Extreme rain in United States, 17 to 21 February 2020

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 17 to 21 February 2020
Start: 2020-02-17
End: 2020-02-21
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 17 to 21 February 2020: 140 records at 136 stations, peak on 20 February 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 17 to 21 February 2020 set or tied 140 station records at 136 stations.
It ran from 17 February 2020 to 21 February 2020 (5 days) and its peak day was 20 February 2020.
Status: closed.
Aberdeen set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 19 February 2020.
The busiest day was 20 February 2020 with 58 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 116 years.

Footprint

17 to 21 February 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 17 to 21 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, 17 to 21 February 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Aberdeen	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	2020-02-19
Henderson 2 NNW	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2020-02-21
Montezuma 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	2020-02-21
Gonzales	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	2020-02-21
Malvern	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	2020-02-18
Rome	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2020-02-19
Allatoona Dam 2	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	2020-02-19
Henderson	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	2020-02-20
Tyler Pounds Fld	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2020-02-19
Birmingham AP	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	2020-02-18
Waynesboro 2 S	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	2020-02-19
Brooklet 1 W	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2020-02-21
Washington Wwtp 4W	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2020-02-21
Cordele	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2020-02-20
Wilmington Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2020-02-20
Marion	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2020-02-21
Cartersville #2	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	2020-02-19
Bessemer 3 WSW	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2020-02-18
Stephenville Clark Fld	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2020-02-19
Abilene Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2020-02-19

Records per Day

Peak day 58

Records set or tied each day from 17 February 2020 to 21 February 2020. The most in one day was 58 on 20 February 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 17 to 21 February 2020 ranked by margin
Gonzales, 02-21	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
Montezuma 2 NW, 02-21	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
Aberdeen, 02-19	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
Bessemer 3 WSW, 02-18	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
Henderson 2 NNW, 02-21	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
Allatoona Dam 2, 02-19	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
Rome, 02-19	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Malvern, 02-18	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
Cartersville #2, 02-19	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
Birmingham AP, 02-18	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
Waynesboro 2 S, 02-19	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Washington Wwtp 4W, 02-21	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Wilmington Intl AP, 02-20	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
Henderson, 02-20	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
Brooklet 1 W, 02-21	15.8 mm (0.6 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

140 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, 17 to 21 February 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
51	110
43	65
59	30
129	40
23	105
24	93
35	58
17	88
14	68
9	116
20	73
22	74
16	82
20	58
4	114
8	88
3	98
19	64
23	58
51	8
6	88
30	30
16	58
25	58
9	82
27	52
32	58
7	70
34	16
2	80
12	64
12	70
11	68
16	58
16	44
11	58
5	72
12	58
3	80
2	76
5	64
9	65
24	36
5	66
8	58
12	56
2	74
20	2
23	20
5	58
15	45
19	2
4	64
19	30
19	32
10	44
1	70
29	28
8	22
15	34
10	48
5	58
40	0
14	30
4	44
1	64
2	58
44	0
1	64
3	57
2	58
8	38
9	25
1	58
13	28
18	17
16	28
6	32
4	45
16	29
5	52
13	28
8	30
20	28
7	24
13	32
0	48
10	24
7	30
2	45
11	24
23	8
1	32
5	32
14	6
4	40
9	8
4	32
5	29
9	10
4	29
1	29
1	29
1	29
7	24
1	22
5	32
3	32
8	25
9	28
12	8
12	17
13	16
3	32
2	32
8	24
17	5
8	17
15	8
21	0
4	24
4	22
0	33
6	0
8	16
7	0
6	0
1	28
5	17
1	22
5	17
1	22
7	8
8	5
5	0
12	0
8	2
9	0
3	5
6	2

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 17 to 21 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, 17 to 21 February 2020 (this event)	140 records

