Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 29 December 2023

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 29 December 2023
Start: 2023-12-22
End: 2023-12-29
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 29 December 2023: 932 records at 817 stations, peak on 24 December 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 29 December 2023 set or tied 932 station records at 817 stations.
It ran from 22 December 2023 to 29 December 2023 (8 days) and its peak day was 24 December 2023.
Status: closed.
Cambridge set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.5 mm (2.0 in) on 27 December 2023.
The busiest day was 24 December 2023 with 205 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 132 years.

Footprint

22 to 29 December 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 29 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, 22 to 29 December 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Cambridge	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	2023-12-27
St Cloud Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2023-12-24
De Smet	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2023-12-24
Pipestone	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2023-12-26
Lisbon	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2023-12-26
Gaston Shoals	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	2023-12-27
White Lake	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2023-12-26
Pearce - Sunsites	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2023-12-23
Sac City	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2023-12-25
Winnibigoshish Dam	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2023-12-25
Burnet	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2023-12-24
Bowdle	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2023-12-26
Sisseton	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2023-12-25
Flemington 5 NNW	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	2023-12-28
Artichoke Lake 1 E	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2023-12-24
Alexandria Chandler Fld	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	2023-12-24
Thorhult	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2023-12-24
Brookings 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	2023-12-24
Park Rapids Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2023-12-24
Tower 2S	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2023-12-25

Records per Day

Peak day 205

Records set or tied each day from 22 December 2023 to 29 December 2023. The most in one day was 205 on 24 December 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 29 December 2023 ranked by margin
Gaston Shoals, 12-27	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
Flemington 5 NNW, 12-28	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
Burnet, 12-24	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
Lisbon, 12-26	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
Pearce - Sunsites, 12-23	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
Cambridge, 12-27	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
Sac City, 12-25	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
De Smet, 12-24	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
Thorhult, 12-24	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
Pipestone, 12-26	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
St Cloud Rgnl AP, 12-24	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
White Lake, 12-26	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Tower 2S, 12-25	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Park Rapids Muni AP, 12-24	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
Winnibigoshish Dam, 12-25	11.5 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, 22 to 29 December 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	129
14	78
15	106
21	74
30	118
53	102
14	114
22	108
21	113
13	125
12	110
10	129
6	115
34	129
13	77
11	74
36	80
10	63
16	73
9	72
21	64
19	6
16	127
22	49
33	15
6	116
8	86
43	80
17	127
7	89
53	49
35	80
24	65
17	40
11	129
23	90
10	77
16	2
36	25
19	102
49	48
41	58
12	96
14	2
6	106
19	102
7	106
28	30
31	78
42	13
19	13
24	13
22	13
6	63
9	17
17	13
15	13
26	65
36	54
22	64
12	6
24	60
12	20
30	40
8	108
25	30
27	6
17	74
10	81
8	64
18	48
31	6
19	70
11	34
14	41
14	90
17	13
29	13
36	73
80	16
21	74
5	129
33	28
31	58
30	80
17	80
30	13
14	40
0	132
29	64
21	90
8	86
24	6
7	63
12	74
9	81
12	57
37	49
5	97
15	12
10	36
7	77
21	20
33	58
24	13
11	100
23	70
1	96
4	71
9	89
10	80
16	74
13	81
31	58
19	57
13	81
30	58
13	85
54	10
27	58
15	13
10	90
34	32
6	77
15	40
17	40
22	13
13	49
9	96
32	49
24	58
15	80
38	32
2	74
8	1
7	108
10	92
17	78
24	40
13	13
13	40
7	84
17	13
14	82
25	49
11	4
4	97
4	63
5	118
23	25
26	25
8	77
8	77
8	57
20	13
46	16
5	116
7	81
21	25
16	12
17	49
7	77
13	65
5	81
14	33
17	13
13	49
25	58
8	84
43	12
11	36
8	58
9	49
11	80
4	108
40	36
3	102
4	100
4	82
4	77
4	89
9	49
5	77
10	82
17	58
4	102
10	80
22	58
14	80
2	89
4	77
9	80
19	13
1	129
1	106
12	80
43	12
18	58
28	49
4	53

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 29 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, 22 to 29 December 2023 (this event)	932 records

Every Record Set

20 of 932

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 29 December 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-12-23	Pearce - Sunsites	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	108	74 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-24	St Cloud Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	78	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-12-24	De Smet	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	74	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-12-24	Burnet	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	129	68 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-24	Artichoke Lake 1 E	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	63	64 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-24	Alexandria Chandler Fld	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	72	64 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-24	Thorhult	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	73	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-12-24	Brookings 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	129	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-12-24	Park Rapids Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	77	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-12-25	Sac City	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	113	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-25	Winnibigoshish Dam	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	110	70 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-25	Sisseton	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	74	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-25	Tower 2S	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	125	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-12-26	Pipestone	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	106	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-12-26	Lisbon	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	118	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-12-26	White Lake	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	114	78 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-26	Bowdle	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	115	68 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-27	Cambridge	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	129	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-12-27	Gaston Shoals	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	102	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-12-28	Flemington 5 NNW	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	80	65 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 932 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.

