Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 4 January 2020

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 4 January 2020
Start: 2020-01-02
End: 2020-01-04
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 4 January 2020: 146 records at 142 stations, peak on 3 January 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 4 January 2020 set or tied 146 station records at 142 stations.
It ran from 2 January 2020 to 4 January 2020 (3 days) and its peak day was 3 January 2020.
Status: closed.
Fayette set a daily record precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 3 January 2020.
The busiest day was 3 January 2020 with 94 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 129 years.

Footprint

2 to 4 January 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 4 January 2020 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, 2 to 4 January 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Fayette	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	2020-01-03
Scottsboro	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	2020-01-03
Huntsville Intnl AP	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	2020-01-02
Bridgeport 5 NW	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	2020-01-03
Louisburg	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2020-01-04
Crawford 5 W	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	2020-01-03
Kingston	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	2020-01-03
Sewanee	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	2020-01-03
Henderson 2 NNW	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2020-01-04
Kosciusko	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	2020-01-03
Natchez	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	2020-01-03
Addison	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	2020-01-03
Collinsville 7 SE	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	2020-01-03
Monteagle	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	2020-01-03
Batesburg	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2020-01-04
Columbus	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	2020-01-02
Meridian Key Fld	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	2020-01-02
Cartersville #2	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	2020-01-03
Athens	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	2020-01-03
Knoxville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	2020-01-03

Records per Day

Peak day 94

Records set or tied each day from 2 January 2020 to 4 January 2020. The most in one day was 94 on 3 January 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 4 January 2020 ranked by margin
Fayette, 01-03	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
Columbus, 01-02	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
Huntsville Intnl AP, 01-02	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
Scottsboro, 01-03	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
Natchez, 01-03	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
Bridgeport 5 NW, 01-03	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
Sewanee, 01-03	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
Collinsville 7 SE, 01-03	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
Knoxville Exp STN, 01-03	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Athens, 01-03	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
Crawford 5 W, 01-03	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
Addison, 01-03	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Louisburg, 01-04	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
Monteagle, 01-03	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
Meridian Key Fld, 01-02	21.6 mm (0.9 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

146 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, 2 to 4 January 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
61	70
45	76
59	54
40	76
22	113
29	69
7	129
38	70
10	116
12	122
42	45
25	70
37	53
5	108
22	70
60	0
22	72
11	76
30	37
31	28
23	53
31	20
20	37
50	2
18	53
21	25
18	37
19	53
25	37
6	70
17	25
0	78
17	48
41	2
4	76
8	72
15	54
14	52
29	37
19	26
24	28
25	24
5	60
32	0
13	37
15	45
6	45
42	2
34	28
31	0
3	68
2	60
14	45
30	2
31	2
40	0
35	2
8	37
10	37
14	37
11	37
3	53
6	52
1	52
5	52
16	28
17	37
10	32
5	45
6	32
1	54
5	37
30	2
6	40
32	2
24	2
16	37
12	45
3	48
7	34
14	5
5	37
14	20
20	12
18	1
6	6
12	28
29	2
5	37
3	44
4	48
7	34
1	37
14	28
25	0
24	0
17	29
9	28
25	0
3	37
18	0
9	24
2	37
20	2
13	2
8	28
1	28
6	34
2	34
2	37
9	24
12	28
4	28
11	2
13	2
2	28
1	28
7	20
12	2
8	0
4	28
17	0
4	24
14	2
13	2
9	2
12	2
1	20
2	20
14	0
11	0
3	0
6	4
5	2
12	0
2	2
1	14
3	2
4	2
1	14
3	4
1	6
2	2
0	6
3	4
3	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 4 January 2020 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, 2 to 4 January 2020 (this event)	146 records

