Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 20 April 2022

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 20 April 2022
Start: 2022-04-16
End: 2022-04-20
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 20 April 2022: 281 records at 275 stations, peak on 19 April 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 20 April 2022 set or tied 281 station records at 275 stations.
It ran from 16 April 2022 to 20 April 2022 (5 days) and its peak day was 19 April 2022.
Status: closed.
Crandall 8 N set a daily record precipitation of 166.6 mm (6.6 in) on 17 April 2022.
The busiest day was 19 April 2022 with 136 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 121 years.

Footprint

16 to 20 April 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 20 April 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 20 April 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Crandall 8 N	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	2022-04-17
World Trade Ctr	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	2022-04-19
Trenton Falls	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	2022-04-19
Norwich	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	2022-04-19
Sherburne	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	2022-04-19
Saluda	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	2022-04-18
Stevensville 2SW	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2022-04-19
Norristown	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	2022-04-19
Conowingo Dam	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2022-04-19
Elizabethtown	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2022-04-19
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	2022-04-18
High Pt	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	2022-04-18
Danville Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	2022-04-18
Freehold-Marlboro	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2022-04-19
Lambertville	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2022-04-19
Estell Manor	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	2022-04-19
Flemington 5 NNW	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2022-04-19
Phoenixville 1 E	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	2022-04-18
Danville 2 SE	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2022-04-18
Mahanoy City 2 N	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2022-04-19

Records per Day

Peak day 136

Records set or tied each day from 16 April 2022 to 20 April 2022. The most in one day was 136 on 19 April 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 20 April 2022 ranked by margin
Crandall 8 N, 04-17	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
Estell Manor, 04-19	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
World Trade Ctr, 04-19	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
Trenton Falls, 04-19	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
Stevensville 2SW, 04-19	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
Mahanoy City 2 N, 04-19	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
Norristown, 04-19	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
Danville Rgnl AP, 04-18	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
Saluda, 04-18	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP, 04-18	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
Conowingo Dam, 04-19	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
Lambertville, 04-19	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Elizabethtown, 04-19	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
Freehold-Marlboro, 04-19	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Norwich, 04-19	19.5 mm (0.8 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

281 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 20 April 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
125	76
35	79
35	52
20	97
18	97
28	109
34	68
32	72
23	84
22	72
26	72
18	97
31	61
20	79
22	83
37	44
19	83
13	97
33	47
12	97
14	79
75	4
13	101
29	52
44	4
24	52
15	79
4	121
20	72
10	84
23	56
24	52
9	84
61	24
31	52
24	44
12	83
23	64
4	112
10	84
22	52
12	76
11	79
25	44
26	52
3	112
14	72
14	72
23	52
12	72
6	84
17	61
2	104
38	4
37	21
20	63
20	63
19	63
17	76
10	72
22	52
13	72
1	96
6	83
21	63
21	52
33	20
31	33
11	56
5	81
11	72
11	72
8	76
23	63
5	84
7	72
18	47
8	72
14	63
5	79
17	52
21	37
33	52
31	32
4	79
11	59
27	33
30	23
11	52
10	76
9	52
23	33
3	79
12	67
22	20
8	72
18	32
13	52
1	83
8	63
14	63
1	76
9	68
7	72
20	29
11	63
17	52
4	76
4	72
16	40
2	72
5	72
5	72
1	79
4	72
33	40
10	52
23	21
15	44
22	19
22	61
1	47
41	24
2	68
15	44
17	33
5	52
8	52
2	63
10	55
17	40
6	52
4	52
12	39
5	55
5	68
16	19
3	71
22	40
5	64
7	52
11	40
6	52
9	44
14	20
11	24
22	8
6	52
9	39
8	52
6	52
8	44
7	48
10	32
9	32
15	40
37	7
9	52
15	32
0	64
34	7
35	7
11	40
7	40
11	33
2	52
3	52
12	21
5	52
3	52
6	48
34	7
9	52
30	7
32	0
5	52
10	21
14	48
18	24
0	57
23	24
15	24
5	52
2	55
4	52
2	52
14	24
20	24
11	24
3	48
4	24
11	33
10	33
9	33
7	33
10	24
6	24
8	19
10	21
2	33

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 20 April 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 20 April 2022 (this event)	281 records

Every Record Set

20 of 281

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 20 April 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-04-17	Crandall 8 N	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	76	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-18	Saluda	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	109	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-18	Wilmington New Castle Co AP	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	72	54 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-18	High Pt	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	97	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-18	Danville Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	61	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-18	Phoenixville 1 E	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	97	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-18	Danville 2 SE	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	97	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-19	World Trade Ctr	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	79	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Trenton Falls	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52	65 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Norwich	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	97	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Sherburne	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	97	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Stevensville 2SW	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	68	58 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-19	Norristown	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	72	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-19	Conowingo Dam	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	84	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-19	Elizabethtown	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	72	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-19	Freehold-Marlboro	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	79	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-19	Lambertville	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	83	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-19	Estell Manor	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-19	Flemington 5 NNW	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	83	51 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-19	Mahanoy City 2 N	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47	49 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 281 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.

