Extreme rain in United States, 16 October to 1 November 2020

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 16 October to 1 November 2020
Start: 2020-10-16
End: 2020-11-01
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 16 October to 1 November 2020: 1,326 records at 1,094 stations, peak on 29 October 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 16 October to 1 November 2020 set or tied 1,326 station records at 1,094 stations.
It ran from 16 October 2020 to 1 November 2020 (17 days) and its peak day was 29 October 2020.
Status: closed.
Oshkosh set a monthly record daily precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 23 October 2020.
The busiest day was 29 October 2020 with 393 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 126 years.

Footprint

16 October to 1 November 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 16 October to 1 November 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, 16 October to 1 November 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Oshkosh	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	2020-10-23
Union City	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	2020-10-29
Fond du Lac Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	2020-10-23
Coldwater	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2020-10-28
Gaylord	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	2020-10-23
Montello Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	2020-10-23
Culebra #2	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	2020-10-25
Friendship	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	2020-10-23
Dyersburg	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	2020-10-29
Boulder	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2020-10-18
Kewaunee	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	2020-10-23
Plymouth Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	2020-10-23
Cuba	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	2020-10-26
Anna 4 N	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	2020-10-29
Newkirk 5NE	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2020-10-29
Harrison	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	2020-10-28
Arkansas City	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	2020-10-29
Alva 1W	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	2020-10-29
Hartford City 4 ESE	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2020-10-21
Two Rivers	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	2020-10-23

Records per Day

Peak day 393

Records set or tied each day from 16 October 2020 to 1 November 2020. The most in one day was 393 on 29 October 2020.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 16 October to 1 November 2020
Date	Records
2020-10-16	6
2020-10-17	44
2020-10-18	72
2020-10-19	59
2020-10-20	65
2020-10-21	103
2020-10-22	69
2020-10-23	112
2020-10-24	57
2020-10-25	47
2020-10-26	53
2020-10-27	46
2020-10-28	85
2020-10-29	393
2020-10-30	112
2020-10-31	2
2020-11-01	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 16 October to 1 November 2020 ranked by margin
Union City, 10-29	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
Oshkosh, 10-23	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
Coldwater, 10-28	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
Harrison, 10-28	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
Arkansas City, 10-29	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
Fond du Lac Wwtp, 10-23	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
Dyersburg, 10-29	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
Newkirk 5NE, 10-29	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
Montello Wwtp, 10-23	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
Friendship, 10-23	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
Kewaunee, 10-23	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
Anna 4 N, 10-29	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
Alva 1W, 10-29	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
Gaylord, 10-23	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
Two Rivers, 10-23	40.9 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

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, 16 October to 1 November 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
66	83
69	103
66	91
56	91
42	51
46	66
36	39
46	86
56	123
11	53
44	36
43	103
33	69
52	113
29	89
64	65
58	97
43	92
36	71
41	61
50	81
82	50
36	85
34	102
20	69
65	50
39	63
39	48
45	48
66	46
13	89
74	50
31	94
53	65
20	121
58	11
56	36
55	2
80	35
92	35
54	50
54	9
40	85
90	46
25	74
33	94
21	94
23	19
64	46
31	123
59	50
48	36
45	35
35	62
67	21
67	41
37	80
26	102
77	35
15	79
19	120
19	108
61	35
24	123
7	101
20	51
54	50
51	18
34	50
24	61
23	38
20	38
19	73
34	82
88	29
52	50
74	26
40	65
31	79
85	16
49	36
15	94
8	80
42	19
64	32
16	91
14	103
41	79
31	50
47	69
24	28
13	59
20	32
26	85
20	94
27	55
12	103
43	59
18	123
20	61
20	26
28	47
11	48
13	108
39	37
51	36
54	4
18	94
35	65
55	29
42	47
55	18
8	84
15	37
55	46
57	18
15	94
19	11
8	122
12	91
71	6
56	18
10	66
11	32
16	102
10	91
31	21
15	89
56	11
15	40
6	71
44	35
30	69
31	65
53	29
36	65
7	103
14	94
3	126
84	3
20	102
7	107
9	91
15	102
8	30
54	11
4	83
30	11
18	38
34	47
29	21
38	65
14	102
34	37
10	91
34	15
18	48
9	120
10	123
11	56
8	64
12	99
15	102
14	101
52	25
20	61
15	13
20	16
10	64
28	65
36	46
44	29
32	41
55	18
8	97
9	123
3	99
26	50
6	99
5	103
23	48
9	91
57	29
70	18
57	9
37	50
31	61
33	65
8	120
60	24
25	37
31	36
31	50
21	48
70	18
37	38
3	90
4	87
17	16
51	40