Every Record Set

20 of 140

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 17 to 21 February 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-02-18	Malvern	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	105	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-18	Birmingham AP	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	74	45 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-18	Bessemer 3 WSW	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	8	40 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-19	Aberdeen	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	110	72 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-19	Rome	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	93	53 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-19	Allatoona Dam 2	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	58	51 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-19	Tyler Pounds Fld	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	116	46 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-19	Waynesboro 2 S	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	73	45 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-19	Cartersville #2	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	58	41 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-19	Stephenville Clark Fld	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	98	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-19	Abilene Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-20	Henderson	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	88	47 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-20	Cordele	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	114	42 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-20	Wilmington Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	64	42 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-21	Henderson 2 NNW	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	65	67 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-21	Montezuma 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	30	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-21	Gonzales	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	40	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-21	Brooklet 1 W	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	82	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-21	Washington Wwtp 4W	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	58	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-21	Marion	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	88	42 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 140 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
51	110
43	65
59	30
129	40
23	105
24	93
35	58
17	88
14	68
9	116
20	73
22	74
16	82
20	58
4	114
8	88
3	98
19	64
23	58
51	8
6	88
30	30
16	58
25	58
9	82
27	52
32	58
7	70
34	16
2	80
12	64
12	70
11	68
16	58
16	44
11	58
5	72
12	58
3	80
2	76
5	64
9	65
24	36
5	66
8	58
12	56
2	74
20	2
23	20
5	58
15	45
19	2
4	64
19	30
19	32
10	44
1	70
29	28
8	22
15	34
10	48
5	58
40	0
14	30
4	44
1	64
2	58
44	0
1	64
3	57
2	58
8	38
9	25
1	58
13	28
18	17
16	28
6	32
4	45
16	29
5	52
13	28
8	30
20	28
7	24
13	32
0	48
10	24
7	30
2	45
11	24
23	8
1	32
5	32
14	6
4	40
9	8
4	32
5	29
9	10
4	29
1	29
1	29
1	29
7	24
1	22
5	32
3	32
8	25
9	28
12	8
12	17
13	16
3	32
2	32
8	24
17	5
8	17
15	8
21	0
4	24
4	22
0	33
6	0
8	16
7	0
6	0
1	28
5	17
1	22
5	17
1	22
7	8
8	5
5	0
12	0
8	2
9	0
3	5
6	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
51	110
43	65
59	30
129	40
23	105
24	93
35	58
17	88
14	68
9	116
20	73
22	74
16	82
20	58
4	114
8	88
3	98
19	64
23	58
51	8
6	88
30	30
16	58
25	58
9	82
27	52
32	58
7	70
34	16
2	80
12	64
12	70
11	68
16	58
16	44
11	58
5	72
12	58
3	80
2	76
5	64
9	65
24	36
5	66
8	58
12	56
2	74
20	2
23	20
5	58
15	45
19	2
4	64
19	30
19	32
10	44
1	70
29	28
8	22
15	34
10	48
5	58
40	0
14	30
4	44
1	64
2	58
44	0
1	64
3	57
2	58
8	38
9	25
1	58
13	28
18	17
16	28
6	32
4	45
16	29
5	52
13	28
8	30
20	28
7	24
13	32
0	48
10	24
7	30
2	45
11	24
23	8
1	32
5	32
14	6
4	40
9	8
4	32
5	29
9	10
4	29
1	29
1	29
1	29
7	24
1	22
5	32
3	32
8	25
9	28
12	8
12	17
13	16
3	32
2	32
8	24
17	5
8	17
15	8
21	0
4	24
4	22
0	33
6	0
8	16
7	0
6	0
1	28
5	17
1	22
5	17
1	22
7	8
8	5
5	0
12	0
8	2
9	0
3	5
6	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
51	110
43	65
59	30
129	40
23	105
24	93
35	58
17	88
14	68
9	116
20	73
22	74
16	82
20	58
4	114
8	88
3	98
19	64
23	58
51	8
6	88
30	30
16	58
25	58
9	82
27	52
32	58
7	70
34	16
2	80
12	64
12	70
11	68
16	58
16	44
11	58
5	72
12	58
3	80
2	76
5	64
9	65
24	36
5	66
8	58
12	56
2	74
20	2
23	20
5	58
15	45
19	2
4	64
19	30
19	32
10	44
1	70
29	28
8	22
15	34
10	48
5	58
40	0
14	30
4	44
1	64
2	58
44	0
1	64
3	57
2	58
8	38
9	25
1	58
13	28
18	17
16	28
6	32
4	45
16	29
5	52
13	28
8	30
20	28
7	24
13	32
0	48
10	24
7	30
2	45
11	24
23	8
1	32
5	32
14	6
4	40
9	8
4	32
5	29
9	10
4	29
1	29
1	29
1	29
7	24
1	22
5	32
3	32
8	25
9	28
12	8
12	17
13	16
3	32
2	32
8	24
17	5
8	17
15	8
21	0
4	24
4	22
0	33
6	0
8	16
7	0
6	0
1	28
5	17
1	22
5	17
1	22
7	8
8	5
5	0
12	0
8	2
9	0
3	5
6	2