Extreme rain in United States, 27 March to 1 April 2020

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 27 March to 1 April 2020
Start: 2020-03-27
End: 2020-04-01
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 27 March to 1 April 2020: 234 records at 232 stations, peak on 29 March 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 27 March to 1 April 2020 set or tied 234 station records at 232 stations.
It ran from 27 March 2020 to 1 April 2020 (6 days) and its peak day was 29 March 2020.
Status: closed.
Warren 3 S set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 29 March 2020.
The busiest day was 29 March 2020 with 145 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 129 years.

Footprint

27 March to 1 April 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 27 March to 1 April 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, 27 March to 1 April 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Warren 3 S	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2020-03-29
Milaca	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2020-03-29
Rock Is L&D 15	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	2020-03-27
St Cloud Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2020-03-28
Versailles	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	2020-03-29
Granite Falls	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2020-03-28
Lake Geneva Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	2020-03-28
Jackson Reynolds Fld	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2020-03-28
Cumberland	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2020-03-29
Hastings Dam 2	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2020-03-29
St Peter	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2020-03-29
Moose Lake 1 SSE	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2020-03-29
Detroit Willow Run AP	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	2020-03-28
Jordan 1SSW	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2020-03-29
Grantsburg	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2020-03-29
Dixon Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2020-03-28
Muncie	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	2020-03-29
Floodwood 2E	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2020-03-29
Red Wing Dam 3	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2020-03-29
Newcastle	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	2020-03-29

Records per Day

Peak day 145

Records set or tied each day from 27 March 2020 to 1 April 2020. The most in one day was 145 on 29 March 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 27 March to 1 April 2020 ranked by margin
Warren 3 S, 03-29	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
Rock Is L&D 15, 03-27	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
Muncie, 03-29	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
Jackson Reynolds Fld, 03-28	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
Detroit Willow Run AP, 03-28	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
Floodwood 2E, 03-29	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
Milaca, 03-29	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
Jordan 1SSW, 03-29	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
St Cloud Rgnl AP, 03-28	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
Lake Geneva Wwtp, 03-28	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
Newcastle, 03-29	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
Red Wing Dam 3, 03-29	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
Grantsburg, 03-29	20.9 mm (0.8 in)
Granite Falls, 03-28	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
Versailles, 03-29	18.3 mm (0.7 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

234 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, 27 March to 1 April 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
48	96
29	80
45	129
27	64
18	93
19	123
24	64
35	43
17	82
16	71
10	120
13	80
28	22
32	17
21	39
9	113
41	11
32	24
21	43
24	44
11	82
8	96
21	43
23	21
18	39
19	40
15	64
19	39
8	89
14	45
5	113
7	96
6	96
17	64
19	43
7	82
30	5
18	43
6	96
16	66
32	10
9	69
25	29
30	17
16	44
12	43
6	96
16	43
16	35
22	55
6	82
20	39
17	39
14	43
14	43
9	64
19	39
10	64
19	43
22	25
18	22
16	43
13	44
17	43
19	35
1	96
16	43
14	35
2	89
12	32
2	89
14	31
2	87
2	82
13	46
11	39
10	43
9	43
14	39
11	35
14	35
15	31
0	84
15	29
12	21
0	82
16	21
9	43
12	36
2	41
9	46
3	74
20	22
0	82
3	43
19	39
13	27
2	66
17	31
10	24
12	35
7	43
15	39
5	66
9	45
7	52
8	43
8	44
2	66
8	36
10	31
17	10
21	2
6	14
7	43
8	31
7	43
6	36
9	52
7	43
12	15
6	43
8	28
6	39
8	35
8	17
5	43
5	13
3	60
5	44
5	39
1	69
7	53
11	13
13	4
5	47
13	16
5	44
8	35
3	43
4	39
6	36
7	46
3	53
8	35
17	18
2	56
5	11
13	22
2	55
4	36
2	43
4	44
5	35
11	16
15	14
1	47
15	15
12	15
5	43
4	43
1	43
8	11
1	43
9	1
7	35
4	43
10	31
4	40
2	40
5	36
5	32
5	23
2	43
15	4
4	44
2	43
2	43
3	43
10	28
5	11
2	27
5	22
9	2
8	15
2	36
1	44
8	22
11	18
7	17
3	35
4	17
1	43
6	12
6	6
13	8
4	11
0	43
2	40
3	15

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 27 March to 1 April 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, 27 March to 1 April 2020 (this event)	234 records

