November 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-11-01	Kalispell Glacier AP	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	93	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-01	Lamar Rs	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	80	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-02	Brusett 3 E	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-02	Warrick 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-02	Miles City AP	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	31	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-02	Glasgow	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	69	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-03	Knobs 4 SW	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	67	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-03	Ridgeway 1 S	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-03	Camp Crook	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	83	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-04	Waucoma 1WNW	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29	45 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-04	La Crosse Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	59	45 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-04	North French Creek	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	0	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-05	Hancock Exp Farm	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	112	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-05	Rosholt	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	76	53 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-05	Waupaca	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	120	53 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-05	Maquoketa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-05	Black Rvr Falls Sewage	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	80	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-06	Deer Lodge 3 W	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	44	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-08	Stevensville	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	71	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-08	Billings Wtp	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	96	50 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 261 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
12	31
10	71
13	112
22	76
12	120
15	67
7	80
5	69
1	96
8	44
8	116
12	20
10	80
29	29
3	93
6	83
16	59
13	48
17	4
30	0
13	27
24	29
23	27
13	29
1	145
4	92
10	20
12	69
2	96
4	67
7	20
15	27
6	49
5	80
3	80
2	83
9	69
5	69
8	71
6	61
9	32
3	69
2	73
10	59
1	51
2	69
16	24
8	36
3	51
3	76
2	69
2	53
9	5
10	32
10	28
3	44
1	69
8	36
12	20
1	60
4	29
1	67
18	28
8	31
15	25
7	59
2	53
11	29
1	69
8	5
0	69
2	59
18	32
2	59
1	59
4	36
2	59
2	48
13	29
10	28
2	52
1	49
1	26
6	9
5	28
9	17
3	59
1	59
8	33
5	27
10	24
8	25
1	53
5	32
2	49
0	59
5	31
5	33
8	28
8	29
8	32
4	28
9	32
6	17
2	35
5	24
5	24
8	25
7	3
1	52
11	17
5	29
10	15
10	3
5	32
9	4
8	9
6	12
1	32
4	31
5	29
5	28
5	29
13	9
10	9
8	28
2	28
2	29
0	19
3	17
10	28
8	9
3	36
4	9
1	29
3	28
3	33
3	28
5	28
5	33
8	33
3	29
10	0
3	29
1	3
4	8
2	27
3	25
3	15
3	29
2	32
5	4
8	4
5	7
5	12
3	28
3	29
5	32
5	33
1	39
9	16
1	36
2	17
6	15
2	35
1	39
0	20
3	27
3	28
3	33
8	13
3	32
3	32
1	7
3	15
4	29
4	5
1	28
5	24
3	29
3	29
3	27
5	28
3	25
5	32
5	32
4	17
2	28
4	29
2	29
4	28
1	20
2	25
11	12
1	28
3	28
8	9
3	28
3	27
3	20

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	31
10	71
13	112
22	76
12	120
15	67
7	80
5	69
1	96
8	44
8	116
12	20
10	80
29	29
3	93
6	83
16	59
13	48
17	4
30	0
13	27
24	29
23	27
13	29
1	145
4	92
10	20
12	69
2	96
4	67
7	20
15	27
6	49
5	80
3	80
2	83
9	69
5	69
8	71
6	61
9	32
3	69
2	73
10	59
1	51
2	69
16	24
8	36
3	51
3	76
2	69
2	53
9	5
10	32
10	28
3	44
1	69
8	36
12	20
1	60
4	29
1	67
18	28
8	31
15	25
7	59
2	53
11	29
1	69
8	5
0	69
2	59
18	32
2	59
1	59
4	36
2	59
2	48
13	29
10	28
2	52
1	49
1	26
6	9
5	28
9	17
3	59
1	59
8	33
5	27
10	24
8	25
1	53
5	32
2	49
0	59
5	31
5	33
8	28
8	29
8	32
4	28
9	32
6	17
2	35
5	24
5	24
8	25
7	3
1	52
11	17
5	29
10	15
10	3
5	32
9	4
8	9
6	12
1	32
4	31
5	29
5	28
5	29
13	9
10	9
8	28
2	28
2	29
0	19
3	17
10	28
8	9
3	36
4	9
1	29
3	28
3	33
3	28
5	28
5	33
8	33
3	29
10	0
3	29
1	3
4	8
2	27
3	25
3	15
3	29
2	32
5	4
8	4
5	7
5	12
3	28
3	29
5	32
5	33
1	39
9	16
1	36
2	17
6	15
2	35
1	39
0	20
3	27
3	28
3	33
8	13
3	32
3	32
1	7
3	15
4	29
4	5
1	28
5	24
3	29
3	29
3	27
5	28
3	25
5	32
5	32
4	17
2	28
4	29
2	29
4	28
1	20
2	25
11	12
1	28
3	28
8	9
3	28
3	27
3	20

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	31
10	71
13	112
22	76
12	120
15	67
7	80
5	69
1	96
8	44
8	116
12	20
10	80
29	29
3	93
6	83
16	59
13	48
17	4
30	0
13	27
24	29
23	27
13	29
1	145
4	92
10	20
12	69
2	96
4	67
7	20
15	27
6	49
5	80
3	80
2	83
9	69
5	69
8	71
6	61
9	32
3	69
2	73
10	59
1	51
2	69
16	24
8	36
3	51
3	76
2	69
2	53
9	5
10	32
10	28
3	44
1	69
8	36
12	20
1	60
4	29
1	67
18	28
8	31
15	25
7	59
2	53
11	29
1	69
8	5
0	69
2	59
18	32
2	59
1	59
4	36
2	59
2	48
13	29
10	28
2	52
1	49
1	26
6	9
5	28
9	17
3	59
1	59
8	33
5	27
10	24
8	25
1	53
5	32
2	49
0	59
5	31
5	33
8	28
8	29
8	32
4	28
9	32
6	17
2	35
5	24
5	24
8	25
7	3
1	52
11	17
5	29
10	15
10	3
5	32
9	4
8	9
6	12
1	32
4	31
5	29
5	28
5	29
13	9
10	9
8	28
2	28
2	29
0	19
3	17
10	28
8	9
3	36
4	9
1	29
3	28
3	33
3	28
5	28
5	33
8	33
3	29
10	0
3	29
1	3
4	8
2	27
3	25
3	15
3	29
2	32
5	4
8	4
5	7
5	12
3	28
3	29
5	32
5	33
1	39
9	16
1	36
2	17
6	15
2	35
1	39
0	20
3	27
3	28
3	33
8	13
3	32
3	32
1	7
3	15
4	29
4	5
1	28
5	24
3	29
3	29
3	27
5	28
3	25
5	32
5	32
4	17
2	28
4	29
2	29
4	28
1	20
2	25
11	12
1	28
3	28
8	9
3	28
3	27
3	20