Extreme rain in United States, 17 to 26 September 2019

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 17 to 26 September 2019
Start: 2019-09-17
End: 2019-09-26
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 17 to 26 September 2019: 248 records at 218 stations, peak on 22 September 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 17 to 26 September 2019 set or tied 248 station records at 218 stations.
It ran from 17 September 2019 to 26 September 2019 (10 days) and its peak day was 22 September 2019.
Status: closed.
Pratt 3NW set a daily record precipitation of 106.9 mm (4.2 in) on 25 September 2019.
The busiest day was 22 September 2019 with 94 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 120 years.

Footprint

17 to 26 September 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 17 to 26 September 2019 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in United States, 17 to 26 September 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Pratt 3NW	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	2019-09-25
Liberty	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	2019-09-18
Beaumont City	Record daily precipitation	502.9 mm (19.8 in)	2019-09-19
Trousdale 1 NE	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	2019-09-25
Greensburg	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	2019-09-25
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	Record daily precipitation	493.5 mm (19.4 in)	2019-09-19
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	2019-09-18
Galveston Scholes Fld	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	2019-09-19
Fairbury 7S	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	2019-09-22
Durant	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	2019-09-23
Orange 9 N	Record daily precipitation	297.7 mm (11.7 in)	2019-09-20
Hubbell	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	2019-09-22
Hardy	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2019-09-26
Blue Rapids	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	2019-09-22
Holly	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2019-09-20
Perry	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	2019-09-22
Kirksville Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	2019-09-22

Records per Day

Peak day 94

Records set or tied each day from 17 September 2019 to 26 September 2019. The most in one day was 94 on 22 September 2019.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 17 to 26 September 2019
Date	Records
2019-09-17	4
2019-09-18	17
2019-09-19	24
2019-09-20	24
2019-09-21	20
2019-09-22	94
2019-09-23	29
2019-09-24	12
2019-09-25	12
2019-09-26	12

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 17 to 26 September 2019 ranked by margin
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP, 09-19	239.5 mm (9.4 in)
Liberty, 09-19	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
Galveston Scholes Fld, 09-19	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
Orange 9 N, 09-20	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
Beaumont City, 09-19	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP, 09-18	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr, 09-19	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
Liberty, 09-18	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
Durant, 09-23	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
Galveston Scholes Fld, 09-18	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
Pratt 3NW, 09-25	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
Trousdale 1 NE, 09-25	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
Kirksville Rgnl AP, 09-22	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
Hubbell, 09-22	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
Greensburg, 09-25	61.4 mm (2.4 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

248 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, 17 to 26 September 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
80	104
90	110
158	58
135	2
64	64
61	64
107	18
127	56
151	56
33	116
81	46
39	105
62	56
144	22
240	40
38	86
28	57
28	116
81	60
63	48
43	73
31	86
74	17
19	116
97	32
53	60
54	48
24	92
24	104
28	82
36	64
40	64
17	114
4	58
64	25
11	120
110	1
65	0
18	60
61	56
35	9
27	73
16	64
66	16
25	56
38	48
8	112
42	41
3	104
28	60
48	40
57	8
16	78
4	100
25	40
1	109
22	56
19	73
79	8
1	104
33	49
34	48
18	68
9	82
25	44
11	57
16	52
50	22
47	12
17	54
45	14
30	56
22	24
0	93
25	68
25	46
37	12
13	66
34	50
16	56
17	56
18	60
52	26
38	11
13	56
34	14
2	76
0	81
46	40
36	21
25	25
11	56
5	73
21	33
31	56
25	33
21	40
15	48
10	57
11	48
1	72
8	61
25	30
12	36
5	60
17	48
10	52
33	0
3	60
5	56
4	66
20	40
19	25
10	48
26	8
5	48
9	10
11	48
13	48
40	24
11	49
20	26
9	44
10	49
34	21
11	45
26	14
1	64
5	58
3	48
16	18
14	48
6	44
17	14
14	37
9	40
25	12
15	12
21	26
22	33
15	44
3	45
16	24
17	32
19	30
4	48
35	26
12	33
9	40
18	8
10	33
14	32
11	32
19	36
7	33
6	33
19	40
7	38
11	32
15	12
1	48
14	14
8	44
2	44
11	16
1	45
5	28
10	20
16	12
19	0
11	26
2	30
2	30
9	17
2	42
13	25
7	14
8	36
5	16
9	21
14	17
6	21
31	9
12	24
30	8
13	8
18	4
11	34
8	28
32	4
6	28
2	33
4	18
9	8
12	18
17	24
14	5
25	16
11	0
2	38

