Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 27 April to 14 May 2019

Name: Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 27 April to 14 May 2019
Start: 2019-04-27
End: 2019-05-14
Location: United States, Mexico

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 27 April to 14 May 2019: 1,386 records at 1,195 stations, peak on 9 May 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 27 April to 14 May 2019 set or tied 1,386 station records at 1,195 stations.
It ran from 27 April 2019 to 14 May 2019 (18 days) and its peak day was 9 May 2019.
Status: closed.
Ellsworth set a daily record precipitation of 84.8 mm (3.3 in) on 8 May 2019.
The busiest day was 9 May 2019 with 226 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 150 years.

Footprint

27 April to 14 May 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 27 April to 14 May 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 and Mexico, 27 April to 14 May 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Ellsworth	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	2019-05-08
Wellington	Record daily precipitation	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	2019-05-08
Stoneville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	2019-05-09
Oxford	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	2019-05-08
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	2019-05-06
Portland	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	2019-05-09
Dannemora	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2019-05-10
Hope 3 NE	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	2019-05-09
Prescott	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	2019-05-09
Malvern	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	2019-05-09
Jennings	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	2019-05-10
Richmond	Record daily precipitation	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	2019-05-08
Shelbina	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	2019-05-01
Augustine 2E	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2019-05-10
Walnut Creek	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2019-05-07
Allerton	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	2019-05-09
Coldwater	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	2019-05-08
Poplarville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	2019-05-11
St George	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	2019-05-10
Trona	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2019-05-10

Records per Day

Peak day 226

Records set or tied each day from 27 April 2019 to 14 May 2019. The most in one day was 226 on 9 May 2019.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 27 April to 14 May 2019
Date	Records
2019-04-27	1
2019-04-28	6
2019-04-29	63
2019-04-30	26
2019-05-01	178
2019-05-02	45
2019-05-03	46
2019-05-04	49
2019-05-05	63
2019-05-06	25
2019-05-07	67
2019-05-08	170
2019-05-09	226
2019-05-10	172
2019-05-11	80
2019-05-12	116
2019-05-13	36
2019-05-14	17

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 27 April to 14 May 2019 ranked by margin
Richmond, 05-08	189.7 mm (7.5 in)
Portland, 05-09	123.9 mm (4.9 in)
Stoneville Exp STN, 05-09	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
Jennings, 05-10	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP, 05-06	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
Hope 3 NE, 05-09	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
Oxford, 05-08	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
Ellsworth, 05-08	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
Malvern, 05-09	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
Poplarville Exp STN, 05-11	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
Wellington, 05-08	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
Shelbina, 05-01	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
Allerton, 05-09	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Dannemora, 05-10	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
Trona, 05-10	19.9 mm (0.8 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 and Mexico, 27 April to 14 May 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
60	96
43	76
109	93
72	68
124	88
79	89
20	84
27	109
77	82
12	96
57	126
87	112
190	72
43	120
19	86
16	97
38	113
12	112
46	87
14	96
36	120
39	84
24	100
49	68
54	88
9	60
83	60
24	101
61	69
41	78
167	36
53	44
75	29
46	82
60	36
44	50
93	50
14	98
30	120
34	120
37	78
50	56
32	96
14	9
20	41
11	90
34	73
65	82
10	109
29	120
35	62
42	68
19	101
48	45
21	64
67	37
63	41
52	36
41	68
44	106
64	24
78	57
25	75
53	50
26	126
8	71
38	78
20	92
17	109
27	76
22	100
22	112
62	18
15	3
20	94
42	50
69	60
128	24
25	72
32	21
25	104
27	78
22	38
53	32
31	101
66	32
18	85
22	125
12	150
31	44
35	56
12	104
47	37
28	76
16	108
78	24
23	8
24	68
72	46
58	16
31	57
10	108
17	62
10	119
17	102
29	44
15	37
50	53
61	40
39	46
19	73
71	4
35	38
38	33
17	82
8	39
9	121
36	82
70	40
20	76
12	120
54	6
56	37
123	5
8	96
13	100
10	120
73	6
29	69
36	68
40	69
12	84
19	70
10	88
61	40
48	53
36	2
4	90
96	4
17	88
43	36
13	100
24	74
47	33
24	48
20	50
55	36
51	5
14	80
9	92
19	38
20	72
17	54
28	39
8	120
7	94
16	70
38	36
15	72
8	94
7	124
4	53
26	74
78	28
73	20
15	36
25	73
3	116
3	101
9	11
92	4
65	4
33	40
29	48
33	34
36	36
13	62
6	72
48	32
30	34
6	69
52	40
32	16
4	101
29	60
7	120
25	24
29	60
4	100
5	61
47	21
35	40
2	109
35	24
42	24
23	23
4	108
21	60
14	86
20	53

