Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 29 January 2019

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 29 January 2019
Start: 2019-01-12
End: 2019-01-29
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 29 January 2019: 980 records at 882 stations, peak on 20 January 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 29 January 2019 set or tied 980 station records at 882 stations.
It ran from 12 January 2019 to 29 January 2019 (18 days) and its peak day was 20 January 2019.
Status: closed.
Long Creek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 19 January 2019.
The busiest day was 20 January 2019 with 187 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 156 years.

Footprint

12 to 29 January 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 29 January 2019 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, 12 to 29 January 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Long Creek	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2019-01-19
Three Rivers	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2019-01-19
Greenville Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	2019-01-20
Hamburg	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	2019-01-20
Bagdad	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	2019-01-16
Madras	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2019-01-21
Phantom Rch	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2019-01-16
Walnut Creek	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	2019-01-15
Spanish Fk Pwr House	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	2019-01-18
White River #1	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2019-01-17
Daniels-Strawberry	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2019-01-17
Craig 4SW	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2019-01-18
Miller	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2019-01-18
Wanship Dam	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	2019-01-18
Green Rvr	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2019-01-18
Great Falls 16St	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	2019-01-21
Cut Bank AP	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	2019-01-21
Joliet	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2019-01-24
Pendleton Dwtn	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2019-01-24
Crookston NW Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2019-01-27

Records per Day

Peak day 187

Records set or tied each day from 12 January 2019 to 29 January 2019. The most in one day was 187 on 20 January 2019.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 29 January 2019
Date	Records
2019-01-12	6
2019-01-13	1
2019-01-14	17
2019-01-15	63
2019-01-16	57
2019-01-17	157
2019-01-18	119
2019-01-19	112
2019-01-20	187
2019-01-21	64
2019-01-22	58
2019-01-23	37
2019-01-24	14
2019-01-25	8
2019-01-26	2
2019-01-27	11
2019-01-28	61
2019-01-29	6

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 29 January 2019 ranked by margin
Daniels-Strawberry, 01-17	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Bagdad, 01-16	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
Walnut Creek, 01-15	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
Three Rivers, 01-19	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
White River #1, 01-17	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Greenville Muni AP, 01-20	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
Phantom Rch, 01-16	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
Hamburg, 01-20	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
Craig 4SW, 01-18	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
Madras, 01-21	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
Wanship Dam, 01-18	12.9 mm (0.5 in)
Long Creek, 01-19	10.6 mm (0.4 in)
Joliet, 01-24	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
Spanish Fk Pwr House, 01-18	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
Miller, 01-18	9.6 mm (0.38 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, 12 to 29 January 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	107
29	69
4	100
24	72
9	103
21	118
35	64
5	104
13	47
5	103
13	56
23	40
30	8
14	40
10	56
10	88
10	103
5	92
25	39
38	39
6	63
8	67
1	81
12	56
6	89
10	97
8	35
36	31
41	31
28	39
22	49
17	88
11	84
13	23
5	92
27	57
5	92
10	92
15	80
4	115
25	72
10	11
16	108
5	107
12	72
11	120
4	89
10	72
11	92
7	67
15	72
2	116
4	123
13	124
4	103
6	103
11	12
14	92
9	54
16	7
23	12
41	40
46	35
24	40
62	45
5	80
3	104
3	125
5	69
10	20
10	97
2	96
4	84
10	36
18	20
46	39
3	92
2	112
48	31
16	40
7	112
2	96
2	96
4	53
8	29
4	101
12	29
19	28
5	55
4	104
3	103
14	72
4	120
47	40
1	101
7	75
6	67
7	56
2	122
13	31
4	52
19	65
8	72
5	40
13	20
14	67
8	83
3	107
1	100
17	32
1	103
8	69
2	156
1	96
1	105
8	40
3	84
13	23
2	109
0	103
2	93
1	112
3	68
11	31
11	55
38	1
20	45
18	56
9	8
0	97
9	72
14	32
5	81
6	53
4	65
18	39
5	22
24	64
2	80
4	68
5	48
5	36
19	32
8	48
21	17
15	25
33	39
5	72
10	38
21	25
19	25
11	68
2	76
1	83
12	28
1	89
0	92
9	32
5	48
28	12
18	25
13	29
3	56
5	67
9	67
5	63
2	67
7	21
1	76
7	16
7	49
12	31
10	68
13	28
23	24
8	59
23	40
55	45
1	81
2	84
15	40
4	67
4	36
24	23
18	24
2	68
0	88
2	72
14	5
6	7
15	39
46	23
18	25
10	63
3	72
3	60
5	67
7	32
15	40
7	67

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 29 January 2019 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, 12 to 29 January 2019 (this event)	980 records