Every Record Set

20 of 146

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 4 January 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-01-02	Huntsville Intnl AP	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	54	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-01-02	Columbus	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	0	42 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-02	Meridian Key Fld	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	72	41 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-03	Fayette	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	70	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-01-03	Scottsboro	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	76	62 of 100 (Major)
2020-01-03	Bridgeport 5 NW	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	76	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-01-03	Crawford 5 W	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	69	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-03	Kingston	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	129	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-03	Sewanee	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	70	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-03	Kosciusko	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	122	47 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-03	Natchez	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45	44 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-03	Addison	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	70	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-03	Collinsville 7 SE	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	53	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-03	Monteagle	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	70	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-03	Cartersville #2	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	76	38 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-03	Athens	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	37	37 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-03	Knoxville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28	37 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-04	Louisburg	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	113	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-01-04	Henderson 2 NNW	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	116	49 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-04	Batesburg	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	108	43 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 146 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	70
45	76
59	54
40	76
22	113
29	69
7	129
38	70
10	116
12	122
42	45
25	70
37	53
5	108
22	70
60	0
22	72
11	76
30	37
31	28
23	53
31	20
20	37
50	2
18	53
21	25
18	37
19	53
25	37
6	70
17	25
0	78
17	48
41	2
4	76
8	72
15	54
14	52
29	37
19	26
24	28
25	24
5	60
32	0
13	37
15	45
6	45
42	2
34	28
31	0
3	68
2	60
14	45
30	2
31	2
40	0
35	2
8	37
10	37
14	37
11	37
3	53
6	52
1	52
5	52
16	28
17	37
10	32
5	45
6	32
1	54
5	37
30	2
6	40
32	2
24	2
16	37
12	45
3	48
7	34
14	5
5	37
14	20
20	12
18	1
6	6
12	28
29	2
5	37
3	44
4	48
7	34
1	37
14	28
25	0
24	0
17	29
9	28
25	0
3	37
18	0
9	24
2	37
20	2
13	2
8	28
1	28
6	34
2	34
2	37
9	24
12	28
4	28
11	2
13	2
2	28
1	28
7	20
12	2
8	0
4	28
17	0
4	24
14	2
13	2
9	2
12	2
1	20
2	20
14	0
11	0
3	0
6	4
5	2
12	0
2	2
1	14
3	2
4	2
1	14
3	4
1	6
2	2
0	6
3	4
3	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
61	70
45	76
59	54
40	76
22	113
29	69
7	129
38	70
10	116
12	122
42	45
25	70
37	53
5	108
22	70
60	0
22	72
11	76
30	37
31	28
23	53
31	20
20	37
50	2
18	53
21	25
18	37
19	53
25	37
6	70
17	25
0	78
17	48
41	2
4	76
8	72
15	54
14	52
29	37
19	26
24	28
25	24
5	60
32	0
13	37
15	45
6	45
42	2
34	28
31	0
3	68
2	60
14	45
30	2
31	2
40	0
35	2
8	37
10	37
14	37
11	37
3	53
6	52
1	52
5	52
16	28
17	37
10	32
5	45
6	32
1	54
5	37
30	2
6	40
32	2
24	2
16	37
12	45
3	48
7	34
14	5
5	37
14	20
20	12
18	1
6	6
12	28
29	2
5	37
3	44
4	48
7	34
1	37
14	28
25	0
24	0
17	29
9	28
25	0
3	37
18	0
9	24
2	37
20	2
13	2
8	28
1	28
6	34
2	34
2	37
9	24
12	28
4	28
11	2
13	2
2	28
1	28
7	20
12	2
8	0
4	28
17	0
4	24
14	2
13	2
9	2
12	2
1	20
2	20
14	0
11	0
3	0
6	4
5	2
12	0
2	2
1	14
3	2
4	2
1	14
3	4
1	6
2	2
0	6
3	4
3	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
61	70
45	76
59	54
40	76
22	113
29	69
7	129
38	70
10	116
12	122
42	45
25	70
37	53
5	108
22	70
60	0
22	72
11	76
30	37
31	28
23	53
31	20
20	37
50	2
18	53
21	25
18	37
19	53
25	37
6	70
17	25
0	78
17	48
41	2
4	76
8	72
15	54
14	52
29	37
19	26
24	28
25	24
5	60
32	0
13	37
15	45
6	45
42	2
34	28
31	0
3	68
2	60
14	45
30	2
31	2
40	0
35	2
8	37
10	37
14	37
11	37
3	53
6	52
1	52
5	52
16	28
17	37
10	32
5	45
6	32
1	54
5	37
30	2
6	40
32	2
24	2
16	37
12	45
3	48
7	34
14	5
5	37
14	20
20	12
18	1
6	6
12	28
29	2
5	37
3	44
4	48
7	34
1	37
14	28
25	0
24	0
17	29
9	28
25	0
3	37
18	0
9	24
2	37
20	2
13	2
8	28
1	28
6	34
2	34
2	37
9	24
12	28
4	28
11	2
13	2
2	28
1	28
7	20
12	2
8	0
4	28
17	0
4	24
14	2
13	2
9	2
12	2
1	20
2	20
14	0
11	0
3	0
6	4
5	2
12	0
2	2
1	14
3	2
4	2
1	14
3	4
1	6
2	2
0	6
3	4
3	0