Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 24 July 2023

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 24 July 2023
Start: 2023-07-10
End: 2023-07-24
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 24 July 2023: 410 records at 375 stations, peak on 16 July 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 24 July 2023 set or tied 410 station records at 375 stations.
It ran from 10 July 2023 to 24 July 2023 (15 days) and its peak day was 16 July 2023.
Status: closed.
Olmsted L&D set a monthly record daily precipitation of 170.2 mm (6.7 in) on 20 July 2023.
The busiest day was 16 July 2023 with 83 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 126 years.

Footprint

10 to 24 July 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 24 July 2023 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 24 July 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Olmsted L&D	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	2023-07-20
Owosso Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	2023-07-13
Anna 4 N	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	2023-07-19
Concord 4 SSW	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	2023-07-14
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	2023-07-15
Westhampton Gabreski AP	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	2023-07-16
Elizabethton	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2023-07-14
Lambertville	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	2023-07-16
Gatlinburg 2 SW	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	2023-07-21
Cairo 3N	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	2023-07-20
Appomattox	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	2023-07-16
Providence	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	2023-07-16
Sparta 3.5 SSW	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	2023-07-16
Big Is	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	2023-07-16
Brockport	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	2023-07-16
Morrisville-Stowe State AP	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	2023-07-16
Middleton	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	2023-07-17
Southbridge 3 SW	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	2023-07-17
Hartford Brainard Fld	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	2023-07-16

Records per Day

Peak day 83

Records set or tied each day from 10 July 2023 to 24 July 2023. The most in one day was 83 on 16 July 2023.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 24 July 2023
Date	Records
2023-07-10	2
2023-07-11	9
2023-07-12	28
2023-07-13	32
2023-07-14	37
2023-07-15	31
2023-07-16	83
2023-07-17	64
2023-07-18	16
2023-07-19	36
2023-07-20	16
2023-07-21	28
2023-07-22	13
2023-07-23	10
2023-07-24	5

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 24 July 2023 ranked by margin
Cairo 3N, 07-20	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
Anna 4 N, 07-19	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
Sparta 3.5 SSW, 07-16	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
Providence, 07-16	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
Westhampton Gabreski AP, 07-16	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
Concord 4 SSW, 07-14	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP, 07-15	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
Olmsted L&D, 07-20	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
Southbridge 3 SW, 07-17	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
Olmsted L&D, 07-19	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
Middleton, 07-17	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
Morrisville-Stowe State AP, 07-16	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
Big Is, 07-16	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
Owosso Wwtp, 07-13	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
Lambertville, 07-16	47.0 mm (1.9 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

410 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 24 July 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
59	89
47	108
73	98
65	51
60	77
56	80
68	68
47	89
42	66
40	84
73	48
47	77
68	52
69	44
49	48
54	33
59	33
18	113
50	44
35	76
47	48
21	112
110	9
33	84
55	26
37	56
17	90
30	36
17	92
31	76
18	120
70	20
25	68
27	62
34	52
31	61
25	76
18	122
36	33
53	49
28	73
62	22
25	78
37	40
53	13
87	20
81	22
29	61
49	5
37	38
9	108
13	114
23	53
42	36
12	106
14	85
29	81
36	33
50	5
27	56
8	126
12	98
31	69
44	26
47	41
36	44
12	97
19	74
29	61
31	33
14	85
8	123
44	20
7	118
47	13
43	7
34	33
14	92
46	37
34	56
33	33
9	96
4	105
6	96
32	38
9	92
38	36
17	64
41	20
3	116
21	44
43	10
23	60
7	84
14	68
20	11
34	29
1	113
37	52
1	120
24	52
41	25
9	74
7	93
1	66
7	77
29	48
33	36
27	24
2	92
16	60
23	4
1	94
38	10
8	73
6	76
10	73
23	44
40	8
17	69
17	61
8	68
13	58
43	20
44	25
29	46
15	76
49	22
12	61
17	61
10	72
30	21
4	56
11	64
6	72
30	33
11	61
6	76
9	68
16	54
9	64
10	66
6	76
18	32
32	26
24	33
25	28
14	61
12	54
3	73
19	48
16	44
20	50
9	52
8	64
2	50
17	48
18	38
4	69
13	60
21	52
19	48
9	64
5	76
27	13
15	54
3	76
5	64
1	76
2	72
37	10
3	72
17	41
8	64
2	69
14	37
12	44
29	28
32	0
10	60
17	32
15	34
5	60
21	46
1	68
25	28
30	26
18	37
8	61
5	68
15	48
2	72
20	33
3	64
15	38
19	8
14	33
5	22
7	54
4	53

