Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 14 January 2021

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 14 January 2021
Start: 2021-01-11
End: 2021-01-14
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 14 January 2021: 164 records at 155 stations, peak on 12 January 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 14 January 2021 set or tied 164 station records at 155 stations.
It ran from 11 January 2021 to 14 January 2021 (4 days) and its peak day was 12 January 2021.
Status: closed.
Odessa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 11 January 2021.
The busiest day was 12 January 2021 with 116 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 120 years.

Footprint

11 to 14 January 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 14 January 2021 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 14 January 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Odessa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2021-01-11
Olympia AP	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	2021-01-12
Hungry Horse Dam	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2021-01-13
Cascade Locks	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	2021-01-13
Morse Lake	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	2021-01-12
Naselle 2 ENE	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	2021-01-11
Three Creeks Meadow	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	2021-01-12
Seattle Tacoma AP	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	2021-01-12
Landsburg	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	2021-01-12
June Lake	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	2021-01-12
Kent	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2021-01-12
Priest Rvr Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	2021-01-13
Otis 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	2021-01-12
Schweitzer Basin	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2021-01-12
Headworks Portland Wtr B	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	2021-01-12
Upper Wheeler	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2021-01-12
North Fork	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	2021-01-12
Spokane Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	2021-01-12
Union	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	2021-01-13
Northport	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	2021-01-13

Records per Day

Peak day 116

Records set or tied each day from 11 January 2021 to 14 January 2021. The most in one day was 116 on 12 January 2021.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 14 January 2021 ranked by margin
June Lake, 01-12	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
North Fork, 01-12	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
Three Creeks Meadow, 01-12	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
Olympia AP, 01-12	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
Otis 2 NE, 01-12	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
Morse Lake, 01-12	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
Naselle 2 ENE, 01-11	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
Schweitzer Basin, 01-12	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
Seattle Tacoma AP, 01-12	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
Landsburg, 01-12	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Cascade Locks, 01-13	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Upper Wheeler, 01-12	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Hungry Horse Dam, 01-13	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
Odessa, 01-11	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
Priest Rvr Exp STN, 01-13	11.0 mm (0.4 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

164 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 14 January 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	114
44	46
23	52
23	109
4	109
5	109
36	23
35	89
58	23
26	46
25	46
104	30
11	85
11	66
41	48
33	21
3	120
23	18
84	30
6	63
3	100
17	7
28	46
25	41
6	85
5	93
25	30
46	30
51	30
4	62
21	53
36	18
56	21
14	46
41	30
33	30
46	41
18	38
14	15
14	51
18	10
38	19
56	10
23	41
28	41
25	41
23	30
32	15
14	30
13	10
8	51
11	10
12	41
34	30
2	62
18	30
53	10
18	10
19	41
12	41
9	48
28	41
7	47
35	22
10	33
8	48
6	62
37	30
6	41
14	46
12	46
23	15
5	41
10	41
2	52
4	44
5	53
36	1
16	10
5	47
2	47
8	23
18	41
2	41
0	51
3	29
10	30
18	26
13	18
18	10
15	5
20	1
12	41
13	1
20	1
18	30
36	10
23	3
25	10
2	49
11	41
9	3
38	15
3	41
13	1
25	10
23	1
3	37
8	18
13	5
8	41
1	49
23	10
5	41
10	21
4	26
10	1
20	10
3	11
3	39
15	3
5	20
5	30
3	28
10	18
16	15
5	10
3	26
3	30
8	10
8	30
3	10
6	21
3	26
3	26
5	30
7	5
5	15
8	7
3	26
5	10
13	1
8	11
3	15
3	30
0	26
1	21
8	1
10	1
13	1
8	13
3	5
10	5
3	10
3	15
13	7
0	21
5	10
3	10
3	10
3	1
1	3
3	3
3	1

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 14 January 2021 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 14 January 2021 (this event)	164 records