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 17 to 26 September 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, 17 to 26 September 2019 (this event)	248 records

Every Record Set

20 of 248

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 17 to 26 September 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-09-18	Liberty	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	110	78 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-18	Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	56	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-18	Galveston Scholes Fld	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	60	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-19	Liberty	Record daily precipitation	393.7 mm (15.5 in)	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	58	77 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-19	Beaumont City	Record daily precipitation	502.9 mm (19.8 in)	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	2	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-19	Beaumont Rsch Ctr	Record daily precipitation	493.5 mm (19.4 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	18	66 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-19	Galveston Scholes Fld	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	56	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-19	Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	295.4 mm (11.6 in)	239.5 mm (9.4 in)	40	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-20	Orange 9 N	Record daily precipitation	297.7 mm (11.7 in)	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	22	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-20	Holly	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	57	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-22	Fairbury 7S	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	116	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-22	Hubbell	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-22	Blue Rapids	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	86	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-22	Perry	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	116	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-22	Kirksville Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-23	Durant	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-25	Pratt 3NW	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	104	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2019-09-25	Trousdale 1 NE	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	64	69 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-25	Greensburg	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	64	67 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-26	Hardy	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	105	59 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 248 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
80	104
90	110
158	58
135	2
64	64
61	64
107	18
127	56
151	56
33	116
81	46
39	105
62	56
144	22
240	40
38	86
28	57
28	116
81	60
63	48
43	73
31	86
74	17
19	116
97	32
53	60
54	48
24	92
24	104
28	82
36	64
40	64
17	114
4	58
64	25
11	120
110	1
65	0
18	60
61	56
35	9
27	73
16	64
66	16
25	56
38	48
8	112
42	41
3	104
28	60
48	40
57	8
16	78
4	100
25	40
1	109
22	56
19	73
79	8
1	104
33	49
34	48
18	68
9	82
25	44
11	57
16	52
50	22
47	12
17	54
45	14
30	56
22	24
0	93
25	68
25	46
37	12
13	66
34	50
16	56
17	56
18	60
52	26
38	11
13	56
34	14
2	76
0	81
46	40
36	21
25	25
11	56
5	73
21	33
31	56
25	33
21	40
15	48
10	57
11	48
1	72
8	61
25	30
12	36
5	60
17	48
10	52
33	0
3	60
5	56
4	66
20	40
19	25
10	48
26	8
5	48
9	10
11	48
13	48
40	24
11	49
20	26
9	44
10	49
34	21
11	45
26	14
1	64
5	58
3	48
16	18
14	48
6	44
17	14
14	37
9	40
25	12
15	12
21	26
22	33
15	44
3	45
16	24
17	32
19	30
4	48
35	26
12	33
9	40
18	8
10	33
14	32
11	32
19	36
7	33
6	33
19	40
7	38
11	32
15	12
1	48
14	14
8	44
2	44
11	16
1	45
5	28
10	20
16	12
19	0
11	26
2	30
2	30
9	17
2	42
13	25
7	14
8	36
5	16
9	21
14	17
6	21
31	9
12	24
30	8
13	8
18	4
11	34
8	28
32	4
6	28
2	33
4	18
9	8
12	18
17	24
14	5
25	16
11	0
2	38

