Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 2 to 10 December 2019

Name: Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 2 to 10 December 2019
Start: 2019-12-02
End: 2019-12-10
Location: United States, Mexico

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 2 to 10 December 2019: 194 records at 174 stations, peak on 5 December 2019. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 2 to 10 December 2019 set or tied 194 station records at 174 stations.
It ran from 2 December 2019 to 10 December 2019 (9 days) and its peak day was 5 December 2019.
Status: closed.
Midland 4 ENE set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 9 December 2019.
The busiest day was 5 December 2019 with 51 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 109 years.

Footprint

2 to 10 December 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 2 to 10 December 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, 2 to 10 December 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Midland 4 ENE	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2019-12-09
Cliff 11 SE	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	2019-12-09
San Simon	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2019-12-09
Animas 3ESE	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2019-12-09
Campo	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	2019-12-04
Wingate	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	2019-12-10
McCamey	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	2019-12-10
Nueva Casas Grandes	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2019-12-10
Bakersfield	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2019-12-09
Ft Davis	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2019-12-09
Paradise	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2019-12-09
Los Banos	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2019-12-04
Tonopah AP	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	2019-12-04
Tonopah	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2019-12-05
Marysvale	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2019-12-05
Evanston 1 E	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2019-12-05
San Manuel	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	2019-12-09
Cortez	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2019-12-09
Quemado	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2019-12-09
Redrock 1 NNE	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2019-12-09

Records per Day

Peak day 51

Records set or tied each day from 2 December 2019 to 10 December 2019. The most in one day was 51 on 5 December 2019.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 2 to 10 December 2019
Date	Records
2019-12-02	2
2019-12-03	2
2019-12-04	49
2019-12-05	51
2019-12-06	6
2019-12-07	1
2019-12-08	23
2019-12-09	41
2019-12-10	19

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 2 to 10 December 2019 ranked by margin
Campo, 12-04	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
Wingate, 12-10	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
Cliff 11 SE, 12-09	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
Midland 4 ENE, 12-09	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Bakersfield, 12-09	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
Nueva Casas Grandes, 12-10	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Redrock 1 NNE, 12-09	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
San Simon, 12-09	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
McCamey, 12-10	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Quemado, 12-09	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
San Manuel, 12-09	11.1 mm (0.4 in)
Ft Davis, 12-09	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Animas 3ESE, 12-09	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
Marysvale, 12-05	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
Evanston 1 E, 12-05	6.8 mm (0.27 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

194 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, 2 to 10 December 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	108
23	53
12	72
13	76
10	88
29	44
1	80
15	53
27	48
13	32
10	52
4	52
17	20
18	36
11	58
2	108
0	109
2	88
11	57
7	38
23	12
6	68
9	52
11	68
4	57
5	32
22	36
8	64
9	36
6	72
8	44
1	72
18	26
3	65
8	53
20	48
2	68
5	46
10	54
13	58
11	36
3	72
13	44
8	36
7	36
5	26
2	68
9	64
11	52
1	68
4	44
10	46
22	26
1	68
4	46
2	62
7	58
7	17
3	44
2	68
15	38
16	36
4	26
11	36
5	49
5	52
3	58
8	33
13	29
20	32
9	30
9	32
1	52
0	27
1	53
5	26
8	36
1	53
4	44
2	40
2	52
3	36
3	44
4	32
14	22
1	46
8	36
7	34
6	32
6	44
3	49
2	32
5	44
1	46
1	8
4	30
5	26
18	17
8	21
1	52
3	40
13	32
5	44
1	32
8	36
8	36
10	32
10	32
1	44
1	36
1	46
15	21
1	44
1	44
6	26
2	32
6	32
0	52
5	21
5	26
10	26
1	36
8	12
2	26
3	40
5	38
8	13
1	36
6	20
3	20
2	26
8	8
4	36
3	32
8	20
8	24
4	32
5	5
3	18
1	36
2	8
10	2
5	10
5	26
3	36
5	26
3	33
7	4
4	26
1	38
6	17
3	22
5	22
8	16
3	26
2	21
2	29
2	22
5	10
5	16
1	32
3	12
8	4
1	9
1	24
3	24
3	32
5	12
5	24
1	28
3	12
5	4
0	32
2	10
4	4
1	21
2	18
3	20
1	21
4	8
1	24
3	12
5	10
1	16
4	10
3	17
3	17
3	12
3	9
8	4
2	9
1	0
0	9
0	8

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 2 to 10 December 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, 2 to 10 December 2019 (this event)	194 records

