Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 31 October to 12 November 2022

Name: Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 31 October to 12 November 2022
Start: 2022-10-31
End: 2022-11-12
Location: United States, Mexico

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 31 October to 12 November 2022: 925 records at 793 stations, peak on 4 November 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 31 October to 12 November 2022 set or tied 925 station records at 793 stations.
It ran from 31 October 2022 to 12 November 2022 (13 days) and its peak day was 4 November 2022.
Status: closed.
Potlatch 3 NNE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 6 November 2022.
The busiest day was 4 November 2022 with 202 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

31 October to 12 November 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 31 October to 12 November 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 and Mexico, 31 October to 12 November 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Potlatch 3 NNE	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	2022-11-06
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	2022-11-10
Moscow U of I	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	2022-11-04
Haugan 1 W	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	2022-11-05
Lifton Pumping STN	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2022-11-09
Tetonia Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2022-11-08
Galata 16 SW	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2022-11-07
Fossil	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2022-11-09
So Entrance Yosemite Np	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	2022-11-07
Hood Rvr Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	2022-11-05
Boise Lucky Peak Dam	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2022-11-07
Upper Wheeler	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	2022-11-04
Trough	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2022-11-04
Elma	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	2022-11-04
Mt Hood Test Site	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	2022-11-04
Government Camp	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	2022-11-05
Fruita	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2022-11-04
Colville	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2022-11-06
Utah Lake Lehi	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	2022-11-09
Rangely 1E	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2022-11-10

Records per Day

Peak day 202

Records set or tied each day from 31 October 2022 to 12 November 2022. The most in one day was 202 on 4 November 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 31 October to 12 November 2022
Date	Records
2022-10-31	2
2022-11-01	22
2022-11-02	36
2022-11-03	67
2022-11-04	202
2022-11-05	121
2022-11-06	18
2022-11-07	73
2022-11-08	81
2022-11-09	169
2022-11-10	87
2022-11-11	45
2022-11-12	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 31 October to 12 November 2022 ranked by margin
So Entrance Yosemite Np, 11-07	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
Mt Hood Test Site, 11-04	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
Government Camp, 11-05	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
Elma, 11-04	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
Haugan 1 W, 11-05	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
Trough, 11-04	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Potlatch 3 NNE, 11-06	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
Moscow U of I, 11-04	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
Upper Wheeler, 11-04	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby, 11-10	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
Hood Rvr Exp STN, 11-05	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
Boise Lucky Peak Dam, 11-07	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
Galata 16 SW, 11-07	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
Fossil, 11-09	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Tetonia Exp STN, 11-08	15.0 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

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 and Mexico, 31 October to 12 November 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
27	99
24	100
26	103
33	89
13	112
14	111
10	56
15	27
11	112
20	24
15	84
151	52
21	52
21	119
25	17
31	15
47	52
9	88
77	31
79	40
147	41
50	52
21	44
9	100
20	56
9	121
36	33
17	91
12	67
16	20
12	63
27	69
9	72
6	95
4	104
6	97
105	31
36	32
168	31
20	9
23	16
41	28
64	28
6	105
15	79
18	73
41	28
19	12
16	9
45	52
31	48
3	111
43	28
23	28
15	28
8	69
4	66
35	52
18	77
14	69
18	7
23	24
24	43
31	28
20	49
11	31
6	88
39	79
11	89
94	16
35	19
20	95
7	100
21	16
49	52
12	103
6	88
86	16
92	16
117	16
74	16
71	16
91	16
152	16
115	4
56	1
25	1
17	21
9	67
28	32
51	13
117	16
58	28
71	40
103	1
17	16
6	52
10	52
6	100
36	31
25	52
23	28
10	77
4	124
36	8
16	8
6	81
18	24
23	13
109	4
117	4
29	16
4	100
6	108
29	12
5	91
9	35
20	52
3	93
15	32
53	32
23	49
2	104
4	119
3	103
5	63
11	47
15	88
2	103
27	52
7	80
28	28
18	28
56	16
8	14
31	52
3	116
14	44
21	39
11	52
1	103
1	67
3	97
13	44
36	32
15	40
18	29
10	38
13	37
53	16
66	16
28	22
89	16
11	5
13	48
27	52
1	100
6	46
25	32
6	25
0	112
3	81
1	100
22	1
27	1
15	16
7	44
10	52
0	103
10	40
6	80
1	96
13	6
51	16
41	16
58	16
5	67
4	80
16	39
0	97
22	20
7	47
2	66
4	76
6	25
21	37
11	35
10	41
41	16
64	16
5	81
8	76
23	13
21	20
5	68
50	20
6	52
5	52
14	9
2	79