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
80	104
90	110
158	58
135	2
64	64
61	64
107	18
127	56
151	56
33	116
81	46
39	105
62	56
144	22
240	40
38	86
28	57
28	116
81	60
63	48
43	73
31	86
74	17
19	116
97	32
53	60
54	48
24	92
24	104
28	82
36	64
40	64
17	114
4	58
64	25
11	120
110	1
65	0
18	60
61	56
35	9
27	73
16	64
66	16
25	56
38	48
8	112
42	41
3	104
28	60
48	40
57	8
16	78
4	100
25	40
1	109
22	56
19	73
79	8
1	104
33	49
34	48
18	68
9	82
25	44
11	57
16	52
50	22
47	12
17	54
45	14
30	56
22	24
0	93
25	68
25	46
37	12
13	66
34	50
16	56
17	56
18	60
52	26
38	11
13	56
34	14
2	76
0	81
46	40
36	21
25	25
11	56
5	73
21	33
31	56
25	33
21	40
15	48
10	57
11	48
1	72
8	61
25	30
12	36
5	60
17	48
10	52
33	0
3	60
5	56
4	66
20	40
19	25
10	48
26	8
5	48
9	10
11	48
13	48
40	24
11	49
20	26
9	44
10	49
34	21
11	45
26	14
1	64
5	58
3	48
16	18
14	48
6	44
17	14
14	37
9	40
25	12
15	12
21	26
22	33
15	44
3	45
16	24
17	32
19	30
4	48
35	26
12	33
9	40
18	8
10	33
14	32
11	32
19	36
7	33
6	33
19	40
7	38
11	32
15	12
1	48
14	14
8	44
2	44
11	16
1	45
5	28
10	20
16	12
19	0
11	26
2	30
2	30
9	17
2	42
13	25
7	14
8	36
5	16
9	21
14	17
6	21
31	9
12	24
30	8
13	8
18	4
11	34
8	28
32	4
6	28
2	33
4	18
9	8
12	18
17	24
14	5
25	16
11	0
2	38

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
80	104
90	110
158	58
135	2
64	64
61	64
107	18
127	56
151	56
33	116
81	46
39	105
62	56
144	22
240	40
38	86
28	57
28	116
81	60
63	48
43	73
31	86
74	17
19	116
97	32
53	60
54	48
24	92
24	104
28	82
36	64
40	64
17	114
4	58
64	25
11	120
110	1
65	0
18	60
61	56
35	9
27	73
16	64
66	16
25	56
38	48
8	112
42	41
3	104
28	60
48	40
57	8
16	78
4	100
25	40
1	109
22	56
19	73
79	8
1	104
33	49
34	48
18	68
9	82
25	44
11	57
16	52
50	22
47	12
17	54
45	14
30	56
22	24
0	93
25	68
25	46
37	12
13	66
34	50
16	56
17	56
18	60
52	26
38	11
13	56
34	14
2	76
0	81
46	40
36	21
25	25
11	56
5	73
21	33
31	56
25	33
21	40
15	48
10	57
11	48
1	72
8	61
25	30
12	36
5	60
17	48
10	52
33	0
3	60
5	56
4	66
20	40
19	25
10	48
26	8
5	48
9	10
11	48
13	48
40	24
11	49
20	26
9	44
10	49
34	21
11	45
26	14
1	64
5	58
3	48
16	18
14	48
6	44
17	14
14	37
9	40
25	12
15	12
21	26
22	33
15	44
3	45
16	24
17	32
19	30
4	48
35	26
12	33
9	40
18	8
10	33
14	32
11	32
19	36
7	33
6	33
19	40
7	38
11	32
15	12
1	48
14	14
8	44
2	44
11	16
1	45
5	28
10	20
16	12
19	0
11	26
2	30
2	30
9	17
2	42
13	25
7	14
8	36
5	16
9	21
14	17
6	21
31	9
12	24
30	8
13	8
18	4
11	34
8	28
32	4
6	28
2	33
4	18
9	8
12	18
17	24
14	5
25	16
11	0
2	38