Extreme rain in United States, 24 February to 6 March 2024

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 24 February to 6 March 2024
Start: 2024-02-24
End: 2024-03-06
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 24 February to 6 March 2024: 609 records at 474 stations, peak on 29 February 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 24 February to 6 March 2024 set or tied 609 station records at 474 stations.
It ran from 24 February 2024 to 6 March 2024 (12 days) and its peak day was 29 February 2024.
Status: closed.
Blackfoot Fire Dept set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 2 March 2024.
The busiest day was 29 February 2024 with 239 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 127 years.

Footprint

24 February to 6 March 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 24 February to 6 March 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, 24 February to 6 March 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Blackfoot Fire Dept	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2024-03-02
Snake Rvr	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	2024-03-02
Bandon 2 NNE	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	2024-02-29
Swan Valley	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	2024-03-02
Falls City 2 SSW	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	2024-02-29
Oregon City	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	2024-02-29
Cascade Locks	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	2024-02-29
Tahoe City	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	2024-03-02
Corvallis State UNIV	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2024-02-29
Calaveras Big Trees	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	2024-03-03
Trenton	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2024-03-06
Bostetter R.S.	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2024-03-05
Jackson	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2024-03-02
Clatskanie	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	2024-02-29
Sevenmile Marsh	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	2024-03-05
Riggins	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2024-02-29
Heron 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2024-02-29
Dubois	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2024-03-02
Grand Lake 6 SSW	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	2024-03-04
Willow City	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2024-03-04

Records per Day

Peak day 239

Records set or tied each day from 24 February 2024 to 6 March 2024. The most in one day was 239 on 29 February 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 24 February to 6 March 2024
Date	Records
2024-02-24	1
2024-02-25	12
2024-02-26	55
2024-02-27	16
2024-02-28	4
2024-02-29	239
2024-03-01	75
2024-03-02	75
2024-03-03	51
2024-03-04	22
2024-03-05	38
2024-03-06	21

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 24 February to 6 March 2024 ranked by margin
Calaveras Big Trees, 03-03	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
Sevenmile Marsh, 03-05	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
Snake Rvr, 03-02	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
Tahoe City, 03-02	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
Falls City 2 SSW, 02-29	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
Oregon City, 02-29	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
Clatskanie, 02-29	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
Bandon 2 NNE, 02-29	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
Trenton, 03-06	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
Bostetter R.S., 03-05	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Cascade Locks, 02-29	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
Jackson, 03-02	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
Swan Valley, 03-02	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
Corvallis State UNIV, 02-29	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
Blackfoot Fire Dept, 03-02	12.7 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, 24 February to 6 March 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	127
39	90
17	28
30	108
12	80
37	120
33	52
39	62
25	120
48	86
14	120
28	28
25	39
6	64
24	10
11	88
32	52
4	112
41	35
6	91
28	27
15	88
34	12
13	108
48	52
27	74
7	76
22	88
15	52
41	52
3	110
3	116
41	52
15	25
5	81
39	52
19	12
31	36
35	6
5	119
12	45
3	92
20	35
11	39
11	48
11	52
18	28
7	71
3	104
19	52
4	104
9	5
1	116
28	24
28	12
36	7
1	100
1	117
33	52
3	84
35	52
1	117
25	16
6	54
54	8
10	35
18	36
5	33
0	112
13	52
20	52
19	52
0	112
13	35
4	54
29	4
18	36
8	35
10	36
28	8
33	16
14	10
38	12
18	42
1	81
10	27
27	28
11	52
5	50
13	37
38	24
26	29
46	12
8	62
55	12
13	52
15	14
15	36
13	43
20	8
12	48
7	65
6	44
10	28
1	80
0	84
2	72
4	54
5	42
17	52
26	28
6	52
10	35
15	24
18	42
2	60
10	73
12	12
18	5
10	52
1	73
8	39
4	29
8	35
10	39
10	35
8	0
7	4
2	71
12	6
49	28
15	52
3	70
7	5
13	27
5	44
10	21
18	32
15	27
6	29
3	68
4	52
2	68
8	52
3	58
37	24
2	52
16	52
3	52
3	58
5	33
8	45
3	38
10	37
18	42
6	50
8	52
19	15
5	35
1	70
4	52
12	52
21	12
11	36
1	66
5	52
9	52
13	10
5	45
8	40
28	33
2	60
19	35
4	44
20	52
2	45
5	33
10	27
10	36
13	36
8	20
13	12
15	14
10	40
10	35
15	35
25	15
13	20
28	12
1	72
4	65
40	6
4	32
34	24
6	29
8	12
9	20
3	46
2	48
8	36