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 16 October to 1 November 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, 16 October to 1 November 2020 (this event)	1,326 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,326

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 16 October to 1 November 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-10-18	Boulder	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	53	70 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-21	Hartford City 4 ESE	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	71	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-23	Oshkosh	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	83	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-10-23	Fond du Lac Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	91	77 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-23	Gaylord	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51	75 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-23	Montello Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	66	75 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-23	Friendship	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	86	74 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-23	Kewaunee	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36	70 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-23	Plymouth Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	89	68 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-23	Two Rivers	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	61	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-25	Culebra #2	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39	75 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-26	Cuba	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	69	68 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-28	Coldwater	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	91	77 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-28	Harrison	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	65	67 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-29	Union City	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	103	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-10-29	Dyersburg	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	123	73 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-29	Anna 4 N	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	103	68 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-29	Newkirk 5NE	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	113	68 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-29	Arkansas City	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	97	67 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-29	Alva 1W	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	92	66 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,326 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
66	83
69	103
66	91
56	91
42	51
46	66
36	39
46	86
56	123
11	53
44	36
43	103
33	69
52	113
29	89
64	65
58	97
43	92
36	71
41	61
50	81
82	50
36	85
34	102
20	69
65	50
39	63
39	48
45	48
66	46
13	89
74	50
31	94
53	65
20	121
58	11
56	36
55	2
80	35
92	35
54	50
54	9
40	85
90	46
25	74
33	94
21	94
23	19
64	46
31	123
59	50
48	36
45	35
35	62
67	21
67	41
37	80
26	102
77	35
15	79
19	120
19	108
61	35
24	123
7	101
20	51
54	50
51	18
34	50
24	61
23	38
20	38
19	73
34	82
88	29
52	50
74	26
40	65
31	79
85	16
49	36
15	94
8	80
42	19
64	32
16	91
14	103
41	79
31	50
47	69
24	28
13	59
20	32
26	85
20	94
27	55
12	103
43	59
18	123
20	61
20	26
28	47
11	48
13	108
39	37
51	36
54	4
18	94
35	65
55	29
42	47
55	18
8	84
15	37
55	46
57	18
15	94
19	11
8	122
12	91
71	6
56	18
10	66
11	32
16	102
10	91
31	21
15	89
56	11
15	40
6	71
44	35
30	69
31	65
53	29
36	65
7	103
14	94
3	126
84	3
20	102
7	107
9	91
15	102
8	30
54	11
4	83
30	11
18	38
34	47
29	21
38	65
14	102
34	37
10	91
34	15
18	48
9	120
10	123
11	56
8	64
12	99
15	102
14	101
52	25
20	61
15	13
20	16
10	64
28	65
36	46
44	29
32	41
55	18
8	97
9	123
3	99
26	50
6	99
5	103
23	48
9	91
57	29
70	18
57	9
37	50
31	61
33	65
8	120
60	24
25	37
31	36
31	50
21	48
70	18
37	38
3	90
4	87
17	16
51	40