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 31 October to 12 November 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 and Mexico, 31 October to 12 November 2022 (this event)	925 records

Every Record Set

20 of 925

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 31 October to 12 November 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-11-04	Moscow U of I	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	103	79 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-04	Upper Wheeler	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17	58 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-04	Trough	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15	58 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-04	Elma	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-04	Mt Hood Test Site	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-04	Fruita	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	88	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-05	Haugan 1 W	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	89	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-05	Hood Rvr Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	119	60 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-05	Government Camp	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-06	Potlatch 3 NNE	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	99	99 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-11-06	Colville	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	111	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-07	Galata 16 SW	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	24	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-07	So Entrance Yosemite Np	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	52	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-07	Boise Lucky Peak Dam	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	52	60 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-08	Tetonia Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	27	65 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-09	Lifton Pumping STN	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	56	69 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-09	Fossil	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	84	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-09	Utah Lake Lehi	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-10	Sandy Lake Dam Libby	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	100	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-11-10	Rangely 1E	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 925 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
27	99
24	100
26	103
33	89
13	112
14	111
10	56
15	27
11	112
20	24
15	84
151	52
21	52
21	119
25	17
31	15
47	52
9	88
77	31
79	40
147	41
50	52
21	44
9	100
20	56
9	121
36	33
17	91
12	67
16	20
12	63
27	69
9	72
6	95
4	104
6	97
105	31
36	32
168	31
20	9
23	16
41	28
64	28
6	105
15	79
18	73
41	28
19	12
16	9
45	52
31	48
3	111
43	28
23	28
15	28
8	69
4	66
35	52
18	77
14	69
18	7
23	24
24	43
31	28
20	49
11	31
6	88
39	79
11	89
94	16
35	19
20	95
7	100
21	16
49	52
12	103
6	88
86	16
92	16
117	16
74	16
71	16
91	16
152	16
115	4
56	1
25	1
17	21
9	67
28	32
51	13
117	16
58	28
71	40
103	1
17	16
6	52
10	52
6	100
36	31
25	52
23	28
10	77
4	124
36	8
16	8
6	81
18	24
23	13
109	4
117	4
29	16
4	100
6	108
29	12
5	91
9	35
20	52
3	93
15	32
53	32
23	49
2	104
4	119
3	103
5	63
11	47
15	88
2	103
27	52
7	80
28	28
18	28
56	16
8	14
31	52
3	116
14	44
21	39
11	52
1	103
1	67
3	97
13	44
36	32
15	40
18	29
10	38
13	37
53	16
66	16
28	22
89	16
11	5
13	48
27	52
1	100
6	46
25	32
6	25
0	112
3	81
1	100
22	1
27	1
15	16
7	44
10	52
0	103
10	40
6	80
1	96
13	6
51	16
41	16
58	16
5	67
4	80
16	39
0	97
22	20
7	47
2	66
4	76
6	25
21	37
11	35
10	41
41	16
64	16
5	81
8	76
23	13
21	20
5	68
50	20
6	52
5	52
14	9
2	79

