Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 15 April 2020

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 15 April 2020
Start: 2020-04-11
End: 2020-04-15
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 15 April 2020: 422 records at 421 stations, peak on 13 April 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 15 April 2020 set or tied 422 station records at 421 stations.
It ran from 11 April 2020 to 15 April 2020 (5 days) and its peak day was 13 April 2020.
Status: closed.
Greeneville Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 91.7 mm (3.6 in) on 13 April 2020.
The busiest day was 13 April 2020 with 318 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 143 years.

Footprint

11 to 15 April 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 15 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, 11 to 15 April 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Greeneville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	2020-04-13
Holton	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	2020-04-12
Ft Payne	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	2020-04-13
Marion	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	2020-04-13
Bridgeport 5 NW	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	2020-04-13
Enka	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	2020-04-13
Pulaski 2 E	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2020-04-13
Hot Springs	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	2020-04-13
Brevard	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	2020-04-13
Charleston Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	2020-04-13
Scottsboro	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	2020-04-13
Celo 2 S	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	2020-04-13
Wytheville	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	2020-04-13
Franklin	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	2020-04-12
Burkes Garden	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	2020-04-13
Bedford	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	2020-04-13
Reading Wb City	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2020-04-13
Sparta 3.5 SSW	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	2020-04-13
New Castle	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	2020-04-13
Putnam Lake	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	2020-04-14

Records per Day

Peak day 318

Records set or tied each day from 11 April 2020 to 15 April 2020. The most in one day was 318 on 13 April 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 15 April 2020 ranked by margin
Ft Payne, 04-13	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
Enka, 04-13	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
Sparta 3.5 SSW, 04-13	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
Greeneville Exp STN, 04-13	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
Celo 2 S, 04-13	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
Holton, 04-12	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
Charleston Intl AP, 04-13	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
Marion, 04-13	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
Brevard, 04-13	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
Hot Springs, 04-13	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
Putnam Lake, 04-14	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
Scottsboro, 04-13	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
Burkes Garden, 04-13	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
Bedford, 04-13	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
Pulaski 2 E, 04-13	40.1 mm (1.6 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

422 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, 11 to 15 April 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
57	117
56	90
71	56
52	119
36	100
59	71
40	71
49	67
50	97
54	73
47	126
57	71
38	61
24	143
45	54
43	71
40	59
48	68
57	59
34	71
71	56
46	65
25	97
45	54
28	94
26	126
65	42
50	54
36	61
76	41
50	41
46	54
49	41
22	97
36	59
68	41
24	126
36	59
30	59
49	65
31	142
66	41
56	41
61	41
21	63
68	19
31	56
17	111
19	97
58	16
19	71
17	100
43	46
29	56
24	97
29	32
42	47
10	120
45	41
35	71
90	19
11	94
27	71
22	69
36	41
30	71
14	111
30	59
9	124
64	19
30	61
42	1
20	61
35	41
24	68
24	54
42	16
7	119
26	54
39	29
18	67
38	41
38	40
8	122
31	61
5	115
22	24
17	21
6	72
15	72
5	123
10	99
36	41
31	5
23	54
16	21
19	71
23	61
43	9
49	19
47	19
3	119
36	16
2	108
40	16
29	41
25	41
52	19
47	19
38	19
33	1
24	26
12	67
26	26
22	56
27	26
18	38
13	67
10	67
22	41
27	61
7	46
14	71
22	48
47	37
27	46
20	58
24	72
12	59
36	26
10	67
27	16
28	16
6	71
9	69
27	42
12	59
22	41
22	2
24	25
5	75
7	68
18	65
11	71
13	68
7	37
17	54
3	49
11	65
9	61
20	41
22	56
14	70
6	49
1	63
35	19
8	41
8	65
12	48
5	71
31	26
8	66
7	68
15	54
20	0
23	41
13	48
3	77
12	54
3	75
13	54
7	68
4	65
8	67
4	65
30	18
23	25
10	65
8	59
21	41
6	26
13	56
30	19
16	13
4	65
7	68
3	67
17	16
6	39
4	71
23	13
9	56
1	68
8	54
10	54
8	59
1	68
28	26
14	46
11	41

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 15 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, 11 to 15 April 2020 (this event)	422 records