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
66	83
69	103
66	91
56	91
42	51
46	66
36	39
46	86
56	123
11	53
44	36
43	103
33	69
52	113
29	89
64	65
58	97
43	92
36	71
41	61
50	81
82	50
36	85
34	102
20	69
65	50
39	63
39	48
45	48
66	46
13	89
74	50
31	94
53	65
20	121
58	11
56	36
55	2
80	35
92	35
54	50
54	9
40	85
90	46
25	74
33	94
21	94
23	19
64	46
31	123
59	50
48	36
45	35
35	62
67	21
67	41
37	80
26	102
77	35
15	79
19	120
19	108
61	35
24	123
7	101
20	51
54	50
51	18
34	50
24	61
23	38
20	38
19	73
34	82
88	29
52	50
74	26
40	65
31	79
85	16
49	36
15	94
8	80
42	19
64	32
16	91
14	103
41	79
31	50
47	69
24	28
13	59
20	32
26	85
20	94
27	55
12	103
43	59
18	123
20	61
20	26
28	47
11	48
13	108
39	37
51	36
54	4
18	94
35	65
55	29
42	47
55	18
8	84
15	37
55	46
57	18
15	94
19	11
8	122
12	91
71	6
56	18
10	66
11	32
16	102
10	91
31	21
15	89
56	11
15	40
6	71
44	35
30	69
31	65
53	29
36	65
7	103
14	94
3	126
84	3
20	102
7	107
9	91
15	102
8	30
54	11
4	83
30	11
18	38
34	47
29	21
38	65
14	102
34	37
10	91
34	15
18	48
9	120
10	123
11	56
8	64
12	99
15	102
14	101
52	25
20	61
15	13
20	16
10	64
28	65
36	46
44	29
32	41
55	18
8	97
9	123
3	99
26	50
6	99
5	103
23	48
9	91
57	29
70	18
57	9
37	50
31	61
33	65
8	120
60	24
25	37
31	36
31	50
21	48
70	18
37	38
3	90
4	87
17	16
51	40

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
66	83
69	103
66	91
56	91
42	51
46	66
36	39
46	86
56	123
11	53
44	36
43	103
33	69
52	113
29	89
64	65
58	97
43	92
36	71
41	61
50	81
82	50
36	85
34	102
20	69
65	50
39	63
39	48
45	48
66	46
13	89
74	50
31	94
53	65
20	121
58	11
56	36
55	2
80	35
92	35
54	50
54	9
40	85
90	46
25	74
33	94
21	94
23	19
64	46
31	123
59	50
48	36
45	35
35	62
67	21
67	41
37	80
26	102
77	35
15	79
19	120
19	108
61	35
24	123
7	101
20	51
54	50
51	18
34	50
24	61
23	38
20	38
19	73
34	82
88	29
52	50
74	26
40	65
31	79
85	16
49	36
15	94
8	80
42	19
64	32
16	91
14	103
41	79
31	50
47	69
24	28
13	59
20	32
26	85
20	94
27	55
12	103
43	59
18	123
20	61
20	26
28	47
11	48
13	108
39	37
51	36
54	4
18	94
35	65
55	29
42	47
55	18
8	84
15	37
55	46
57	18
15	94
19	11
8	122
12	91
71	6
56	18
10	66
11	32
16	102
10	91
31	21
15	89
56	11
15	40
6	71
44	35
30	69
31	65
53	29
36	65
7	103
14	94
3	126
84	3
20	102
7	107
9	91
15	102
8	30
54	11
4	83
30	11
18	38
34	47
29	21
38	65
14	102
34	37
10	91
34	15
18	48
9	120
10	123
11	56
8	64
12	99
15	102
14	101
52	25
20	61
15	13
20	16
10	64
28	65
36	46
44	29
32	41
55	18
8	97
9	123
3	99
26	50
6	99
5	103
23	48
9	91
57	29
70	18
57	9
37	50
31	61
33	65
8	120
60	24
25	37
31	36
31	50
21	48
70	18
37	38
3	90
4	87
17	16
51	40