Extreme rain in United States, 31 January to 17 February 2024

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 31 January to 17 February 2024
Start: 2024-01-31
End: 2024-02-17
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 31 January to 17 February 2024: 1,170 records at 915 stations, peak on 3 February 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 31 January to 17 February 2024 set or tied 1,170 station records at 915 stations.
It ran from 31 January 2024 to 17 February 2024 (18 days) and its peak day was 3 February 2024.
Status: closed.
U C L A set an all-time record daily precipitation of 264.2 mm (10.4 in) on 5 February 2024.
The busiest day was 3 February 2024 with 183 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 130 years.

Footprint

31 January to 17 February 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 31 January to 17 February 2024 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, 31 January to 17 February 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
U C L A	Record daily precipitation	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	2024-02-05
Ft Collins	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2024-02-03
Culver City	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	2024-02-05
San Gabriel Canyon Ph	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	2024-02-05
Pasadena	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	2024-02-05
Avalon Catalina AP	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	2024-02-01
Pueblo Mem AP	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-02-03
Woodland 1 WNW	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	2024-02-05
Norton Dam	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	2024-02-05
Norcatur 3WSW	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2024-02-03
Cachuma Lake	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	2024-02-05
Pueblo Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-02-04
Farson 2NNE	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	2024-02-03
Limon	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	2024-02-03
Sun Rvr 4 S	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	2024-02-04
Wisdom	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2024-02-04
Fairfield	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2024-02-05
Flatwillow 4 ENE	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2024-02-07
Gull Lake Dam	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	2024-02-08
Ft Benton	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2024-02-08

Records per Day

Peak day 183

Records set or tied each day from 31 January 2024 to 17 February 2024. The most in one day was 183 on 3 February 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 31 January to 17 February 2024
Date	Records
2024-01-31	9
2024-02-01	82
2024-02-02	124
2024-02-03	183
2024-02-04	173
2024-02-05	162
2024-02-06	89
2024-02-07	108
2024-02-08	77
2024-02-09	33
2024-02-10	15
2024-02-11	7
2024-02-12	6
2024-02-13	2
2024-02-14	8
2024-02-15	62
2024-02-16	23
2024-02-17	7

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 31 January to 17 February 2024 ranked by margin
U C L A, 02-05	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
Cachuma Lake, 02-05	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
San Gabriel Canyon Ph, 02-05	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
Pasadena, 02-05	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
Culver City, 02-05	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
Avalon Catalina AP, 02-01	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
Woodland 1 WNW, 02-05	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
Norcatur 3WSW, 02-03	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
Norton Dam, 02-05	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Gull Lake Dam, 02-08	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
Ft Collins, 02-03	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Pueblo Rsvr, 02-04	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
Limon, 02-03	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
Farson 2NNE, 02-03	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
Flatwillow 4 ENE, 02-07	11.9 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, 31 January to 17 February 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
104	90
16	105
66	55
96	88
9	64
88	88
8	121
13	81
12	64
43	74
12	36
37	86
18	40
16	57
8	64
103	65
23	64
14	34
13	64
9	61
11	48
7	92
17	60
15	44
47	54
143	54
28	40
36	50
39	96
37	76
29	62
11	48
14	50
8	94
17	64
9	86
22	41
24	54
48	78
10	32
47	76
5	92
5	81
11	36
37	64
16	26
107	76
18	12
8	108
11	2
9	88
74	32
36	92
24	76
13	84
38	41
59	45
29	40
15	104
10	118
10	37
9	68
21	88
2	114
11	40
8	88
25	90
20	38
41	64
13	52
14	64
5	101
63	32
8	64
9	64
49	65
44	33
7	86
10	118
15	26
20	33
11	20
20	64
21	65
108	34
38	48
15	4
12	57
13	5
5	68
7	57
24	72
15	4
18	49
79	14
12	57
2	89
7	72
6	84
10	37
36	22
39	86
11	78
12	77
11	20
4	129
6	104
5	122
5	64
25	54
20	64
18	93
7	34
4	72
21	64
4	130
7	35
20	16
31	13
45	4
15	84
9	118
7	72
6	57
17	54
20	12
31	65
48	33
2	70
21	64
9	45
16	48
51	76
15	32
7	16
21	64
15	44
15	30
13	76
8	20
3	116
26	4
3	120
3	88
10	30
5	64
7	76
15	74
10	4
84	4
3	118
58	13
29	73
36	28
5	37
9	68
4	86
6	58
6	52
4	88
15	58
11	8
25	40
6	74
3	118
20	32
7	86
12	61
8	108
77	13
13	26
2	92
11	68
10	9
3	96
11	26
21	64
5	92
12	16
2	105
25	64
34	4
5	57
33	31
24	28
4	114
15	68
15	12
1	118
2	108
1	124
1	108
3	92
6	48
8	13
24	64
25	65
16	65
1	104
24	12

