Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 25 February 2019

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 25 February 2019
Start: 2019-02-16
End: 2019-02-25
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 25 February 2019: 643 records at 514 stations, peak on 20 February 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 25 February 2019 set or tied 643 station records at 514 stations.
It ran from 16 February 2019 to 25 February 2019 (10 days) and its peak day was 20 February 2019.
Status: closed.
Knoxville AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 129.0 mm (5.1 in) on 23 February 2019.
The busiest day was 20 February 2019 with 260 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 128 years.

Footprint

16 to 25 February 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 25 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, 16 to 25 February 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Knoxville AP	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	2019-02-23
Tullahoma	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	2019-02-23
Kingston	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	2019-02-24
Paoli	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	2019-02-20
Portland	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	2019-02-23
Cleveland	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	2019-02-23
Fayetteville Wtp	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2019-02-23
Sevierville	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	2019-02-23
Allardt	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	2019-02-20
Hohenwald	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2019-02-23
Knoxville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	2019-02-24
Shoals 8 S	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2019-02-20
London Corbin AP	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	2019-02-20
Mc Minnville	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	2019-02-23
Batesville L&D 1	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	2019-02-20
Boonville 1S	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	2019-02-20
Newburgh L&D	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	2019-02-20
Dayton Mcd	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2019-02-20
Lexington Bluegrass AP	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	2019-02-20
Crossett 2 SSE	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	2019-02-23

Records per Day

Peak day 260

Records set or tied each day from 16 February 2019 to 25 February 2019. The most in one day was 260 on 20 February 2019.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 25 February 2019
Date	Records
2019-02-16	1
2019-02-17	5
2019-02-18	38
2019-02-19	19
2019-02-20	260
2019-02-21	95
2019-02-22	25
2019-02-23	93
2019-02-24	106
2019-02-25	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 25 February 2019 ranked by margin
Portland, 02-23	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
Cleveland, 02-23	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
Knoxville Exp STN, 02-24	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
Crossett 2 SSE, 02-23	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
Tullahoma, 02-23	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
Fayetteville Wtp, 02-23	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
Sevierville, 02-23	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
Knoxville AP, 02-23	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
Kingston, 02-24	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
Mc Minnville, 02-23	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
Allardt, 02-20	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
London Corbin AP, 02-20	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
Batesville L&D 1, 02-20	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
Paoli, 02-20	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
Hohenwald, 02-23	34.3 mm (1.4 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, 16 to 25 February 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
52	86
63	92
47	128
39	67
80	44
77	44
58	56
56	56
44	65
34	109
73	25
23	95
44	56
44	52
41	68
31	80
32	80
69	44
16	121
19	121
30	80
55	64
53	56
39	48
21	116
13	104
18	121
66	24
47	64
17	107
66	24
25	88
23	56
13	95
17	64
38	28
15	95
30	73
15	79
23	57
27	68
32	57
37	56
33	69
55	28
22	56
36	69
21	85
18	67
25	77
86	16
9	112
13	80
35	65
11	85
14	68
122	16
12	107
7	101
12	80
19	57
25	63
42	44
60	28
77	0
29	64
17	88
33	64
21	68
7	116
41	23
8	92
5	95
10	80
17	29
68	3
18	52
10	72
7	116
8	109
15	72
24	64
24	64
20	64
11	89
32	52
22	64
28	64
20	64
23	64
5	107
43	16
37	44
34	44
22	48
7	80
42	3
5	89
21	57
27	57
35	29
19	68
1	100
18	64
12	63
27	16
1	103
24	57
31	44
9	80
20	28
19	64
4	85
2	95
8	69
12	80
19	35
20	35
20	47
1	99
27	56
15	52
15	65
38	16
16	56
16	64
9	73
9	76
5	80
13	65
34	52
14	64
13	64
20	64
4	80
6	72
13	68
16	64
17	52
17	56
18	73
5	80
38	24
19	29
30	23
41	4
21	57
3	80
39	24
22	41
8	72
20	0
28	41
32	41
26	40
16	64
10	64
7	67
14	64
10	56
4	67
5	64
18	44
19	32
20	24
16	57
6	67
39	16
29	23
38	16
1	85
17	64
38	0
13	40
12	44
3	80
7	72
29	28
7	56
9	47
5	72
1	80
11	56
8	64
15	47
12	64
18	35
7	69
1	80
33	29
17	24
22	48
12	60
10	63
19	16
10	37
27	28
30	28
7	68
25	23

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 25 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, 16 to 25 February 2019 (this event)	643 records

