Extreme rain in United States, 28 January to 4 February 2023

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 28 January to 4 February 2023
Start: 2023-01-28
End: 2023-02-04
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 28 January to 4 February 2023: 102 records at 97 stations, peak on 30 January 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 28 January to 4 February 2023 set or tied 102 station records at 97 stations.
It ran from 28 January 2023 to 4 February 2023 (8 days) and its peak day was 30 January 2023.
Status: closed.
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl set a daily record precipitation of 102.6 mm (4.0 in) on 29 January 2023.
The busiest day was 30 January 2023 with 38 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 111 years.

Footprint

28 January to 4 February 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 28 January to 4 February 2023 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, 28 January to 4 February 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	2023-01-29
Baton Rouge Metro AP	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	2023-01-29
Hawkinsville	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	2023-01-30
Grand Coteau	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	2023-01-29
Katy City	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	2023-01-29
Baton Rouge Sherwood	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	2023-01-30
Walterboro 1 SW	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	2023-01-30
Poplarville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	2023-01-30
Cedartown	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2023-01-29
New Roads 5 NE	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	2023-01-29
Port Allen	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	2023-01-30
Lipan 4NW	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2023-02-03
Rusk	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	2023-02-02
Opelika	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	2023-01-30
Jacksonville	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	2023-01-30
Livingston	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	2023-01-30
Gaylord Bay	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2023-01-30
Palestine 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2023-01-30
Centerville	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	2023-02-01
Arkadelphia 2 N	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2023-02-02

Records per Day

Peak day 38

Records set or tied each day from 28 January 2023 to 4 February 2023. The most in one day was 38 on 30 January 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 28 January to 4 February 2023 ranked by margin
Baton Rouge Sherwood, 01-30	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, 01-29	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
Katy City, 01-29	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
Port Allen, 01-30	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
Poplarville Exp STN, 01-30	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
Baton Rouge Metro AP, 01-29	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
Livingston, 01-30	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
Grand Coteau, 01-29	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Cedartown, 01-29	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
Opelika, 01-30	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Palestine 2 NE, 01-30	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Hawkinsville, 01-30	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
New Roads 5 NE, 01-29	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
Gaylord Bay, 01-30	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
Lipan 4NW, 02-03	15.5 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

102 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, 28 January to 4 February 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
73	100
35	92
20	111
24	100
56	12
88	19
10	84
38	32
23	48
17	75
53	19
16	63
9	71
20	48
15	51
31	10
16	48
15	48
20	33
3	72
22	40
41	24
37	12
6	64
20	24
8	56
8	51
5	48
4	51
13	31
6	55
2	63
8	40
12	24
3	30
4	40
7	44
3	48
16	32
6	48
2	52
20	8
18	12
9	24
23	4
2	40
1	33
6	29
1	52
0	48
5	32
0	32
13	24
22	16
19	13
12	24
13	24
14	19
9	23
9	12
22	11
6	32
5	33
6	32
12	4
8	20
8	24
20	19
6	32
2	27
1	32
4	17
3	32
3	32
1	24
2	24
2	17
6	21
3	24
1	32
1	12
10	8
1	9
9	12
3	24
7	8
10	8
1	4
9	12
1	12
3	12
2	9
4	11
4	8
1	17
1	11
1	17
1	17
4	8
8	0
1	11
1	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 28 January to 4 February 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	1,941 records
Extreme rain in United States, 28 January to 4 February 2023 (this event)	102 records

Every Record Set

20 of 102

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 28 January to 4 February 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-01-29	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	100	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-01-29	Baton Rouge Metro AP	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	92	54 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-29	Grand Coteau	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	100	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-29	Katy City	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	12	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-29	Cedartown	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	48	40 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-29	New Roads 5 NE	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	75	38 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-30	Hawkinsville	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	111	51 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-30	Baton Rouge Sherwood	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	19	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-30	Walterboro 1 SW	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	84	44 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-30	Poplarville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	32	42 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-30	Port Allen	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	19	36 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-30	Opelika	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	48	34 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-30	Jacksonville	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	51	33 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-30	Livingston	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	10	33 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-30	Gaylord Bay	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	48	33 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-30	Palestine 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	33	33 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-01	Centerville	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	48	33 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-02	Rusk	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	71	35 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-02	Arkadelphia 2 N	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	72	32 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-03	Lipan 4NW	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	63	36 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 102 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.

Date	Records
2023-01-28	1
2023-01-29	20
2023-01-30	38
2023-01-31	5
2023-02-01	5
2023-02-02	22
2023-02-03	10
2023-02-04	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
73	100
35	92
20	111
24	100
56	12
88	19
10	84
38	32
23	48
17	75
53	19
16	63
9	71
20	48
15	51
31	10
16	48
15	48
20	33
3	72
22	40
41	24
37	12
6	64
20	24
8	56
8	51
5	48
4	51
13	31
6	55
2	63
8	40
12	24
3	30
4	40
7	44
3	48
16	32
6	48
2	52
20	8
18	12
9	24
23	4
2	40
1	33
6	29
1	52
0	48
5	32
0	32
13	24
22	16
19	13
12	24
13	24
14	19
9	23
9	12
22	11
6	32
5	33
6	32
12	4
8	20
8	24
20	19
6	32
2	27
1	32
4	17
3	32
3	32
1	24
2	24
2	17
6	21
3	24
1	32
1	12
10	8
1	9
9	12
3	24
7	8
10	8
1	4
9	12
1	12
3	12
2	9
4	11
4	8
1	17
1	11
1	17
1	17
4	8
8	0
1	11
1	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
73	100
35	92
20	111
24	100
56	12
88	19
10	84
38	32
23	48
17	75
53	19
16	63
9	71
20	48
15	51
31	10
16	48
15	48
20	33
3	72
22	40
41	24
37	12
6	64
20	24
8	56
8	51
5	48
4	51
13	31
6	55
2	63
8	40
12	24
3	30
4	40
7	44
3	48
16	32
6	48
2	52
20	8
18	12
9	24
23	4
2	40
1	33
6	29
1	52
0	48
5	32
0	32
13	24
22	16
19	13
12	24
13	24
14	19
9	23
9	12
22	11
6	32
5	33
6	32
12	4
8	20
8	24
20	19
6	32
2	27
1	32
4	17
3	32
3	32
1	24
2	24
2	17
6	21
3	24
1	32
1	12
10	8
1	9
9	12
3	24
7	8
10	8
1	4
9	12
1	12
3	12
2	9
4	11
4	8
1	17
1	11
1	17
1	17
4	8
8	0
1	11
1	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
73	100
35	92
20	111
24	100
56	12
88	19
10	84
38	32
23	48
17	75
53	19
16	63
9	71
20	48
15	51
31	10
16	48
15	48
20	33
3	72
22	40
41	24
37	12
6	64
20	24
8	56
8	51
5	48
4	51
13	31
6	55
2	63
8	40
12	24
3	30
4	40
7	44
3	48
16	32
6	48
2	52
20	8
18	12
9	24
23	4
2	40
1	33
6	29
1	52
0	48
5	32
0	32
13	24
22	16
19	13
12	24
13	24
14	19
9	23
9	12
22	11
6	32
5	33
6	32
12	4
8	20
8	24
20	19
6	32
2	27
1	32
4	17
3	32
3	32
1	24
2	24
2	17
6	21
3	24
1	32
1	12
10	8
1	9
9	12
3	24
7	8
10	8
1	4
9	12
1	12
3	12
2	9
4	11
4	8
1	17
1	11
1	17
1	17
4	8
8	0
1	11
1	0