Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 13 October 2019

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 13 October 2019
Start: 2019-10-07
End: 2019-10-13
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 13 October 2019: 122 records at 119 stations, peak on 9 October 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 13 October 2019 set or tied 122 station records at 119 stations.
It ran from 7 October 2019 to 13 October 2019 (7 days) and its peak day was 9 October 2019.
Status: closed.
Stanford set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 9 October 2019.
The busiest day was 9 October 2019 with 41 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 106 years.

Footprint

7 to 13 October 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 13 October 2019 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 13 October 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Stanford	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2019-10-09
Wishek	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2019-10-08
Indus 3 W	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2019-10-11
Petersburg 2 N	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2019-10-11
Colville	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2019-10-07
E Glacier	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	2019-10-09
Porthill	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2019-10-08
Gildford	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2019-10-08
Hungry Horse Dam	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2019-10-08
Spokane Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	2019-10-08
Grass Range	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2019-10-09
Loma	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2019-10-09
Rapelje	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2019-10-09
Wisdom	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	2019-10-09
Wise Rvr 3 WNW	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	2019-10-09
Buffalo Bill Dam	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2019-10-09
Baudette	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2019-10-11
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2019-10-11
Victor 4 N	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2019-10-11

Records per Day

Peak day 41

Records set or tied each day from 7 October 2019 to 13 October 2019. The most in one day was 41 on 9 October 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 13 October 2019 ranked by margin
Colville, 10-07	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
Wishek, 10-08	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Indus 3 W, 10-11	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Stanford, 10-09	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
Petersburg 2 N, 10-11	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
E Glacier, 10-09	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
Gildford, 10-08	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
Victor 4 N, 10-11	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
Wise Rvr 3 WNW, 10-09	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
Grass Range, 10-09	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Rapelje, 10-09	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Hungry Horse Dam, 10-08	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Loma, 10-09	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
Wishek, 10-11	3.8 mm (0.15 in)
Spokane Intl AP, 10-08	3.6 mm (0.14 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

122 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, 7 to 13 October 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	41
20	72
20	72
19	72
27	2
4	106
9	58
11	44
8	80
8	80
10	89
4	80
2	88
4	89
2	92
3	89
0	96
7	56
17	20
7	60
3	72
8	57
15	12
6	41
12	41
10	45
4	57
10	36
1	64
2	68
3	46
12	17
1	56
8	33
3	48
5	46
6	41
6	33
8	25
5	36
18	20
7	1
6	20
3	5
5	36
5	17
8	21
6	4
1	49
5	32
5	36
25	20
6	12
6	24
8	9
5	36
2	36
8	21
4	20
2	36
8	8
3	20
10	20
8	12
3	33
10	20
18	10
12	20
1	36
3	20
8	21
18	12
5	10
21	10
5	26
5	12
3	33
3	33
3	36
3	36
6	8
3	25
12	0
4	6
5	10
4	8
5	20
2	21
3	25
5	13
5	20
10	2
4	8
0	13
5	20
3	25
10	10
4	8
4	13
6	0
8	14
3	20
3	10
3	20
3	12
3	20
5	16
8	10
1	6
4	0
1	13
3	12
3	12
18	1
0	25
1	6
3	13
2	10
0	8
3	5
1	12
3	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 13 October 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, 7 to 13 October 2019 (this event)	122 records