Every Record Set

20 of 194

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 2 to 10 December 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-12-04	Campo	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44	48 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-04	Los Banos	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	109	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-04	Tonopah AP	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-05	Tonopah	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	80	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-05	Marysvale	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-05	Evanston 1 E	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	38	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-09	Midland 4 ENE	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	108	64 of 100 (Major)
2019-12-09	Cliff 11 SE	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	53	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-09	San Simon	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	76	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-09	Animas 3ESE	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	88	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-09	Bakersfield	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	36	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-09	Ft Davis	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	58	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-09	Paradise	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	108	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-09	San Manuel	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	57	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-09	Cortez	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	88	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-09	Quemado	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-09	Redrock 1 NNE	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	53	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-12-10	Wingate	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48	48 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-10	McCamey	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	32	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-12-10	Nueva Casas Grandes	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20	44 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 194 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 2026-10-12. 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
18	108
23	53
12	72
13	76
10	88
29	44
1	80
15	53
27	48
13	32
10	52
4	52
17	20
18	36
11	58
2	108
0	109
2	88
11	57
7	38
23	12
6	68
9	52
11	68
4	57
5	32
22	36
8	64
9	36
6	72
8	44
1	72
18	26
3	65
8	53
20	48
2	68
5	46
10	54
13	58
11	36
3	72
13	44
8	36
7	36
5	26
2	68
9	64
11	52
1	68
4	44
10	46
22	26
1	68
4	46
2	62
7	58
7	17
3	44
2	68
15	38
16	36
4	26
11	36
5	49
5	52
3	58
8	33
13	29
20	32
9	30
9	32
1	52
0	27
1	53
5	26
8	36
1	53
4	44
2	40
2	52
3	36
3	44
4	32
14	22
1	46
8	36
7	34
6	32
6	44
3	49
2	32
5	44
1	46
1	8
4	30
5	26
18	17
8	21
1	52
3	40
13	32
5	44
1	32
8	36
8	36
10	32
10	32
1	44
1	36
1	46
15	21
1	44
1	44
6	26
2	32
6	32
0	52
5	21
5	26
10	26
1	36
8	12
2	26
3	40
5	38
8	13
1	36
6	20
3	20
2	26
8	8
4	36
3	32
8	20
8	24
4	32
5	5
3	18
1	36
2	8
10	2
5	10
5	26
3	36
5	26
3	33
7	4
4	26
1	38
6	17
3	22
5	22
8	16
3	26
2	21
2	29
2	22
5	10
5	16
1	32
3	12
8	4
1	9
1	24
3	24
3	32
5	12
5	24
1	28
3	12
5	4
0	32
2	10
4	4
1	21
2	18
3	20
1	21
4	8
1	24
3	12
5	10
1	16
4	10
3	17
3	17
3	12
3	9
8	4
2	9
1	0
0	9
0	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	108
23	53
12	72
13	76
10	88
29	44
1	80
15	53
27	48
13	32
10	52
4	52
17	20
18	36
11	58
2	108
0	109
2	88
11	57
7	38
23	12
6	68
9	52
11	68
4	57
5	32
22	36
8	64
9	36
6	72
8	44
1	72
18	26
3	65
8	53
20	48
2	68
5	46
10	54
13	58
11	36
3	72
13	44
8	36
7	36
5	26
2	68
9	64
11	52
1	68
4	44
10	46
22	26
1	68
4	46
2	62
7	58
7	17
3	44
2	68
15	38
16	36
4	26
11	36
5	49
5	52
3	58
8	33
13	29
20	32
9	30
9	32
1	52
0	27
1	53
5	26
8	36
1	53
4	44
2	40
2	52
3	36
3	44
4	32
14	22
1	46
8	36
7	34
6	32
6	44
3	49
2	32
5	44
1	46
1	8
4	30
5	26
18	17
8	21
1	52
3	40
13	32
5	44
1	32
8	36
8	36
10	32
10	32
1	44
1	36
1	46
15	21
1	44
1	44
6	26
2	32
6	32
0	52
5	21
5	26
10	26
1	36
8	12
2	26
3	40
5	38
8	13
1	36
6	20
3	20
2	26
8	8
4	36
3	32
8	20
8	24
4	32
5	5
3	18
1	36
2	8
10	2
5	10
5	26
3	36
5	26
3	33
7	4
4	26
1	38
6	17
3	22
5	22
8	16
3	26
2	21
2	29
2	22
5	10
5	16
1	32
3	12
8	4
1	9
1	24
3	24
3	32
5	12
5	24
1	28
3	12
5	4
0	32
2	10
4	4
1	21
2	18
3	20
1	21
4	8
1	24
3	12
5	10
1	16
4	10
3	17
3	17
3	12
3	9
8	4
2	9
1	0
0	9
0	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	108
23	53
12	72
13	76
10	88
29	44
1	80
15	53
27	48
13	32
10	52
4	52
17	20
18	36
11	58
2	108
0	109
2	88
11	57
7	38
23	12
6	68
9	52
11	68
4	57
5	32
22	36
8	64
9	36
6	72
8	44
1	72
18	26
3	65
8	53
20	48
2	68
5	46
10	54
13	58
11	36
3	72
13	44
8	36
7	36
5	26
2	68
9	64
11	52
1	68
4	44
10	46
22	26
1	68
4	46
2	62
7	58
7	17
3	44
2	68
15	38
16	36
4	26
11	36
5	49
5	52
3	58
8	33
13	29
20	32
9	30
9	32
1	52
0	27
1	53
5	26
8	36
1	53
4	44
2	40
2	52
3	36
3	44
4	32
14	22
1	46
8	36
7	34
6	32
6	44
3	49
2	32
5	44
1	46
1	8
4	30
5	26
18	17
8	21
1	52
3	40
13	32
5	44
1	32
8	36
8	36
10	32
10	32
1	44
1	36
1	46
15	21
1	44
1	44
6	26
2	32
6	32
0	52
5	21
5	26
10	26
1	36
8	12
2	26
3	40
5	38
8	13
1	36
6	20
3	20
2	26
8	8
4	36
3	32
8	20
8	24
4	32
5	5
3	18
1	36
2	8
10	2
5	10
5	26
3	36
5	26
3	33
7	4
4	26
1	38
6	17
3	22
5	22
8	16
3	26
2	21
2	29
2	22
5	10
5	16
1	32
3	12
8	4
1	9
1	24
3	24
3	32
5	12
5	24
1	28
3	12
5	4
0	32
2	10
4	4
1	21
2	18
3	20
1	21
4	8
1	24
3	12
5	10
1	16
4	10
3	17
3	17
3	12
3	9
8	4
2	9
1	0
0	9
0	8