Extreme rain in United States, 27 to 31 August 2022

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 27 to 31 August 2022
Start: 2022-08-27
End: 2022-08-31
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 27 to 31 August 2022: 129 records at 128 stations, peak on 30 August 2022. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 27 to 31 August 2022 set or tied 129 station records at 128 stations.
It ran from 27 August 2022 to 31 August 2022 (5 days) and its peak day was 30 August 2022.
Status: closed.
Alcove Dam set a daily record precipitation of 84.6 mm (3.3 in) on 31 August 2022.
The busiest day was 30 August 2022 with 49 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 159 years.

Footprint

27 to 31 August 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 27 to 31 August 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, 27 to 31 August 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Alcove Dam	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	2022-08-31
Carlisle Wtp	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	2022-08-31
St Croix Falls	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2022-08-29
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2022-08-30
Faribault	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	2022-08-28
Danville	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	2022-08-30
Greenfield	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2022-08-30
Grundy Ctr	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	2022-08-28
Ada	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	2022-08-29
Pokegama Dam	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	2022-08-29
Antigo	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	2022-08-29
Central Michigan UNIV	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2022-08-29
Chippewa Falls	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2022-08-28
Windsor	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2022-08-30
Baldwyn	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	2022-08-30
Menomonie	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	2022-08-28
Red Lake Indian Agcy	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2022-08-29
Sidell 4N	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	2022-08-30
Sterling	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	2022-08-28
New Castle 3 SW	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	2022-08-30

Records per Day

Peak day 49

Records set or tied each day from 27 August 2022 to 31 August 2022. The most in one day was 49 on 30 August 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 27 to 31 August 2022 ranked by margin
Alcove Dam, 08-31	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
St Croix Falls, 08-29	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
Greenfield, 08-30	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
Sterling, 08-28	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
Carlisle Wtp, 08-31	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
New Castle 3 SW, 08-30	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
Faribault, 08-28	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
Baldwyn, 08-30	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
Menomonie, 08-28	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
Chippewa Falls, 08-28	18.1 mm (0.7 in)
Ada, 08-29	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
Sidell 4N, 08-30	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt, 08-30	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Antigo, 08-29	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Central Michigan UNIV, 08-29	12.2 mm (0.5 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

129 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 to 31 August 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
52	68
27	159
44	57
13	104
21	85
10	104
36	40
10	126
16	80
9	96
13	89
12	81
4	104
21	81
18	72
14	71
4	103
21	72
21	61
30	44
3	104
4	93
24	40
46	0
28	48
22	48
22	47
17	61
21	44
33	16
49	17
36	44
4	81
35	16
20	48
11	67
1	80
18	47
16	40
1	80
11	60
14	41
1	71
3	67
6	59
12	44
27	32
18	19
13	37
15	36
24	20
15	48
6	57
1	63
17	31
7	48
7	47
26	12
15	24
4	47
7	36
5	44
3	52
12	19
4	48
7	44
3	44
6	37
16	19
29	13
11	29
23	5
11	40
14	13
0	52
4	31
12	13
20	13
7	41
6	44
17	16
1	44
3	28
3	36
4	28
3	44
1	44
7	19
13	4
17	28
3	24
4	39
0	43
11	16
14	19
12	24
12	32
21	12
11	13
12	8
7	17
0	37
2	32
10	13
7	8
3	28
13	15
3	16
5	0
5	16
2	19
2	16
1	32
4	13
7	1
2	28
4	12
1	4
2	19
6	19
2	0
5	15
6	4
2	17
1	5
0	19
5	7
0	19
2	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 27 to 31 August 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 to 31 August 2022 (this event)	129 records