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 24 February to 6 March 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, 24 February to 6 March 2024 (this event)	609 records

Every Record Set

20 of 609

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 24 February to 6 March 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-02-29	Bandon 2 NNE	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	108	64 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-29	Falls City 2 SSW	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	120	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-29	Oregon City	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-29	Cascade Locks	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	120	58 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-29	Corvallis State UNIV	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	120	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-29	Clatskanie	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-29	Riggins	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	80	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-29	Heron 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	88	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-02	Blackfoot Fire Dept	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	127	79 of 100 (Major)
2024-03-02	Snake Rvr	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	90	77 of 100 (Major)
2024-03-02	Swan Valley	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	28	64 of 100 (Major)
2024-03-02	Tahoe City	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	62	58 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-02	Jackson	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	10	53 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-02	Dubois	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-03	Calaveras Big Trees	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	86	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-04	Grand Lake 6 SSW	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-04	Willow City	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	91	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-05	Bostetter R.S.	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-05	Sevenmile Marsh	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-06	Trenton	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28	56 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 609 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
13	127
39	90
17	28
30	108
12	80
37	120
33	52
39	62
25	120
48	86
14	120
28	28
25	39
6	64
24	10
11	88
32	52
4	112
41	35
6	91
28	27
15	88
34	12
13	108
48	52
27	74
7	76
22	88
15	52
41	52
3	110
3	116
41	52
15	25
5	81
39	52
19	12
31	36
35	6
5	119
12	45
3	92
20	35
11	39
11	48
11	52
18	28
7	71
3	104
19	52
4	104
9	5
1	116
28	24
28	12
36	7
1	100
1	117
33	52
3	84
35	52
1	117
25	16
6	54
54	8
10	35
18	36
5	33
0	112
13	52
20	52
19	52
0	112
13	35
4	54
29	4
18	36
8	35
10	36
28	8
33	16
14	10
38	12
18	42
1	81
10	27
27	28
11	52
5	50
13	37
38	24
26	29
46	12
8	62
55	12
13	52
15	14
15	36
13	43
20	8
12	48
7	65
6	44
10	28
1	80
0	84
2	72
4	54
5	42
17	52
26	28
6	52
10	35
15	24
18	42
2	60
10	73
12	12
18	5
10	52
1	73
8	39
4	29
8	35
10	39
10	35
8	0
7	4
2	71
12	6
49	28
15	52
3	70
7	5
13	27
5	44
10	21
18	32
15	27
6	29
3	68
4	52
2	68
8	52
3	58
37	24
2	52
16	52
3	52
3	58
5	33
8	45
3	38
10	37
18	42
6	50
8	52
19	15
5	35
1	70
4	52
12	52
21	12
11	36
1	66
5	52
9	52
13	10
5	45
8	40
28	33
2	60
19	35
4	44
20	52
2	45
5	33
10	27
10	36
13	36
8	20
13	12
15	14
10	40
10	35
15	35
25	15
13	20
28	12
1	72
4	65
40	6
4	32
34	24
6	29
8	12
9	20
3	46
2	48
8	36