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 31 January to 17 February 2024 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, 31 January to 17 February 2024 (this event)	1,170 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,170

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 31 January to 17 February 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-02-01	Avalon Catalina AP	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	74	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-03	Ft Collins	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	105	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-02-03	Pueblo Mem AP	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	36	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-03	Norcatur 3WSW	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	64	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-03	Farson 2NNE	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	81	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-03	Limon	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-04	Pueblo Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	34	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-04	Sun Rvr 4 S	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-04	Wisdom	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-05	U C L A	Record daily precipitation	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	90	96 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-02-05	Culver City	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	55	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-02-05	San Gabriel Canyon Ph	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	88	76 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-05	Pasadena	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	88	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-05	Woodland 1 WNW	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	86	67 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-05	Norton Dam	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	40	67 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-05	Cachuma Lake	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	65	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-05	Fairfield	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-07	Flatwillow 4 ENE	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-08	Gull Lake Dam	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	57	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-08	Ft Benton	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	121	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,170 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
104	90
16	105
66	55
96	88
9	64
88	88
8	121
13	81
12	64
43	74
12	36
37	86
18	40
16	57
8	64
103	65
23	64
14	34
13	64
9	61
11	48
7	92
17	60
15	44
47	54
143	54
28	40
36	50
39	96
37	76
29	62
11	48
14	50
8	94
17	64
9	86
22	41
24	54
48	78
10	32
47	76
5	92
5	81
11	36
37	64
16	26
107	76
18	12
8	108
11	2
9	88
74	32
36	92
24	76
13	84
38	41
59	45
29	40
15	104
10	118
10	37
9	68
21	88
2	114
11	40
8	88
25	90
20	38
41	64
13	52
14	64
5	101
63	32
8	64
9	64
49	65
44	33
7	86
10	118
15	26
20	33
11	20
20	64
21	65
108	34
38	48
15	4
12	57
13	5
5	68
7	57
24	72
15	4
18	49
79	14
12	57
2	89
7	72
6	84
10	37
36	22
39	86
11	78
12	77
11	20
4	129
6	104
5	122
5	64
25	54
20	64
18	93
7	34
4	72
21	64
4	130
7	35
20	16
31	13
45	4
15	84
9	118
7	72
6	57
17	54
20	12
31	65
48	33
2	70
21	64
9	45
16	48
51	76
15	32
7	16
21	64
15	44
15	30
13	76
8	20
3	116
26	4
3	120
3	88
10	30
5	64
7	76
15	74
10	4
84	4
3	118
58	13
29	73
36	28
5	37
9	68
4	86
6	58
6	52
4	88
15	58
11	8
25	40
6	74
3	118
20	32
7	86
12	61
8	108
77	13
13	26
2	92
11	68
10	9
3	96
11	26
21	64
5	92
12	16
2	105
25	64
34	4
5	57
33	31
24	28
4	114
15	68
15	12
1	118
2	108
1	124
1	108
3	92
6	48
8	13
24	64
25	65
16	65
1	104
24	12

