Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 28 July 2019

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 28 July 2019
Start: 2019-07-10
End: 2019-07-28
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 28 July 2019: 866 records at 781 stations, peak on 23 July 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 28 July 2019 set or tied 866 station records at 781 stations.
It ran from 10 July 2019 to 28 July 2019 (19 days) and its peak day was 23 July 2019.
Status: closed.
New Orleans Audubon set a monthly record daily precipitation of 179.6 mm (7.1 in) on 11 July 2019.
The busiest day was 23 July 2019 with 130 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 123 years.

Footprint

10 to 28 July 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 28 July 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, 10 to 28 July 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
New Orleans Audubon	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	2019-07-11
Ville Platte	Record daily precipitation	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	2019-07-15
Mott	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	2019-07-13
Pine Bluff	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	2019-07-15
Oberlin Fire Twr	Record daily precipitation	398.8 mm (15.7 in)	2019-07-15
Prescott 2 NNW	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	2019-07-16
Dierks	Record daily precipitation	410.7 mm (16.2 in)	2019-07-16
Mosquero 1 NE	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	2019-07-22
Academy 2NE	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	2019-07-17
Gallatin 1W	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	2019-07-21
Waterville 2	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	2019-07-23
Bunkie	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	2019-07-15
Canoe Brook	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	2019-07-18
Grand Coteau	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	2019-07-15
Albion 1 N	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	2019-07-20
Phila 1 WSW	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	2019-07-14
Frankfort 2NE	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	2019-07-20
Gresham 3W	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	2019-07-21
Freehold-Marlboro	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	2019-07-19
Beaver Fire Twr	Record daily precipitation	310.1 mm (12.2 in)	2019-07-15

Records per Day

Peak day 130

Records set or tied each day from 10 July 2019 to 28 July 2019. The most in one day was 130 on 23 July 2019.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 28 July 2019
Date	Records
2019-07-10	1
2019-07-11	3
2019-07-12	11
2019-07-13	22
2019-07-14	55
2019-07-15	88
2019-07-16	71
2019-07-17	88
2019-07-18	63
2019-07-19	37
2019-07-20	41
2019-07-21	75
2019-07-22	74
2019-07-23	130
2019-07-24	25
2019-07-25	35
2019-07-26	28
2019-07-27	17
2019-07-28	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 28 July 2019 ranked by margin
Beaver Fire Twr, 07-15	180.6 mm (7.1 in)
Prescott 2 NNW, 07-16	151.7 mm (6.0 in)
Dierks, 07-16	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
Ville Platte, 07-15	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
Bunkie, 07-15	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
Oberlin Fire Twr, 07-15	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
Grand Coteau, 07-15	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
Gresham 3W, 07-21	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
New Orleans Audubon, 07-11	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
Pine Bluff, 07-15	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
Canoe Brook, 07-18	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
Phila 1 WSW, 07-14	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
Gallatin 1W, 07-21	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
Mosquero 1 NE, 07-22	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
Waterville 2, 07-23	52.3 mm (2.1 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

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, 10 to 28 July 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
61	96
88	73
44	98
61	106
152	90
72	39
106	36
53	88
40	116
55	116
52	73
73	49
58	76
66	69
23	43
50	46
56	30
65	45
48	73
181	25
47	76
45	33
44	50
53	40
74	29
85	29
28	116
50	65
78	29
35	82
76	28
58	65
21	108
62	69
9	98
56	40
53	49
23	104
22	76
12	42
33	69
22	116
58	13
25	96
34	80
32	49
65	34
37	57
37	29
44	68
25	116
23	117
19	123
54	44
21	100
30	76
61	6
10	87
27	61
32	32
30	56
30	88
28	68
37	41
32	64
28	13
24	80
17	100
61	30
15	90
25	29
50	36
22	64
16	90
29	60
6	105
18	20
33	20
40	25
16	98
65	20
37	57
36	62
58	25
32	25
13	108
15	76
25	18
20	96
15	98
31	13
13	106
15	118
16	120
21	80
4	101
27	65
9	101
23	80
69	22
11	112
39	8
43	56
39	12
3	64
45	32
45	22
20	36
9	123
10	118
25	60
25	65
51	24
10	104
20	82
15	72
57	12
52	16
10	122
14	92
3	102
23	61
53	36
18	70
15	36
35	57
7	116
2	101
8	123
33	57
8	66
16	76
7	108
48	13
13	93
54	10
36	54
10	98
23	65
28	53
32	56
6	100
21	78
17	80
24	66
15	84
23	74
4	101
1	108
17	81
5	122
4	106
30	24
28	56
33	56
5	121
38	38
3	110
5	112
22	68
15	76
21	70
37	56
42	18
23	72
30	24
55	10
18	15
8	88
15	72
18	45
30	36
3	122
28	29
3	106
20	30
33	18
15	68
25	64
23	68
18	65
5	90
13	60
20	69
20	73
15	5
7	65
14	68
0	119
25	56
36	36
20	49
11	78
55	28
15	76
19	32
3	96
32	24
27	41
3	90

