Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 12 March 2024

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 12 March 2024
Start: 2024-03-02
End: 2024-03-12
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 12 March 2024: 372 records at 342 stations, peak on 10 March 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 12 March 2024 set or tied 372 station records at 342 stations.
It ran from 2 March 2024 to 12 March 2024 (11 days) and its peak day was 10 March 2024.
Status: closed.
Troy set a daily record precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 9 March 2024.
The busiest day was 10 March 2024 with 108 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 178 years.

Footprint

2 to 12 March 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 12 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, 2 to 12 March 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Troy	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	2024-03-09
Albany SW Georgia Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	2024-03-09
Painesville 4 NW	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2024-03-09
Grayling	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2024-03-05
Cordele	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	2024-03-09
Americus	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	2024-03-09
Princess Anne	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	2024-03-07
Woodstock	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	2024-03-10
Benton Harbor AP	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2024-03-05
Neshaminy Falls	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2024-03-09
Tupper Lake Sunmount	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2024-03-10
Gilman	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	2024-03-06
Headland	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	2024-03-09
Midville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	2024-03-09
Summerville 4W	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2024-03-10
Woodland	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	2024-03-11
Monticello	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2024-03-09
Salina 3 W	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	2024-03-07
Berlin	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2024-03-10
Storrs	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2024-03-10

Records per Day

Peak day 108

Records set or tied each day from 2 March 2024 to 12 March 2024. The most in one day was 108 on 10 March 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 12 March 2024
Date	Records
2024-03-02	8
2024-03-03	1
2024-03-04	12
2024-03-05	32
2024-03-06	39
2024-03-07	46
2024-03-08	13
2024-03-09	98
2024-03-10	108
2024-03-11	14
2024-03-12	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 12 March 2024 ranked by margin
Troy, 03-09	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
Americus, 03-09	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
Cordele, 03-09	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
Albany SW Georgia Rgnl AP, 03-09	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
Headland, 03-09	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
Midville Exp STN, 03-09	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
Princess Anne, 03-07	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
Painesville 4 NW, 03-09	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
Tupper Lake Sunmount, 03-10	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Woodland, 03-11	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
Grayling, 03-05	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
Monticello, 03-09	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
Berlin, 03-10	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
Salina 3 W, 03-07	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Benton Harbor AP, 03-05	15.2 mm (0.6 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

372 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, 2 to 12 March 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
84	97
54	76
21	38
18	48
61	36
68	26
32	55
13	106
15	78
20	26
12	105
45	66
38	66
20	72
13	123
13	60
17	97
16	63
16	68
8	132
14	79
12	79
11	111
31	30
14	61
5	151
10	79
20	50
10	83
10	92
5	122
23	63
33	76
9	60
27	41
4	178
3	117
17	62
1	124
18	30
8	80
8	86
61	13
21	48
0	105
1	111
8	79
1	100
30	27
24	30
10	66
0	110
15	60
50	25
68	21
13	42
28	51
38	48
6	79
1	92
10	48
15	48
2	80
8	57
5	79
15	48
14	58
45	26
13	48
10	57
19	30
3	78
7	60
22	48
7	38
10	45
15	13
9	74
19	30
9	60
10	65
4	76
8	57
17	30
4	60
14	40
1	79
12	48
38	26
2	77
20	41
52	2
9	20
3	60
5	60
5	30
54	13
19	26
2	78
13	46
27	43
3	36
3	60
13	30
10	48
4	57
32	26
30	26
8	32
10	48
21	26
33	8
26	34
43	13
13	41
18	30
6	60
32	27
16	30
9	32
13	39
17	36
3	60
44	13
11	20
4	61
1	60
1	69
20	30
2	57
1	69
15	26
8	30
4	13
2	56
25	25
21	30
12	43
3	48
36	13
13	46
1	55
11	26
1	60
10	29
13	26
6	28
6	51
12	25
30	1
32	13
28	2
1	65
4	57
1	57
17	41
7	30
13	26
6	41
7	30
21	5
6	46
4	48
8	15
9	26
6	45
12	26
17	5
9	26
12	25
4	30
1	48
30	12
6	30
17	26
13	5
7	47
3	48
7	41
8	31
20	26
8	26
2	50
2	48
0	48
5	45
18	13
5	35
2	44
2	38
13	5
6	30
7	35
13	5
3	30
3	46
5	30
8	31
7	46
7	31

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 12 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, 2 to 12 March 2024 (this event)	372 records