Every Record Set

20 of 422

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 15 April 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-04-12	Holton	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	90	77 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-12	Franklin	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	143	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-13	Greeneville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	117	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-04-13	Ft Payne	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	56	75 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-13	Marion	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	119	74 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-13	Bridgeport 5 NW	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	100	72 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-13	Enka	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	71	70 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-13	Pulaski 2 E	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	71	70 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-13	Hot Springs	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	67	69 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-13	Brevard	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	97	68 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-13	Charleston Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	73	68 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-13	Scottsboro	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	126	67 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-13	Celo 2 S	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	71	67 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-13	Wytheville	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	61	67 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-13	Burkes Garden	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	54	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-13	Bedford	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	71	64 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-13	Reading Wb City	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	59	64 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-13	Sparta 3.5 SSW	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	59	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-13	New Castle	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	71	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-14	Putnam Lake	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	68	63 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 422 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.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
57	117
56	90
71	56
52	119
36	100
59	71
40	71
49	67
50	97
54	73
47	126
57	71
38	61
24	143
45	54
43	71
40	59
48	68
57	59
34	71
71	56
46	65
25	97
45	54
28	94
26	126
65	42
50	54
36	61
76	41
50	41
46	54
49	41
22	97
36	59
68	41
24	126
36	59
30	59
49	65
31	142
66	41
56	41
61	41
21	63
68	19
31	56
17	111
19	97
58	16
19	71
17	100
43	46
29	56
24	97
29	32
42	47
10	120
45	41
35	71
90	19
11	94
27	71
22	69
36	41
30	71
14	111
30	59
9	124
64	19
30	61
42	1
20	61
35	41
24	68
24	54
42	16
7	119
26	54
39	29
18	67
38	41
38	40
8	122
31	61
5	115
22	24
17	21
6	72
15	72
5	123
10	99
36	41
31	5
23	54
16	21
19	71
23	61
43	9
49	19
47	19
3	119
36	16
2	108
40	16
29	41
25	41
52	19
47	19
38	19
33	1
24	26
12	67
26	26
22	56
27	26
18	38
13	67
10	67
22	41
27	61
7	46
14	71
22	48
47	37
27	46
20	58
24	72
12	59
36	26
10	67
27	16
28	16
6	71
9	69
27	42
12	59
22	41
22	2
24	25
5	75
7	68
18	65
11	71
13	68
7	37
17	54
3	49
11	65
9	61
20	41
22	56
14	70
6	49
1	63
35	19
8	41
8	65
12	48
5	71
31	26
8	66
7	68
15	54
20	0
23	41
13	48
3	77
12	54
3	75
13	54
7	68
4	65
8	67
4	65
30	18
23	25
10	65
8	59
21	41
6	26
13	56
30	19
16	13
4	65
7	68
3	67
17	16
6	39
4	71
23	13
9	56
1	68
8	54
10	54
8	59
1	68
28	26
14	46
11	41

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
57	117
56	90
71	56
52	119
36	100
59	71
40	71
49	67
50	97
54	73
47	126
57	71
38	61
24	143
45	54
43	71
40	59
48	68
57	59
34	71
71	56
46	65
25	97
45	54
28	94
26	126
65	42
50	54
36	61
76	41
50	41
46	54
49	41
22	97
36	59
68	41
24	126
36	59
30	59
49	65
31	142
66	41
56	41
61	41
21	63
68	19
31	56
17	111
19	97
58	16
19	71
17	100
43	46
29	56
24	97
29	32
42	47
10	120
45	41
35	71
90	19
11	94
27	71
22	69
36	41
30	71
14	111
30	59
9	124
64	19
30	61
42	1
20	61
35	41
24	68
24	54
42	16
7	119
26	54
39	29
18	67
38	41
38	40
8	122
31	61
5	115
22	24
17	21
6	72
15	72
5	123
10	99
36	41
31	5
23	54
16	21
19	71
23	61
43	9
49	19
47	19
3	119
36	16
2	108
40	16
29	41
25	41
52	19
47	19
38	19
33	1
24	26
12	67
26	26
22	56
27	26
18	38
13	67
10	67
22	41
27	61
7	46
14	71
22	48
47	37
27	46
20	58
24	72
12	59
36	26
10	67
27	16
28	16
6	71
9	69
27	42
12	59
22	41
22	2
24	25
5	75
7	68
18	65
11	71
13	68
7	37
17	54
3	49
11	65
9	61
20	41
22	56
14	70
6	49
1	63
35	19
8	41
8	65
12	48
5	71
31	26
8	66
7	68
15	54
20	0
23	41
13	48
3	77
12	54
3	75
13	54
7	68
4	65
8	67
4	65
30	18
23	25
10	65
8	59
21	41
6	26
13	56
30	19
16	13
4	65
7	68
3	67
17	16
6	39
4	71
23	13
9	56
1	68
8	54
10	54
8	59
1	68
28	26
14	46
11	41

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
57	117
56	90
71	56
52	119
36	100
59	71
40	71
49	67
50	97
54	73
47	126
57	71
38	61
24	143
45	54
43	71
40	59
48	68
57	59
34	71
71	56
46	65
25	97
45	54
28	94
26	126
65	42
50	54
36	61
76	41
50	41
46	54
49	41
22	97
36	59
68	41
24	126
36	59
30	59
49	65
31	142
66	41
56	41
61	41
21	63
68	19
31	56
17	111
19	97
58	16
19	71
17	100
43	46
29	56
24	97
29	32
42	47
10	120
45	41
35	71
90	19
11	94
27	71
22	69
36	41
30	71
14	111
30	59
9	124
64	19
30	61
42	1
20	61
35	41
24	68
24	54
42	16
7	119
26	54
39	29
18	67
38	41
38	40
8	122
31	61
5	115
22	24
17	21
6	72
15	72
5	123
10	99
36	41
31	5
23	54
16	21
19	71
23	61
43	9
49	19
47	19
3	119
36	16
2	108
40	16
29	41
25	41
52	19
47	19
38	19
33	1
24	26
12	67
26	26
22	56
27	26
18	38
13	67
10	67
22	41
27	61
7	46
14	71
22	48
47	37
27	46
20	58
24	72
12	59
36	26
10	67
27	16
28	16
6	71
9	69
27	42
12	59
22	41
22	2
24	25
5	75
7	68
18	65
11	71
13	68
7	37
17	54
3	49
11	65
9	61
20	41
22	56
14	70
6	49
1	63
35	19
8	41
8	65
12	48
5	71
31	26
8	66
7	68
15	54
20	0
23	41
13	48
3	77
12	54
3	75
13	54
7	68
4	65
8	67
4	65
30	18
23	25
10	65
8	59
21	41
6	26
13	56
30	19
16	13
4	65
7	68
3	67
17	16
6	39
4	71
23	13
9	56
1	68
8	54
10	54
8	59
1	68
28	26
14	46
11	41