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 27 April to 14 May 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 and Mexico, 27 April to 14 May 2019 (this event)	1,386 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,386

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 27 April to 14 May 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-05-01	Shelbina	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	120	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-06	Chanute Martin Johnson AP	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	89	76 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-07	Walnut Creek	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	97	69 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-08	Ellsworth	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	96	79 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-08	Wellington	Record daily precipitation	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	76	79 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-08	Oxford	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	68	77 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-08	Richmond	Record daily precipitation	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	72	71 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-08	Coldwater	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	112	68 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-09	Stoneville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	93	78 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-09	Portland	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	88	76 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-09	Hope 3 NE	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	82	74 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-09	Prescott	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	96	72 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-09	Malvern	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	126	72 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-09	Allerton	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	113	69 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-10	Dannemora	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	109	75 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-10	Jennings	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	112	72 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-10	Augustine 2E	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	86	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-10	St George	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	96	67 of 100 (Major)
2019-05-10	Trona	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-05-11	Poplarville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	87	68 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,386 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
60	96
43	76
109	93
72	68
124	88
79	89
20	84
27	109
77	82
12	96
57	126
87	112
190	72
43	120
19	86
16	97
38	113
12	112
46	87
14	96
36	120
39	84
24	100
49	68
54	88
9	60
83	60
24	101
61	69
41	78
167	36
53	44
75	29
46	82
60	36
44	50
93	50
14	98
30	120
34	120
37	78
50	56
32	96
14	9
20	41
11	90
34	73
65	82
10	109
29	120
35	62
42	68
19	101
48	45
21	64
67	37
63	41
52	36
41	68
44	106
64	24
78	57
25	75
53	50
26	126
8	71
38	78
20	92
17	109
27	76
22	100
22	112
62	18
15	3
20	94
42	50
69	60
128	24
25	72
32	21
25	104
27	78
22	38
53	32
31	101
66	32
18	85
22	125
12	150
31	44
35	56
12	104
47	37
28	76
16	108
78	24
23	8
24	68
72	46
58	16
31	57
10	108
17	62
10	119
17	102
29	44
15	37
50	53
61	40
39	46
19	73
71	4
35	38
38	33
17	82
8	39
9	121
36	82
70	40
20	76
12	120
54	6
56	37
123	5
8	96
13	100
10	120
73	6
29	69
36	68
40	69
12	84
19	70
10	88
61	40
48	53
36	2
4	90
96	4
17	88
43	36
13	100
24	74
47	33
24	48
20	50
55	36
51	5
14	80
9	92
19	38
20	72
17	54
28	39
8	120
7	94
16	70
38	36
15	72
8	94
7	124
4	53
26	74
78	28
73	20
15	36
25	73
3	116
3	101
9	11
92	4
65	4
33	40
29	48
33	34
36	36
13	62
6	72
48	32
30	34
6	69
52	40
32	16
4	101
29	60
7	120
25	24
29	60
4	100
5	61
47	21
35	40
2	109
35	24
42	24
23	23
4	108
21	60
14	86
20	53