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
27	99
24	100
26	103
33	89
13	112
14	111
10	56
15	27
11	112
20	24
15	84
151	52
21	52
21	119
25	17
31	15
47	52
9	88
77	31
79	40
147	41
50	52
21	44
9	100
20	56
9	121
36	33
17	91
12	67
16	20
12	63
27	69
9	72
6	95
4	104
6	97
105	31
36	32
168	31
20	9
23	16
41	28
64	28
6	105
15	79
18	73
41	28
19	12
16	9
45	52
31	48
3	111
43	28
23	28
15	28
8	69
4	66
35	52
18	77
14	69
18	7
23	24
24	43
31	28
20	49
11	31
6	88
39	79
11	89
94	16
35	19
20	95
7	100
21	16
49	52
12	103
6	88
86	16
92	16
117	16
74	16
71	16
91	16
152	16
115	4
56	1
25	1
17	21
9	67
28	32
51	13
117	16
58	28
71	40
103	1
17	16
6	52
10	52
6	100
36	31
25	52
23	28
10	77
4	124
36	8
16	8
6	81
18	24
23	13
109	4
117	4
29	16
4	100
6	108
29	12
5	91
9	35
20	52
3	93
15	32
53	32
23	49
2	104
4	119
3	103
5	63
11	47
15	88
2	103
27	52
7	80
28	28
18	28
56	16
8	14
31	52
3	116
14	44
21	39
11	52
1	103
1	67
3	97
13	44
36	32
15	40
18	29
10	38
13	37
53	16
66	16
28	22
89	16
11	5
13	48
27	52
1	100
6	46
25	32
6	25
0	112
3	81
1	100
22	1
27	1
15	16
7	44
10	52
0	103
10	40
6	80
1	96
13	6
51	16
41	16
58	16
5	67
4	80
16	39
0	97
22	20
7	47
2	66
4	76
6	25
21	37
11	35
10	41
41	16
64	16
5	81
8	76
23	13
21	20
5	68
50	20
6	52
5	52
14	9
2	79

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
27	99
24	100
26	103
33	89
13	112
14	111
10	56
15	27
11	112
20	24
15	84
151	52
21	52
21	119
25	17
31	15
47	52
9	88
77	31
79	40
147	41
50	52
21	44
9	100
20	56
9	121
36	33
17	91
12	67
16	20
12	63
27	69
9	72
6	95
4	104
6	97
105	31
36	32
168	31
20	9
23	16
41	28
64	28
6	105
15	79
18	73
41	28
19	12
16	9
45	52
31	48
3	111
43	28
23	28
15	28
8	69
4	66
35	52
18	77
14	69
18	7
23	24
24	43
31	28
20	49
11	31
6	88
39	79
11	89
94	16
35	19
20	95
7	100
21	16
49	52
12	103
6	88
86	16
92	16
117	16
74	16
71	16
91	16
152	16
115	4
56	1
25	1
17	21
9	67
28	32
51	13
117	16
58	28
71	40
103	1
17	16
6	52
10	52
6	100
36	31
25	52
23	28
10	77
4	124
36	8
16	8
6	81
18	24
23	13
109	4
117	4
29	16
4	100
6	108
29	12
5	91
9	35
20	52
3	93
15	32
53	32
23	49
2	104
4	119
3	103
5	63
11	47
15	88
2	103
27	52
7	80
28	28
18	28
56	16
8	14
31	52
3	116
14	44
21	39
11	52
1	103
1	67
3	97
13	44
36	32
15	40
18	29
10	38
13	37
53	16
66	16
28	22
89	16
11	5
13	48
27	52
1	100
6	46
25	32
6	25
0	112
3	81
1	100
22	1
27	1
15	16
7	44
10	52
0	103
10	40
6	80
1	96
13	6
51	16
41	16
58	16
5	67
4	80
16	39
0	97
22	20
7	47
2	66
4	76
6	25
21	37
11	35
10	41
41	16
64	16
5	81
8	76
23	13
21	20
5	68
50	20
6	52
5	52
14	9
2	79