Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023
Start: 2022-12-19
End: 2023-01-13
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023: 1,941 records at 1,353 stations, peak on 3 January 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023 set or tied 1,941 station records at 1,353 stations.
It ran from 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023 (26 days) and its peak day was 3 January 2023.
Status: closed.
Austin #2 set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 1 January 2023.
The busiest day was 3 January 2023 with 288 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 142 years.

Footprint

19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Austin #2	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2023-01-01
O'Neill	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	2023-01-03
Redwood Falls Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	2023-01-04
Fallon Naas	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2022-12-31
Yerington	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2022-12-31
Zion Np	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2023-01-02
Perry	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2023-01-03
Walnut Creek	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	2023-01-01
Alicia 2 NNE	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	2023-01-03
Georgetown Wtr Wks	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	2023-01-03
Gregory	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2023-01-03
Sibley	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	2023-01-04
Ely AP	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	2023-01-01
Hermit 8 SE	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2023-01-02
Collegeville St John's	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	2023-01-03
Springview 2NW	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2023-01-03
White Lake	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2023-01-03
Salmon AP	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2023-01-10

Records per Day

Peak day 288

Records set or tied each day from 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023. The most in one day was 288 on 3 January 2023.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023
Date	Records
2022-12-19	1
2022-12-20	19
2022-12-21	23
2022-12-22	6
2022-12-23	12
2022-12-24	29
2022-12-25	11
2022-12-26	40
2022-12-27	182
2022-12-28	93
2022-12-29	51
2022-12-30	66
2022-12-31	152
2023-01-01	251
2023-01-02	152
2023-01-03	288
2023-01-04	182
2023-01-05	67
2023-01-06	36
2023-01-07	9
2023-01-08	3
2023-01-09	93
2023-01-10	113
2023-01-11	45
2023-01-12	16
2023-01-13	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023 ranked by margin
Alicia 2 NNE, 01-03	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Georgetown Wtr Wks, 01-03	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
Walnut Creek, 01-01	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
Zion Np, 01-02	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
Gregory, 01-03	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
Austin #2, 01-01	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
Yerington, 12-31	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
Hermit 8 SE, 01-02	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
Austin #2, 12-31	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Yerington, 01-01	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
O'Neill, 01-03	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
White Lake, 01-03	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
Perry, 01-03	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
Springview 2NW, 01-03	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Sibley, 01-04	16.5 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, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	111
18	116
22	134
19	96
20	99
22	96
10	114
19	101
13	67
22	85
20	108
28	100
18	96
13	112
34	85
51	116
17	40
36	62
13	116
23	73
16	73
22	71
13	96
14	72
92	72
101	53
12	123
20	42
11	108
11	116
16	73
7	91
10	85
4	98
55	72
8	117
18	96
13	73
37	112
47	27
50	73
15	96
30	88
14	116
7	88
41	39
14	73
11	35
20	96
8	96
13	108
12	112
6	84
14	73
9	112
20	13
14	91
37	44
42	43
25	27
7	116
39	72
21	40
13	99
100	68
54	59
32	49
27	72
15	100
18	0
10	125
16	52
9	108
13	71
10	125
7	84
14	116
10	120
27	116
9	53
6	85
4	107
27	40
13	7
43	73
26	68
7	107
4	112
16	51
6	87
10	52
27	48
13	112
25	88
45	71
8	31
20	72
45	76
20	44
19	20
12	37
43	44
8	116
19	27
42	28
8	112
31	10
14	44
17	43
6	116
23	40
33	40
51	40
41	40
12	60
85	52
12	49
18	28
38	72
10	88
5	109
18	16
20	40
28	108
32	116
9	88
5	126
19	27
6	96
7	88
9	73
17	96
22	17
43	16
18	52
15	16
17	32
5	96
31	12
17	29
13	80
8	100
5	80
5	77
33	72
11	70
14	70
20	23
14	67
18	116
34	27
6	96
7	83
9	56
6	73
13	85
15	80
19	63
33	16
22	71
10	107
38	43
4	125
6	73
19	99
19	48
10	16
12	49
12	67
7	52
13	16
41	28
11	80
0	67
18	108
8	112
15	20
7	91
19	96
25	12
6	107
10	99
8	115
4	111
16	115
23	3
7	112
16	47
23	40
16	112
16	108
38	87
24	100
43	81
7	112
18	107
8	82
23	48
6	96
16	52

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023 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 (this event)	1,941 records
Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 23 April 2019	1,769 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,941

