Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 18 March 2023

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 18 March 2023
Start: 2023-03-08
End: 2023-03-18
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 18 March 2023: 800 records at 648 stations, peak on 10 March 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 18 March 2023 set or tied 800 station records at 648 stations.
It ran from 8 March 2023 to 18 March 2023 (11 days) and its peak day was 10 March 2023.
Status: closed.
Hat Creek set an all-time record daily precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 10 March 2023.
The busiest day was 10 March 2023 with 216 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 129 years.

Footprint

8 to 18 March 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 18 March 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, 8 to 18 March 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Hat Creek	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	2023-03-10
Gunnison 3SW	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2023-03-11
Yerington	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2023-03-10
McKenzie Rvr Rs	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2023-03-13
Lakeview	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	2023-03-10
Yosemite Park HQ	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	2023-03-11
Tracy Pumping Plt	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	2023-03-10
Mahnomen	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2023-03-12
Grant Grove	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	2023-03-12
Bowman Dam	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	2023-03-12
Oceanside Marina	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	2023-03-15
Paradise	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2023-03-16
N Fk Rs	Record daily precipitation	239.5 mm (9.4 in)	2023-03-16
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2023-03-10
Kenmare 1 WSW	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2023-03-11
Payette	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2023-03-15
Glasgow	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2023-03-15
Niland	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2023-03-16
Northdale	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2023-03-16
Manassa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2023-03-17

Records per Day

Peak day 216

Records set or tied each day from 8 March 2023 to 18 March 2023. The most in one day was 216 on 10 March 2023.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 18 March 2023
Date	Records
2023-03-08	6
2023-03-09	29
2023-03-10	216
2023-03-11	93
2023-03-12	51
2023-03-13	35
2023-03-14	99
2023-03-15	190
2023-03-16	69
2023-03-17	8
2023-03-18	4

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 18 March 2023 ranked by margin
Bowman Dam, 03-12	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
Grant Grove, 03-12	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
Hat Creek, 03-10	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
Yosemite Park HQ, 03-11	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
McKenzie Rvr Rs, 03-13	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
Oceanside Marina, 03-15	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
Lakeview, 03-10	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Tracy Pumping Plt, 03-10	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
N Fk Rs, 03-16	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
Gunnison 3SW, 03-11	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
Paradise, 03-16	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
Kenmare 1 WSW, 03-11	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
Niland, 03-16	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, 03-10	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Yerington, 03-10	13.2 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

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, 8 to 18 March 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
81	60
19	112
13	82
43	118
22	116
43	100
22	37
10	89
14	60
94	28
103	52
10	125
11	85
8	72
17	98
19	72
29	2
17	60
15	104
9	92
41	16
26	45
17	40
34	54
33	74
31	32
14	78
13	58
39	40
56	70
12	76
8	34
26	61
7	126
12	104
33	37
20	36
33	38
35	74
37	34
16	20
25	37
17	73
8	114
18	37
18	37
40	64
7	69
12	42
26	92
52	70
8	70
13	24
27	24
15	29
12	66
39	84
12	32
11	48
23	12
15	64
17	60
23	53
13	92
16	112
14	48
4	129
12	44
26	73
11	92
30	80
10	90
38	20
13	64
28	16
23	37
18	28
32	28
44	70
9	36
11	33
3	109
31	28
15	36
18	36
30	70
4	92
4	68
3	104
17	36
52	40
20	76
4	92
12	40
10	34
18	28
9	70
16	77
33	28
6	92
12	92
5	64
2	101
12	73
26	37
41	32
7	84
41	40
4	118
8	48
8	48
16	44
7	60
3	96
20	36
23	36
15	37
15	40
9	28
12	4
30	40
10	46
5	72
18	36
15	34
31	37
5	77
1	117
8	92
8	65
4	93
13	37
27	40
31	10
14	34
8	36
1	117
18	20
5	77
1	121
1	100
15	36
8	74
23	40
21	36
7	80
1	116
14	44
56	28
25	36
0	101
5	56
6	58
4	70
11	20
7	29
10	38
15	34
18	36
36	28
4	74
6	78
74	2
21	36
11	70
8	57
11	40
6	60
18	40
20	40
18	21
25	28
13	40
20	21
20	36
33	28
6	49
8	32
4	78
4	92
15	70
9	70
38	26
19	70
1	92
6	80
1	94
11	21
14	10
4	77
12	56
27	28
14	74
6	70
2	84
5	60
8	28
3	72
4	78
5	47

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 18 March 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, 8 to 18 March 2023 (this event)	800 records