Every Record Set

20 of 164

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 14 January 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-01-11	Odessa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	114	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-01-11	Naselle 2 ENE	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	89	50 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-12	Olympia AP	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-12	Morse Lake	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23	51 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-12	Three Creeks Meadow	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23	50 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-12	Seattle Tacoma AP	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46	49 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-12	Landsburg	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46	47 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-12	June Lake	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	30	47 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-12	Kent	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	85	46 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-12	Otis 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48	43 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-12	Schweitzer Basin	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21	43 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-12	Headworks Portland Wtr B	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	120	42 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-12	Upper Wheeler	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	18	42 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-12	North Fork	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	30	42 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-12	Spokane Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	63	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-13	Hungry Horse Dam	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	52	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-13	Cascade Locks	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	109	53 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-13	Priest Rvr Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	66	44 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-13	Union	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	109	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-13	Northport	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	109	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 164 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
22	114
44	46
23	52
23	109
4	109
5	109
36	23
35	89
58	23
26	46
25	46
104	30
11	85
11	66
41	48
33	21
3	120
23	18
84	30
6	63
3	100
17	7
28	46
25	41
6	85
5	93
25	30
46	30
51	30
4	62
21	53
36	18
56	21
14	46
41	30
33	30
46	41
18	38
14	15
14	51
18	10
38	19
56	10
23	41
28	41
25	41
23	30
32	15
14	30
13	10
8	51
11	10
12	41
34	30
2	62
18	30
53	10
18	10
19	41
12	41
9	48
28	41
7	47
35	22
10	33
8	48
6	62
37	30
6	41
14	46
12	46
23	15
5	41
10	41
2	52
4	44
5	53
36	1
16	10
5	47
2	47
8	23
18	41
2	41
0	51
3	29
10	30
18	26
13	18
18	10
15	5
20	1
12	41
13	1
20	1
18	30
36	10
23	3
25	10
2	49
11	41
9	3
38	15
3	41
13	1
25	10
23	1
3	37
8	18
13	5
8	41
1	49
23	10
5	41
10	21
4	26
10	1
20	10
3	11
3	39
15	3
5	20
5	30
3	28
10	18
16	15
5	10
3	26
3	30
8	10
8	30
3	10
6	21
3	26
3	26
5	30
7	5
5	15
8	7
3	26
5	10
13	1
8	11
3	15
3	30
0	26
1	21
8	1
10	1
13	1
8	13
3	5
10	5
3	10
3	15
13	7
0	21
5	10
3	10
3	10
3	1
1	3
3	3
3	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	114
44	46
23	52
23	109
4	109
5	109
36	23
35	89
58	23
26	46
25	46
104	30
11	85
11	66
41	48
33	21
3	120
23	18
84	30
6	63
3	100
17	7
28	46
25	41
6	85
5	93
25	30
46	30
51	30
4	62
21	53
36	18
56	21
14	46
41	30
33	30
46	41
18	38
14	15
14	51
18	10
38	19
56	10
23	41
28	41
25	41
23	30
32	15
14	30
13	10
8	51
11	10
12	41
34	30
2	62
18	30
53	10
18	10
19	41
12	41
9	48
28	41
7	47
35	22
10	33
8	48
6	62
37	30
6	41
14	46
12	46
23	15
5	41
10	41
2	52
4	44
5	53
36	1
16	10
5	47
2	47
8	23
18	41
2	41
0	51
3	29
10	30
18	26
13	18
18	10
15	5
20	1
12	41
13	1
20	1
18	30
36	10
23	3
25	10
2	49
11	41
9	3
38	15
3	41
13	1
25	10
23	1
3	37
8	18
13	5
8	41
1	49
23	10
5	41
10	21
4	26
10	1
20	10
3	11
3	39
15	3
5	20
5	30
3	28
10	18
16	15
5	10
3	26
3	30
8	10
8	30
3	10
6	21
3	26
3	26
5	30
7	5
5	15
8	7
3	26
5	10
13	1
8	11
3	15
3	30
0	26
1	21
8	1
10	1
13	1
8	13
3	5
10	5
3	10
3	15
13	7
0	21
5	10
3	10
3	10
3	1
1	3
3	3
3	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	114
44	46
23	52
23	109
4	109
5	109
36	23
35	89
58	23
26	46
25	46
104	30
11	85
11	66
41	48
33	21
3	120
23	18
84	30
6	63
3	100
17	7
28	46
25	41
6	85
5	93
25	30
46	30
51	30
4	62
21	53
36	18
56	21
14	46
41	30
33	30
46	41
18	38
14	15
14	51
18	10
38	19
56	10
23	41
28	41
25	41
23	30
32	15
14	30
13	10
8	51
11	10
12	41
34	30
2	62
18	30
53	10
18	10
19	41
12	41
9	48
28	41
7	47
35	22
10	33
8	48
6	62
37	30
6	41
14	46
12	46
23	15
5	41
10	41
2	52
4	44
5	53
36	1
16	10
5	47
2	47
8	23
18	41
2	41
0	51
3	29
10	30
18	26
13	18
18	10
15	5
20	1
12	41
13	1
20	1
18	30
36	10
23	3
25	10
2	49
11	41
9	3
38	15
3	41
13	1
25	10
23	1
3	37
8	18
13	5
8	41
1	49
23	10
5	41
10	21
4	26
10	1
20	10
3	11
3	39
15	3
5	20
5	30
3	28
10	18
16	15
5	10
3	26
3	30
8	10
8	30
3	10
6	21
3	26
3	26
5	30
7	5
5	15
8	7
3	26
5	10
13	1
8	11
3	15
3	30
0	26
1	21
8	1
10	1
13	1
8	13
3	5
10	5
3	10
3	15
13	7
0	21
5	10
3	10
3	10
3	1
1	3
3	3
3	1