Every Record Set

20 of 643

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 25 February 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-02-20	Paoli	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	67	65 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-20	Allardt	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	65	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-20	Shoals 8 S	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	95	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-20	London Corbin AP	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-20	Batesville L&D 1	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	68	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-20	Boonville 1S	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	80	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-20	Newburgh L&D	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	80	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-20	Dayton Mcd	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	121	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-20	Lexington Bluegrass AP	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	121	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-23	Knoxville AP	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	86	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
2019-02-23	Tullahoma	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	92	77 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-23	Portland	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-23	Cleveland	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-23	Fayetteville Wtp	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	56	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-23	Sevierville	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	56	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-23	Hohenwald	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	109	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-23	Mc Minnville	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	56	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-23	Crossett 2 SSE	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-24	Kingston	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	128	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-24	Knoxville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	25	62 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 643 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
52	86
63	92
47	128
39	67
80	44
77	44
58	56
56	56
44	65
34	109
73	25
23	95
44	56
44	52
41	68
31	80
32	80
69	44
16	121
19	121
30	80
55	64
53	56
39	48
21	116
13	104
18	121
66	24
47	64
17	107
66	24
25	88
23	56
13	95
17	64
38	28
15	95
30	73
15	79
23	57
27	68
32	57
37	56
33	69
55	28
22	56
36	69
21	85
18	67
25	77
86	16
9	112
13	80
35	65
11	85
14	68
122	16
12	107
7	101
12	80
19	57
25	63
42	44
60	28
77	0
29	64
17	88
33	64
21	68
7	116
41	23
8	92
5	95
10	80
17	29
68	3
18	52
10	72
7	116
8	109
15	72
24	64
24	64
20	64
11	89
32	52
22	64
28	64
20	64
23	64
5	107
43	16
37	44
34	44
22	48
7	80
42	3
5	89
21	57
27	57
35	29
19	68
1	100
18	64
12	63
27	16
1	103
24	57
31	44
9	80
20	28
19	64
4	85
2	95
8	69
12	80
19	35
20	35
20	47
1	99
27	56
15	52
15	65
38	16
16	56
16	64
9	73
9	76
5	80
13	65
34	52
14	64
13	64
20	64
4	80
6	72
13	68
16	64
17	52
17	56
18	73
5	80
38	24
19	29
30	23
41	4
21	57
3	80
39	24
22	41
8	72
20	0
28	41
32	41
26	40
16	64
10	64
7	67
14	64
10	56
4	67
5	64
18	44
19	32
20	24
16	57
6	67
39	16
29	23
38	16
1	85
17	64
38	0
13	40
12	44
3	80
7	72
29	28
7	56
9	47
5	72
1	80
11	56
8	64
15	47
12	64
18	35
7	69
1	80
33	29
17	24
22	48
12	60
10	63
19	16
10	37
27	28
30	28
7	68
25	23

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
52	86
63	92
47	128
39	67
80	44
77	44
58	56
56	56
44	65
34	109
73	25
23	95
44	56
44	52
41	68
31	80
32	80
69	44
16	121
19	121
30	80
55	64
53	56
39	48
21	116
13	104
18	121
66	24
47	64
17	107
66	24
25	88
23	56
13	95
17	64
38	28
15	95
30	73
15	79
23	57
27	68
32	57
37	56
33	69
55	28
22	56
36	69
21	85
18	67
25	77
86	16
9	112
13	80
35	65
11	85
14	68
122	16
12	107
7	101
12	80
19	57
25	63
42	44
60	28
77	0
29	64
17	88
33	64
21	68
7	116
41	23
8	92
5	95
10	80
17	29
68	3
18	52
10	72
7	116
8	109
15	72
24	64
24	64
20	64
11	89
32	52
22	64
28	64
20	64
23	64
5	107
43	16
37	44
34	44
22	48
7	80
42	3
5	89
21	57
27	57
35	29
19	68
1	100
18	64
12	63
27	16
1	103
24	57
31	44
9	80
20	28
19	64
4	85
2	95
8	69
12	80
19	35
20	35
20	47
1	99
27	56
15	52
15	65
38	16
16	56
16	64
9	73
9	76
5	80
13	65
34	52
14	64
13	64
20	64
4	80
6	72
13	68
16	64
17	52
17	56
18	73
5	80
38	24
19	29
30	23
41	4
21	57
3	80
39	24
22	41
8	72
20	0
28	41
32	41
26	40
16	64
10	64
7	67
14	64
10	56
4	67
5	64
18	44
19	32
20	24
16	57
6	67
39	16
29	23
38	16
1	85
17	64
38	0
13	40
12	44
3	80
7	72
29	28
7	56
9	47
5	72
1	80
11	56
8	64
15	47
12	64
18	35
7	69
1	80
33	29
17	24
22	48
12	60
10	63
19	16
10	37
27	28
30	28
7	68
25	23

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
52	86
63	92
47	128
39	67
80	44
77	44
58	56
56	56
44	65
34	109
73	25
23	95
44	56
44	52
41	68
31	80
32	80
69	44
16	121
19	121
30	80
55	64
53	56
39	48
21	116
13	104
18	121
66	24
47	64
17	107
66	24
25	88
23	56
13	95
17	64
38	28
15	95
30	73
15	79
23	57
27	68
32	57
37	56
33	69
55	28
22	56
36	69
21	85
18	67
25	77
86	16
9	112
13	80
35	65
11	85
14	68
122	16
12	107
7	101
12	80
19	57
25	63
42	44
60	28
77	0
29	64
17	88
33	64
21	68
7	116
41	23
8	92
5	95
10	80
17	29
68	3
18	52
10	72
7	116
8	109
15	72
24	64
24	64
20	64
11	89
32	52
22	64
28	64
20	64
23	64
5	107
43	16
37	44
34	44
22	48
7	80
42	3
5	89
21	57
27	57
35	29
19	68
1	100
18	64
12	63
27	16
1	103
24	57
31	44
9	80
20	28
19	64
4	85
2	95
8	69
12	80
19	35
20	35
20	47
1	99
27	56
15	52
15	65
38	16
16	56
16	64
9	73
9	76
5	80
13	65
34	52
14	64
13	64
20	64
4	80
6	72
13	68
16	64
17	52
17	56
18	73
5	80
38	24
19	29
30	23
41	4
21	57
3	80
39	24
22	41
8	72
20	0
28	41
32	41
26	40
16	64
10	64
7	67
14	64
10	56
4	67
5	64
18	44
19	32
20	24
16	57
6	67
39	16
29	23
38	16
1	85
17	64
38	0
13	40
12	44
3	80
7	72
29	28
7	56
9	47
5	72
1	80
11	56
8	64
15	47
12	64
18	35
7	69
1	80
33	29
17	24
22	48
12	60
10	63
19	16
10	37
27	28
30	28
7	68
25	23