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 28 July 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, 10 to 28 July 2019 (this event)	866 records

Every Record Set

20 of 866

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 28 July 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-07-11	New Orleans Audubon	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	96	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
2019-07-13	Mott	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	98	79 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-14	Phila 1 WSW	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	30	64 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-15	Ville Platte	Record daily precipitation	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	73	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2019-07-15	Pine Bluff	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	106	78 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-15	Oberlin Fire Twr	Record daily precipitation	398.8 mm (15.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39	77 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-15	Bunkie	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	49	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-15	Grand Coteau	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	69	68 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-15	Beaver Fire Twr	Record daily precipitation	310.1 mm (12.2 in)	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	25	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-16	Prescott 2 NNW	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	151.7 mm (6.0 in)	90	77 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-16	Dierks	Record daily precipitation	410.7 mm (16.2 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	36	76 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-17	Academy 2NE	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	116	74 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-18	Canoe Brook	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	76	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-19	Freehold-Marlboro	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	73	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-20	Albion 1 N	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	43	66 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-20	Frankfort 2NE	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46	64 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-21	Gallatin 1W	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	116	72 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-21	Gresham 3W	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	45	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-22	Mosquero 1 NE	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	88	75 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-23	Waterville 2	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	73	71 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 866 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
61	96
88	73
44	98
61	106
152	90
72	39
106	36
53	88
40	116
55	116
52	73
73	49
58	76
66	69
23	43
50	46
56	30
65	45
48	73
181	25
47	76
45	33
44	50
53	40
74	29
85	29
28	116
50	65
78	29
35	82
76	28
58	65
21	108
62	69
9	98
56	40
53	49
23	104
22	76
12	42
33	69
22	116
58	13
25	96
34	80
32	49
65	34
37	57
37	29
44	68
25	116
23	117
19	123
54	44
21	100
30	76
61	6
10	87
27	61
32	32
30	56
30	88
28	68
37	41
32	64
28	13
24	80
17	100
61	30
15	90
25	29
50	36
22	64
16	90
29	60
6	105
18	20
33	20
40	25
16	98
65	20
37	57
36	62
58	25
32	25
13	108
15	76
25	18
20	96
15	98
31	13
13	106
15	118
16	120
21	80
4	101
27	65
9	101
23	80
69	22
11	112
39	8
43	56
39	12
3	64
45	32
45	22
20	36
9	123
10	118
25	60
25	65
51	24
10	104
20	82
15	72
57	12
52	16
10	122
14	92
3	102
23	61
53	36
18	70
15	36
35	57
7	116
2	101
8	123
33	57
8	66
16	76
7	108
48	13
13	93
54	10
36	54
10	98
23	65
28	53
32	56
6	100
21	78
17	80
24	66
15	84
23	74
4	101
1	108
17	81
5	122
4	106
30	24
28	56
33	56
5	121
38	38
3	110
5	112
22	68
15	76
21	70
37	56
42	18
23	72
30	24
55	10
18	15
8	88
15	72
18	45
30	36
3	122
28	29
3	106
20	30
33	18
15	68
25	64
23	68
18	65
5	90
13	60
20	69
20	73
15	5
7	65
14	68
0	119
25	56
36	36
20	49
11	78
55	28
15	76
19	32
3	96
32	24
27	41
3	90