Every Record Set

20 of 372

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 2 to 12 March 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-03-05	Grayling	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	48	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-05	Benton Harbor AP	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	78	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-06	Gilman	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	60	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-07	Princess Anne	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-07	Salina 3 W	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	68	47 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-09	Troy	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	97	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-03-09	Albany SW Georgia Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	76	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-03-09	Painesville 4 NW	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	38	58 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-09	Cordele	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-09	Americus	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	26	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-09	Neshaminy Falls	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	105	50 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-09	Headland	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	66	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-09	Midville Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	66	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-09	Monticello	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	97	48 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-10	Woodstock	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	106	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-10	Tupper Lake Sunmount	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	26	50 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-10	Summerville 4W	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	123	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-10	Berlin	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	63	47 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-10	Storrs	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	132	46 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-11	Woodland	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	72	49 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 372 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
84	97
54	76
21	38
18	48
61	36
68	26
32	55
13	106
15	78
20	26
12	105
45	66
38	66
20	72
13	123
13	60
17	97
16	63
16	68
8	132
14	79
12	79
11	111
31	30
14	61
5	151
10	79
20	50
10	83
10	92
5	122
23	63
33	76
9	60
27	41
4	178
3	117
17	62
1	124
18	30
8	80
8	86
61	13
21	48
0	105
1	111
8	79
1	100
30	27
24	30
10	66
0	110
15	60
50	25
68	21
13	42
28	51
38	48
6	79
1	92
10	48
15	48
2	80
8	57
5	79
15	48
14	58
45	26
13	48
10	57
19	30
3	78
7	60
22	48
7	38
10	45
15	13
9	74
19	30
9	60
10	65
4	76
8	57
17	30
4	60
14	40
1	79
12	48
38	26
2	77
20	41
52	2
9	20
3	60
5	60
5	30
54	13
19	26
2	78
13	46
27	43
3	36
3	60
13	30
10	48
4	57
32	26
30	26
8	32
10	48
21	26
33	8
26	34
43	13
13	41
18	30
6	60
32	27
16	30
9	32
13	39
17	36
3	60
44	13
11	20
4	61
1	60
1	69
20	30
2	57
1	69
15	26
8	30
4	13
2	56
25	25
21	30
12	43
3	48
36	13
13	46
1	55
11	26
1	60
10	29
13	26
6	28
6	51
12	25
30	1
32	13
28	2
1	65
4	57
1	57
17	41
7	30
13	26
6	41
7	30
21	5
6	46
4	48
8	15
9	26
6	45
12	26
17	5
9	26
12	25
4	30
1	48
30	12
6	30
17	26
13	5
7	47
3	48
7	41
8	31
20	26
8	26
2	50
2	48
0	48
5	45
18	13
5	35
2	44
2	38
13	5
6	30
7	35
13	5
3	30
3	46
5	30
8	31
7	46
7	31

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
84	97
54	76
21	38
18	48
61	36
68	26
32	55
13	106
15	78
20	26
12	105
45	66
38	66
20	72
13	123
13	60
17	97
16	63
16	68
8	132
14	79
12	79
11	111
31	30
14	61
5	151
10	79
20	50
10	83
10	92
5	122
23	63
33	76
9	60
27	41
4	178
3	117
17	62
1	124
18	30
8	80
8	86
61	13
21	48
0	105
1	111
8	79
1	100
30	27
24	30
10	66
0	110
15	60
50	25
68	21
13	42
28	51
38	48
6	79
1	92
10	48
15	48
2	80
8	57
5	79
15	48
14	58
45	26
13	48
10	57
19	30
3	78
7	60
22	48
7	38
10	45
15	13
9	74
19	30
9	60
10	65
4	76
8	57
17	30
4	60
14	40
1	79
12	48
38	26
2	77
20	41
52	2
9	20
3	60
5	60
5	30
54	13
19	26
2	78
13	46
27	43
3	36
3	60
13	30
10	48
4	57
32	26
30	26
8	32
10	48
21	26
33	8
26	34
43	13
13	41
18	30
6	60
32	27
16	30
9	32
13	39
17	36
3	60
44	13
11	20
4	61
1	60
1	69
20	30
2	57
1	69
15	26
8	30
4	13
2	56
25	25
21	30
12	43
3	48
36	13
13	46
1	55
11	26
1	60
10	29
13	26
6	28
6	51
12	25
30	1
32	13
28	2
1	65
4	57
1	57
17	41
7	30
13	26
6	41
7	30
21	5
6	46
4	48
8	15
9	26
6	45
12	26
17	5
9	26
12	25
4	30
1	48
30	12
6	30
17	26
13	5
7	47
3	48
7	41
8	31
20	26
8	26
2	50
2	48
0	48
5	45
18	13
5	35
2	44
2	38
13	5
6	30
7	35
13	5
3	30
3	46
5	30
8	31
7	46
7	31

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
84	97
54	76
21	38
18	48
61	36
68	26
32	55
13	106
15	78
20	26
12	105
45	66
38	66
20	72
13	123
13	60
17	97
16	63
16	68
8	132
14	79
12	79
11	111
31	30
14	61
5	151
10	79
20	50
10	83
10	92
5	122
23	63
33	76
9	60
27	41
4	178
3	117
17	62
1	124
18	30
8	80
8	86
61	13
21	48
0	105
1	111
8	79
1	100
30	27
24	30
10	66
0	110
15	60
50	25
68	21
13	42
28	51
38	48
6	79
1	92
10	48
15	48
2	80
8	57
5	79
15	48
14	58
45	26
13	48
10	57
19	30
3	78
7	60
22	48
7	38
10	45
15	13
9	74
19	30
9	60
10	65
4	76
8	57
17	30
4	60
14	40
1	79
12	48
38	26
2	77
20	41
52	2
9	20
3	60
5	60
5	30
54	13
19	26
2	78
13	46
27	43
3	36
3	60
13	30
10	48
4	57
32	26
30	26
8	32
10	48
21	26
33	8
26	34
43	13
13	41
18	30
6	60
32	27
16	30
9	32
13	39
17	36
3	60
44	13
11	20
4	61
1	60
1	69
20	30
2	57
1	69
15	26
8	30
4	13
2	56
25	25
21	30
12	43
3	48
36	13
13	46
1	55
11	26
1	60
10	29
13	26
6	28
6	51
12	25
30	1
32	13
28	2
1	65
4	57
1	57
17	41
7	30
13	26
6	41
7	30
21	5
6	46
4	48
8	15
9	26
6	45
12	26
17	5
9	26
12	25
4	30
1	48
30	12
6	30
17	26
13	5
7	47
3	48
7	41
8	31
20	26
8	26
2	50
2	48
0	48
5	45
18	13
5	35
2	44
2	38
13	5
6	30
7	35
13	5
3	30
3	46
5	30
8	31
7	46
7	31