Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 8 February 2020

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 8 February 2020
Start: 2020-02-04
End: 2020-02-08
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 8 February 2020: 543 records at 472 stations, peak on 7 February 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 8 February 2020 set or tied 543 station records at 472 stations.
It ran from 4 February 2020 to 8 February 2020 (5 days) and its peak day was 7 February 2020.
Status: closed.
Winston Salem Reynolds AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 106.2 mm (4.2 in) on 6 February 2020.
The busiest day was 7 February 2020 with 214 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

4 to 8 February 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 8 February 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, 4 to 8 February 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	2020-02-06
Asheboro 2 W	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	2020-02-06
Greensboro AP	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	2020-02-06
Danbury	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	2020-02-07
Danville Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	2020-02-06
Anderson FAA AP	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	2020-02-06
Hot Springs	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	2020-02-06
Greensboro Wtp	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2020-02-06
Rhodhiss Hydro Plt	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	2020-02-06
Elizabeth City Cgas	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	2020-02-06
Oxford Hydro STN	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	2020-02-07
Monroe 2 SE	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	2020-02-07
Greeneville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	2020-02-06
Eden	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	2020-02-07
Chatham	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	2020-02-07
Greer	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	2020-02-06
Yadkinville 6 E	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	2020-02-07
Boaz	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	2020-02-05
Newport 1 NW	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	2020-02-05
Plymouth 5 E	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	2020-02-07

Records per Day

Peak day 214

Records set or tied each day from 4 February 2020 to 8 February 2020. The most in one day was 214 on 7 February 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 8 February 2020 ranked by margin
Boaz, 02-05	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
Rhodhiss Hydro Plt, 02-06	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
Oxford Hydro STN, 02-07	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
Greer, 02-06	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
Plymouth 5 E, 02-07	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
Danbury, 02-07	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
Eden, 02-07	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
Hot Springs, 02-06	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
Anderson FAA AP, 02-06	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
Asheboro 2 W, 02-06	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP, 02-06	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
Yadkinville 6 E, 02-07	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
Greensboro Wtp, 02-06	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
Chatham, 02-07	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
Danville Rgnl AP, 02-06	31.5 mm (1.2 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

500 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, 4 to 8 February 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
36	104
38	73
30	73
45	47
32	59
39	64
40	60
50	32
34	47
31	120
60	32
31	54
43	35
25	120
34	35
49	32
35	48
68	48
47	52
30	76
37	68
45	32
22	122
31	86
41	68
35	64
51	29
37	64
55	61
57	34
26	122
52	48
32	64
29	116
26	84
53	64
48	64
44	54
56	36
31	64
52	64
15	73
36	68
25	69
17	120
32	54
44	52
53	16
9	90
15	116
15	120
18	86
5	124
43	64
17	120
21	90
29	64
20	64
36	21
29	56
31	64
37	64
50	16
38	64
39	64
33	64
44	16
10	120
23	64
22	64
66	16
38	52
27	54
47	16
1	122
40	16
31	16
36	64
40	54
63	16
17	72
19	40
37	36
23	48
27	24
14	120
15	51
35	16
3	85
26	16
27	68
15	86
19	53
17	35
14	76
58	16
28	64
12	97
37	64
19	60
19	47
34	16
36	17
20	80
19	68
10	53
3	81
42	16
24	52
5	116
26	48
32	40
7	64
17	54
17	35
16	47
8	53
33	54
9	54
34	34
48	9
3	71
30	16
17	26
17	68
20	64
18	60
26	54
24	24
45	16
26	24
5	86
50	5
19	38
6	64
36	9
62	17
26	52
41	40
36	40
7	86
27	48
15	64
1	110
1	120
8	86
20	21
0	120
13	64
29	46
17	56
9	64
20	38
5	53
20	48
21	61
12	36
15	58
8	69
21	60
19	47
13	54
34	16
23	48
7	66
25	54
8	73
16	32
12	29
1	65
16	52
28	9
23	64
21	25
23	6
56	33
8	78
20	52
16	56
5	68
13	35
11	64
13	36
16	64
9	64
2	64
22	48
11	64
18	52
27	34
2	89
8	36
17	54
16	54
3	47
19	52
17	48
12	64
17	54
22	36

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 8 February 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, 4 to 8 February 2020 (this event)	543 records

Every Record Set

20 of 543

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 8 February 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-02-05	Boaz	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48	62 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-05	Newport 1 NW	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	76	62 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-06	Winston Salem Reynolds AP	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	104	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-02-06	Asheboro 2 W	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	73	77 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-06	Greensboro AP	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	73	72 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-06	Danville Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	59	70 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-06	Anderson FAA AP	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	64	70 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-06	Hot Springs	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	60	67 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-06	Greensboro Wtp	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-06	Rhodhiss Hydro Plt	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-06	Elizabeth City Cgas	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-06	Greeneville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	120	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-06	Greer	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	32	64 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-07	Danbury	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	47	71 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-07	Oxford Hydro STN	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-07	Monroe 2 SE	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	120	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-07	Eden	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	35	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-07	Chatham	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-07	Yadkinville 6 E	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-07	Plymouth 5 E	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	52	62 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 543 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.