Every Record Set

20 of 122

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 7 to 13 October 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-10-07	Colville	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-08	Wishek	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	72	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-08	Porthill	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	88	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-08	Gildford	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	44	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-08	Hungry Horse Dam	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-08	Spokane Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	106	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-09	Stanford	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	41	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-09	E Glacier	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20	34 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-09	Grass Range	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	80	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-09	Loma	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-09	Rapelje	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	80	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-09	Wisdom	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	80	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-09	Wise Rvr 3 WNW	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	58	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-09	Buffalo Bill Dam	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-11	Indus 3 W	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	72	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-11	Petersburg 2 N	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	72	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-11	Baudette	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-11	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	89	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-11	Wishek	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	89	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-11	Victor 4 N	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	89	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 122 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
20	41
20	72
20	72
19	72
27	2
4	106
9	58
11	44
8	80
8	80
10	89
4	80
2	88
4	89
2	92
3	89
0	96
7	56
17	20
7	60
3	72
8	57
15	12
6	41
12	41
10	45
4	57
10	36
1	64
2	68
3	46
12	17
1	56
8	33
3	48
5	46
6	41
6	33
8	25
5	36
18	20
7	1
6	20
3	5
5	36
5	17
8	21
6	4
1	49
5	32
5	36
25	20
6	12
6	24
8	9
5	36
2	36
8	21
4	20
2	36
8	8
3	20
10	20
8	12
3	33
10	20
18	10
12	20
1	36
3	20
8	21
18	12
5	10
21	10
5	26
5	12
3	33
3	33
3	36
3	36
6	8
3	25
12	0
4	6
5	10
4	8
5	20
2	21
3	25
5	13
5	20
10	2
4	8
0	13
5	20
3	25
10	10
4	8
4	13
6	0
8	14
3	20
3	10
3	20
3	12
3	20
5	16
8	10
1	6
4	0
1	13
3	12
3	12
18	1
0	25
1	6
3	13
2	10
0	8
3	5
1	12
3	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	41
20	72
20	72
19	72
27	2
4	106
9	58
11	44
8	80
8	80
10	89
4	80
2	88
4	89
2	92
3	89
0	96
7	56
17	20
7	60
3	72
8	57
15	12
6	41
12	41
10	45
4	57
10	36
1	64
2	68
3	46
12	17
1	56
8	33
3	48
5	46
6	41
6	33
8	25
5	36
18	20
7	1
6	20
3	5
5	36
5	17
8	21
6	4
1	49
5	32
5	36
25	20
6	12
6	24
8	9
5	36
2	36
8	21
4	20
2	36
8	8
3	20
10	20
8	12
3	33
10	20
18	10
12	20
1	36
3	20
8	21
18	12
5	10
21	10
5	26
5	12
3	33
3	33
3	36
3	36
6	8
3	25
12	0
4	6
5	10
4	8
5	20
2	21
3	25
5	13
5	20
10	2
4	8
0	13
5	20
3	25
10	10
4	8
4	13
6	0
8	14
3	20
3	10
3	20
3	12
3	20
5	16
8	10
1	6
4	0
1	13
3	12
3	12
18	1
0	25
1	6
3	13
2	10
0	8
3	5
1	12
3	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	41
20	72
20	72
19	72
27	2
4	106
9	58
11	44
8	80
8	80
10	89
4	80
2	88
4	89
2	92
3	89
0	96
7	56
17	20
7	60
3	72
8	57
15	12
6	41
12	41
10	45
4	57
10	36
1	64
2	68
3	46
12	17
1	56
8	33
3	48
5	46
6	41
6	33
8	25
5	36
18	20
7	1
6	20
3	5
5	36
5	17
8	21
6	4
1	49
5	32
5	36
25	20
6	12
6	24
8	9
5	36
2	36
8	21
4	20
2	36
8	8
3	20
10	20
8	12
3	33
10	20
18	10
12	20
1	36
3	20
8	21
18	12
5	10
21	10
5	26
5	12
3	33
3	33
3	36
3	36
6	8
3	25
12	0
4	6
5	10
4	8
5	20
2	21
3	25
5	13
5	20
10	2
4	8
0	13
5	20
3	25
10	10
4	8
4	13
6	0
8	14
3	20
3	10
3	20
3	12
3	20
5	16
8	10
1	6
4	0
1	13
3	12
3	12
18	1
0	25
1	6
3	13
2	10
0	8
3	5
1	12
3	4