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 24 July 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 24 July 2023 (this event)	410 records

Every Record Set

20 of 410

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 10 to 24 July 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-07-13	Owosso Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	108	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-07-14	Concord 4 SSW	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-07-14	Elizabethton	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	66	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-07-15	Lynchburg Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	77	71 of 100 (Major)
2023-07-16	Westhampton Gabreski AP	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	68	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-07-16	Lambertville	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	89	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-07-16	Appomattox	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	77	63 of 100 (Major)
2023-07-16	Providence	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-07-16	Sparta 3.5 SSW	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44	61 of 100 (Major)
2023-07-16	Big Is	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	48	60 of 100 (Major)
2023-07-16	Brockport	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	113	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-16	Morrisville-Stowe State AP	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-16	Hartford Brainard Fld	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	76	58 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-17	Middleton	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-17	Southbridge 3 SW	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-07-19	Anna 4 N	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	98	79 of 100 (Major)
2023-07-19	Olmsted L&D	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	80	69 of 100 (Major)
2023-07-20	Olmsted L&D	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	89	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-07-20	Cairo 3N	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48	64 of 100 (Major)
2023-07-21	Gatlinburg 2 SW	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	84	65 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 410 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
59	89
47	108
73	98
65	51
60	77
56	80
68	68
47	89
42	66
40	84
73	48
47	77
68	52
69	44
49	48
54	33
59	33
18	113
50	44
35	76
47	48
21	112
110	9
33	84
55	26
37	56
17	90
30	36
17	92
31	76
18	120
70	20
25	68
27	62
34	52
31	61
25	76
18	122
36	33
53	49
28	73
62	22
25	78
37	40
53	13
87	20
81	22
29	61
49	5
37	38
9	108
13	114
23	53
42	36
12	106
14	85
29	81
36	33
50	5
27	56
8	126
12	98
31	69
44	26
47	41
36	44
12	97
19	74
29	61
31	33
14	85
8	123
44	20
7	118
47	13
43	7
34	33
14	92
46	37
34	56
33	33
9	96
4	105
6	96
32	38
9	92
38	36
17	64
41	20
3	116
21	44
43	10
23	60
7	84
14	68
20	11
34	29
1	113
37	52
1	120
24	52
41	25
9	74
7	93
1	66
7	77
29	48
33	36
27	24
2	92
16	60
23	4
1	94
38	10
8	73
6	76
10	73
23	44
40	8
17	69
17	61
8	68
13	58
43	20
44	25
29	46
15	76
49	22
12	61
17	61
10	72
30	21
4	56
11	64
6	72
30	33
11	61
6	76
9	68
16	54
9	64
10	66
6	76
18	32
32	26
24	33
25	28
14	61
12	54
3	73
19	48
16	44
20	50
9	52
8	64
2	50
17	48
18	38
4	69
13	60
21	52
19	48
9	64
5	76
27	13
15	54
3	76
5	64
1	76
2	72
37	10
3	72
17	41
8	64
2	69
14	37
12	44
29	28
32	0
10	60
17	32
15	34
5	60
21	46
1	68
25	28
30	26
18	37
8	61
5	68
15	48
2	72
20	33
3	64
15	38
19	8
14	33
5	22
7	54
4	53