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
60	96
43	76
109	93
72	68
124	88
79	89
20	84
27	109
77	82
12	96
57	126
87	112
190	72
43	120
19	86
16	97
38	113
12	112
46	87
14	96
36	120
39	84
24	100
49	68
54	88
9	60
83	60
24	101
61	69
41	78
167	36
53	44
75	29
46	82
60	36
44	50
93	50
14	98
30	120
34	120
37	78
50	56
32	96
14	9
20	41
11	90
34	73
65	82
10	109
29	120
35	62
42	68
19	101
48	45
21	64
67	37
63	41
52	36
41	68
44	106
64	24
78	57
25	75
53	50
26	126
8	71
38	78
20	92
17	109
27	76
22	100
22	112
62	18
15	3
20	94
42	50
69	60
128	24
25	72
32	21
25	104
27	78
22	38
53	32
31	101
66	32
18	85
22	125
12	150
31	44
35	56
12	104
47	37
28	76
16	108
78	24
23	8
24	68
72	46
58	16
31	57
10	108
17	62
10	119
17	102
29	44
15	37
50	53
61	40
39	46
19	73
71	4
35	38
38	33
17	82
8	39
9	121
36	82
70	40
20	76
12	120
54	6
56	37
123	5
8	96
13	100
10	120
73	6
29	69
36	68
40	69
12	84
19	70
10	88
61	40
48	53
36	2
4	90
96	4
17	88
43	36
13	100
24	74
47	33
24	48
20	50
55	36
51	5
14	80
9	92
19	38
20	72
17	54
28	39
8	120
7	94
16	70
38	36
15	72
8	94
7	124
4	53
26	74
78	28
73	20
15	36
25	73
3	116
3	101
9	11
92	4
65	4
33	40
29	48
33	34
36	36
13	62
6	72
48	32
30	34
6	69
52	40
32	16
4	101
29	60
7	120
25	24
29	60
4	100
5	61
47	21
35	40
2	109
35	24
42	24
23	23
4	108
21	60
14	86
20	53

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
60	96
43	76
109	93
72	68
124	88
79	89
20	84
27	109
77	82
12	96
57	126
87	112
190	72
43	120
19	86
16	97
38	113
12	112
46	87
14	96
36	120
39	84
24	100
49	68
54	88
9	60
83	60
24	101
61	69
41	78
167	36
53	44
75	29
46	82
60	36
44	50
93	50
14	98
30	120
34	120
37	78
50	56
32	96
14	9
20	41
11	90
34	73
65	82
10	109
29	120
35	62
42	68
19	101
48	45
21	64
67	37
63	41
52	36
41	68
44	106
64	24
78	57
25	75
53	50
26	126
8	71
38	78
20	92
17	109
27	76
22	100
22	112
62	18
15	3
20	94
42	50
69	60
128	24
25	72
32	21
25	104
27	78
22	38
53	32
31	101
66	32
18	85
22	125
12	150
31	44
35	56
12	104
47	37
28	76
16	108
78	24
23	8
24	68
72	46
58	16
31	57
10	108
17	62
10	119
17	102
29	44
15	37
50	53
61	40
39	46
19	73
71	4
35	38
38	33
17	82
8	39
9	121
36	82
70	40
20	76
12	120
54	6
56	37
123	5
8	96
13	100
10	120
73	6
29	69
36	68
40	69
12	84
19	70
10	88
61	40
48	53
36	2
4	90
96	4
17	88
43	36
13	100
24	74
47	33
24	48
20	50
55	36
51	5
14	80
9	92
19	38
20	72
17	54
28	39
8	120
7	94
16	70
38	36
15	72
8	94
7	124
4	53
26	74
78	28
73	20
15	36
25	73
3	116
3	101
9	11
92	4
65	4
33	40
29	48
33	34
36	36
13	62
6	72
48	32
30	34
6	69
52	40
32	16
4	101
29	60
7	120
25	24
29	60
4	100
5	61
47	21
35	40
2	109
35	24
42	24
23	23
4	108
21	60
14	86
20	53