Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 15 February 2019

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 15 February 2019
Start: 2019-02-10
End: 2019-02-15
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 15 February 2019: 452 records at 417 stations, peak on 12 February 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 15 February 2019 set or tied 452 station records at 417 stations.
It ran from 10 February 2019 to 15 February 2019 (6 days) and its peak day was 12 February 2019.
Status: closed.
Saxon 1WSW set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 13 February 2019.
The busiest day was 12 February 2019 with 265 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 144 years.

Footprint

10 to 15 February 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 15 February 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, 10 to 15 February 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Saxon 1WSW	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2019-02-13
Beaver Falls 1 NE	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2019-02-13
Calico Rock 2 WSW	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2019-02-11
Newport	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	2019-02-11
Poplar Bluff	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	2019-02-11
Dresden	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	2019-02-12
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	2019-02-12
Ellenburg Depot	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2019-02-12
Circleville	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	2019-02-12
Alma Dam 4	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2019-02-13
Buckeye Lake 1 N	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2019-02-12
Pella 1S	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	2019-02-12
Holton	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2019-02-12
Underwood	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	2019-02-12
Chippewa Falls	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2019-02-12
Rochester Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	2019-02-12
Big Bay 1NW	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	2019-02-13
Petoskey	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	2019-02-13
Minocqua	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2019-02-13
Willow Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2019-02-13

Records per Day

Peak day 265

Records set or tied each day from 10 February 2019 to 15 February 2019. The most in one day was 265 on 12 February 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 15 February 2019 ranked by margin
Dresden, 02-12	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN, 02-12	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
Saxon 1WSW, 02-13	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
Newport, 02-11	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
Alma Dam 4, 02-13	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
Calico Rock 2 WSW, 02-11	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
Buckeye Lake 1 N, 02-12	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Poplar Bluff, 02-11	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
Beaver Falls 1 NE, 02-13	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
Willow Rsvr, 02-13	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
Big Bay 1NW, 02-13	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
Ellenburg Depot, 02-12	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
Holton, 02-12	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Underwood, 02-12	8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Circleville, 02-12	8.6 mm (0.34 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

452 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, 10 to 15 February 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	56
13	103
25	95
8	129
6	115
34	65
18	120
9	52
41	53
37	68
9	104
8	80
11	68
13	33
9	103
27	11
5	103
6	104
20	53
13	35
6	95
29	65
5	124
24	53
24	71
11	105
5	80
8	75
4	104
6	124
6	108
22	68
4	120
44	11
10	35
4	76
11	63
3	113
2	104
48	31
3	100
24	53
4	108
1	111
4	96
24	52
24	53
3	120
16	71
27	65
6	80
1	103
3	80
2	125
4	80
4	81
11	68
1	122
1	108
53	15
1	95
29	53
5	80
0	144
33	41
20	4
1	96
3	80
0	96
15	33
17	69
3	80
17	48
14	71
15	68
7	65
18	65
18	53
11	71
21	53
29	33
3	68
10	35
11	71
17	11
6	65
1	91
9	35
16	11
10	53
37	9
0	88
1	80
16	25
3	65
7	35
10	68
20	53
15	31
5	53
2	76
4	76
9	35
2	64
9	53
21	35
3	71
5	53
12	35
16	1
10	35
6	68
23	33
9	65
3	76
4	63
9	48
14	33
13	53
15	53
40	19
3	65
6	68
8	35
23	20
11	53
29	11
1	68
11	44
3	65
5	68
4	53
4	53
9	33
10	65
3	71
3	68
10	3
6	55
25	27
13	27
8	35
15	52
1	72
2	68
10	53
0	77
19	44
8	59
14	53
12	53
8	65
6	53
9	20
3	53
4	53
10	31
30	9
0	69
11	11
6	48
1	68
1	64
3	65
6	33
7	56
24	25
25	9
25	9
8	48
9	20
24	33
2	68
26	11
6	49
2	57
7	48
9	44
2	68
4	52
9	25
11	11
4	29
22	35
26	9
18	35
20	9
1	68
4	53
25	41
8	21
4	53
9	20
1	56
2	56
6	33
16	20
19	20
25	20
26	9

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 15 February 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, 10 to 15 February 2019 (this event)	452 records

