Extreme rain in United States, 19 to 23 November 2019

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 19 to 23 November 2019
Start: 2019-11-19
End: 2019-11-23
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 19 to 23 November 2019: 496 records at 383 stations, peak on 20 November 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 19 to 23 November 2019 set or tied 496 station records at 383 stations.
It ran from 19 November 2019 to 23 November 2019 (5 days) and its peak day was 20 November 2019.
Status: closed.
Iron Mtn set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 19 November 2019.
The busiest day was 20 November 2019 with 224 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 127 years.

Footprint

19 to 23 November 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 19 to 23 November 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, 19 to 23 November 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Iron Mtn	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2019-11-19
Douglas	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2019-11-19
Glenwood	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2019-11-20
Cordes	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2019-11-20
Natural Brg	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	2019-11-20
Parker	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2019-11-20
Wasco	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	2019-11-21
Searchlight	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2019-11-20
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2019-11-20
Pinetop 2E	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	2019-11-21
Imperial	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2019-11-19
Needles AP	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2019-11-19
Pearce - Sunsites	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2019-11-20
Seligman	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2019-11-20
Tombstone	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2019-11-20
El Centro 2 SSW	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2019-11-20
Marysvale	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2019-11-20
Panguitch	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2019-11-20
Richfield Radio Ksvc	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	2019-11-20

Records per Day

Peak day 224

Records set or tied each day from 19 November 2019 to 23 November 2019. The most in one day was 224 on 20 November 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 19 to 23 November 2019 ranked by margin
Searchlight, 11-20	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
Douglas, 11-19	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
Cordes, 11-20	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
Glenwood, 11-20	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
Pinetop 2E, 11-21	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
Natural Brg, 11-20	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
Needles AP, 11-19	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
El Centro 2 SSW, 11-20	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Iron Mtn, 11-19	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Tombstone, 11-20	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
Parker, 11-20	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
Pearce - Sunsites, 11-20	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
Marysvale, 11-20	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
Imperial, 11-19	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House, 11-20	17.8 mm (0.7 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

496 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, 19 to 23 November 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	105
15	118
19	105
20	59
49	51
18	116
33	70
35	84
30	100
19	100
23	52
15	76
20	84
8	87
52	28
10	113
32	57
22	65
18	76
16	84
21	76
61	28
25	36
34	58
20	76
21	76
20	84
16	88
1	106
6	113
20	28
22	10
31	28
22	28
36	36
14	113
22	45
6	119
25	36
27	56
21	56
20	2
11	65
16	36
9	112
32	28
29	14
19	52
7	105
9	82
26	46
18	26
38	8
22	62
19	28
25	58
5	117
20	72
27	56
28	28
31	14
8	61
13	56
24	45
17	66
8	84
22	28
6	118
32	2
16	28
46	8
4	102
10	82
7	88
10	69
7	84
25	36
23	5
30	28
3	125
4	127
3	100
23	8
16	45
18	36
23	36
4	119
2	100
7	78
19	56
35	2
11	14
7	72
17	45
14	14
8	17
15	40
19	45
7	72
6	77
11	68
1	105
6	82
22	28
5	72
16	28
11	57
22	32
19	36
2	88
13	56
13	28
12	34
17	26
7	22
15	36
28	36
25	28
20	28
4	72
10	73
10	57
3	82
9	56
16	26
1	88
20	14
43	2
4	84
3	84
22	29
3	66
3	72
22	40
11	52
10	36
15	36
3	78
10	56
30	36
1	88
16	36
5	78
3	82
1	84
9	78
18	14
3	56
10	32
14	57
21	2
9	45
2	72
13	36
3	78
4	68
2	77
19	40
8	52
3	70
26	28
1	72
13	5
25	36
20	36
7	62
8	26
7	52
3	70
4	70
19	28
4	74
23	52
1	76
1	72
8	36
8	26
6	36
15	36
15	26
13	36
9	32
15	28
4	56
6	68
1	72
10	14
11	40
14	26
2	72
9	40
7	56
22	29
9	45
10	36
1	76
9	25
12	5
6	28
1	72

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 19 to 23 November 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, 19 to 23 November 2019 (this event)	496 records

