Extreme rain in United States, 26 February to 1 March 2021

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 26 February to 1 March 2021
Start: 2021-02-26
End: 2021-03-01
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 26 February to 1 March 2021: 341 records at 299 stations, peak on 1 March 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 26 February to 1 March 2021 set or tied 341 station records at 299 stations.
It ran from 26 February 2021 to 1 March 2021 (4 days) and its peak day was 1 March 2021.
Status: closed.
Russellville set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 1 March 2021.
The busiest day was 1 March 2021 with 133 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 125 years.

Footprint

26 February to 1 March 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 26 February to 1 March 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, 26 February to 1 March 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Russellville	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	2021-03-01
Coffeeville	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	2021-02-26
Palestine	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	2021-02-28
Hopkinsville	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	2021-02-28
Paintsville 1E	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	2021-03-01
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	2021-02-28
Pt Marion Lock 8	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	2021-03-01
Dunlow 1 SW	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	2021-03-01
Williamson	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	2021-03-01
Confluence 1 SW Dam	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	2021-03-01
Louisville Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	2021-02-28
Hot Springs 1 NNE	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	2021-03-01
Cleveland	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	2021-02-26
Jackson	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2021-02-28
Vincennes 4 E	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2021-02-28
Georgetown Wtr Wks	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	2021-02-28
Boonville 1S	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	2021-02-28
Ashdown 4 SSE	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2021-02-26
Union City	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2021-02-28
Evansville Museum	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	2021-02-28

Records per Day

Peak day 133

Records set or tied each day from 26 February 2021 to 1 March 2021. The most in one day was 133 on 1 March 2021.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 26 February to 1 March 2021 ranked by margin
Coffeeville, 02-26	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
Russellville, 03-01	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
Ashdown 4 SSE, 02-26	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
Boonville 1S, 02-28	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
Louisville Intl AP, 02-28	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
Georgetown Wtr Wks, 02-28	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
Hopkinsville, 02-28	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Evansville Museum, 02-28	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP, 02-28	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
Union City, 02-28	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
Paintsville 1E, 03-01	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
Jackson, 02-28	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
Williamson, 03-01	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
Dunlow 1 SW, 03-01	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
Hot Springs 1 NNE, 03-01	30.7 mm (1.2 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

341 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, 26 February to 1 March 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
60	99
73	77
27	119
38	104
34	57
27	67
31	31
35	46
33	67
25	67
31	104
47	34
29	98
34	31
25	67
39	34
47	10
52	23
34	59
37	34
9	119
21	52
13	82
16	82
12	98
28	55
52	10
8	118
39	29
4	125
26	34
28	21
16	67
26	10
3	111
27	23
3	102
13	73
5	99
41	39
35	39
34	10
39	39
15	59
1	118
2	120
28	8
7	76
1	120
8	82
29	34
8	87
8	87
3	57
36	23
23	10
3	90
18	10
7	82
24	34
24	48
15	31
11	45
7	67
38	23
3	82
25	58
20	34
9	67
3	65
30	23
21	34
24	34
6	77
9	72
11	23
24	34
18	26
4	73
9	67
32	4
22	34
3	82
2	82
20	37
1	53
31	23
4	67
27	22
7	59
23	50
17	58
16	34
6	67
9	55
5	67
1	77
12	58
16	50
19	10
20	24
27	10
6	66
25	24
34	12
6	55
23	8
16	24
3	73
10	58
4	55
1	67
12	34
2	67
37	3
19	22
11	34
12	50
12	50
6	55
18	8
1	76
1	66
9	59
3	58
13	50
22	24
29	8
27	10
14	34
18	24
10	34
20	10
18	8
6	59
3	55
4	55
9	22
4	50
9	50
27	21
25	23
4	52
15	24
5	50
11	50
21	4
5	55
3	55
17	24
8	40
17	4
1	67
5	55
14	22
18	26
2	59
19	29
15	24
13	4
19	23
22	29
0	55
16	25
1	33
9	22
11	2
14	34
13	24
15	22
2	55
12	34
7	37
19	21
16	8
12	10
0	50
24	26
8	48
20	10
7	37
24	3
5	56
3	50
14	26
1	55
6	34
4	34
3	34
8	22
1	59
12	24
8	12
9	24
7	39
1	55
3	39
10	34
6	30
15	10

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 26 February to 1 March 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, 26 February to 1 March 2021 (this event)	341 records