Every Record Set

20 of 980

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 29 January 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-01-15	Walnut Creek	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-16	Bagdad	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	64	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-16	Phantom Rch	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-17	White River #1	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-17	Daniels-Strawberry	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-18	Spanish Fk Pwr House	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	103	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-18	Craig 4SW	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-18	Miller	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	88	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-18	Wanship Dam	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-18	Green Rvr	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-19	Long Creek	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	107	76 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-19	Three Rivers	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	69	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-20	Greenville Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	72	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-20	Hamburg	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	118	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-21	Madras	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	47	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-21	Great Falls 16St	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-21	Cut Bank AP	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	100	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-24	Joliet	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-24	Pendleton Dwtn	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	103	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-27	Crookston NW Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	103	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 980 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
11	107
29	69
4	100
24	72
9	103
21	118
35	64
5	104
13	47
5	103
13	56
23	40
30	8
14	40
10	56
10	88
10	103
5	92
25	39
38	39
6	63
8	67
1	81
12	56
6	89
10	97
8	35
36	31
41	31
28	39
22	49
17	88
11	84
13	23
5	92
27	57
5	92
10	92
15	80
4	115
25	72
10	11
16	108
5	107
12	72
11	120
4	89
10	72
11	92
7	67
15	72
2	116
4	123
13	124
4	103
6	103
11	12
14	92
9	54
16	7
23	12
41	40
46	35
24	40
62	45
5	80
3	104
3	125
5	69
10	20
10	97
2	96
4	84
10	36
18	20
46	39
3	92
2	112
48	31
16	40
7	112
2	96
2	96
4	53
8	29
4	101
12	29
19	28
5	55
4	104
3	103
14	72
4	120
47	40
1	101
7	75
6	67
7	56
2	122
13	31
4	52
19	65
8	72
5	40
13	20
14	67
8	83
3	107
1	100
17	32
1	103
8	69
2	156
1	96
1	105
8	40
3	84
13	23
2	109
0	103
2	93
1	112
3	68
11	31
11	55
38	1
20	45
18	56
9	8
0	97
9	72
14	32
5	81
6	53
4	65
18	39
5	22
24	64
2	80
4	68
5	48
5	36
19	32
8	48
21	17
15	25
33	39
5	72
10	38
21	25
19	25
11	68
2	76
1	83
12	28
1	89
0	92
9	32
5	48
28	12
18	25
13	29
3	56
5	67
9	67
5	63
2	67
7	21
1	76
7	16
7	49
12	31
10	68
13	28
23	24
8	59
23	40
55	45
1	81
2	84
15	40
4	67
4	36
24	23
18	24
2	68
0	88
2	72
14	5
6	7
15	39
46	23
18	25
10	63
3	72
3	60
5	67
7	32
15	40
7	67

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	107
29	69
4	100
24	72
9	103
21	118
35	64
5	104
13	47
5	103
13	56
23	40
30	8
14	40
10	56
10	88
10	103
5	92
25	39
38	39
6	63
8	67
1	81
12	56
6	89
10	97
8	35
36	31
41	31
28	39
22	49
17	88
11	84
13	23
5	92
27	57
5	92
10	92
15	80
4	115
25	72
10	11
16	108
5	107
12	72
11	120
4	89
10	72
11	92
7	67
15	72
2	116
4	123
13	124
4	103
6	103
11	12
14	92
9	54
16	7
23	12
41	40
46	35
24	40
62	45
5	80
3	104
3	125
5	69
10	20
10	97
2	96
4	84
10	36
18	20
46	39
3	92
2	112
48	31
16	40
7	112
2	96
2	96
4	53
8	29
4	101
12	29
19	28
5	55
4	104
3	103
14	72
4	120
47	40
1	101
7	75
6	67
7	56
2	122
13	31
4	52
19	65
8	72
5	40
13	20
14	67
8	83
3	107
1	100
17	32
1	103
8	69
2	156
1	96
1	105
8	40
3	84
13	23
2	109
0	103
2	93
1	112
3	68
11	31
11	55
38	1
20	45
18	56
9	8
0	97
9	72
14	32
5	81
6	53
4	65
18	39
5	22
24	64
2	80
4	68
5	48
5	36
19	32
8	48
21	17
15	25
33	39
5	72
10	38
21	25
19	25
11	68
2	76
1	83
12	28
1	89
0	92
9	32
5	48
28	12
18	25
13	29
3	56
5	67
9	67
5	63
2	67
7	21
1	76
7	16
7	49
12	31
10	68
13	28
23	24
8	59
23	40
55	45
1	81
2	84
15	40
4	67
4	36
24	23
18	24
2	68
0	88
2	72
14	5
6	7
15	39
46	23
18	25
10	63
3	72
3	60
5	67
7	32
15	40
7	67

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	107
29	69
4	100
24	72
9	103
21	118
35	64
5	104
13	47
5	103
13	56
23	40
30	8
14	40
10	56
10	88
10	103
5	92
25	39
38	39
6	63
8	67
1	81
12	56
6	89
10	97
8	35
36	31
41	31
28	39
22	49
17	88
11	84
13	23
5	92
27	57
5	92
10	92
15	80
4	115
25	72
10	11
16	108
5	107
12	72
11	120
4	89
10	72
11	92
7	67
15	72
2	116
4	123
13	124
4	103
6	103
11	12
14	92
9	54
16	7
23	12
41	40
46	35
24	40
62	45
5	80
3	104
3	125
5	69
10	20
10	97
2	96
4	84
10	36
18	20
46	39
3	92
2	112
48	31
16	40
7	112
2	96
2	96
4	53
8	29
4	101
12	29
19	28
5	55
4	104
3	103
14	72
4	120
47	40
1	101
7	75
6	67
7	56
2	122
13	31
4	52
19	65
8	72
5	40
13	20
14	67
8	83
3	107
1	100
17	32
1	103
8	69
2	156
1	96
1	105
8	40
3	84
13	23
2	109
0	103
2	93
1	112
3	68
11	31
11	55
38	1
20	45
18	56
9	8
0	97
9	72
14	32
5	81
6	53
4	65
18	39
5	22
24	64
2	80
4	68
5	48
5	36
19	32
8	48
21	17
15	25
33	39
5	72
10	38
21	25
19	25
11	68
2	76
1	83
12	28
1	89
0	92
9	32
5	48
28	12
18	25
13	29
3	56
5	67
9	67
5	63
2	67
7	21
1	76
7	16
7	49
12	31
10	68
13	28
23	24
8	59
23	40
55	45
1	81
2	84
15	40
4	67
4	36
24	23
18	24
2	68
0	88
2	72
14	5
6	7
15	39
46	23
18	25
10	63
3	72
3	60
5	67
7	32
15	40
7	67