Every Record Set

20 of 496

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 19 to 23 November 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-11-19	Iron Mtn	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	59	75 of 100 (Major)
2019-11-19	Douglas	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51	72 of 100 (Major)
2019-11-19	Imperial	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-19	Needles AP	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-20	Glenwood	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	70	68 of 100 (Major)
2019-11-20	Cordes	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	84	65 of 100 (Major)
2019-11-20	Natural Brg	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	100	64 of 100 (Major)
2019-11-20	Parker	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	100	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-11-20	Searchlight	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-20	Beaver Canyon Pwr House	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	76	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-20	Pearce - Sunsites	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	105	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-20	Seligman	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-20	Tombstone	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-20	El Centro 2 SSW	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	65	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-20	Marysvale	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	105	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-20	Panguitch	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-20	Richfield Radio Ksvc	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	118	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-21	Wasco	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	87	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-11-21	Pinetop 2E	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-21	Panguitch	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	113	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 496 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
19	105
15	118
19	105
20	59
49	51
18	116
33	70
35	84
30	100
19	100
23	52
15	76
20	84
8	87
52	28
10	113
32	57
22	65
18	76
16	84
21	76
61	28
25	36
34	58
20	76
21	76
20	84
16	88
1	106
6	113
20	28
22	10
31	28
22	28
36	36
14	113
22	45
6	119
25	36
27	56
21	56
20	2
11	65
16	36
9	112
32	28
29	14
19	52
7	105
9	82
26	46
18	26
38	8
22	62
19	28
25	58
5	117
20	72
27	56
28	28
31	14
8	61
13	56
24	45
17	66
8	84
22	28
6	118
32	2
16	28
46	8
4	102
10	82
7	88
10	69
7	84
25	36
23	5
30	28
3	125
4	127
3	100
23	8
16	45
18	36
23	36
4	119
2	100
7	78
19	56
35	2
11	14
7	72
17	45
14	14
8	17
15	40
19	45
7	72
6	77
11	68
1	105
6	82
22	28
5	72
16	28
11	57
22	32
19	36
2	88
13	56
13	28
12	34
17	26
7	22
15	36
28	36
25	28
20	28
4	72
10	73
10	57
3	82
9	56
16	26
1	88
20	14
43	2
4	84
3	84
22	29
3	66
3	72
22	40
11	52
10	36
15	36
3	78
10	56
30	36
1	88
16	36
5	78
3	82
1	84
9	78
18	14
3	56
10	32
14	57
21	2
9	45
2	72
13	36
3	78
4	68
2	77
19	40
8	52
3	70
26	28
1	72
13	5
25	36
20	36
7	62
8	26
7	52
3	70
4	70
19	28
4	74
23	52
1	76
1	72
8	36
8	26
6	36
15	36
15	26
13	36
9	32
15	28
4	56
6	68
1	72
10	14
11	40
14	26
2	72
9	40
7	56
22	29
9	45
10	36
1	76
9	25
12	5
6	28
1	72

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	105
15	118
19	105
20	59
49	51
18	116
33	70
35	84
30	100
19	100
23	52
15	76
20	84
8	87
52	28
10	113
32	57
22	65
18	76
16	84
21	76
61	28
25	36
34	58
20	76
21	76
20	84
16	88
1	106
6	113
20	28
22	10
31	28
22	28
36	36
14	113
22	45
6	119
25	36
27	56
21	56
20	2
11	65
16	36
9	112
32	28
29	14
19	52
7	105
9	82
26	46
18	26
38	8
22	62
19	28
25	58
5	117
20	72
27	56
28	28
31	14
8	61
13	56
24	45
17	66
8	84
22	28
6	118
32	2
16	28
46	8
4	102
10	82
7	88
10	69
7	84
25	36
23	5
30	28
3	125
4	127
3	100
23	8
16	45
18	36
23	36
4	119
2	100
7	78
19	56
35	2
11	14
7	72
17	45
14	14
8	17
15	40
19	45
7	72
6	77
11	68
1	105
6	82
22	28
5	72
16	28
11	57
22	32
19	36
2	88
13	56
13	28
12	34
17	26
7	22
15	36
28	36
25	28
20	28
4	72
10	73
10	57
3	82
9	56
16	26
1	88
20	14
43	2
4	84
3	84
22	29
3	66
3	72
22	40
11	52
10	36
15	36
3	78
10	56
30	36
1	88
16	36
5	78
3	82
1	84
9	78
18	14
3	56
10	32
14	57
21	2
9	45
2	72
13	36
3	78
4	68
2	77
19	40
8	52
3	70
26	28
1	72
13	5
25	36
20	36
7	62
8	26
7	52
3	70
4	70
19	28
4	74
23	52
1	76
1	72
8	36
8	26
6	36
15	36
15	26
13	36
9	32
15	28
4	56
6	68
1	72
10	14
11	40
14	26
2	72
9	40
7	56
22	29
9	45
10	36
1	76
9	25
12	5
6	28
1	72

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	105
15	118
19	105
20	59
49	51
18	116
33	70
35	84
30	100
19	100
23	52
15	76
20	84
8	87
52	28
10	113
32	57
22	65
18	76
16	84
21	76
61	28
25	36
34	58
20	76
21	76
20	84
16	88
1	106
6	113
20	28
22	10
31	28
22	28
36	36
14	113
22	45
6	119
25	36
27	56
21	56
20	2
11	65
16	36
9	112
32	28
29	14
19	52
7	105
9	82
26	46
18	26
38	8
22	62
19	28
25	58
5	117
20	72
27	56
28	28
31	14
8	61
13	56
24	45
17	66
8	84
22	28
6	118
32	2
16	28
46	8
4	102
10	82
7	88
10	69
7	84
25	36
23	5
30	28
3	125
4	127
3	100
23	8
16	45
18	36
23	36
4	119
2	100
7	78
19	56
35	2
11	14
7	72
17	45
14	14
8	17
15	40
19	45
7	72
6	77
11	68
1	105
6	82
22	28
5	72
16	28
11	57
22	32
19	36
2	88
13	56
13	28
12	34
17	26
7	22
15	36
28	36
25	28
20	28
4	72
10	73
10	57
3	82
9	56
16	26
1	88
20	14
43	2
4	84
3	84
22	29
3	66
3	72
22	40
11	52
10	36
15	36
3	78
10	56
30	36
1	88
16	36
5	78
3	82
1	84
9	78
18	14
3	56
10	32
14	57
21	2
9	45
2	72
13	36
3	78
4	68
2	77
19	40
8	52
3	70
26	28
1	72
13	5
25	36
20	36
7	62
8	26
7	52
3	70
4	70
19	28
4	74
23	52
1	76
1	72
8	36
8	26
6	36
15	36
15	26
13	36
9	32
15	28
4	56
6	68
1	72
10	14
11	40
14	26
2	72
9	40
7	56
22	29
9	45
10	36
1	76
9	25
12	5
6	28
1	72