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Extreme rain in United States, 20 to 30 March 2019

Extreme rain in United States, 20 to 30 March 2019: 210 records at 193 stations, peak on 21 March 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Extreme rain in United States, 20 to 30 March 2019 set or tied 210 station records at 193 stations.
  • It ran from 20 March 2019 to 30 March 2019 (11 days) and its peak day was 21 March 2019.
  • Status: closed.
  • Morgan set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 29 March 2019.
  • The busiest day was 21 March 2019 with 42 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 127 years.

Footprint

20 to 30 March 2019
Footprint of Extreme rain in United States, 20 to 30 March 2019 The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 20 to 30 March 2019 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 20 to 30 March 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, 20 to 30 March 2019: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
MorganRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)2019-03-29
EurekaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)2019-03-22
Tribune 1WRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)2019-03-23
LeotiRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)2019-03-23
Syracuse 1NERecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)2019-03-23
PartounRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)2019-03-20
YeringtonRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)2019-03-21
Castle DaleRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)2019-03-21
Natural Bridges NmRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)2019-03-21
East Willow CreekRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)2019-03-21
BeowaweRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)2019-03-22
McGillRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)2019-03-22
Mosquero 1 NERecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)2019-03-22
HookerRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)2019-03-22
RandolphRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)2019-03-22
Content 4 NNERecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)2019-03-24
Pendleton Branch Exp STNRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)2019-03-24
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry AreaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)2019-03-24
Ingomar 9 ERecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)2019-03-25
Townsend 3SERecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)2019-03-28

Records per Day

Peak day 42
Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 20 to 30 March 2019 Records set or tied each day from 20 March 2019 to 30 March 2019. The most in one day was 42 on 21 March 2019. 0 13 25 38 50 03-2003-2203-2403-2603-2803-30
Records set or tied each day from 20 March 2019 to 30 March 2019. The most in one day was 42 on 21 March 2019.
Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 20 to 30 March 2019
DateRecords
2019-03-208
2019-03-2142
2019-03-2237
2019-03-2340
2019-03-2437
2019-03-2514
2019-03-261
2019-03-275
2019-03-2816
2019-03-299
2019-03-301

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 20 to 30 March 2019 ranked by margin
East Willow Creek, 03-2120.4 mm (0.8 in)
Eureka, 03-2216.8 mm (0.7 in)
Morgan, 03-2915.5 mm (0.6 in)
Content 4 NNE, 03-2415.2 mm (0.6 in)
Castle Dale, 03-2115.2 mm (0.6 in)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area, 03-2414.2 mm (0.6 in)
Syracuse 1NE, 03-2313.7 mm (0.5 in)
Tribune 1W, 03-2313.4 mm (0.5 in)
Natural Bridges Nm, 03-2113.2 mm (0.5 in)
Partoun, 03-2010.6 mm (0.4 in)
Leoti, 03-2310.5 mm (0.4 in)
Mosquero 1 NE, 03-229.1 mm (0.36 in)
Townsend 3SE, 03-288.6 mm (0.34 in)
Pendleton Branch Exp STN, 03-248.4 mm (0.33 in)
Beowawe, 03-227.6 mm (0.30 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

Margin against age of the broken record in Extreme rain in United States, 20 to 30 March 2019 210 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. 0 38 75 113 150 06131925 Margin (mm) Years the old record stood
210 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, 20 to 30 March 2019
Margin (mm)Years the old record stood
16114
17127
13100
11116
1520
1528
1437
598
868
2028
764
4100
1345
977
6100
3100
940
856
1113
1436
480
490
2104
940
1106
1036
0100
1113
190
1918
612
840
468
1469
1032
1140
545
830
744
934
720
529
725
270
174
836
461
720
812
264
738
260
1032
1012
836
138
358
356
1518
1528
268
077
540
98
818
1610
105
340
836
1328
370
261
441
1212
536
1212
524
525
718
166
637
156
525
168
345
448
345
536
820
340
114
640
211
50
434
88
532
620
140
718
240
245
229
510
436
728
1038
618
424
718
532
537
152
248
322
713
250
440
040
832
530
536
528
828
1322
144
418
038
324
125
234
826
520
340
528
526
413
144
536
240
340
528
340
140
144
617
52
336
81
418
52
326
140
336
336
812
526
517
418
332
332
824
322
116
422
59
524
328
318
213
226
48
328
52
54
128
226
112
61
512
218
52
52
18
38
121
326
324
326
812
512
35
48
313
14
124
312
118
312
35

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 20 to 30 March 2019 compared with similar events
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Extreme rain in United States, 20 to 30 March 2019 (this event)210 records

Every Record Set

20 of 210
Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 20 to 30 March 2019, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2019-03-20PartounRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)1320 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-21YeringtonRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)9820 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-21Castle DaleRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)2820 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-21Natural Bridges NmRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)4520 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-21East Willow CreekRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20.4 mm (0.8 in)2820 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-22EurekaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)12765 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-22BeowaweRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)6820 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-22McGillRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)10020 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-22Mosquero 1 NERecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)7720 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-22HookerRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)10020 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-22RandolphRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)10020 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-23Tribune 1WRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)10062 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-23LeotiRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)10.5 mm (0.4 in)11655 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-23Syracuse 1NERecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)3643 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-24Content 4 NNERecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)2020 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-24Pendleton Branch Exp STNRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)5620 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-24Dinosaur Nm-Quarry AreaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)3720 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-25Ingomar 9 ERecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)6420 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-28Townsend 3SERecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)4020 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-29MorganRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)11467 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 210 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.