Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 27 January 2020

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 27 January 2020
Start: 2020-01-21
End: 2020-01-27
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 27 January 2020: 238 records at 225 stations, peak on 24 January 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 27 January 2020 set or tied 238 station records at 225 stations.
It ran from 21 January 2020 to 27 January 2020 (7 days) and its peak day was 24 January 2020.
Status: closed.
Barnard set a daily record precipitation of 32.8 mm (1.3 in) on 22 January 2020.
The busiest day was 24 January 2020 with 77 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 121 years.

Footprint

21 to 27 January 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 27 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, 21 to 27 January 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Barnard	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	2020-01-22
Roxboro 7 ESE	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	2020-01-25
Dennison Wtr Wks	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2020-01-25
Theresa 4NW	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2020-01-27
Asheboro 2 W	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2020-01-24
Pulaski	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2020-01-26
Graham 2 ENE	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	2020-01-25
Columbus 3 NE	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2020-01-21
Burr Oak 4S	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	2020-01-22
Greensburg	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2020-01-22
Jewell	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2020-01-22
Kirwin Dam	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	2020-01-22
Lenora Coop	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2020-01-22
Miltonvale	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2020-01-22
Minneapolis	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2020-01-22
Bradshaw	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2020-01-22
Naponee	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	2020-01-22
Hot Springs	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	2020-01-23
Hebron	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	2020-01-24
Nebraska City 2NW	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2020-01-24

Records per Day

Peak day 77

Records set or tied each day from 21 January 2020 to 27 January 2020. The most in one day was 77 on 24 January 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 27 January 2020 ranked by margin
Dennison Wtr Wks, 01-25	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
Barnard, 01-22	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
Roxboro 7 ESE, 01-25	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
Greensburg, 01-22	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
Theresa 4NW, 01-27	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Graham 2 ENE, 01-25	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Pulaski, 01-26	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
Jewell, 01-22	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
Asheboro 2 W, 01-24	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
Columbus 3 NE, 01-21	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Naponee, 01-22	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
Nebraska City 2NW, 01-24	10.1 mm (0.4 in)
Miltonvale, 01-22	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
Kirwin Dam, 01-22	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Lenora Coop, 01-22	7.6 mm (0.30 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

238 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, 21 to 27 January 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	104
8	104
18	37
12	54
22	37
9	64
10	70
4	121
10	68
3	104
20	61
27	29
2	104
10	61
16	48
13	70
11	80
1	100
4	72
14	61
3	92
33	22
0	100
12	61
11	46
14	61
6	61
4	54
6	66
2	56
6	53
1	84
7	61
11	61
16	41
6	46
0	84
6	69
8	37
7	37
0	81
1	64
11	41
11	66
1	82
3	64
4	64
10	61
6	62
2	82
3	48
4	53
6	25
2	64
0	74
13	41
3	61
4	70
5	54
0	72
4	37
15	22
4	70
6	61
1	64
1	64
9	9
8	8
0	74
3	61
7	41
5	37
1	64
2	54
3	40
2	46
3	37
11	28
4	37
7	24
1	64
3	37
1	64
2	64
7	57
2	61
8	34
3	37
1	66
3	48
17	22
3	54
3	56
1	46
0	64
0	64
3	37
2	46
8	9
5	40
4	37
9	1
3	37
6	37
6	22
4	41
1	61
1	22
3	40
1	52
2	54
3	37
12	9
2	37
6	1
0	46
4	40
1	37
2	50
2	53
3	40
7	29
1	54
3	28
2	41
1	54
1	54
1	52
1	42
10	0
9	22
6	22
8	1
4	28
2	40
5	1
9	22
2	40
9	29
10	22
3	37
4	28
4	24
1	41
12	9
0	37
1	41
1	37
1	37
1	40
1	41
4	1
2	22
14	9
4	2
4	28
7	24
2	28
1	40
3	20
9	24
1	37
8	9
7	22
3	36
8	20
5	9
0	37
1	37
7	20
2	22
6	22
7	9
2	37
1	29
4	9
1	36
4	1
2	28
1	22
2	20
6	9
6	9
6	9
2	20
3	12
1	16
2	10
1	20
2	22
4	1
2	9
4	9
7	0
5	17
3	28
1	26
1	10
4	9
5	9

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 27 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, 21 to 27 January 2020 (this event)	238 records