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
61	96
88	73
44	98
61	106
152	90
72	39
106	36
53	88
40	116
55	116
52	73
73	49
58	76
66	69
23	43
50	46
56	30
65	45
48	73
181	25
47	76
45	33
44	50
53	40
74	29
85	29
28	116
50	65
78	29
35	82
76	28
58	65
21	108
62	69
9	98
56	40
53	49
23	104
22	76
12	42
33	69
22	116
58	13
25	96
34	80
32	49
65	34
37	57
37	29
44	68
25	116
23	117
19	123
54	44
21	100
30	76
61	6
10	87
27	61
32	32
30	56
30	88
28	68
37	41
32	64
28	13
24	80
17	100
61	30
15	90
25	29
50	36
22	64
16	90
29	60
6	105
18	20
33	20
40	25
16	98
65	20
37	57
36	62
58	25
32	25
13	108
15	76
25	18
20	96
15	98
31	13
13	106
15	118
16	120
21	80
4	101
27	65
9	101
23	80
69	22
11	112
39	8
43	56
39	12
3	64
45	32
45	22
20	36
9	123
10	118
25	60
25	65
51	24
10	104
20	82
15	72
57	12
52	16
10	122
14	92
3	102
23	61
53	36
18	70
15	36
35	57
7	116
2	101
8	123
33	57
8	66
16	76
7	108
48	13
13	93
54	10
36	54
10	98
23	65
28	53
32	56
6	100
21	78
17	80
24	66
15	84
23	74
4	101
1	108
17	81
5	122
4	106
30	24
28	56
33	56
5	121
38	38
3	110
5	112
22	68
15	76
21	70
37	56
42	18
23	72
30	24
55	10
18	15
8	88
15	72
18	45
30	36
3	122
28	29
3	106
20	30
33	18
15	68
25	64
23	68
18	65
5	90
13	60
20	69
20	73
15	5
7	65
14	68
0	119
25	56
36	36
20	49
11	78
55	28
15	76
19	32
3	96
32	24
27	41
3	90

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
61	96
88	73
44	98
61	106
152	90
72	39
106	36
53	88
40	116
55	116
52	73
73	49
58	76
66	69
23	43
50	46
56	30
65	45
48	73
181	25
47	76
45	33
44	50
53	40
74	29
85	29
28	116
50	65
78	29
35	82
76	28
58	65
21	108
62	69
9	98
56	40
53	49
23	104
22	76
12	42
33	69
22	116
58	13
25	96
34	80
32	49
65	34
37	57
37	29
44	68
25	116
23	117
19	123
54	44
21	100
30	76
61	6
10	87
27	61
32	32
30	56
30	88
28	68
37	41
32	64
28	13
24	80
17	100
61	30
15	90
25	29
50	36
22	64
16	90
29	60
6	105
18	20
33	20
40	25
16	98
65	20
37	57
36	62
58	25
32	25
13	108
15	76
25	18
20	96
15	98
31	13
13	106
15	118
16	120
21	80
4	101
27	65
9	101
23	80
69	22
11	112
39	8
43	56
39	12
3	64
45	32
45	22
20	36
9	123
10	118
25	60
25	65
51	24
10	104
20	82
15	72
57	12
52	16
10	122
14	92
3	102
23	61
53	36
18	70
15	36
35	57
7	116
2	101
8	123
33	57
8	66
16	76
7	108
48	13
13	93
54	10
36	54
10	98
23	65
28	53
32	56
6	100
21	78
17	80
24	66
15	84
23	74
4	101
1	108
17	81
5	122
4	106
30	24
28	56
33	56
5	121
38	38
3	110
5	112
22	68
15	76
21	70
37	56
42	18
23	72
30	24
55	10
18	15
8	88
15	72
18	45
30	36
3	122
28	29
3	106
20	30
33	18
15	68
25	64
23	68
18	65
5	90
13	60
20	69
20	73
15	5
7	65
14	68
0	119
25	56
36	36
20	49
11	78
55	28
15	76
19	32
3	96
32	24
27	41
3	90