Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 11 January 2022

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 11 January 2022
Start: 2022-01-06
End: 2022-01-11
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 11 January 2022: 118 records at 115 stations, peak on 9 January 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 11 January 2022 set or tied 118 station records at 115 stations.
It ran from 6 January 2022 to 11 January 2022 (6 days) and its peak day was 9 January 2022.
Status: closed.
Barbourville set an all-time record daily precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 7 January 2022.
The busiest day was 9 January 2022 with 72 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 115 years.

Footprint

6 to 11 January 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 11 January 2022 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 11 January 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Barbourville	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	2022-01-07
Gainesboro	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	2022-01-07
Cabot	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	2022-01-09
Springhill	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2022-01-09
Wynne	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	2022-01-09
Jasper	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	2022-01-09
Dickson	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2022-01-06
Houston Intercontinental AP	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	2022-01-08
Sikeston Pwr STN	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2022-01-09
Crab Orchard 6 N	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2022-01-09
Linden Wtp	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	2022-01-06
Hardy	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2022-01-09
Louisville Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2022-01-09
Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2022-01-10
Georgetown Wtr Wks	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2022-01-09
Town Bluff Dam	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	2022-01-09
Smithland L&D	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	2022-01-09
New Stanton 1 SW	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2022-01-09
Spencer	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2022-01-10

Records per Day

Peak day 72

Records set or tied each day from 6 January 2022 to 11 January 2022. The most in one day was 72 on 9 January 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 11 January 2022 ranked by margin
Cabot, 01-09	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
Gainesboro, 01-07	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
Springhill, 01-09	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Houston Intercontinental AP, 01-08	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
Barbourville, 01-07	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
Jasper, 01-09	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
Town Bluff Dam, 01-09	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
Crab Orchard 6 N, 01-09	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
Smithland L&D, 01-09	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
Sikeston Pwr STN, 01-09	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
Lebanon, 01-10	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
Houston Intercontinental AP, 01-09	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
Georgetown Wtr Wks, 01-09	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
Louisville Intl AP, 01-09	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Linden Wtp, 01-06	15.8 mm (0.6 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

118 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, 6 to 11 January 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
44	37
70	27
86	18
51	54
6	109
40	54
33	56
12	108
46	18
33	22
12	64
2	100
3	115
16	47
30	22
18	56
19	44
38	3
33	30
26	9
18	56
15	50
12	50
2	84
34	14
16	24
10	64
30	30
1	84
7	56
15	44
11	56
20	22
9	56
8	56
21	22
6	56
7	58
1	76
10	50
2	70
6	56
4	64
28	14
12	44
6	44
6	56
8	48
2	68
6	50
27	22
5	56
2	55
11	22
5	47
1	56
6	48
12	48
13	23
19	22
15	23
2	54
9	24
18	6
21	23
4	50
5	38
15	24
9	23
1	56
11	6
2	44
19	14
10	23
1	44
21	6
2	44
7	24
0	44
1	47
17	8
7	23
9	23
9	31
6	35
8	6
5	23
2	39
6	35
1	24
2	14
1	24
1	24
1	23
6	24
18	8
1	23
2	18
0	11
4	22
6	22
4	22
10	4
5	16
1	24
6	12
3	14
6	6
3	14
1	22
7	3
3	6
3	12
3	6
4	6
4	8
3	8
3	6

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 11 January 2022 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, 6 to 11 January 2022 (this event)	118 records

