Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 19 February 2022

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 19 February 2022
Start: 2022-02-16
End: 2022-02-19
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 19 February 2022: 504 records at 483 stations, peak on 18 February 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 19 February 2022 set or tied 504 station records at 483 stations.
It ran from 16 February 2022 to 19 February 2022 (4 days) and its peak day was 18 February 2022.
Status: closed.
Cairo 3N set a daily record precipitation of 98.6 mm (3.9 in) on 18 February 2022.
The busiest day was 18 February 2022 with 299 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 128 years.

Footprint

16 to 19 February 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 19 February 2022 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 to 19 February 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Cairo 3N	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	2022-02-18
Du Quoin 4 SE	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	2022-02-17
Lowell	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	2022-02-17
Hooker 12 NNW	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	2022-02-18
Watertown	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	2022-02-18
Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	2022-02-17
Stillwater Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	2022-02-18
New Cumberland L/D	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	2022-02-18
Rushville	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	2022-02-18
Indian Lake 2SW	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2022-02-18
Olean	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2022-02-18
Ogdensburg 4 NE	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	2022-02-18
Highmarket 2W	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	2022-02-18
Tupper Lake Sunmount	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2022-02-18
Delaware Lake	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2022-02-18
Titusville Wtr Wks	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	2022-02-18
Alfred	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2022-02-18
Boonville 4 SSW	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	2022-02-18
New Carlisle	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2022-02-18
Schenley Lock 5	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	2022-02-18

Records per Day

Peak day 299

Records set or tied each day from 16 February 2022 to 19 February 2022. The most in one day was 299 on 18 February 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 19 February 2022 ranked by margin
Highmarket 2W, 02-18	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
Cairo 3N, 02-18	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
Boonville 4 SSW, 02-18	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
Du Quoin 4 SE, 02-17	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
Hooker 12 NNW, 02-18	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
Ogdensburg 4 NE, 02-18	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP, 02-17	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
Watertown, 02-18	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
Titusville Wtr Wks, 02-18	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
Alfred, 02-18	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
Lowell, 02-17	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
Delaware Lake, 02-18	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
Tupper Lake Sunmount, 02-18	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
Olean, 02-18	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Stillwater Rsvr, 02-18	25.1 mm (1.0 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 to 19 February 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
52	108
39	112
28	84
38	86
29	84
30	86
25	78
24	82
8	108
22	112
25	60
33	55
55	54
26	47
28	66
29	60
28	46
43	54
22	84
16	128
12	112
23	60
19	60
17	84
27	66
22	46
37	46
21	112
27	38
17	82
14	84
24	66
28	46
29	80
26	24
38	38
21	46
17	112
16	112
17	66
4	112
19	66
13	98
22	66
12	84
21	84
19	66
18	60
26	68
35	24
16	60
31	46
17	60
26	70
15	60
11	112
22	19
9	112
23	46
9	112
32	14
24	46
25	46
32	24
20	66
12	68
20	40
23	19
36	24
15	60
18	51
11	80
21	24
9	112
11	80
9	76
18	24
6	112
10	68
30	22
15	66
28	46
40	16
29	16
20	24
12	60
17	66
21	60
32	14
22	66
7	91
29	12
22	24
28	16
7	86
21	46
6	112
7	84
19	46
20	24
24	24
13	60
20	16
16	16
3	96
11	90
16	66
18	46
10	82
17	40
2	72
32	22
27	46
30	14
22	46
10	64
18	16
11	76
16	76
14	66
17	46
3	112
15	84
1	112
7	96
19	14
8	66
27	14
9	60
15	46
17	24
15	46
12	76
11	66
1	114
1	123
30	14
18	66
5	68
22	19
2	94
11	66
8	60
28	14
11	60
30	14
12	46
11	54
15	46
17	40
8	66
15	36
7	70
6	76
11	68
13	19
9	68
20	2
10	82
3	46
20	36
15	24
23	4
30	14
36	22
12	46
39	22
6	60
14	24
11	40
12	43
7	82
9	66
7	60
13	46
14	14
1	84
47	7
11	24
9	60
18	19
18	24
11	40
6	60
6	60
7	66
16	46
4	80
6	82
9	60
4	68
2	41
10	46
11	46
14	14
7	60
18	14
19	14
13	16
22	14

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 19 February 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, 16 to 19 February 2022 (this event)	504 records