Every Record Set

20 of 452

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 15 February 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-02-11	Calico Rock 2 WSW	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	95	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-11	Newport	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	65	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-11	Poplar Bluff	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	120	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-12	Dresden	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-12	Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	68	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-12	Ellenburg Depot	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	68	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-12	Circleville	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	103	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-12	Buckeye Lake 1 N	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	53	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-12	Pella 1S	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-12	Holton	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-12	Underwood	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-12	Chippewa Falls	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	129	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-12	Rochester Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	103	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-13	Saxon 1WSW	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	56	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-13	Beaver Falls 1 NE	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	103	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-13	Alma Dam 4	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-13	Big Bay 1NW	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	33	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-13	Petoskey	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	80	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-13	Minocqua	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	115	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-13	Willow Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	35	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 452 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
2019-02-10	3
2019-02-11	82
2019-02-12	265
2019-02-13	96
2019-02-14	2
2019-02-15	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	56
13	103
25	95
8	129
6	115
34	65
18	120
9	52
41	53
37	68
9	104
8	80
11	68
13	33
9	103
27	11
5	103
6	104
20	53
13	35
6	95
29	65
5	124
24	53
24	71
11	105
5	80
8	75
4	104
6	124
6	108
22	68
4	120
44	11
10	35
4	76
11	63
3	113
2	104
48	31
3	100
24	53
4	108
1	111
4	96
24	52
24	53
3	120
16	71
27	65
6	80
1	103
3	80
2	125
4	80
4	81
11	68
1	122
1	108
53	15
1	95
29	53
5	80
0	144
33	41
20	4
1	96
3	80
0	96
15	33
17	69
3	80
17	48
14	71
15	68
7	65
18	65
18	53
11	71
21	53
29	33
3	68
10	35
11	71
17	11
6	65
1	91
9	35
16	11
10	53
37	9
0	88
1	80
16	25
3	65
7	35
10	68
20	53
15	31
5	53
2	76
4	76
9	35
2	64
9	53
21	35
3	71
5	53
12	35
16	1
10	35
6	68
23	33
9	65
3	76
4	63
9	48
14	33
13	53
15	53
40	19
3	65
6	68
8	35
23	20
11	53
29	11
1	68
11	44
3	65
5	68
4	53
4	53
9	33
10	65
3	71
3	68
10	3
6	55
25	27
13	27
8	35
15	52
1	72
2	68
10	53
0	77
19	44
8	59
14	53
12	53
8	65
6	53
9	20
3	53
4	53
10	31
30	9
0	69
11	11
6	48
1	68
1	64
3	65
6	33
7	56
24	25
25	9
25	9
8	48
9	20
24	33
2	68
26	11
6	49
2	57
7	48
9	44
2	68
4	52
9	25
11	11
4	29
22	35
26	9
18	35
20	9
1	68
4	53
25	41
8	21
4	53
9	20
1	56
2	56
6	33
16	20
19	20
25	20
26	9

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	56
13	103
25	95
8	129
6	115
34	65
18	120
9	52
41	53
37	68
9	104
8	80
11	68
13	33
9	103
27	11
5	103
6	104
20	53
13	35
6	95
29	65
5	124
24	53
24	71
11	105
5	80
8	75
4	104
6	124
6	108
22	68
4	120
44	11
10	35
4	76
11	63
3	113
2	104
48	31
3	100
24	53
4	108
1	111
4	96
24	52
24	53
3	120
16	71
27	65
6	80
1	103
3	80
2	125
4	80
4	81
11	68
1	122
1	108
53	15
1	95
29	53
5	80
0	144
33	41
20	4
1	96
3	80
0	96
15	33
17	69
3	80
17	48
14	71
15	68
7	65
18	65
18	53
11	71
21	53
29	33
3	68
10	35
11	71
17	11
6	65
1	91
9	35
16	11
10	53
37	9
0	88
1	80
16	25
3	65
7	35
10	68
20	53
15	31
5	53
2	76
4	76
9	35
2	64
9	53
21	35
3	71
5	53
12	35
16	1
10	35
6	68
23	33
9	65
3	76
4	63
9	48
14	33
13	53
15	53
40	19
3	65
6	68
8	35
23	20
11	53
29	11
1	68
11	44
3	65
5	68
4	53
4	53
9	33
10	65
3	71
3	68
10	3
6	55
25	27
13	27
8	35
15	52
1	72
2	68
10	53
0	77
19	44
8	59
14	53
12	53
8	65
6	53
9	20
3	53
4	53
10	31
30	9
0	69
11	11
6	48
1	68
1	64
3	65
6	33
7	56
24	25
25	9
25	9
8	48
9	20
24	33
2	68
26	11
6	49
2	57
7	48
9	44
2	68
4	52
9	25
11	11
4	29
22	35
26	9
18	35
20	9
1	68
4	53
25	41
8	21
4	53
9	20
1	56
2	56
6	33
16	20
19	20
25	20
26	9

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	56
13	103
25	95
8	129
6	115
34	65
18	120
9	52
41	53
37	68
9	104
8	80
11	68
13	33
9	103
27	11
5	103
6	104
20	53
13	35
6	95
29	65
5	124
24	53
24	71
11	105
5	80
8	75
4	104
6	124
6	108
22	68
4	120
44	11
10	35
4	76
11	63
3	113
2	104
48	31
3	100
24	53
4	108
1	111
4	96
24	52
24	53
3	120
16	71
27	65
6	80
1	103
3	80
2	125
4	80
4	81
11	68
1	122
1	108
53	15
1	95
29	53
5	80
0	144
33	41
20	4
1	96
3	80
0	96
15	33
17	69
3	80
17	48
14	71
15	68
7	65
18	65
18	53
11	71
21	53
29	33
3	68
10	35
11	71
17	11
6	65
1	91
9	35
16	11
10	53
37	9
0	88
1	80
16	25
3	65
7	35
10	68
20	53
15	31
5	53
2	76
4	76
9	35
2	64
9	53
21	35
3	71
5	53
12	35
16	1
10	35
6	68
23	33
9	65
3	76
4	63
9	48
14	33
13	53
15	53
40	19
3	65
6	68
8	35
23	20
11	53
29	11
1	68
11	44
3	65
5	68
4	53
4	53
9	33
10	65
3	71
3	68
10	3
6	55
25	27
13	27
8	35
15	52
1	72
2	68
10	53
0	77
19	44
8	59
14	53
12	53
8	65
6	53
9	20
3	53
4	53
10	31
30	9
0	69
11	11
6	48
1	68
1	64
3	65
6	33
7	56
24	25
25	9
25	9
8	48
9	20
24	33
2	68
26	11
6	49
2	57
7	48
9	44
2	68
4	52
9	25
11	11
4	29
22	35
26	9
18	35
20	9
1	68
4	53
25	41
8	21
4	53
9	20
1	56
2	56
6	33
16	20
19	20
25	20
26	9