Every Record Set

20 of 118

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 11 January 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-01-06	Dickson	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	108	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-06	Linden Wtp	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	47	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-07	Barbourville	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	37	78 of 100 (Major)
2022-01-07	Gainesboro	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-01-08	Houston Intercontinental AP	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-09	Cabot	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	18	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-09	Springhill	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54	54 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-09	Wynne	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	109	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-09	Jasper	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-09	Sikeston Pwr STN	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-09	Crab Orchard 6 N	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-09	Hardy	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	115	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-09	Louisville Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	56	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-09	Georgetown Wtr Wks	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	44	40 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-09	Town Bluff Dam	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	3	39 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-09	Smithland L&D	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	30	38 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-09	Houston Intercontinental AP	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9	38 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-09	New Stanton 1 SW	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-10	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-10	Spencer	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	100	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 118 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
44	37
70	27
86	18
51	54
6	109
40	54
33	56
12	108
46	18
33	22
12	64
2	100
3	115
16	47
30	22
18	56
19	44
38	3
33	30
26	9
18	56
15	50
12	50
2	84
34	14
16	24
10	64
30	30
1	84
7	56
15	44
11	56
20	22
9	56
8	56
21	22
6	56
7	58
1	76
10	50
2	70
6	56
4	64
28	14
12	44
6	44
6	56
8	48
2	68
6	50
27	22
5	56
2	55
11	22
5	47
1	56
6	48
12	48
13	23
19	22
15	23
2	54
9	24
18	6
21	23
4	50
5	38
15	24
9	23
1	56
11	6
2	44
19	14
10	23
1	44
21	6
2	44
7	24
0	44
1	47
17	8
7	23
9	23
9	31
6	35
8	6
5	23
2	39
6	35
1	24
2	14
1	24
1	24
1	23
6	24
18	8
1	23
2	18
0	11
4	22
6	22
4	22
10	4
5	16
1	24
6	12
3	14
6	6
3	14
1	22
7	3
3	6
3	12
3	6
4	6
4	8
3	8
3	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
44	37
70	27
86	18
51	54
6	109
40	54
33	56
12	108
46	18
33	22
12	64
2	100
3	115
16	47
30	22
18	56
19	44
38	3
33	30
26	9
18	56
15	50
12	50
2	84
34	14
16	24
10	64
30	30
1	84
7	56
15	44
11	56
20	22
9	56
8	56
21	22
6	56
7	58
1	76
10	50
2	70
6	56
4	64
28	14
12	44
6	44
6	56
8	48
2	68
6	50
27	22
5	56
2	55
11	22
5	47
1	56
6	48
12	48
13	23
19	22
15	23
2	54
9	24
18	6
21	23
4	50
5	38
15	24
9	23
1	56
11	6
2	44
19	14
10	23
1	44
21	6
2	44
7	24
0	44
1	47
17	8
7	23
9	23
9	31
6	35
8	6
5	23
2	39
6	35
1	24
2	14
1	24
1	24
1	23
6	24
18	8
1	23
2	18
0	11
4	22
6	22
4	22
10	4
5	16
1	24
6	12
3	14
6	6
3	14
1	22
7	3
3	6
3	12
3	6
4	6
4	8
3	8
3	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
44	37
70	27
86	18
51	54
6	109
40	54
33	56
12	108
46	18
33	22
12	64
2	100
3	115
16	47
30	22
18	56
19	44
38	3
33	30
26	9
18	56
15	50
12	50
2	84
34	14
16	24
10	64
30	30
1	84
7	56
15	44
11	56
20	22
9	56
8	56
21	22
6	56
7	58
1	76
10	50
2	70
6	56
4	64
28	14
12	44
6	44
6	56
8	48
2	68
6	50
27	22
5	56
2	55
11	22
5	47
1	56
6	48
12	48
13	23
19	22
15	23
2	54
9	24
18	6
21	23
4	50
5	38
15	24
9	23
1	56
11	6
2	44
19	14
10	23
1	44
21	6
2	44
7	24
0	44
1	47
17	8
7	23
9	23
9	31
6	35
8	6
5	23
2	39
6	35
1	24
2	14
1	24
1	24
1	23
6	24
18	8
1	23
2	18
0	11
4	22
6	22
4	22
10	4
5	16
1	24
6	12
3	14
6	6
3	14
1	22
7	3
3	6
3	12
3	6
4	6
4	8
3	8
3	6