Date	Records
2022-04-16	12
2022-04-17	36
2022-04-18	94
2022-04-19	136
2022-04-20	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
125	76
35	79
35	52
20	97
18	97
28	109
34	68
32	72
23	84
22	72
26	72
18	97
31	61
20	79
22	83
37	44
19	83
13	97
33	47
12	97
14	79
75	4
13	101
29	52
44	4
24	52
15	79
4	121
20	72
10	84
23	56
24	52
9	84
61	24
31	52
24	44
12	83
23	64
4	112
10	84
22	52
12	76
11	79
25	44
26	52
3	112
14	72
14	72
23	52
12	72
6	84
17	61
2	104
38	4
37	21
20	63
20	63
19	63
17	76
10	72
22	52
13	72
1	96
6	83
21	63
21	52
33	20
31	33
11	56
5	81
11	72
11	72
8	76
23	63
5	84
7	72
18	47
8	72
14	63
5	79
17	52
21	37
33	52
31	32
4	79
11	59
27	33
30	23
11	52
10	76
9	52
23	33
3	79
12	67
22	20
8	72
18	32
13	52
1	83
8	63
14	63
1	76
9	68
7	72
20	29
11	63
17	52
4	76
4	72
16	40
2	72
5	72
5	72
1	79
4	72
33	40
10	52
23	21
15	44
22	19
22	61
1	47
41	24
2	68
15	44
17	33
5	52
8	52
2	63
10	55
17	40
6	52
4	52
12	39
5	55
5	68
16	19
3	71
22	40
5	64
7	52
11	40
6	52
9	44
14	20
11	24
22	8
6	52
9	39
8	52
6	52
8	44
7	48
10	32
9	32
15	40
37	7
9	52
15	32
0	64
34	7
35	7
11	40
7	40
11	33
2	52
3	52
12	21
5	52
3	52
6	48
34	7
9	52
30	7
32	0
5	52
10	21
14	48
18	24
0	57
23	24
15	24
5	52
2	55
4	52
2	52
14	24
20	24
11	24
3	48
4	24
11	33
10	33
9	33
7	33
10	24
6	24
8	19
10	21
2	33

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
125	76
35	79
35	52
20	97
18	97
28	109
34	68
32	72
23	84
22	72
26	72
18	97
31	61
20	79
22	83
37	44
19	83
13	97
33	47
12	97
14	79
75	4
13	101
29	52
44	4
24	52
15	79
4	121
20	72
10	84
23	56
24	52
9	84
61	24
31	52
24	44
12	83
23	64
4	112
10	84
22	52
12	76
11	79
25	44
26	52
3	112
14	72
14	72
23	52
12	72
6	84
17	61
2	104
38	4
37	21
20	63
20	63
19	63
17	76
10	72
22	52
13	72
1	96
6	83
21	63
21	52
33	20
31	33
11	56
5	81
11	72
11	72
8	76
23	63
5	84
7	72
18	47
8	72
14	63
5	79
17	52
21	37
33	52
31	32
4	79
11	59
27	33
30	23
11	52
10	76
9	52
23	33
3	79
12	67
22	20
8	72
18	32
13	52
1	83
8	63
14	63
1	76
9	68
7	72
20	29
11	63
17	52
4	76
4	72
16	40
2	72
5	72
5	72
1	79
4	72
33	40
10	52
23	21
15	44
22	19
22	61
1	47
41	24
2	68
15	44
17	33
5	52
8	52
2	63
10	55
17	40
6	52
4	52
12	39
5	55
5	68
16	19
3	71
22	40
5	64
7	52
11	40
6	52
9	44
14	20
11	24
22	8
6	52
9	39
8	52
6	52
8	44
7	48
10	32
9	32
15	40
37	7
9	52
15	32
0	64
34	7
35	7
11	40
7	40
11	33
2	52
3	52
12	21
5	52
3	52
6	48
34	7
9	52
30	7
32	0
5	52
10	21
14	48
18	24
0	57
23	24
15	24
5	52
2	55
4	52
2	52
14	24
20	24
11	24
3	48
4	24
11	33
10	33
9	33
7	33
10	24
6	24
8	19
10	21
2	33

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
125	76
35	79
35	52
20	97
18	97
28	109
34	68
32	72
23	84
22	72
26	72
18	97
31	61
20	79
22	83
37	44
19	83
13	97
33	47
12	97
14	79
75	4
13	101
29	52
44	4
24	52
15	79
4	121
20	72
10	84
23	56
24	52
9	84
61	24
31	52
24	44
12	83
23	64
4	112
10	84
22	52
12	76
11	79
25	44
26	52
3	112
14	72
14	72
23	52
12	72
6	84
17	61
2	104
38	4
37	21
20	63
20	63
19	63
17	76
10	72
22	52
13	72
1	96
6	83
21	63
21	52
33	20
31	33
11	56
5	81
11	72
11	72
8	76
23	63
5	84
7	72
18	47
8	72
14	63
5	79
17	52
21	37
33	52
31	32
4	79
11	59
27	33
30	23
11	52
10	76
9	52
23	33
3	79
12	67
22	20
8	72
18	32
13	52
1	83
8	63
14	63
1	76
9	68
7	72
20	29
11	63
17	52
4	76
4	72
16	40
2	72
5	72
5	72
1	79
4	72
33	40
10	52
23	21
15	44
22	19
22	61
1	47
41	24
2	68
15	44
17	33
5	52
8	52
2	63
10	55
17	40
6	52
4	52
12	39
5	55
5	68
16	19
3	71
22	40
5	64
7	52
11	40
6	52
9	44
14	20
11	24
22	8
6	52
9	39
8	52
6	52
8	44
7	48
10	32
9	32
15	40
37	7
9	52
15	32
0	64
34	7
35	7
11	40
7	40
11	33
2	52
3	52
12	21
5	52
3	52
6	48
34	7
9	52
30	7
32	0
5	52
10	21
14	48
18	24
0	57
23	24
15	24
5	52
2	55
4	52
2	52
14	24
20	24
11	24
3	48
4	24
11	33
10	33
9	33
7	33
10	24
6	24
8	19
10	21
2	33