Every Record Set

20 of 341

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 26 February to 1 March 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-02-26	Coffeeville	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	77	73 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-26	Cleveland	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	98	56 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-26	Ashdown 4 SSE	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23	51 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-28	Palestine	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	119	68 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-28	Hopkinsville	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	104	67 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-28	Bowling Green Warren Co AP	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46	60 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-28	Louisville Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34	57 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-28	Jackson	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31	56 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-28	Vincennes 4 E	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	67	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-28	Georgetown Wtr Wks	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-28	Boonville 1S	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	10	52 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-28	Union City	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	59	51 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-28	Evansville Museum	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34	49 of 100 (Notable)
2021-03-01	Russellville	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	99	79 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-01	Paintsville 1E	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	57	67 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-01	Pt Marion Lock 8	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	67	60 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-01	Dunlow 1 SW	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	31	60 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-01	Williamson	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	67	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-03-01	Confluence 1 SW Dam	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	67	58 of 100 (Notable)
2021-03-01	Hot Springs 1 NNE	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	104	57 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 341 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
60	99
73	77
27	119
38	104
34	57
27	67
31	31
35	46
33	67
25	67
31	104
47	34
29	98
34	31
25	67
39	34
47	10
52	23
34	59
37	34
9	119
21	52
13	82
16	82
12	98
28	55
52	10
8	118
39	29
4	125
26	34
28	21
16	67
26	10
3	111
27	23
3	102
13	73
5	99
41	39
35	39
34	10
39	39
15	59
1	118
2	120
28	8
7	76
1	120
8	82
29	34
8	87
8	87
3	57
36	23
23	10
3	90
18	10
7	82
24	34
24	48
15	31
11	45
7	67
38	23
3	82
25	58
20	34
9	67
3	65
30	23
21	34
24	34
6	77
9	72
11	23
24	34
18	26
4	73
9	67
32	4
22	34
3	82
2	82
20	37
1	53
31	23
4	67
27	22
7	59
23	50
17	58
16	34
6	67
9	55
5	67
1	77
12	58
16	50
19	10
20	24
27	10
6	66
25	24
34	12
6	55
23	8
16	24
3	73
10	58
4	55
1	67
12	34
2	67
37	3
19	22
11	34
12	50
12	50
6	55
18	8
1	76
1	66
9	59
3	58
13	50
22	24
29	8
27	10
14	34
18	24
10	34
20	10
18	8
6	59
3	55
4	55
9	22
4	50
9	50
27	21
25	23
4	52
15	24
5	50
11	50
21	4
5	55
3	55
17	24
8	40
17	4
1	67
5	55
14	22
18	26
2	59
19	29
15	24
13	4
19	23
22	29
0	55
16	25
1	33
9	22
11	2
14	34
13	24
15	22
2	55
12	34
7	37
19	21
16	8
12	10
0	50
24	26
8	48
20	10
7	37
24	3
5	56
3	50
14	26
1	55
6	34
4	34
3	34
8	22
1	59
12	24
8	12
9	24
7	39
1	55
3	39
10	34
6	30
15	10

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
60	99
73	77
27	119
38	104
34	57
27	67
31	31
35	46
33	67
25	67
31	104
47	34
29	98
34	31
25	67
39	34
47	10
52	23
34	59
37	34
9	119
21	52
13	82
16	82
12	98
28	55
52	10
8	118
39	29
4	125
26	34
28	21
16	67
26	10
3	111
27	23
3	102
13	73
5	99
41	39
35	39
34	10
39	39
15	59
1	118
2	120
28	8
7	76
1	120
8	82
29	34
8	87
8	87
3	57
36	23
23	10
3	90
18	10
7	82
24	34
24	48
15	31
11	45
7	67
38	23
3	82
25	58
20	34
9	67
3	65
30	23
21	34
24	34
6	77
9	72
11	23
24	34
18	26
4	73
9	67
32	4
22	34
3	82
2	82
20	37
1	53
31	23
4	67
27	22
7	59
23	50
17	58
16	34
6	67
9	55
5	67
1	77
12	58
16	50
19	10
20	24
27	10
6	66
25	24
34	12
6	55
23	8
16	24
3	73
10	58
4	55
1	67
12	34
2	67
37	3
19	22
11	34
12	50
12	50
6	55
18	8
1	76
1	66
9	59
3	58
13	50
22	24
29	8
27	10
14	34
18	24
10	34
20	10
18	8
6	59
3	55
4	55
9	22
4	50
9	50
27	21
25	23
4	52
15	24
5	50
11	50
21	4
5	55
3	55
17	24
8	40
17	4
1	67
5	55
14	22
18	26
2	59
19	29
15	24
13	4
19	23
22	29
0	55
16	25
1	33
9	22
11	2
14	34
13	24
15	22
2	55
12	34
7	37
19	21
16	8
12	10
0	50
24	26
8	48
20	10
7	37
24	3
5	56
3	50
14	26
1	55
6	34
4	34
3	34
8	22
1	59
12	24
8	12
9	24
7	39
1	55
3	39
10	34
6	30
15	10

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
60	99
73	77
27	119
38	104
34	57
27	67
31	31
35	46
33	67
25	67
31	104
47	34
29	98
34	31
25	67
39	34
47	10
52	23
34	59
37	34
9	119
21	52
13	82
16	82
12	98
28	55
52	10
8	118
39	29
4	125
26	34
28	21
16	67
26	10
3	111
27	23
3	102
13	73
5	99
41	39
35	39
34	10
39	39
15	59
1	118
2	120
28	8
7	76
1	120
8	82
29	34
8	87
8	87
3	57
36	23
23	10
3	90
18	10
7	82
24	34
24	48
15	31
11	45
7	67
38	23
3	82
25	58
20	34
9	67
3	65
30	23
21	34
24	34
6	77
9	72
11	23
24	34
18	26
4	73
9	67
32	4
22	34
3	82
2	82
20	37
1	53
31	23
4	67
27	22
7	59
23	50
17	58
16	34
6	67
9	55
5	67
1	77
12	58
16	50
19	10
20	24
27	10
6	66
25	24
34	12
6	55
23	8
16	24
3	73
10	58
4	55
1	67
12	34
2	67
37	3
19	22
11	34
12	50
12	50
6	55
18	8
1	76
1	66
9	59
3	58
13	50
22	24
29	8
27	10
14	34
18	24
10	34
20	10
18	8
6	59
3	55
4	55
9	22
4	50
9	50
27	21
25	23
4	52
15	24
5	50
11	50
21	4
5	55
3	55
17	24
8	40
17	4
1	67
5	55
14	22
18	26
2	59
19	29
15	24
13	4
19	23
22	29
0	55
16	25
1	33
9	22
11	2
14	34
13	24
15	22
2	55
12	34
7	37
19	21
16	8
12	10
0	50
24	26
8	48
20	10
7	37
24	3
5	56
3	50
14	26
1	55
6	34
4	34
3	34
8	22
1	59
12	24
8	12
9	24
7	39
1	55
3	39
10	34
6	30
15	10