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
59	89
47	108
73	98
65	51
60	77
56	80
68	68
47	89
42	66
40	84
73	48
47	77
68	52
69	44
49	48
54	33
59	33
18	113
50	44
35	76
47	48
21	112
110	9
33	84
55	26
37	56
17	90
30	36
17	92
31	76
18	120
70	20
25	68
27	62
34	52
31	61
25	76
18	122
36	33
53	49
28	73
62	22
25	78
37	40
53	13
87	20
81	22
29	61
49	5
37	38
9	108
13	114
23	53
42	36
12	106
14	85
29	81
36	33
50	5
27	56
8	126
12	98
31	69
44	26
47	41
36	44
12	97
19	74
29	61
31	33
14	85
8	123
44	20
7	118
47	13
43	7
34	33
14	92
46	37
34	56
33	33
9	96
4	105
6	96
32	38
9	92
38	36
17	64
41	20
3	116
21	44
43	10
23	60
7	84
14	68
20	11
34	29
1	113
37	52
1	120
24	52
41	25
9	74
7	93
1	66
7	77
29	48
33	36
27	24
2	92
16	60
23	4
1	94
38	10
8	73
6	76
10	73
23	44
40	8
17	69
17	61
8	68
13	58
43	20
44	25
29	46
15	76
49	22
12	61
17	61
10	72
30	21
4	56
11	64
6	72
30	33
11	61
6	76
9	68
16	54
9	64
10	66
6	76
18	32
32	26
24	33
25	28
14	61
12	54
3	73
19	48
16	44
20	50
9	52
8	64
2	50
17	48
18	38
4	69
13	60
21	52
19	48
9	64
5	76
27	13
15	54
3	76
5	64
1	76
2	72
37	10
3	72
17	41
8	64
2	69
14	37
12	44
29	28
32	0
10	60
17	32
15	34
5	60
21	46
1	68
25	28
30	26
18	37
8	61
5	68
15	48
2	72
20	33
3	64
15	38
19	8
14	33
5	22
7	54
4	53

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
59	89
47	108
73	98
65	51
60	77
56	80
68	68
47	89
42	66
40	84
73	48
47	77
68	52
69	44
49	48
54	33
59	33
18	113
50	44
35	76
47	48
21	112
110	9
33	84
55	26
37	56
17	90
30	36
17	92
31	76
18	120
70	20
25	68
27	62
34	52
31	61
25	76
18	122
36	33
53	49
28	73
62	22
25	78
37	40
53	13
87	20
81	22
29	61
49	5
37	38
9	108
13	114
23	53
42	36
12	106
14	85
29	81
36	33
50	5
27	56
8	126
12	98
31	69
44	26
47	41
36	44
12	97
19	74
29	61
31	33
14	85
8	123
44	20
7	118
47	13
43	7
34	33
14	92
46	37
34	56
33	33
9	96
4	105
6	96
32	38
9	92
38	36
17	64
41	20
3	116
21	44
43	10
23	60
7	84
14	68
20	11
34	29
1	113
37	52
1	120
24	52
41	25
9	74
7	93
1	66
7	77
29	48
33	36
27	24
2	92
16	60
23	4
1	94
38	10
8	73
6	76
10	73
23	44
40	8
17	69
17	61
8	68
13	58
43	20
44	25
29	46
15	76
49	22
12	61
17	61
10	72
30	21
4	56
11	64
6	72
30	33
11	61
6	76
9	68
16	54
9	64
10	66
6	76
18	32
32	26
24	33
25	28
14	61
12	54
3	73
19	48
16	44
20	50
9	52
8	64
2	50
17	48
18	38
4	69
13	60
21	52
19	48
9	64
5	76
27	13
15	54
3	76
5	64
1	76
2	72
37	10
3	72
17	41
8	64
2	69
14	37
12	44
29	28
32	0
10	60
17	32
15	34
5	60
21	46
1	68
25	28
30	26
18	37
8	61
5	68
15	48
2	72
20	33
3	64
15	38
19	8
14	33
5	22
7	54
4	53