Every Record Set

20 of 800

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 8 to 18 March 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-03-10	Hat Creek	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-03-10	Yerington	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	82	77 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-10	Lakeview	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	116	71 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-10	Tracy Pumping Plt	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	37	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-10	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-11	Gunnison 3SW	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	112	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-03-11	Yosemite Park HQ	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	100	68 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-11	Kenmare 1 WSW	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-12	Mahnomen	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	89	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-12	Grant Grove	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	28	66 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-12	Bowman Dam	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	52	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-13	McKenzie Rvr Rs	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	118	77 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-15	Oceanside Marina	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-15	Payette	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	125	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-15	Glasgow	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-16	Paradise	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	98	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-16	N Fk Rs	Record daily precipitation	239.5 mm (9.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	72	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-16	Niland	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-16	Northdale	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	85	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-17	Manassa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 800 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
81	60
19	112
13	82
43	118
22	116
43	100
22	37
10	89
14	60
94	28
103	52
10	125
11	85
8	72
17	98
19	72
29	2
17	60
15	104
9	92
41	16
26	45
17	40
34	54
33	74
31	32
14	78
13	58
39	40
56	70
12	76
8	34
26	61
7	126
12	104
33	37
20	36
33	38
35	74
37	34
16	20
25	37
17	73
8	114
18	37
18	37
40	64
7	69
12	42
26	92
52	70
8	70
13	24
27	24
15	29
12	66
39	84
12	32
11	48
23	12
15	64
17	60
23	53
13	92
16	112
14	48
4	129
12	44
26	73
11	92
30	80
10	90
38	20
13	64
28	16
23	37
18	28
32	28
44	70
9	36
11	33
3	109
31	28
15	36
18	36
30	70
4	92
4	68
3	104
17	36
52	40
20	76
4	92
12	40
10	34
18	28
9	70
16	77
33	28
6	92
12	92
5	64
2	101
12	73
26	37
41	32
7	84
41	40
4	118
8	48
8	48
16	44
7	60
3	96
20	36
23	36
15	37
15	40
9	28
12	4
30	40
10	46
5	72
18	36
15	34
31	37
5	77
1	117
8	92
8	65
4	93
13	37
27	40
31	10
14	34
8	36
1	117
18	20
5	77
1	121
1	100
15	36
8	74
23	40
21	36
7	80
1	116
14	44
56	28
25	36
0	101
5	56
6	58
4	70
11	20
7	29
10	38
15	34
18	36
36	28
4	74
6	78
74	2
21	36
11	70
8	57
11	40
6	60
18	40
20	40
18	21
25	28
13	40
20	21
20	36
33	28
6	49
8	32
4	78
4	92
15	70
9	70
38	26
19	70
1	92
6	80
1	94
11	21
14	10
4	77
12	56
27	28
14	74
6	70
2	84
5	60
8	28
3	72
4	78
5	47

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
81	60
19	112
13	82
43	118
22	116
43	100
22	37
10	89
14	60
94	28
103	52
10	125
11	85
8	72
17	98
19	72
29	2
17	60
15	104
9	92
41	16
26	45
17	40
34	54
33	74
31	32
14	78
13	58
39	40
56	70
12	76
8	34
26	61
7	126
12	104
33	37
20	36
33	38
35	74
37	34
16	20
25	37
17	73
8	114
18	37
18	37
40	64
7	69
12	42
26	92
52	70
8	70
13	24
27	24
15	29
12	66
39	84
12	32
11	48
23	12
15	64
17	60
23	53
13	92
16	112
14	48
4	129
12	44
26	73
11	92
30	80
10	90
38	20
13	64
28	16
23	37
18	28
32	28
44	70
9	36
11	33
3	109
31	28
15	36
18	36
30	70
4	92
4	68
3	104
17	36
52	40
20	76
4	92
12	40
10	34
18	28
9	70
16	77
33	28
6	92
12	92
5	64
2	101
12	73
26	37
41	32
7	84
41	40
4	118
8	48
8	48
16	44
7	60
3	96
20	36
23	36
15	37
15	40
9	28
12	4
30	40
10	46
5	72
18	36
15	34
31	37
5	77
1	117
8	92
8	65
4	93
13	37
27	40
31	10
14	34
8	36
1	117
18	20
5	77
1	121
1	100
15	36
8	74
23	40
21	36
7	80
1	116
14	44
56	28
25	36
0	101
5	56
6	58
4	70
11	20
7	29
10	38
15	34
18	36
36	28
4	74
6	78
74	2
21	36
11	70
8	57
11	40
6	60
18	40
20	40
18	21
25	28
13	40
20	21
20	36
33	28
6	49
8	32
4	78
4	92
15	70
9	70
38	26
19	70
1	92
6	80
1	94
11	21
14	10
4	77
12	56
27	28
14	74
6	70
2	84
5	60
8	28
3	72
4	78
5	47

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
81	60
19	112
13	82
43	118
22	116
43	100
22	37
10	89
14	60
94	28
103	52
10	125
11	85
8	72
17	98
19	72
29	2
17	60
15	104
9	92
41	16
26	45
17	40
34	54
33	74
31	32
14	78
13	58
39	40
56	70
12	76
8	34
26	61
7	126
12	104
33	37
20	36
33	38
35	74
37	34
16	20
25	37
17	73
8	114
18	37
18	37
40	64
7	69
12	42
26	92
52	70
8	70
13	24
27	24
15	29
12	66
39	84
12	32
11	48
23	12
15	64
17	60
23	53
13	92
16	112
14	48
4	129
12	44
26	73
11	92
30	80
10	90
38	20
13	64
28	16
23	37
18	28
32	28
44	70
9	36
11	33
3	109
31	28
15	36
18	36
30	70
4	92
4	68
3	104
17	36
52	40
20	76
4	92
12	40
10	34
18	28
9	70
16	77
33	28
6	92
12	92
5	64
2	101
12	73
26	37
41	32
7	84
41	40
4	118
8	48
8	48
16	44
7	60
3	96
20	36
23	36
15	37
15	40
9	28
12	4
30	40
10	46
5	72
18	36
15	34
31	37
5	77
1	117
8	92
8	65
4	93
13	37
27	40
31	10
14	34
8	36
1	117
18	20
5	77
1	121
1	100
15	36
8	74
23	40
21	36
7	80
1	116
14	44
56	28
25	36
0	101
5	56
6	58
4	70
11	20
7	29
10	38
15	34
18	36
36	28
4	74
6	78
74	2
21	36
11	70
8	57
11	40
6	60
18	40
20	40
18	21
25	28
13	40
20	21
20	36
33	28
6	49
8	32
4	78
4	92
15	70
9	70
38	26
19	70
1	92
6	80
1	94
11	21
14	10
4	77
12	56
27	28
14	74
6	70
2	84
5	60
8	28
3	72
4	78
5	47