Every Record Set

20 of 504

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 19 February 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-02-17	Du Quoin 4 SE	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	112	75 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-17	Lowell	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	84	75 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-17	Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	86	73 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-18	Cairo 3N	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	108	79 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-18	Hooker 12 NNW	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	86	75 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-18	Watertown	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	84	75 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-18	Stillwater Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	78	72 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-18	New Cumberland L/D	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	82	69 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-18	Rushville	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	108	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-18	Indian Lake 2SW	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	112	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-18	Olean	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-18	Ogdensburg 4 NE	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55	66 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-18	Highmarket 2W	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54	65 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-18	Tupper Lake Sunmount	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	47	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-18	Delaware Lake	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	66	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-18	Titusville Wtr Wks	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	60	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-18	Alfred	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-18	Boonville 4 SSW	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	54	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-18	New Carlisle	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	84	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-18	Schenley Lock 5	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	128	63 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 504 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
52	108
39	112
28	84
38	86
29	84
30	86
25	78
24	82
8	108
22	112
25	60
33	55
55	54
26	47
28	66
29	60
28	46
43	54
22	84
16	128
12	112
23	60
19	60
17	84
27	66
22	46
37	46
21	112
27	38
17	82
14	84
24	66
28	46
29	80
26	24
38	38
21	46
17	112
16	112
17	66
4	112
19	66
13	98
22	66
12	84
21	84
19	66
18	60
26	68
35	24
16	60
31	46
17	60
26	70
15	60
11	112
22	19
9	112
23	46
9	112
32	14
24	46
25	46
32	24
20	66
12	68
20	40
23	19
36	24
15	60
18	51
11	80
21	24
9	112
11	80
9	76
18	24
6	112
10	68
30	22
15	66
28	46
40	16
29	16
20	24
12	60
17	66
21	60
32	14
22	66
7	91
29	12
22	24
28	16
7	86
21	46
6	112
7	84
19	46
20	24
24	24
13	60
20	16
16	16
3	96
11	90
16	66
18	46
10	82
17	40
2	72
32	22
27	46
30	14
22	46
10	64
18	16
11	76
16	76
14	66
17	46
3	112
15	84
1	112
7	96
19	14
8	66
27	14
9	60
15	46
17	24
15	46
12	76
11	66
1	114
1	123
30	14
18	66
5	68
22	19
2	94
11	66
8	60
28	14
11	60
30	14
12	46
11	54
15	46
17	40
8	66
15	36
7	70
6	76
11	68
13	19
9	68
20	2
10	82
3	46
20	36
15	24
23	4
30	14
36	22
12	46
39	22
6	60
14	24
11	40
12	43
7	82
9	66
7	60
13	46
14	14
1	84
47	7
11	24
9	60
18	19
18	24
11	40
6	60
6	60
7	66
16	46
4	80
6	82
9	60
4	68
2	41
10	46
11	46
14	14
7	60
18	14
19	14
13	16
22	14

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
52	108
39	112
28	84
38	86
29	84
30	86
25	78
24	82
8	108
22	112
25	60
33	55
55	54
26	47
28	66
29	60
28	46
43	54
22	84
16	128
12	112
23	60
19	60
17	84
27	66
22	46
37	46
21	112
27	38
17	82
14	84
24	66
28	46
29	80
26	24
38	38
21	46
17	112
16	112
17	66
4	112
19	66
13	98
22	66
12	84
21	84
19	66
18	60
26	68
35	24
16	60
31	46
17	60
26	70
15	60
11	112
22	19
9	112
23	46
9	112
32	14
24	46
25	46
32	24
20	66
12	68
20	40
23	19
36	24
15	60
18	51
11	80
21	24
9	112
11	80
9	76
18	24
6	112
10	68
30	22
15	66
28	46
40	16
29	16
20	24
12	60
17	66
21	60
32	14
22	66
7	91
29	12
22	24
28	16
7	86
21	46
6	112
7	84
19	46
20	24
24	24
13	60
20	16
16	16
3	96
11	90
16	66
18	46
10	82
17	40
2	72
32	22
27	46
30	14
22	46
10	64
18	16
11	76
16	76
14	66
17	46
3	112
15	84
1	112
7	96
19	14
8	66
27	14
9	60
15	46
17	24
15	46
12	76
11	66
1	114
1	123
30	14
18	66
5	68
22	19
2	94
11	66
8	60
28	14
11	60
30	14
12	46
11	54
15	46
17	40
8	66
15	36
7	70
6	76
11	68
13	19
9	68
20	2
10	82
3	46
20	36
15	24
23	4
30	14
36	22
12	46
39	22
6	60
14	24
11	40
12	43
7	82
9	66
7	60
13	46
14	14
1	84
47	7
11	24
9	60
18	19
18	24
11	40
6	60
6	60
7	66
16	46
4	80
6	82
9	60
4	68
2	41
10	46
11	46
14	14
7	60
18	14
19	14
13	16
22	14

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
52	108
39	112
28	84
38	86
29	84
30	86
25	78
24	82
8	108
22	112
25	60
33	55
55	54
26	47
28	66
29	60
28	46
43	54
22	84
16	128
12	112
23	60
19	60
17	84
27	66
22	46
37	46
21	112
27	38
17	82
14	84
24	66
28	46
29	80
26	24
38	38
21	46
17	112
16	112
17	66
4	112
19	66
13	98
22	66
12	84
21	84
19	66
18	60
26	68
35	24
16	60
31	46
17	60
26	70
15	60
11	112
22	19
9	112
23	46
9	112
32	14
24	46
25	46
32	24
20	66
12	68
20	40
23	19
36	24
15	60
18	51
11	80
21	24
9	112
11	80
9	76
18	24
6	112
10	68
30	22
15	66
28	46
40	16
29	16
20	24
12	60
17	66
21	60
32	14
22	66
7	91
29	12
22	24
28	16
7	86
21	46
6	112
7	84
19	46
20	24
24	24
13	60
20	16
16	16
3	96
11	90
16	66
18	46
10	82
17	40
2	72
32	22
27	46
30	14
22	46
10	64
18	16
11	76
16	76
14	66
17	46
3	112
15	84
1	112
7	96
19	14
8	66
27	14
9	60
15	46
17	24
15	46
12	76
11	66
1	114
1	123
30	14
18	66
5	68
22	19
2	94
11	66
8	60
28	14
11	60
30	14
12	46
11	54
15	46
17	40
8	66
15	36
7	70
6	76
11	68
13	19
9	68
20	2
10	82
3	46
20	36
15	24
23	4
30	14
36	22
12	46
39	22
6	60
14	24
11	40
12	43
7	82
9	66
7	60
13	46
14	14
1	84
47	7
11	24
9	60
18	19
18	24
11	40
6	60
6	60
7	66
16	46
4	80
6	82
9	60
4	68
2	41
10	46
11	46
14	14
7	60
18	14
19	14
13	16
22	14