Every Record Set

20 of 238

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 27 January 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-01-21	Columbus 3 NE	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-22	Barnard	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	37	48 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-22	Burr Oak 4S	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-22	Greensburg	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	37	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-22	Jewell	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	54	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-22	Kirwin Dam	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-22	Lenora Coop	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-22	Miltonvale	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-22	Minneapolis	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	121	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-22	Bradshaw	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-22	Naponee	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-23	Hot Springs	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	100	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-24	Asheboro 2 W	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	80	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-24	Hebron	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-24	Nebraska City 2NW	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	70	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-01-25	Roxboro 7 ESE	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	61	46 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-25	Dennison Wtr Wks	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29	45 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-25	Graham 2 ENE	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	61	40 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-26	Pulaski	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	70	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-01-27	Theresa 4NW	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	48	44 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 238 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
11	104
8	104
18	37
12	54
22	37
9	64
10	70
4	121
10	68
3	104
20	61
27	29
2	104
10	61
16	48
13	70
11	80
1	100
4	72
14	61
3	92
33	22
0	100
12	61
11	46
14	61
6	61
4	54
6	66
2	56
6	53
1	84
7	61
11	61
16	41
6	46
0	84
6	69
8	37
7	37
0	81
1	64
11	41
11	66
1	82
3	64
4	64
10	61
6	62
2	82
3	48
4	53
6	25
2	64
0	74
13	41
3	61
4	70
5	54
0	72
4	37
15	22
4	70
6	61
1	64
1	64
9	9
8	8
0	74
3	61
7	41
5	37
1	64
2	54
3	40
2	46
3	37
11	28
4	37
7	24
1	64
3	37
1	64
2	64
7	57
2	61
8	34
3	37
1	66
3	48
17	22
3	54
3	56
1	46
0	64
0	64
3	37
2	46
8	9
5	40
4	37
9	1
3	37
6	37
6	22
4	41
1	61
1	22
3	40
1	52
2	54
3	37
12	9
2	37
6	1
0	46
4	40
1	37
2	50
2	53
3	40
7	29
1	54
3	28
2	41
1	54
1	54
1	52
1	42
10	0
9	22
6	22
8	1
4	28
2	40
5	1
9	22
2	40
9	29
10	22
3	37
4	28
4	24
1	41
12	9
0	37
1	41
1	37
1	37
1	40
1	41
4	1
2	22
14	9
4	2
4	28
7	24
2	28
1	40
3	20
9	24
1	37
8	9
7	22
3	36
8	20
5	9
0	37
1	37
7	20
2	22
6	22
7	9
2	37
1	29
4	9
1	36
4	1
2	28
1	22
2	20
6	9
6	9
6	9
2	20
3	12
1	16
2	10
1	20
2	22
4	1
2	9
4	9
7	0
5	17
3	28
1	26
1	10
4	9
5	9

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	104
8	104
18	37
12	54
22	37
9	64
10	70
4	121
10	68
3	104
20	61
27	29
2	104
10	61
16	48
13	70
11	80
1	100
4	72
14	61
3	92
33	22
0	100
12	61
11	46
14	61
6	61
4	54
6	66
2	56
6	53
1	84
7	61
11	61
16	41
6	46
0	84
6	69
8	37
7	37
0	81
1	64
11	41
11	66
1	82
3	64
4	64
10	61
6	62
2	82
3	48
4	53
6	25
2	64
0	74
13	41
3	61
4	70
5	54
0	72
4	37
15	22
4	70
6	61
1	64
1	64
9	9
8	8
0	74
3	61
7	41
5	37
1	64
2	54
3	40
2	46
3	37
11	28
4	37
7	24
1	64
3	37
1	64
2	64
7	57
2	61
8	34
3	37
1	66
3	48
17	22
3	54
3	56
1	46
0	64
0	64
3	37
2	46
8	9
5	40
4	37
9	1
3	37
6	37
6	22
4	41
1	61
1	22
3	40
1	52
2	54
3	37
12	9
2	37
6	1
0	46
4	40
1	37
2	50
2	53
3	40
7	29
1	54
3	28
2	41
1	54
1	54
1	52
1	42
10	0
9	22
6	22
8	1
4	28
2	40
5	1
9	22
2	40
9	29
10	22
3	37
4	28
4	24
1	41
12	9
0	37
1	41
1	37
1	37
1	40
1	41
4	1
2	22
14	9
4	2
4	28
7	24
2	28
1	40
3	20
9	24
1	37
8	9
7	22
3	36
8	20
5	9
0	37
1	37
7	20
2	22
6	22
7	9
2	37
1	29
4	9
1	36
4	1
2	28
1	22
2	20
6	9
6	9
6	9
2	20
3	12
1	16
2	10
1	20
2	22
4	1
2	9
4	9
7	0
5	17
3	28
1	26
1	10
4	9
5	9

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	104
8	104
18	37
12	54
22	37
9	64
10	70
4	121
10	68
3	104
20	61
27	29
2	104
10	61
16	48
13	70
11	80
1	100
4	72
14	61
3	92
33	22
0	100
12	61
11	46
14	61
6	61
4	54
6	66
2	56
6	53
1	84
7	61
11	61
16	41
6	46
0	84
6	69
8	37
7	37
0	81
1	64
11	41
11	66
1	82
3	64
4	64
10	61
6	62
2	82
3	48
4	53
6	25
2	64
0	74
13	41
3	61
4	70
5	54
0	72
4	37
15	22
4	70
6	61
1	64
1	64
9	9
8	8
0	74
3	61
7	41
5	37
1	64
2	54
3	40
2	46
3	37
11	28
4	37
7	24
1	64
3	37
1	64
2	64
7	57
2	61
8	34
3	37
1	66
3	48
17	22
3	54
3	56
1	46
0	64
0	64
3	37
2	46
8	9
5	40
4	37
9	1
3	37
6	37
6	22
4	41
1	61
1	22
3	40
1	52
2	54
3	37
12	9
2	37
6	1
0	46
4	40
1	37
2	50
2	53
3	40
7	29
1	54
3	28
2	41
1	54
1	54
1	52
1	42
10	0
9	22
6	22
8	1
4	28
2	40
5	1
9	22
2	40
9	29
10	22
3	37
4	28
4	24
1	41
12	9
0	37
1	41
1	37
1	37
1	40
1	41
4	1
2	22
14	9
4	2
4	28
7	24
2	28
1	40
3	20
9	24
1	37
8	9
7	22
3	36
8	20
5	9
0	37
1	37
7	20
2	22
6	22
7	9
2	37
1	29
4	9
1	36
4	1
2	28
1	22
2	20
6	9
6	9
6	9
2	20
3	12
1	16
2	10
1	20
2	22
4	1
2	9
4	9
7	0
5	17
3	28
1	26
1	10
4	9
5	9