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-12-31	Austin #2	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	99	79 of 100 (Major)
2022-12-31	Fallon Naas	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	67	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-12-31	Yerington	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	85	75 of 100 (Major)
2023-01-01	Austin #2	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	134	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-01-01	Yerington	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	108	75 of 100 (Major)
2023-01-01	Walnut Creek	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	85	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-01-01	Ely AP	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-02	Zion Np	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	100	75 of 100 (Major)
2023-01-02	Hermit 8 SE	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-03	O'Neill	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	96	79 of 100 (Major)
2023-01-03	Perry	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	96	74 of 100 (Major)
2023-01-03	Alicia 2 NNE	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	116	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-01-03	Georgetown Wtr Wks	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	62	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-01-03	Gregory	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	73	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-01-03	Collegeville St John's	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-03	Springview 2NW	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-03	White Lake	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	101	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-04	Redwood Falls Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	114	77 of 100 (Major)
2023-01-04	Sibley	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-01-10	Salmon AP	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	111	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,941 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
12	111
18	116
22	134
19	96
20	99
22	96
10	114
19	101
13	67
22	85
20	108
28	100
18	96
13	112
34	85
51	116
17	40
36	62
13	116
23	73
16	73
22	71
13	96
14	72
92	72
101	53
12	123
20	42
11	108
11	116
16	73
7	91
10	85
4	98
55	72
8	117
18	96
13	73
37	112
47	27
50	73
15	96
30	88
14	116
7	88
41	39
14	73
11	35
20	96
8	96
13	108
12	112
6	84
14	73
9	112
20	13
14	91
37	44
42	43
25	27
7	116
39	72
21	40
13	99
100	68
54	59
32	49
27	72
15	100
18	0
10	125
16	52
9	108
13	71
10	125
7	84
14	116
10	120
27	116
9	53
6	85
4	107
27	40
13	7
43	73
26	68
7	107
4	112
16	51
6	87
10	52
27	48
13	112
25	88
45	71
8	31
20	72
45	76
20	44
19	20
12	37
43	44
8	116
19	27
42	28
8	112
31	10
14	44
17	43
6	116
23	40
33	40
51	40
41	40
12	60
85	52
12	49
18	28
38	72
10	88
5	109
18	16
20	40
28	108
32	116
9	88
5	126
19	27
6	96
7	88
9	73
17	96
22	17
43	16
18	52
15	16
17	32
5	96
31	12
17	29
13	80
8	100
5	80
5	77
33	72
11	70
14	70
20	23
14	67
18	116
34	27
6	96
7	83
9	56
6	73
13	85
15	80
19	63
33	16
22	71
10	107
38	43
4	125
6	73
19	99
19	48
10	16
12	49
12	67
7	52
13	16
41	28
11	80
0	67
18	108
8	112
15	20
7	91
19	96
25	12
6	107
10	99
8	115
4	111
16	115
23	3
7	112
16	47
23	40
16	112
16	108
38	87
24	100
43	81
7	112
18	107
8	82
23	48
6	96
16	52

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	111
18	116
22	134
19	96
20	99
22	96
10	114
19	101
13	67
22	85
20	108
28	100
18	96
13	112
34	85
51	116
17	40
36	62
13	116
23	73
16	73
22	71
13	96
14	72
92	72
101	53
12	123
20	42
11	108
11	116
16	73
7	91
10	85
4	98
55	72
8	117
18	96
13	73
37	112
47	27
50	73
15	96
30	88
14	116
7	88
41	39
14	73
11	35
20	96
8	96
13	108
12	112
6	84
14	73
9	112
20	13
14	91
37	44
42	43
25	27
7	116
39	72
21	40
13	99
100	68
54	59
32	49
27	72
15	100
18	0
10	125
16	52
9	108
13	71
10	125
7	84
14	116
10	120
27	116
9	53
6	85
4	107
27	40
13	7
43	73
26	68
7	107
4	112
16	51
6	87
10	52
27	48
13	112
25	88
45	71
8	31
20	72
45	76
20	44
19	20
12	37
43	44
8	116
19	27
42	28
8	112
31	10
14	44
17	43
6	116
23	40
33	40
51	40
41	40
12	60
85	52
12	49
18	28
38	72
10	88
5	109
18	16
20	40
28	108
32	116
9	88
5	126
19	27
6	96
7	88
9	73
17	96
22	17
43	16
18	52
15	16
17	32
5	96
31	12
17	29
13	80
8	100
5	80
5	77
33	72
11	70
14	70
20	23
14	67
18	116
34	27
6	96
7	83
9	56
6	73
13	85
15	80
19	63
33	16
22	71
10	107
38	43
4	125
6	73
19	99
19	48
10	16
12	49
12	67
7	52
13	16
41	28
11	80
0	67
18	108
8	112
15	20
7	91
19	96
25	12
6	107
10	99
8	115
4	111
16	115
23	3
7	112
16	47
23	40
16	112
16	108
38	87
24	100
43	81
7	112
18	107
8	82
23	48
6	96
16	52

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	111
18	116
22	134
19	96
20	99
22	96
10	114
19	101
13	67
22	85
20	108
28	100
18	96
13	112
34	85
51	116
17	40
36	62
13	116
23	73
16	73
22	71
13	96
14	72
92	72
101	53
12	123
20	42
11	108
11	116
16	73
7	91
10	85
4	98
55	72
8	117
18	96
13	73
37	112
47	27
50	73
15	96
30	88
14	116
7	88
41	39
14	73
11	35
20	96
8	96
13	108
12	112
6	84
14	73
9	112
20	13
14	91
37	44
42	43
25	27
7	116
39	72
21	40
13	99
100	68
54	59
32	49
27	72
15	100
18	0
10	125
16	52
9	108
13	71
10	125
7	84
14	116
10	120
27	116
9	53
6	85
4	107
27	40
13	7
43	73
26	68
7	107
4	112
16	51
6	87
10	52
27	48
13	112
25	88
45	71
8	31
20	72
45	76
20	44
19	20
12	37
43	44
8	116
19	27
42	28
8	112
31	10
14	44
17	43
6	116
23	40
33	40
51	40
41	40
12	60
85	52
12	49
18	28
38	72
10	88
5	109
18	16
20	40
28	108
32	116
9	88
5	126
19	27
6	96
7	88
9	73
17	96
22	17
43	16
18	52
15	16
17	32
5	96
31	12
17	29
13	80
8	100
5	80
5	77
33	72
11	70
14	70
20	23
14	67
18	116
34	27
6	96
7	83
9	56
6	73
13	85
15	80
19	63
33	16
22	71
10	107
38	43
4	125
6	73
19	99
19	48
10	16
12	49
12	67
7	52
13	16
41	28
11	80
0	67
18	108
8	112
15	20
7	91
19	96
25	12
6	107
10	99
8	115
4	111
16	115
23	3
7	112
16	47
23	40
16	112
16	108
38	87
24	100
43	81
7	112
18	107
8	82
23	48
6	96
16	52