Date	Records
2023-12-22	44
2023-12-23	69
2023-12-24	205
2023-12-25	202
2023-12-26	197
2023-12-27	138
2023-12-28	75
2023-12-29	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	129
14	78
15	106
21	74
30	118
53	102
14	114
22	108
21	113
13	125
12	110
10	129
6	115
34	129
13	77
11	74
36	80
10	63
16	73
9	72
21	64
19	6
16	127
22	49
33	15
6	116
8	86
43	80
17	127
7	89
53	49
35	80
24	65
17	40
11	129
23	90
10	77
16	2
36	25
19	102
49	48
41	58
12	96
14	2
6	106
19	102
7	106
28	30
31	78
42	13
19	13
24	13
22	13
6	63
9	17
17	13
15	13
26	65
36	54
22	64
12	6
24	60
12	20
30	40
8	108
25	30
27	6
17	74
10	81
8	64
18	48
31	6
19	70
11	34
14	41
14	90
17	13
29	13
36	73
80	16
21	74
5	129
33	28
31	58
30	80
17	80
30	13
14	40
0	132
29	64
21	90
8	86
24	6
7	63
12	74
9	81
12	57
37	49
5	97
15	12
10	36
7	77
21	20
33	58
24	13
11	100
23	70
1	96
4	71
9	89
10	80
16	74
13	81
31	58
19	57
13	81
30	58
13	85
54	10
27	58
15	13
10	90
34	32
6	77
15	40
17	40
22	13
13	49
9	96
32	49
24	58
15	80
38	32
2	74
8	1
7	108
10	92
17	78
24	40
13	13
13	40
7	84
17	13
14	82
25	49
11	4
4	97
4	63
5	118
23	25
26	25
8	77
8	77
8	57
20	13
46	16
5	116
7	81
21	25
16	12
17	49
7	77
13	65
5	81
14	33
17	13
13	49
25	58
8	84
43	12
11	36
8	58
9	49
11	80
4	108
40	36
3	102
4	100
4	82
4	77
4	89
9	49
5	77
10	82
17	58
4	102
10	80
22	58
14	80
2	89
4	77
9	80
19	13
1	129
1	106
12	80
43	12
18	58
28	49
4	53

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	129
14	78
15	106
21	74
30	118
53	102
14	114
22	108
21	113
13	125
12	110
10	129
6	115
34	129
13	77
11	74
36	80
10	63
16	73
9	72
21	64
19	6
16	127
22	49
33	15
6	116
8	86
43	80
17	127
7	89
53	49
35	80
24	65
17	40
11	129
23	90
10	77
16	2
36	25
19	102
49	48
41	58
12	96
14	2
6	106
19	102
7	106
28	30
31	78
42	13
19	13
24	13
22	13
6	63
9	17
17	13
15	13
26	65
36	54
22	64
12	6
24	60
12	20
30	40
8	108
25	30
27	6
17	74
10	81
8	64
18	48
31	6
19	70
11	34
14	41
14	90
17	13
29	13
36	73
80	16
21	74
5	129
33	28
31	58
30	80
17	80
30	13
14	40
0	132
29	64
21	90
8	86
24	6
7	63
12	74
9	81
12	57
37	49
5	97
15	12
10	36
7	77
21	20
33	58
24	13
11	100
23	70
1	96
4	71
9	89
10	80
16	74
13	81
31	58
19	57
13	81
30	58
13	85
54	10
27	58
15	13
10	90
34	32
6	77
15	40
17	40
22	13
13	49
9	96
32	49
24	58
15	80
38	32
2	74
8	1
7	108
10	92
17	78
24	40
13	13
13	40
7	84
17	13
14	82
25	49
11	4
4	97
4	63
5	118
23	25
26	25
8	77
8	77
8	57
20	13
46	16
5	116
7	81
21	25
16	12
17	49
7	77
13	65
5	81
14	33
17	13
13	49
25	58
8	84
43	12
11	36
8	58
9	49
11	80
4	108
40	36
3	102
4	100
4	82
4	77
4	89
9	49
5	77
10	82
17	58
4	102
10	80
22	58
14	80
2	89
4	77
9	80
19	13
1	129
1	106
12	80
43	12
18	58
28	49
4	53

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	129
14	78
15	106
21	74
30	118
53	102
14	114
22	108
21	113
13	125
12	110
10	129
6	115
34	129
13	77
11	74
36	80
10	63
16	73
9	72
21	64
19	6
16	127
22	49
33	15
6	116
8	86
43	80
17	127
7	89
53	49
35	80
24	65
17	40
11	129
23	90
10	77
16	2
36	25
19	102
49	48
41	58
12	96
14	2
6	106
19	102
7	106
28	30
31	78
42	13
19	13
24	13
22	13
6	63
9	17
17	13
15	13
26	65
36	54
22	64
12	6
24	60
12	20
30	40
8	108
25	30
27	6
17	74
10	81
8	64
18	48
31	6
19	70
11	34
14	41
14	90
17	13
29	13
36	73
80	16
21	74
5	129
33	28
31	58
30	80
17	80
30	13
14	40
0	132
29	64
21	90
8	86
24	6
7	63
12	74
9	81
12	57
37	49
5	97
15	12
10	36
7	77
21	20
33	58
24	13
11	100
23	70
1	96
4	71
9	89
10	80
16	74
13	81
31	58
19	57
13	81
30	58
13	85
54	10
27	58
15	13
10	90
34	32
6	77
15	40
17	40
22	13
13	49
9	96
32	49
24	58
15	80
38	32
2	74
8	1
7	108
10	92
17	78
24	40
13	13
13	40
7	84
17	13
14	82
25	49
11	4
4	97
4	63
5	118
23	25
26	25
8	77
8	77
8	57
20	13
46	16
5	116
7	81
21	25
16	12
17	49
7	77
13	65
5	81
14	33
17	13
13	49
25	58
8	84
43	12
11	36
8	58
9	49
11	80
4	108
40	36
3	102
4	100
4	82
4	77
4	89
9	49
5	77
10	82
17	58
4	102
10	80
22	58
14	80
2	89
4	77
9	80
19	13
1	129
1	106
12	80
43	12
18	58
28	49
4	53