Every Record Set

20 of 129

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 27 to 31 August 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-08-28	Faribault	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	85	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-28	Grundy Ctr	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	126	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-28	Chippewa Falls	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	72	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-28	Menomonie	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	72	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-28	Sterling	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-29	St Croix Falls	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	57	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-29	Ada	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	80	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-29	Pokegama Dam	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	96	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-29	Antigo	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	89	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-29	Central Michigan UNIV	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	81	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-29	Red Lake Indian Agcy	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	103	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-30	Shelbyville Sewage Plt	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	104	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-30	Danville	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	104	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-30	Greenfield	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-30	Windsor	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	104	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-30	Baldwyn	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	81	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-30	Sidell 4N	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	71	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-30	New Castle 3 SW	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	61	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-31	Alcove Dam	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	68	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-08-31	Carlisle Wtp	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	159	53 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 129 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 2026-10-12. 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	68
27	159
44	57
13	104
21	85
10	104
36	40
10	126
16	80
9	96
13	89
12	81
4	104
21	81
18	72
14	71
4	103
21	72
21	61
30	44
3	104
4	93
24	40
46	0
28	48
22	48
22	47
17	61
21	44
33	16
49	17
36	44
4	81
35	16
20	48
11	67
1	80
18	47
16	40
1	80
11	60
14	41
1	71
3	67
6	59
12	44
27	32
18	19
13	37
15	36
24	20
15	48
6	57
1	63
17	31
7	48
7	47
26	12
15	24
4	47
7	36
5	44
3	52
12	19
4	48
7	44
3	44
6	37
16	19
29	13
11	29
23	5
11	40
14	13
0	52
4	31
12	13
20	13
7	41
6	44
17	16
1	44
3	28
3	36
4	28
3	44
1	44
7	19
13	4
17	28
3	24
4	39
0	43
11	16
14	19
12	24
12	32
21	12
11	13
12	8
7	17
0	37
2	32
10	13
7	8
3	28
13	15
3	16
5	0
5	16
2	19
2	16
1	32
4	13
7	1
2	28
4	12
1	4
2	19
6	19
2	0
5	15
6	4
2	17
1	5
0	19
5	7
0	19
2	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
52	68
27	159
44	57
13	104
21	85
10	104
36	40
10	126
16	80
9	96
13	89
12	81
4	104
21	81
18	72
14	71
4	103
21	72
21	61
30	44
3	104
4	93
24	40
46	0
28	48
22	48
22	47
17	61
21	44
33	16
49	17
36	44
4	81
35	16
20	48
11	67
1	80
18	47
16	40
1	80
11	60
14	41
1	71
3	67
6	59
12	44
27	32
18	19
13	37
15	36
24	20
15	48
6	57
1	63
17	31
7	48
7	47
26	12
15	24
4	47
7	36
5	44
3	52
12	19
4	48
7	44
3	44
6	37
16	19
29	13
11	29
23	5
11	40
14	13
0	52
4	31
12	13
20	13
7	41
6	44
17	16
1	44
3	28
3	36
4	28
3	44
1	44
7	19
13	4
17	28
3	24
4	39
0	43
11	16
14	19
12	24
12	32
21	12
11	13
12	8
7	17
0	37
2	32
10	13
7	8
3	28
13	15
3	16
5	0
5	16
2	19
2	16
1	32
4	13
7	1
2	28
4	12
1	4
2	19
6	19
2	0
5	15
6	4
2	17
1	5
0	19
5	7
0	19
2	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
52	68
27	159
44	57
13	104
21	85
10	104
36	40
10	126
16	80
9	96
13	89
12	81
4	104
21	81
18	72
14	71
4	103
21	72
21	61
30	44
3	104
4	93
24	40
46	0
28	48
22	48
22	47
17	61
21	44
33	16
49	17
36	44
4	81
35	16
20	48
11	67
1	80
18	47
16	40
1	80
11	60
14	41
1	71
3	67
6	59
12	44
27	32
18	19
13	37
15	36
24	20
15	48
6	57
1	63
17	31
7	48
7	47
26	12
15	24
4	47
7	36
5	44
3	52
12	19
4	48
7	44
3	44
6	37
16	19
29	13
11	29
23	5
11	40
14	13
0	52
4	31
12	13
20	13
7	41
6	44
17	16
1	44
3	28
3	36
4	28
3	44
1	44
7	19
13	4
17	28
3	24
4	39
0	43
11	16
14	19
12	24
12	32
21	12
11	13
12	8
7	17
0	37
2	32
10	13
7	8
3	28
13	15
3	16
5	0
5	16
2	19
2	16
1	32
4	13
7	1
2	28
4	12
1	4
2	19
6	19
2	0
5	15
6	4
2	17
1	5
0	19
5	7
0	19
2	0