Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 11 December 2023

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 11 December 2023
Start: 2023-12-09
End: 2023-12-11
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 11 December 2023: 271 records at 266 stations, peak on 11 December 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 11 December 2023 set or tied 271 station records at 266 stations.
It ran from 9 December 2023 to 11 December 2023 (3 days) and its peak day was 11 December 2023.
Status: closed.
Milford set a daily record precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 11 December 2023.
The busiest day was 11 December 2023 with 162 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 135 years.

Footprint

9 to 11 December 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 11 December 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, 9 to 11 December 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Milford	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	2023-12-11
Annapolis US Naval Academy Aso	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	2023-12-10
W Thompson Lake	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	2023-12-11
Jfk Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	2023-12-10
Storrs	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	2023-12-11
Franklin	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	2023-12-11
Warsaw 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	2023-12-10
Saint Johnsbury	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	2023-12-11
Greensboro AP	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	2023-12-10
Blue Hill Coop	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	2023-12-11
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	2023-12-10
Corinna	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	2023-12-11
Newark Ag Farm	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2023-12-10
Lawrence	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2023-12-11
Woonsocket	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	2023-12-11
Middleton	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2023-12-11
Walpole 2	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	2023-12-11
Massabesic Lake	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2023-12-11
Rutland	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	2023-12-11
World Trade Ctr	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	2023-12-11

Records per Day

Peak day 162

Records set or tied each day from 9 December 2023 to 11 December 2023. The most in one day was 162 on 11 December 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 11 December 2023 ranked by margin
Walpole 2, 12-11	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
Corinna, 12-11	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
Milford, 12-11	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
W Thompson Lake, 12-11	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP, 12-10	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
Woonsocket, 12-11	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
Storrs, 12-11	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
Annapolis US Naval Academy Aso, 12-10	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
Jfk Intl AP, 12-10	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Franklin, 12-11	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
Massabesic Lake, 12-11	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
Lawrence, 12-11	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
Greensboro AP, 12-10	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
Blue Hill Coop, 12-11	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
Middleton, 12-11	24.6 mm (1.0 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

271 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, 9 to 11 December 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
52	86
42	70
51	53
43	53
35	86
38	53
21	65
12	98
26	86
27	70
52	29
48	28
18	116
28	70
46	53
25	86
56	29
29	53
18	65
13	104
40	36
50	28
34	53
26	53
40	61
25	61
54	29
36	53
27	14
29	53
41	33
16	128
38	53
20	128
47	29
36	42
26	53
8	135
37	29
39	18
24	53
20	65
31	30
8	104
32	29
6	116
26	10
27	30
34	20
20	61
27	61
8	86
25	18
24	7
24	61
3	64
21	53
14	69
25	53
14	65
20	65
20	53
26	42
16	69
9	65
17	53
33	30
30	61
25	30
12	65
27	30
14	70
11	61
7	53
0	74
31	29
17	56
16	56
14	53
6	86
18	53
32	20
7	65
5	70
13	53
2	86
21	30
26	18
12	61
1	86
29	18
16	56
12	53
10	69
6	70
15	30
18	33
1	60
24	36
30	28
3	70
9	53
13	61
16	2
4	70
4	70
18	40
16	29
9	56
11	56
31	28
3	70
10	53
13	53
9	53
12	18
9	56
18	61
6	61
3	65
9	53
3	65
15	36
2	65
23	30
26	21
4	61
4	61
8	56
25	4
6	60
10	53
29	14
9	12
12	30
9	53
22	28
6	53
13	30
14	21
5	56
1	70
18	21
2	70
6	53
6	53
23	30
0	65
19	10
5	53
15	30
1	49
2	61
19	14
4	53
12	30
5	53
7	53
25	18
7	53
10	18
1	56
20	20
28	10
6	56
2	61
5	53
2	53
7	20
13	20
5	56
17	18
32	14
10	30
5	53
3	53
17	20
9	30
20	13
2	61
5	53
10	18
15	28
3	53
14	20
5	53
18	21
12	30
5	48
1	56
2	53
10	3
6	30
19	18
2	56
17	20
3	14
0	56
9	20
11	32

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 11 December 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, 9 to 11 December 2023 (this event)	271 records

