Extreme rain in United States, 27 May to 1 June 2022

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 27 May to 1 June 2022
Start: 2022-05-27
End: 2022-06-01
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 27 May to 1 June 2022: 380 records at 339 stations, peak on 29 May 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 27 May to 1 June 2022 set or tied 380 station records at 339 stations.
It ran from 27 May 2022 to 1 June 2022 (6 days) and its peak day was 29 May 2022.
Status: closed.
Pokegama Dam set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 30 May 2022.
The busiest day was 29 May 2022 with 148 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 113 years.

Footprint

27 May to 1 June 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 27 May to 1 June 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, 27 May to 1 June 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Pokegama Dam	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	2022-05-30
Stehekin 4 NW	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2022-05-30
Mystic Lake	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	2022-05-30
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	2022-05-30
Pelican Rapids	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	2022-05-30
Thorhult	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	2022-05-29
Sucker Creek	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	2022-05-30
Evelyn Sharp Fld	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	2022-05-29
Sheridan AP	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	2022-05-30
Spirit Lake	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	2022-05-31
Bates Creek #2	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2022-05-31
Cloud Peak Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	2022-05-30
Elk Rvr	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2022-05-28
Hyndman	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2022-05-29
Monument Peak	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2022-05-30
Red Lodge	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	2022-05-30
Beartooth Lake	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2022-05-30
Cody	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	2022-05-30
The Dalles	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2022-05-29

Records per Day

Peak day 148

Records set or tied each day from 27 May 2022 to 1 June 2022. The most in one day was 148 on 29 May 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 27 May to 1 June 2022 ranked by margin
Cloud Peak Reservoir, 05-30	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
Mystic Lake, 05-30	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
Bates Creek #2, 05-31	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
Sheridan AP, 05-30	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, 05-30	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Spirit Lake, 05-31	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
Pelican Rapids, 05-30	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
Red Lodge, 05-30	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
Pokegama Dam, 05-30	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
Sucker Creek, 05-30	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
Thorhult, 05-29	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
Elk Rvr, 05-28	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
Evelyn Sharp Fld, 05-29	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
Monument Peak, 05-30	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
Hyndman, 05-29	22.9 mm (0.9 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

380 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, 27 May to 1 June 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
34	111
18	113
44	80
38	72
36	80
32	72
33	15
31	92
37	79
40	51
40	52
8	89
71	39
32	32
23	33
23	33
35	55
23	31
9	81
5	48
47	29
26	33
19	33
11	63
8	80
18	23
10	79
26	24
25	43
13	51
37	23
18	55
25	25
19	35
9	91
15	79
56	8
25	51
14	68
12	84
17	64
18	40
26	24
30	51
8	52
23	9
3	113
6	77
8	84
10	80
31	31
19	18
16	55
20	33
13	14
23	17
21	33
27	16
17	24
4	97
5	80
13	15
13	29
28	17
23	31
13	33
7	87
8	43
10	55
18	31
18	7
7	68
6	84
15	36
21	33
7	80
7	79
11	56
16	33
20	20
10	72
1	112
3	41
20	31
9	31
17	63
13	34
5	20
13	35
7	55
25	17
16	40
13	16
4	75
18	17
9	36
18	12
5	55
9	55
15	40
4	83
8	15
20	29
18	11
17	31
17	8
19	8
3	76
18	33
15	36
13	32
13	28
10	40
13	32
10	33
5	64
6	57
13	33
10	45
11	32
9	51
20	43
13	36
1	71
20	17
10	51
10	13
18	11
13	23
18	11
10	40
15	28
22	15
5	55
4	60
21	8
11	17
13	43
13	11
13	28
18	17
4	63
14	35
14	16
1	68
5	51
9	12
8	36
28	11
18	41
10	16
11	19
1	60
1	68
4	61
10	39
4	51
8	16
10	27
10	23
15	21
8	36
8	32
18	7
13	32
7	29
10	20
8	43
15	16
13	17
13	17
2	48
4	33
9	33
5	27
8	40
5	41
8	40
13	8
6	32
1	57
12	25
15	15
14	17
4	52
10	33
8	17
13	39
15	15
13	17
8	36
8	33
8	32
15	8
12	29
1	52
7	32
19	4
5	33
2	48

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 27 May to 1 June 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, 27 May to 1 June 2022 (this event)	380 records

Every Record Set

20 of 380

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 27 May to 1 June 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-05-28	Elk Rvr	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32	54 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-29	Thorhult	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	72	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-29	Evelyn Sharp Fld	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	92	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-29	Hyndman	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	33	54 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-29	The Dalles	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	89	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-05-30	Pokegama Dam	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	111	77 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-30	Stehekin 4 NW	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	113	75 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-30	Mystic Lake	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	80	73 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-30	Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	72	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-30	Pelican Rapids	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	80	66 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-30	Sucker Creek	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-30	Sheridan AP	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-30	Cloud Peak Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	39	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-30	Monument Peak	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	33	54 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-30	Red Lodge	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	55	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-30	Beartooth Lake	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	31	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-30	Cody	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	48	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-31	Spirit Lake	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	79	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-31	Bates Creek #2	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	52	60 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-31	Stehekin 4 NW	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	81	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 380 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
2022-05-27	8
2022-05-28	35
2022-05-29	148
2022-05-30	114
2022-05-31	61
2022-06-01	14