Date	Records
2020-02-04	28
2020-02-05	64
2020-02-06	204
2020-02-07	214
2020-02-08	33

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
36	104
38	73
30	73
45	47
32	59
39	64
40	60
50	32
34	47
31	120
60	32
31	54
43	35
25	120
34	35
49	32
35	48
68	48
47	52
30	76
37	68
45	32
22	122
31	86
41	68
35	64
51	29
37	64
55	61
57	34
26	122
52	48
32	64
29	116
26	84
53	64
48	64
44	54
56	36
31	64
52	64
15	73
36	68
25	69
17	120
32	54
44	52
53	16
9	90
15	116
15	120
18	86
5	124
43	64
17	120
21	90
29	64
20	64
36	21
29	56
31	64
37	64
50	16
38	64
39	64
33	64
44	16
10	120
23	64
22	64
66	16
38	52
27	54
47	16
1	122
40	16
31	16
36	64
40	54
63	16
17	72
19	40
37	36
23	48
27	24
14	120
15	51
35	16
3	85
26	16
27	68
15	86
19	53
17	35
14	76
58	16
28	64
12	97
37	64
19	60
19	47
34	16
36	17
20	80
19	68
10	53
3	81
42	16
24	52
5	116
26	48
32	40
7	64
17	54
17	35
16	47
8	53
33	54
9	54
34	34
48	9
3	71
30	16
17	26
17	68
20	64
18	60
26	54
24	24
45	16
26	24
5	86
50	5
19	38
6	64
36	9
62	17
26	52
41	40
36	40
7	86
27	48
15	64
1	110
1	120
8	86
20	21
0	120
13	64
29	46
17	56
9	64
20	38
5	53
20	48
21	61
12	36
15	58
8	69
21	60
19	47
13	54
34	16
23	48
7	66
25	54
8	73
16	32
12	29
1	65
16	52
28	9
23	64
21	25
23	6
56	33
8	78
20	52
16	56
5	68
13	35
11	64
13	36
16	64
9	64
2	64
22	48
11	64
18	52
27	34
2	89
8	36
17	54
16	54
3	47
19	52
17	48
12	64
17	54
22	36

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
36	104
38	73
30	73
45	47
32	59
39	64
40	60
50	32
34	47
31	120
60	32
31	54
43	35
25	120
34	35
49	32
35	48
68	48
47	52
30	76
37	68
45	32
22	122
31	86
41	68
35	64
51	29
37	64
55	61
57	34
26	122
52	48
32	64
29	116
26	84
53	64
48	64
44	54
56	36
31	64
52	64
15	73
36	68
25	69
17	120
32	54
44	52
53	16
9	90
15	116
15	120
18	86
5	124
43	64
17	120
21	90
29	64
20	64
36	21
29	56
31	64
37	64
50	16
38	64
39	64
33	64
44	16
10	120
23	64
22	64
66	16
38	52
27	54
47	16
1	122
40	16
31	16
36	64
40	54
63	16
17	72
19	40
37	36
23	48
27	24
14	120
15	51
35	16
3	85
26	16
27	68
15	86
19	53
17	35
14	76
58	16
28	64
12	97
37	64
19	60
19	47
34	16
36	17
20	80
19	68
10	53
3	81
42	16
24	52
5	116
26	48
32	40
7	64
17	54
17	35
16	47
8	53
33	54
9	54
34	34
48	9
3	71
30	16
17	26
17	68
20	64
18	60
26	54
24	24
45	16
26	24
5	86
50	5
19	38
6	64
36	9
62	17
26	52
41	40
36	40
7	86
27	48
15	64
1	110
1	120
8	86
20	21
0	120
13	64
29	46
17	56
9	64
20	38
5	53
20	48
21	61
12	36
15	58
8	69
21	60
19	47
13	54
34	16
23	48
7	66
25	54
8	73
16	32
12	29
1	65
16	52
28	9
23	64
21	25
23	6
56	33
8	78
20	52
16	56
5	68
13	35
11	64
13	36
16	64
9	64
2	64
22	48
11	64
18	52
27	34
2	89
8	36
17	54
16	54
3	47
19	52
17	48
12	64
17	54
22	36

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
36	104
38	73
30	73
45	47
32	59
39	64
40	60
50	32
34	47
31	120
60	32
31	54
43	35
25	120
34	35
49	32
35	48
68	48
47	52
30	76
37	68
45	32
22	122
31	86
41	68
35	64
51	29
37	64
55	61
57	34
26	122
52	48
32	64
29	116
26	84
53	64
48	64
44	54
56	36
31	64
52	64
15	73
36	68
25	69
17	120
32	54
44	52
53	16
9	90
15	116
15	120
18	86
5	124
43	64
17	120
21	90
29	64
20	64
36	21
29	56
31	64
37	64
50	16
38	64
39	64
33	64
44	16
10	120
23	64
22	64
66	16
38	52
27	54
47	16
1	122
40	16
31	16
36	64
40	54
63	16
17	72
19	40
37	36
23	48
27	24
14	120
15	51
35	16
3	85
26	16
27	68
15	86
19	53
17	35
14	76
58	16
28	64
12	97
37	64
19	60
19	47
34	16
36	17
20	80
19	68
10	53
3	81
42	16
24	52
5	116
26	48
32	40
7	64
17	54
17	35
16	47
8	53
33	54
9	54
34	34
48	9
3	71
30	16
17	26
17	68
20	64
18	60
26	54
24	24
45	16
26	24
5	86
50	5
19	38
6	64
36	9
62	17
26	52
41	40
36	40
7	86
27	48
15	64
1	110
1	120
8	86
20	21
0	120
13	64
29	46
17	56
9	64
20	38
5	53
20	48
21	61
12	36
15	58
8	69
21	60
19	47
13	54
34	16
23	48
7	66
25	54
8	73
16	32
12	29
1	65
16	52
28	9
23	64
21	25
23	6
56	33
8	78
20	52
16	56
5	68
13	35
11	64
13	36
16	64
9	64
2	64
22	48
11	64
18	52
27	34
2	89
8	36
17	54
16	54
3	47
19	52
17	48
12	64
17	54
22	36