Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 14 February 2023

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 14 February 2023
Start: 2023-02-10
End: 2023-02-14
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 14 February 2023: 104 records at 103 stations, peak on 12 February 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 14 February 2023 set or tied 104 station records at 103 stations.
It ran from 10 February 2023 to 14 February 2023 (5 days) and its peak day was 12 February 2023.
Status: closed.
Greensboro Wtp set a daily record precipitation of 65.8 mm (2.6 in) on 12 February 2023.
The busiest day was 12 February 2023 with 70 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 122 years.

Footprint

10 to 14 February 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 14 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, 10 to 14 February 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Greensboro Wtp	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	2023-02-12
Catawba	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	2023-02-12
Saluda	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	2023-02-12
Bluefield Mercer Co AP	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	2023-02-12
Monroe 2 SE	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2023-02-12
Santuck	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2023-02-12
Newberry	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2023-02-12
Great Falls	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	2023-02-12
Salisbury	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2023-02-12
Pelion 0.8 NW	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	2023-02-12
N Myrtle Beach	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2023-02-11
Ocracoke	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	2023-02-12
Bristol AP	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	2023-02-12
Cheraw	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	2023-02-12
Asheboro 2 W	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2023-02-12
Raleigh AP	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2023-02-12
Lincolnton	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	2023-02-12
Chester 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	2023-02-12
Randleman	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	2023-02-12
Darlington	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2023-02-12

Records per Day

Peak day 70

Records set or tied each day from 10 February 2023 to 14 February 2023. The most in one day was 70 on 12 February 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 14 February 2023 ranked by margin
Greensboro Wtp, 02-12	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
Great Falls, 02-12	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
Ocracoke, 02-12	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
Chester 1 SE, 02-12	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
Pelion 0.8 NW, 02-12	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
Santuck, 02-12	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
Bluefield Mercer Co AP, 02-12	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
Catawba, 02-12	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
Saluda, 02-12	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Monroe 2 SE, 02-12	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Newberry, 02-12	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
Lincolnton, 02-12	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
N Myrtle Beach, 02-11	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
Bristol AP, 02-12	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Randleman, 02-12	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

104 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, 10 to 14 February 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
47	60
24	112
24	117
26	60
24	91
27	88
22	122
41	19
13	112
28	75
20	72
32	60
16	75
6	112
14	75
13	75
21	60
29	28
15	60
1	116
28	37
11	75
1	103
32	36
6	88
40	9
1	122
0	122
4	91
31	19
30	29
15	60
7	79
11	69
32	19
27	23
11	51
27	8
24	19
2	75
10	51
11	60
24	19
28	16
16	29
32	9
7	51
4	56
19	36
14	40
21	23
9	37
29	8
28	9
14	37
4	51
10	37
11	35
10	29
14	28
19	19
6	40
3	60
14	21
18	29
16	11
12	28
17	19
14	4
1	56
20	9
12	23
3	51
10	28
11	19
10	28
1	37
7	23
8	37
8	28
4	29
9	32
1	37
3	41
4	37
12	4
5	41
11	19
10	29
1	41
15	1
7	8
2	32
12	20
6	9
1	28
9	4
8	8
7	8
4	9
1	8
5	3
4	3
0	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 14 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, 10 to 14 February 2023 (this event)	104 records

Every Record Set

20 of 104

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 14 February 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-02-11	N Myrtle Beach	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	72	48 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-12	Greensboro Wtp	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	60	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-02-12	Catawba	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	112	60 of 100 (Major)
2023-02-12	Saluda	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	117	58 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-12	Bluefield Mercer Co AP	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	60	58 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-12	Monroe 2 SE	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	91	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-12	Santuck	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	88	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-12	Newberry	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	122	55 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-12	Great Falls	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19	51 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-12	Salisbury	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	112	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-12	Pelion 0.8 NW	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	75	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-12	Ocracoke	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	60	47 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-12	Bristol AP	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	75	47 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-12	Cheraw	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	112	45 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-12	Asheboro 2 W	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	75	44 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-12	Raleigh AP	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	75	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-12	Lincolnton	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	60	42 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-12	Chester 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28	42 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-12	Randleman	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	60	41 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-12	Darlington	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	116	41 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 104 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
47	60
24	112
24	117
26	60
24	91
27	88
22	122
41	19
13	112
28	75
20	72
32	60
16	75
6	112
14	75
13	75
21	60
29	28
15	60
1	116
28	37
11	75
1	103
32	36
6	88
40	9
1	122
0	122
4	91
31	19
30	29
15	60
7	79
11	69
32	19
27	23
11	51
27	8
24	19
2	75
10	51
11	60
24	19
28	16
16	29
32	9
7	51
4	56
19	36
14	40
21	23
9	37
29	8
28	9
14	37
4	51
10	37
11	35
10	29
14	28
19	19
6	40
3	60
14	21
18	29
16	11
12	28
17	19
14	4
1	56
20	9
12	23
3	51
10	28
11	19
10	28
1	37
7	23
8	37
8	28
4	29
9	32
1	37
3	41
4	37
12	4
5	41
11	19
10	29
1	41
15	1
7	8
2	32
12	20
6	9
1	28
9	4
8	8
7	8
4	9
1	8
5	3
4	3
0	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
47	60
24	112
24	117
26	60
24	91
27	88
22	122
41	19
13	112
28	75
20	72
32	60
16	75
6	112
14	75
13	75
21	60
29	28
15	60
1	116
28	37
11	75
1	103
32	36
6	88
40	9
1	122
0	122
4	91
31	19
30	29
15	60
7	79
11	69
32	19
27	23
11	51
27	8
24	19
2	75
10	51
11	60
24	19
28	16
16	29
32	9
7	51
4	56
19	36
14	40
21	23
9	37
29	8
28	9
14	37
4	51
10	37
11	35
10	29
14	28
19	19
6	40
3	60
14	21
18	29
16	11
12	28
17	19
14	4
1	56
20	9
12	23
3	51
10	28
11	19
10	28
1	37
7	23
8	37
8	28
4	29
9	32
1	37
3	41
4	37
12	4
5	41
11	19
10	29
1	41
15	1
7	8
2	32
12	20
6	9
1	28
9	4
8	8
7	8
4	9
1	8
5	3
4	3
0	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
47	60
24	112
24	117
26	60
24	91
27	88
22	122
41	19
13	112
28	75
20	72
32	60
16	75
6	112
14	75
13	75
21	60
29	28
15	60
1	116
28	37
11	75
1	103
32	36
6	88
40	9
1	122
0	122
4	91
31	19
30	29
15	60
7	79
11	69
32	19
27	23
11	51
27	8
24	19
2	75
10	51
11	60
24	19
28	16
16	29
32	9
7	51
4	56
19	36
14	40
21	23
9	37
29	8
28	9
14	37
4	51
10	37
11	35
10	29
14	28
19	19
6	40
3	60
14	21
18	29
16	11
12	28
17	19
14	4
1	56
20	9
12	23
3	51
10	28
11	19
10	28
1	37
7	23
8	37
8	28
4	29
9	32
1	37
3	41
4	37
12	4
5	41
11	19
10	29
1	41
15	1
7	8
2	32
12	20
6	9
1	28
9	4
8	8
7	8
4	9
1	8
5	3
4	3
0	4