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
34	111
18	113
44	80
38	72
36	80
32	72
33	15
31	92
37	79
40	51
40	52
8	89
71	39
32	32
23	33
23	33
35	55
23	31
9	81
5	48
47	29
26	33
19	33
11	63
8	80
18	23
10	79
26	24
25	43
13	51
37	23
18	55
25	25
19	35
9	91
15	79
56	8
25	51
14	68
12	84
17	64
18	40
26	24
30	51
8	52
23	9
3	113
6	77
8	84
10	80
31	31
19	18
16	55
20	33
13	14
23	17
21	33
27	16
17	24
4	97
5	80
13	15
13	29
28	17
23	31
13	33
7	87
8	43
10	55
18	31
18	7
7	68
6	84
15	36
21	33
7	80
7	79
11	56
16	33
20	20
10	72
1	112
3	41
20	31
9	31
17	63
13	34
5	20
13	35
7	55
25	17
16	40
13	16
4	75
18	17
9	36
18	12
5	55
9	55
15	40
4	83
8	15
20	29
18	11
17	31
17	8
19	8
3	76
18	33
15	36
13	32
13	28
10	40
13	32
10	33
5	64
6	57
13	33
10	45
11	32
9	51
20	43
13	36
1	71
20	17
10	51
10	13
18	11
13	23
18	11
10	40
15	28
22	15
5	55
4	60
21	8
11	17
13	43
13	11
13	28
18	17
4	63
14	35
14	16
1	68
5	51
9	12
8	36
28	11
18	41
10	16
11	19
1	60
1	68
4	61
10	39
4	51
8	16
10	27
10	23
15	21
8	36
8	32
18	7
13	32
7	29
10	20
8	43
15	16
13	17
13	17
2	48
4	33
9	33
5	27
8	40
5	41
8	40
13	8
6	32
1	57
12	25
15	15
14	17
4	52
10	33
8	17
13	39
15	15
13	17
8	36
8	33
8	32
15	8
12	29
1	52
7	32
19	4
5	33
2	48

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
34	111
18	113
44	80
38	72
36	80
32	72
33	15
31	92
37	79
40	51
40	52
8	89
71	39
32	32
23	33
23	33
35	55
23	31
9	81
5	48
47	29
26	33
19	33
11	63
8	80
18	23
10	79
26	24
25	43
13	51
37	23
18	55
25	25
19	35
9	91
15	79
56	8
25	51
14	68
12	84
17	64
18	40
26	24
30	51
8	52
23	9
3	113
6	77
8	84
10	80
31	31
19	18
16	55
20	33
13	14
23	17
21	33
27	16
17	24
4	97
5	80
13	15
13	29
28	17
23	31
13	33
7	87
8	43
10	55
18	31
18	7
7	68
6	84
15	36
21	33
7	80
7	79
11	56
16	33
20	20
10	72
1	112
3	41
20	31
9	31
17	63
13	34
5	20
13	35
7	55
25	17
16	40
13	16
4	75
18	17
9	36
18	12
5	55
9	55
15	40
4	83
8	15
20	29
18	11
17	31
17	8
19	8
3	76
18	33
15	36
13	32
13	28
10	40
13	32
10	33
5	64
6	57
13	33
10	45
11	32
9	51
20	43
13	36
1	71
20	17
10	51
10	13
18	11
13	23
18	11
10	40
15	28
22	15
5	55
4	60
21	8
11	17
13	43
13	11
13	28
18	17
4	63
14	35
14	16
1	68
5	51
9	12
8	36
28	11
18	41
10	16
11	19
1	60
1	68
4	61
10	39
4	51
8	16
10	27
10	23
15	21
8	36
8	32
18	7
13	32
7	29
10	20
8	43
15	16
13	17
13	17
2	48
4	33
9	33
5	27
8	40
5	41
8	40
13	8
6	32
1	57
12	25
15	15
14	17
4	52
10	33
8	17
13	39
15	15
13	17
8	36
8	33
8	32
15	8
12	29
1	52
7	32
19	4
5	33
2	48

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
34	111
18	113
44	80
38	72
36	80
32	72
33	15
31	92
37	79
40	51
40	52
8	89
71	39
32	32
23	33
23	33
35	55
23	31
9	81
5	48
47	29
26	33
19	33
11	63
8	80
18	23
10	79
26	24
25	43
13	51
37	23
18	55
25	25
19	35
9	91
15	79
56	8
25	51
14	68
12	84
17	64
18	40
26	24
30	51
8	52
23	9
3	113
6	77
8	84
10	80
31	31
19	18
16	55
20	33
13	14
23	17
21	33
27	16
17	24
4	97
5	80
13	15
13	29
28	17
23	31
13	33
7	87
8	43
10	55
18	31
18	7
7	68
6	84
15	36
21	33
7	80
7	79
11	56
16	33
20	20
10	72
1	112
3	41
20	31
9	31
17	63
13	34
5	20
13	35
7	55
25	17
16	40
13	16
4	75
18	17
9	36
18	12
5	55
9	55
15	40
4	83
8	15
20	29
18	11
17	31
17	8
19	8
3	76
18	33
15	36
13	32
13	28
10	40
13	32
10	33
5	64
6	57
13	33
10	45
11	32
9	51
20	43
13	36
1	71
20	17
10	51
10	13
18	11
13	23
18	11
10	40
15	28
22	15
5	55
4	60
21	8
11	17
13	43
13	11
13	28
18	17
4	63
14	35
14	16
1	68
5	51
9	12
8	36
28	11
18	41
10	16
11	19
1	60
1	68
4	61
10	39
4	51
8	16
10	27
10	23
15	21
8	36
8	32
18	7
13	32
7	29
10	20
8	43
15	16
13	17
13	17
2	48
4	33
9	33
5	27
8	40
5	41
8	40
13	8
6	32
1	57
12	25
15	15
14	17
4	52
10	33
8	17
13	39
15	15
13	17
8	36
8	33
8	32
15	8
12	29
1	52
7	32
19	4
5	33
2	48