Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 10 April 2019

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 10 April 2019
Start: 2019-04-04
End: 2019-04-10
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 10 April 2019: 214 records at 204 stations, peak on 7 April 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 10 April 2019 set or tied 214 station records at 204 stations.
It ran from 4 April 2019 to 10 April 2019 (7 days) and its peak day was 7 April 2019.
Status: closed.
Franklin 3 NW set a daily record precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 4 April 2019.
The busiest day was 7 April 2019 with 62 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 126 years.

Footprint

4 to 10 April 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 10 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, 4 to 10 April 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Franklin 3 NW	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	2019-04-04
Jayton	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	2019-04-06
Winfield 2 SW	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	2019-04-09
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	2019-04-07
Magnolia	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	2019-04-08
Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	2019-04-05
Choke Canyon Dam	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	2019-04-07
Elgin 1 N	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	2019-04-07
Sewanee	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2019-04-09
Monticello Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2019-04-07
Addison	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	2019-04-09
Mena	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	2019-04-07
Bay Minette	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2019-04-06
Lexington	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	2019-04-09
Crossville Mem AP	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	2019-04-08
Clarksdale	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2019-04-05
Calliham	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	2019-04-07
Crockett	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2019-04-07
Falls City 7 WSW	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2019-04-08
Crowell	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	2019-04-06

Records per Day

Peak day 62

Records set or tied each day from 4 April 2019 to 10 April 2019. The most in one day was 62 on 7 April 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 10 April 2019 ranked by margin
Magnolia, 04-08	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
Calliham, 04-07	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
Abbeville, 04-05	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
Choke Canyon Dam, 04-07	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
Franklin 3 NW, 04-04	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
Jayton, 04-06	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld, 04-07	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
Winfield 2 SW, 04-09	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
Elgin 1 N, 04-07	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
Lexington, 04-09	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
Falls City 7 WSW, 04-08	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Crossville Mem AP, 04-08	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
Bay Minette, 04-06	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
Monticello Muni AP, 04-07	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
Addison, 04-09	28.9 mm (1.1 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

214 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, 4 to 10 April 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
78	81
76	14
49	57
118	16
72	25
93	21
26	92
80	28
48	45
29	76
29	80
15	126
29	90
41	16
34	50
10	96
8	101
96	28
9	106
38	56
11	97
4	121
4	101
15	72
42	28
4	120
51	25
29	44
15	78
95	4
53	24
27	72
1	112
1	101
1	116
2	97
1	104
11	78
13	85
63	25
14	76
3	92
15	81
35	14
41	25
23	45
4	86
47	21
7	81
10	80
2	84
58	29
37	28
47	0
32	49
70	6
8	61
38	16
42	0
47	0
28	49
2	78
27	44
29	28
49	0
8	66
38	16
1	76
48	14
18	40
56	6
13	56
22	16
14	57
26	21
2	76
12	66
43	10
28	32
1	68
13	60
22	28
9	57
6	61
31	16
33	16
32	20
4	68
41	24
5	61
25	16
35	12
22	25
7	56
30	21
2	68
19	25
8	49
15	40
24	14
10	56
4	57
1	54
39	4
8	56
31	20
9	41
11	50
2	61
3	54
22	41
0	56
15	28
1	61
23	24
16	32
41	25
17	16
2	53
9	28
3	54
20	16
22	16
1	45
16	16
21	16
16	25
14	16
9	38
17	28
16	16
19	8
19	14
16	25
36	4
13	16
11	8
12	16
15	25
4	40
9	25
33	4
25	21
16	13
9	14
0	36
9	13
9	28
7	40
35	8
11	8
6	16
10	25
9	25
12	16
19	12
13	12
17	16
9	12
9	32
13	14
4	28
7	14
18	0
2	25
8	20
8	16
7	16
6	28
11	29
2	16
7	12
5	16
6	14
8	25
3	25
7	16
5	16
5	25
9	16
1	28
8	25
4	17
1	21
4	25
3	25
6	16
4	16
3	14
5	12
9	16
5	20
9	21
7	14
2	13
8	16
12	0
0	14
1	21
4	16

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 10 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, 4 to 10 April 2019 (this event)	214 records

