Extreme rain in United States, 28 March to 1 April 2019

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 28 March to 1 April 2019
Start: 2019-03-28
End: 2019-04-01
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 28 March to 1 April 2019: 115 records at 115 stations, peak on 30 March 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 28 March to 1 April 2019 set or tied 115 station records at 115 stations.
It ran from 28 March 2019 to 1 April 2019 (5 days) and its peak day was 30 March 2019.
Status: closed.
Millersburg set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 31 March 2019.
The busiest day was 30 March 2019 with 69 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 116 years.

Footprint

28 March to 1 April 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 28 March to 1 April 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, 28 March to 1 April 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Millersburg	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2019-03-31
Wooster Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2019-03-31
Edina	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	2019-03-30
Spickard 7 W	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	2019-03-30
Cincinnati	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	2019-03-30
Bethany	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2019-03-30
Williams 3 SW	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2019-03-31
Danville	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2019-03-30
La Harpe	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	2019-03-30
Normal 4NE	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	2019-03-30
Albany	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	2019-03-30
Milan	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2019-03-30
Bowling Green Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2019-03-30
Monmouth	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2019-03-30
Urbana Wrf	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2019-03-31
Lamoni	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2019-03-30
Franklin	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2019-03-31
Augusta	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2019-03-30
Philo	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2019-03-30
Logansport Cicott St	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	2019-03-30

Records per Day

Peak day 69

Records set or tied each day from 28 March 2019 to 1 April 2019. The most in one day was 69 on 30 March 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 28 March to 1 April 2019 ranked by margin
Cincinnati, 03-30	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
Spickard 7 W, 03-30	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
Millersburg, 03-31	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
Wooster Exp STN, 03-31	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
Normal 4NE, 03-30	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
Edina, 03-30	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
Urbana Wrf, 03-31	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
Bethany, 03-30	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
La Harpe, 03-30	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
Williams 3 SW, 03-31	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
Milan, 03-30	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
Augusta, 03-30	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
Albany, 03-30	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
Monmouth, 03-30	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
Lamoni, 03-30	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

115 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, 28 March to 1 April 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	86
23	114
20	65
29	36
38	6
19	65
16	80
5	96
17	65
20	38
1	116
2	113
11	65
12	65
3	90
10	65
19	33
9	69
6	80
12	65
5	80
20	32
1	90
7	69
8	65
16	32
7	73
10	65
12	33
8	65
22	6
25	2
17	30
10	44
4	65
14	38
11	33
15	32
24	29
12	33
2	68
13	38
22	1
2	68
16	32
3	73
13	40
11	38
21	1
5	35
13	32
17	25
9	33
17	30
3	50
10	33
19	1
6	33
13	30
12	33
6	36
14	1
5	33
4	33
16	1
10	26
13	20
14	1
6	41
6	32
6	32
4	33
11	1
6	33
3	40
2	30
4	25
3	44
10	10
6	32
5	32
4	32
12	1
8	1
3	40
1	32
9	16
4	33
10	1
3	28
3	30
8	0
2	40
3	32
7	26
1	33
10	1
5	32
4	32
1	33
10	2
5	1
10	2
6	6
5	0
3	1
11	2
0	12
1	9
2	1
1	1
4	1
3	1
1	6
2	2

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 28 March to 1 April 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, 28 March to 1 April 2019 (this event)	115 records

Every Record Set

20 of 115

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 28 March to 1 April 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-03-30	Edina	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	65	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-30	Spickard 7 W	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-30	Cincinnati	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	6	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-30	Bethany	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	65	48 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-30	Danville	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	96	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-30	La Harpe	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	65	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-30	Normal 4NE	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	38	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-30	Albany	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	65	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-30	Milan	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	65	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-30	Bowling Green Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	90	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-30	Monmouth	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	65	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-30	Lamoni	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	69	39 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-30	Augusta	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	65	38 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-30	Philo	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-30	Logansport Cicott St	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	113	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-31	Millersburg	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	86	71 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-31	Wooster Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	114	68 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-31	Williams 3 SW	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	80	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-31	Urbana Wrf	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	33	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-31	Franklin	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	80	39 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 115 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
29	86
23	114
20	65
29	36
38	6
19	65
16	80
5	96
17	65
20	38
1	116
2	113
11	65
12	65
3	90
10	65
19	33
9	69
6	80
12	65
5	80
20	32
1	90
7	69
8	65
16	32
7	73
10	65
12	33
8	65
22	6
25	2
17	30
10	44
4	65
14	38
11	33
15	32
24	29
12	33
2	68
13	38
22	1
2	68
16	32
3	73
13	40
11	38
21	1
5	35
13	32
17	25
9	33
17	30
3	50
10	33
19	1
6	33
13	30
12	33
6	36
14	1
5	33
4	33
16	1
10	26
13	20
14	1
6	41
6	32
6	32
4	33
11	1
6	33
3	40
2	30
4	25
3	44
10	10
6	32
5	32
4	32
12	1
8	1
3	40
1	32
9	16
4	33
10	1
3	28
3	30
8	0
2	40
3	32
7	26
1	33
10	1
5	32
4	32
1	33
10	2
5	1
10	2
6	6
5	0
3	1
11	2
0	12
1	9
2	1
1	1
4	1
3	1
1	6
2	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	86
23	114
20	65
29	36
38	6
19	65
16	80
5	96
17	65
20	38
1	116
2	113
11	65
12	65
3	90
10	65
19	33
9	69
6	80
12	65
5	80
20	32
1	90
7	69
8	65
16	32
7	73
10	65
12	33
8	65
22	6
25	2
17	30
10	44
4	65
14	38
11	33
15	32
24	29
12	33
2	68
13	38
22	1
2	68
16	32
3	73
13	40
11	38
21	1
5	35
13	32
17	25
9	33
17	30
3	50
10	33
19	1
6	33
13	30
12	33
6	36
14	1
5	33
4	33
16	1
10	26
13	20
14	1
6	41
6	32
6	32
4	33
11	1
6	33
3	40
2	30
4	25
3	44
10	10
6	32
5	32
4	32
12	1
8	1
3	40
1	32
9	16
4	33
10	1
3	28
3	30
8	0
2	40
3	32
7	26
1	33
10	1
5	32
4	32
1	33
10	2
5	1
10	2
6	6
5	0
3	1
11	2
0	12
1	9
2	1
1	1
4	1
3	1
1	6
2	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	86
23	114
20	65
29	36
38	6
19	65
16	80
5	96
17	65
20	38
1	116
2	113
11	65
12	65
3	90
10	65
19	33
9	69
6	80
12	65
5	80
20	32
1	90
7	69
8	65
16	32
7	73
10	65
12	33
8	65
22	6
25	2
17	30
10	44
4	65
14	38
11	33
15	32
24	29
12	33
2	68
13	38
22	1
2	68
16	32
3	73
13	40
11	38
21	1
5	35
13	32
17	25
9	33
17	30
3	50
10	33
19	1
6	33
13	30
12	33
6	36
14	1
5	33
4	33
16	1
10	26
13	20
14	1
6	41
6	32
6	32
4	33
11	1
6	33
3	40
2	30
4	25
3	44
10	10
6	32
5	32
4	32
12	1
8	1
3	40
1	32
9	16
4	33
10	1
3	28
3	30
8	0
2	40
3	32
7	26
1	33
10	1
5	32
4	32
1	33
10	2
5	1
10	2
6	6
5	0
3	1
11	2
0	12
1	9
2	1
1	1
4	1
3	1
1	6
2	2