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	127
39	90
17	28
30	108
12	80
37	120
33	52
39	62
25	120
48	86
14	120
28	28
25	39
6	64
24	10
11	88
32	52
4	112
41	35
6	91
28	27
15	88
34	12
13	108
48	52
27	74
7	76
22	88
15	52
41	52
3	110
3	116
41	52
15	25
5	81
39	52
19	12
31	36
35	6
5	119
12	45
3	92
20	35
11	39
11	48
11	52
18	28
7	71
3	104
19	52
4	104
9	5
1	116
28	24
28	12
36	7
1	100
1	117
33	52
3	84
35	52
1	117
25	16
6	54
54	8
10	35
18	36
5	33
0	112
13	52
20	52
19	52
0	112
13	35
4	54
29	4
18	36
8	35
10	36
28	8
33	16
14	10
38	12
18	42
1	81
10	27
27	28
11	52
5	50
13	37
38	24
26	29
46	12
8	62
55	12
13	52
15	14
15	36
13	43
20	8
12	48
7	65
6	44
10	28
1	80
0	84
2	72
4	54
5	42
17	52
26	28
6	52
10	35
15	24
18	42
2	60
10	73
12	12
18	5
10	52
1	73
8	39
4	29
8	35
10	39
10	35
8	0
7	4
2	71
12	6
49	28
15	52
3	70
7	5
13	27
5	44
10	21
18	32
15	27
6	29
3	68
4	52
2	68
8	52
3	58
37	24
2	52
16	52
3	52
3	58
5	33
8	45
3	38
10	37
18	42
6	50
8	52
19	15
5	35
1	70
4	52
12	52
21	12
11	36
1	66
5	52
9	52
13	10
5	45
8	40
28	33
2	60
19	35
4	44
20	52
2	45
5	33
10	27
10	36
13	36
8	20
13	12
15	14
10	40
10	35
15	35
25	15
13	20
28	12
1	72
4	65
40	6
4	32
34	24
6	29
8	12
9	20
3	46
2	48
8	36

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	127
39	90
17	28
30	108
12	80
37	120
33	52
39	62
25	120
48	86
14	120
28	28
25	39
6	64
24	10
11	88
32	52
4	112
41	35
6	91
28	27
15	88
34	12
13	108
48	52
27	74
7	76
22	88
15	52
41	52
3	110
3	116
41	52
15	25
5	81
39	52
19	12
31	36
35	6
5	119
12	45
3	92
20	35
11	39
11	48
11	52
18	28
7	71
3	104
19	52
4	104
9	5
1	116
28	24
28	12
36	7
1	100
1	117
33	52
3	84
35	52
1	117
25	16
6	54
54	8
10	35
18	36
5	33
0	112
13	52
20	52
19	52
0	112
13	35
4	54
29	4
18	36
8	35
10	36
28	8
33	16
14	10
38	12
18	42
1	81
10	27
27	28
11	52
5	50
13	37
38	24
26	29
46	12
8	62
55	12
13	52
15	14
15	36
13	43
20	8
12	48
7	65
6	44
10	28
1	80
0	84
2	72
4	54
5	42
17	52
26	28
6	52
10	35
15	24
18	42
2	60
10	73
12	12
18	5
10	52
1	73
8	39
4	29
8	35
10	39
10	35
8	0
7	4
2	71
12	6
49	28
15	52
3	70
7	5
13	27
5	44
10	21
18	32
15	27
6	29
3	68
4	52
2	68
8	52
3	58
37	24
2	52
16	52
3	52
3	58
5	33
8	45
3	38
10	37
18	42
6	50
8	52
19	15
5	35
1	70
4	52
12	52
21	12
11	36
1	66
5	52
9	52
13	10
5	45
8	40
28	33
2	60
19	35
4	44
20	52
2	45
5	33
10	27
10	36
13	36
8	20
13	12
15	14
10	40
10	35
15	35
25	15
13	20
28	12
1	72
4	65
40	6
4	32
34	24
6	29
8	12
9	20
3	46
2	48
8	36