Every Record Set

20 of 271

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 9 to 11 December 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-12-10	Annapolis US Naval Academy Aso	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	70	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-10	Jfk Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53	60 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-10	Warsaw 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	98	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-10	Greensboro AP	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	70	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-10	Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28	55 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-10	Newark Ag Farm	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	116	54 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-11	Milford	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	86	76 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-11	W Thompson Lake	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	53	61 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-11	Storrs	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53	60 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-11	Franklin	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	86	60 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-11	Saint Johnsbury	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	65	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-11	Blue Hill Coop	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	86	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-11	Corinna	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	29	55 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-11	Lawrence	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	70	54 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-11	Woonsocket	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	53	54 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-11	Middleton	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	86	53 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-11	Walpole 2	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29	53 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-11	Massabesic Lake	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	53	53 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-11	Rutland	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	65	53 of 100 (Notable)
2023-12-11	World Trade Ctr	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	104	52 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 271 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
52	86
42	70
51	53
43	53
35	86
38	53
21	65
12	98
26	86
27	70
52	29
48	28
18	116
28	70
46	53
25	86
56	29
29	53
18	65
13	104
40	36
50	28
34	53
26	53
40	61
25	61
54	29
36	53
27	14
29	53
41	33
16	128
38	53
20	128
47	29
36	42
26	53
8	135
37	29
39	18
24	53
20	65
31	30
8	104
32	29
6	116
26	10
27	30
34	20
20	61
27	61
8	86
25	18
24	7
24	61
3	64
21	53
14	69
25	53
14	65
20	65
20	53
26	42
16	69
9	65
17	53
33	30
30	61
25	30
12	65
27	30
14	70
11	61
7	53
0	74
31	29
17	56
16	56
14	53
6	86
18	53
32	20
7	65
5	70
13	53
2	86
21	30
26	18
12	61
1	86
29	18
16	56
12	53
10	69
6	70
15	30
18	33
1	60
24	36
30	28
3	70
9	53
13	61
16	2
4	70
4	70
18	40
16	29
9	56
11	56
31	28
3	70
10	53
13	53
9	53
12	18
9	56
18	61
6	61
3	65
9	53
3	65
15	36
2	65
23	30
26	21
4	61
4	61
8	56
25	4
6	60
10	53
29	14
9	12
12	30
9	53
22	28
6	53
13	30
14	21
5	56
1	70
18	21
2	70
6	53
6	53
23	30
0	65
19	10
5	53
15	30
1	49
2	61
19	14
4	53
12	30
5	53
7	53
25	18
7	53
10	18
1	56
20	20
28	10
6	56
2	61
5	53
2	53
7	20
13	20
5	56
17	18
32	14
10	30
5	53
3	53
17	20
9	30
20	13
2	61
5	53
10	18
15	28
3	53
14	20
5	53
18	21
12	30
5	48
1	56
2	53
10	3
6	30
19	18
2	56
17	20
3	14
0	56
9	20
11	32

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
52	86
42	70
51	53
43	53
35	86
38	53
21	65
12	98
26	86
27	70
52	29
48	28
18	116
28	70
46	53
25	86
56	29
29	53
18	65
13	104
40	36
50	28
34	53
26	53
40	61
25	61
54	29
36	53
27	14
29	53
41	33
16	128
38	53
20	128
47	29
36	42
26	53
8	135
37	29
39	18
24	53
20	65
31	30
8	104
32	29
6	116
26	10
27	30
34	20
20	61
27	61
8	86
25	18
24	7
24	61
3	64
21	53
14	69
25	53
14	65
20	65
20	53
26	42
16	69
9	65
17	53
33	30
30	61
25	30
12	65
27	30
14	70
11	61
7	53
0	74
31	29
17	56
16	56
14	53
6	86
18	53
32	20
7	65
5	70
13	53
2	86
21	30
26	18
12	61
1	86
29	18
16	56
12	53
10	69
6	70
15	30
18	33
1	60
24	36
30	28
3	70
9	53
13	61
16	2
4	70
4	70
18	40
16	29
9	56
11	56
31	28
3	70
10	53
13	53
9	53
12	18
9	56
18	61
6	61
3	65
9	53
3	65
15	36
2	65
23	30
26	21
4	61
4	61
8	56
25	4
6	60
10	53
29	14
9	12
12	30
9	53
22	28
6	53
13	30
14	21
5	56
1	70
18	21
2	70
6	53
6	53
23	30
0	65
19	10
5	53
15	30
1	49
2	61
19	14
4	53
12	30
5	53
7	53
25	18
7	53
10	18
1	56
20	20
28	10
6	56
2	61
5	53
2	53
7	20
13	20
5	56
17	18
32	14
10	30
5	53
3	53
17	20
9	30
20	13
2	61
5	53
10	18
15	28
3	53
14	20
5	53
18	21
12	30
5	48
1	56
2	53
10	3
6	30
19	18
2	56
17	20
3	14
0	56
9	20
11	32

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
52	86
42	70
51	53
43	53
35	86
38	53
21	65
12	98
26	86
27	70
52	29
48	28
18	116
28	70
46	53
25	86
56	29
29	53
18	65
13	104
40	36
50	28
34	53
26	53
40	61
25	61
54	29
36	53
27	14
29	53
41	33
16	128
38	53
20	128
47	29
36	42
26	53
8	135
37	29
39	18
24	53
20	65
31	30
8	104
32	29
6	116
26	10
27	30
34	20
20	61
27	61
8	86
25	18
24	7
24	61
3	64
21	53
14	69
25	53
14	65
20	65
20	53
26	42
16	69
9	65
17	53
33	30
30	61
25	30
12	65
27	30
14	70
11	61
7	53
0	74
31	29
17	56
16	56
14	53
6	86
18	53
32	20
7	65
5	70
13	53
2	86
21	30
26	18
12	61
1	86
29	18
16	56
12	53
10	69
6	70
15	30
18	33
1	60
24	36
30	28
3	70
9	53
13	61
16	2
4	70
4	70
18	40
16	29
9	56
11	56
31	28
3	70
10	53
13	53
9	53
12	18
9	56
18	61
6	61
3	65
9	53
3	65
15	36
2	65
23	30
26	21
4	61
4	61
8	56
25	4
6	60
10	53
29	14
9	12
12	30
9	53
22	28
6	53
13	30
14	21
5	56
1	70
18	21
2	70
6	53
6	53
23	30
0	65
19	10
5	53
15	30
1	49
2	61
19	14
4	53
12	30
5	53
7	53
25	18
7	53
10	18
1	56
20	20
28	10
6	56
2	61
5	53
2	53
7	20
13	20
5	56
17	18
32	14
10	30
5	53
3	53
17	20
9	30
20	13
2	61
5	53
10	18
15	28
3	53
14	20
5	53
18	21
12	30
5	48
1	56
2	53
10	3
6	30
19	18
2	56
17	20
3	14
0	56
9	20
11	32