Every Record Set

20 of 214

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 10 April 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-04-04	Franklin 3 NW	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	81	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-04-05	Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	21	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-05	Clarksdale	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	101	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-06	Jayton	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	14	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-06	Bay Minette	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	90	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-06	Crowell	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-04-07	El Dorado Goodwin Fld	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	25	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-07	Choke Canyon Dam	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	28	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-07	Elgin 1 N	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-07	Monticello Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	80	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-07	Mena	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	126	48 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-07	Calliham	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	28	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-07	Crockett	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	106	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-08	Magnolia	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	16	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-08	Crossville Mem AP	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-08	Falls City 7 WSW	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-09	Winfield 2 SW	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	57	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-09	Sewanee	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	92	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-09	Addison	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	76	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-04-09	Lexington	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	16	47 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 214 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
78	81
76	14
49	57
118	16
72	25
93	21
26	92
80	28
48	45
29	76
29	80
15	126
29	90
41	16
34	50
10	96
8	101
96	28
9	106
38	56
11	97
4	121
4	101
15	72
42	28
4	120
51	25
29	44
15	78
95	4
53	24
27	72
1	112
1	101
1	116
2	97
1	104
11	78
13	85
63	25
14	76
3	92
15	81
35	14
41	25
23	45
4	86
47	21
7	81
10	80
2	84
58	29
37	28
47	0
32	49
70	6
8	61
38	16
42	0
47	0
28	49
2	78
27	44
29	28
49	0
8	66
38	16
1	76
48	14
18	40
56	6
13	56
22	16
14	57
26	21
2	76
12	66
43	10
28	32
1	68
13	60
22	28
9	57
6	61
31	16
33	16
32	20
4	68
41	24
5	61
25	16
35	12
22	25
7	56
30	21
2	68
19	25
8	49
15	40
24	14
10	56
4	57
1	54
39	4
8	56
31	20
9	41
11	50
2	61
3	54
22	41
0	56
15	28
1	61
23	24
16	32
41	25
17	16
2	53
9	28
3	54
20	16
22	16
1	45
16	16
21	16
16	25
14	16
9	38
17	28
16	16
19	8
19	14
16	25
36	4
13	16
11	8
12	16
15	25
4	40
9	25
33	4
25	21
16	13
9	14
0	36
9	13
9	28
7	40
35	8
11	8
6	16
10	25
9	25
12	16
19	12
13	12
17	16
9	12
9	32
13	14
4	28
7	14
18	0
2	25
8	20
8	16
7	16
6	28
11	29
2	16
7	12
5	16
6	14
8	25
3	25
7	16
5	16
5	25
9	16
1	28
8	25
4	17
1	21
4	25
3	25
6	16
4	16
3	14
5	12
9	16
5	20
9	21
7	14
2	13
8	16
12	0
0	14
1	21
4	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
78	81
76	14
49	57
118	16
72	25
93	21
26	92
80	28
48	45
29	76
29	80
15	126
29	90
41	16
34	50
10	96
8	101
96	28
9	106
38	56
11	97
4	121
4	101
15	72
42	28
4	120
51	25
29	44
15	78
95	4
53	24
27	72
1	112
1	101
1	116
2	97
1	104
11	78
13	85
63	25
14	76
3	92
15	81
35	14
41	25
23	45
4	86
47	21
7	81
10	80
2	84
58	29
37	28
47	0
32	49
70	6
8	61
38	16
42	0
47	0
28	49
2	78
27	44
29	28
49	0
8	66
38	16
1	76
48	14
18	40
56	6
13	56
22	16
14	57
26	21
2	76
12	66
43	10
28	32
1	68
13	60
22	28
9	57
6	61
31	16
33	16
32	20
4	68
41	24
5	61
25	16
35	12
22	25
7	56
30	21
2	68
19	25
8	49
15	40
24	14
10	56
4	57
1	54
39	4
8	56
31	20
9	41
11	50
2	61
3	54
22	41
0	56
15	28
1	61
23	24
16	32
41	25
17	16
2	53
9	28
3	54
20	16
22	16
1	45
16	16
21	16
16	25
14	16
9	38
17	28
16	16
19	8
19	14
16	25
36	4
13	16
11	8
12	16
15	25
4	40
9	25
33	4
25	21
16	13
9	14
0	36
9	13
9	28
7	40
35	8
11	8
6	16
10	25
9	25
12	16
19	12
13	12
17	16
9	12
9	32
13	14
4	28
7	14
18	0
2	25
8	20
8	16
7	16
6	28
11	29
2	16
7	12
5	16
6	14
8	25
3	25
7	16
5	16
5	25
9	16
1	28
8	25
4	17
1	21
4	25
3	25
6	16
4	16
3	14
5	12
9	16
5	20
9	21
7	14
2	13
8	16
12	0
0	14
1	21
4	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
78	81
76	14
49	57
118	16
72	25
93	21
26	92
80	28
48	45
29	76
29	80
15	126
29	90
41	16
34	50
10	96
8	101
96	28
9	106
38	56
11	97
4	121
4	101
15	72
42	28
4	120
51	25
29	44
15	78
95	4
53	24
27	72
1	112
1	101
1	116
2	97
1	104
11	78
13	85
63	25
14	76
3	92
15	81
35	14
41	25
23	45
4	86
47	21
7	81
10	80
2	84
58	29
37	28
47	0
32	49
70	6
8	61
38	16
42	0
47	0
28	49
2	78
27	44
29	28
49	0
8	66
38	16
1	76
48	14
18	40
56	6
13	56
22	16
14	57
26	21
2	76
12	66
43	10
28	32
1	68
13	60
22	28
9	57
6	61
31	16
33	16
32	20
4	68
41	24
5	61
25	16
35	12
22	25
7	56
30	21
2	68
19	25
8	49
15	40
24	14
10	56
4	57
1	54
39	4
8	56
31	20
9	41
11	50
2	61
3	54
22	41
0	56
15	28
1	61
23	24
16	32
41	25
17	16
2	53
9	28
3	54
20	16
22	16
1	45
16	16
21	16
16	25
14	16
9	38
17	28
16	16
19	8
19	14
16	25
36	4
13	16
11	8
12	16
15	25
4	40
9	25
33	4
25	21
16	13
9	14
0	36
9	13
9	28
7	40
35	8
11	8
6	16
10	25
9	25
12	16
19	12
13	12
17	16
9	12
9	32
13	14
4	28
7	14
18	0
2	25
8	20
8	16
7	16
6	28
11	29
2	16
7	12
5	16
6	14
8	25
3	25
7	16
5	16
5	25
9	16
1	28
8	25
4	17
1	21
4	25
3	25
6	16
4	16
3	14
5	12
9	16
5	20
9	21
7	14
2	13
8	16
12	0
0	14
1	21
4	16