Every Record Set

20 of 234

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 27 March to 1 April 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-03-27	Rock Is L&D 15	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	129	71 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-28	St Cloud Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	64	69 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-28	Granite Falls	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	123	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-28	Lake Geneva Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	64	59 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-28	Jackson Reynolds Fld	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43	59 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-28	Detroit Willow Run AP	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17	52 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-28	Dixon Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	113	50 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-29	Warren 3 S	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	96	78 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-29	Milaca	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	80	74 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-29	Versailles	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	93	68 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-29	Cumberland	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	82	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-29	Hastings Dam 2	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	71	54 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-29	St Peter	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	120	54 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-29	Moose Lake 1 SSE	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	80	53 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-29	Jordan 1SSW	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22	52 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-29	Grantsburg	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	39	52 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-29	Muncie	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	11	50 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-29	Floodwood 2E	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24	50 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-29	Red Wing Dam 3	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	43	50 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-29	Newcastle	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	44	50 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 234 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
48	96
29	80
45	129
27	64
18	93
19	123
24	64
35	43
17	82
16	71
10	120
13	80
28	22
32	17
21	39
9	113
41	11
32	24
21	43
24	44
11	82
8	96
21	43
23	21
18	39
19	40
15	64
19	39
8	89
14	45
5	113
7	96
6	96
17	64
19	43
7	82
30	5
18	43
6	96
16	66
32	10
9	69
25	29
30	17
16	44
12	43
6	96
16	43
16	35
22	55
6	82
20	39
17	39
14	43
14	43
9	64
19	39
10	64
19	43
22	25
18	22
16	43
13	44
17	43
19	35
1	96
16	43
14	35
2	89
12	32
2	89
14	31
2	87
2	82
13	46
11	39
10	43
9	43
14	39
11	35
14	35
15	31
0	84
15	29
12	21
0	82
16	21
9	43
12	36
2	41
9	46
3	74
20	22
0	82
3	43
19	39
13	27
2	66
17	31
10	24
12	35
7	43
15	39
5	66
9	45
7	52
8	43
8	44
2	66
8	36
10	31
17	10
21	2
6	14
7	43
8	31
7	43
6	36
9	52
7	43
12	15
6	43
8	28
6	39
8	35
8	17
5	43
5	13
3	60
5	44
5	39
1	69
7	53
11	13
13	4
5	47
13	16
5	44
8	35
3	43
4	39
6	36
7	46
3	53
8	35
17	18
2	56
5	11
13	22
2	55
4	36
2	43
4	44
5	35
11	16
15	14
1	47
15	15
12	15
5	43
4	43
1	43
8	11
1	43
9	1
7	35
4	43
10	31
4	40
2	40
5	36
5	32
5	23
2	43
15	4
4	44
2	43
2	43
3	43
10	28
5	11
2	27
5	22
9	2
8	15
2	36
1	44
8	22
11	18
7	17
3	35
4	17
1	43
6	12
6	6
13	8
4	11
0	43
2	40
3	15

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
48	96
29	80
45	129
27	64
18	93
19	123
24	64
35	43
17	82
16	71
10	120
13	80
28	22
32	17
21	39
9	113
41	11
32	24
21	43
24	44
11	82
8	96
21	43
23	21
18	39
19	40
15	64
19	39
8	89
14	45
5	113
7	96
6	96
17	64
19	43
7	82
30	5
18	43
6	96
16	66
32	10
9	69
25	29
30	17
16	44
12	43
6	96
16	43
16	35
22	55
6	82
20	39
17	39
14	43
14	43
9	64
19	39
10	64
19	43
22	25
18	22
16	43
13	44
17	43
19	35
1	96
16	43
14	35
2	89
12	32
2	89
14	31
2	87
2	82
13	46
11	39
10	43
9	43
14	39
11	35
14	35
15	31
0	84
15	29
12	21
0	82
16	21
9	43
12	36
2	41
9	46
3	74
20	22
0	82
3	43
19	39
13	27
2	66
17	31
10	24
12	35
7	43
15	39
5	66
9	45
7	52
8	43
8	44
2	66
8	36
10	31
17	10
21	2
6	14
7	43
8	31
7	43
6	36
9	52
7	43
12	15
6	43
8	28
6	39
8	35
8	17
5	43
5	13
3	60
5	44
5	39
1	69
7	53
11	13
13	4
5	47
13	16
5	44
8	35
3	43
4	39
6	36
7	46
3	53
8	35
17	18
2	56
5	11
13	22
2	55
4	36
2	43
4	44
5	35
11	16
15	14
1	47
15	15
12	15
5	43
4	43
1	43
8	11
1	43
9	1
7	35
4	43
10	31
4	40
2	40
5	36
5	32
5	23
2	43
15	4
4	44
2	43
2	43
3	43
10	28
5	11
2	27
5	22
9	2
8	15
2	36
1	44
8	22
11	18
7	17
3	35
4	17
1	43
6	12
6	6
13	8
4	11
0	43
2	40
3	15

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
48	96
29	80
45	129
27	64
18	93
19	123
24	64
35	43
17	82
16	71
10	120
13	80
28	22
32	17
21	39
9	113
41	11
32	24
21	43
24	44
11	82
8	96
21	43
23	21
18	39
19	40
15	64
19	39
8	89
14	45
5	113
7	96
6	96
17	64
19	43
7	82
30	5
18	43
6	96
16	66
32	10
9	69
25	29
30	17
16	44
12	43
6	96
16	43
16	35
22	55
6	82
20	39
17	39
14	43
14	43
9	64
19	39
10	64
19	43
22	25
18	22
16	43
13	44
17	43
19	35
1	96
16	43
14	35
2	89
12	32
2	89
14	31
2	87
2	82
13	46
11	39
10	43
9	43
14	39
11	35
14	35
15	31
0	84
15	29
12	21
0	82
16	21
9	43
12	36
2	41
9	46
3	74
20	22
0	82
3	43
19	39
13	27
2	66
17	31
10	24
12	35
7	43
15	39
5	66
9	45
7	52
8	43
8	44
2	66
8	36
10	31
17	10
21	2
6	14
7	43
8	31
7	43
6	36
9	52
7	43
12	15
6	43
8	28
6	39
8	35
8	17
5	43
5	13
3	60
5	44
5	39
1	69
7	53
11	13
13	4
5	47
13	16
5	44
8	35
3	43
4	39
6	36
7	46
3	53
8	35
17	18
2	56
5	11
13	22
2	55
4	36
2	43
4	44
5	35
11	16
15	14
1	47
15	15
12	15
5	43
4	43
1	43
8	11
1	43
9	1
7	35
4	43
10	31
4	40
2	40
5	36
5	32
5	23
2	43
15	4
4	44
2	43
2	43
3	43
10	28
5	11
2	27
5	22
9	2
8	15
2	36
1	44
8	22
11	18
7	17
3	35
4	17
1	43
6	12
6	6
13	8
4	11
0	43
2	40
3	15