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
104	90
16	105
66	55
96	88
9	64
88	88
8	121
13	81
12	64
43	74
12	36
37	86
18	40
16	57
8	64
103	65
23	64
14	34
13	64
9	61
11	48
7	92
17	60
15	44
47	54
143	54
28	40
36	50
39	96
37	76
29	62
11	48
14	50
8	94
17	64
9	86
22	41
24	54
48	78
10	32
47	76
5	92
5	81
11	36
37	64
16	26
107	76
18	12
8	108
11	2
9	88
74	32
36	92
24	76
13	84
38	41
59	45
29	40
15	104
10	118
10	37
9	68
21	88
2	114
11	40
8	88
25	90
20	38
41	64
13	52
14	64
5	101
63	32
8	64
9	64
49	65
44	33
7	86
10	118
15	26
20	33
11	20
20	64
21	65
108	34
38	48
15	4
12	57
13	5
5	68
7	57
24	72
15	4
18	49
79	14
12	57
2	89
7	72
6	84
10	37
36	22
39	86
11	78
12	77
11	20
4	129
6	104
5	122
5	64
25	54
20	64
18	93
7	34
4	72
21	64
4	130
7	35
20	16
31	13
45	4
15	84
9	118
7	72
6	57
17	54
20	12
31	65
48	33
2	70
21	64
9	45
16	48
51	76
15	32
7	16
21	64
15	44
15	30
13	76
8	20
3	116
26	4
3	120
3	88
10	30
5	64
7	76
15	74
10	4
84	4
3	118
58	13
29	73
36	28
5	37
9	68
4	86
6	58
6	52
4	88
15	58
11	8
25	40
6	74
3	118
20	32
7	86
12	61
8	108
77	13
13	26
2	92
11	68
10	9
3	96
11	26
21	64
5	92
12	16
2	105
25	64
34	4
5	57
33	31
24	28
4	114
15	68
15	12
1	118
2	108
1	124
1	108
3	92
6	48
8	13
24	64
25	65
16	65
1	104
24	12

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
104	90
16	105
66	55
96	88
9	64
88	88
8	121
13	81
12	64
43	74
12	36
37	86
18	40
16	57
8	64
103	65
23	64
14	34
13	64
9	61
11	48
7	92
17	60
15	44
47	54
143	54
28	40
36	50
39	96
37	76
29	62
11	48
14	50
8	94
17	64
9	86
22	41
24	54
48	78
10	32
47	76
5	92
5	81
11	36
37	64
16	26
107	76
18	12
8	108
11	2
9	88
74	32
36	92
24	76
13	84
38	41
59	45
29	40
15	104
10	118
10	37
9	68
21	88
2	114
11	40
8	88
25	90
20	38
41	64
13	52
14	64
5	101
63	32
8	64
9	64
49	65
44	33
7	86
10	118
15	26
20	33
11	20
20	64
21	65
108	34
38	48
15	4
12	57
13	5
5	68
7	57
24	72
15	4
18	49
79	14
12	57
2	89
7	72
6	84
10	37
36	22
39	86
11	78
12	77
11	20
4	129
6	104
5	122
5	64
25	54
20	64
18	93
7	34
4	72
21	64
4	130
7	35
20	16
31	13
45	4
15	84
9	118
7	72
6	57
17	54
20	12
31	65
48	33
2	70
21	64
9	45
16	48
51	76
15	32
7	16
21	64
15	44
15	30
13	76
8	20
3	116
26	4
3	120
3	88
10	30
5	64
7	76
15	74
10	4
84	4
3	118
58	13
29	73
36	28
5	37
9	68
4	86
6	58
6	52
4	88
15	58
11	8
25	40
6	74
3	118
20	32
7	86
12	61
8	108
77	13
13	26
2	92
11	68
10	9
3	96
11	26
21	64
5	92
12	16
2	105
25	64
34	4
5	57
33	31
24	28
4	114
15	68
15	12
1	118
2	108
1	124
1	108
3	92
6	48
8	13
24	64
25	65
16	65
1	104
24	12