Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 19 March 2024

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 19 March 2024
Start: 2024-03-12
End: 2024-03-19
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 19 March 2024: 235 records at 204 stations, peak on 15 March 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 19 March 2024 set or tied 235 station records at 204 stations.
It ran from 12 March 2024 to 19 March 2024 (8 days) and its peak day was 15 March 2024.
Status: closed.
Quemado set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 19 March 2024.
The busiest day was 15 March 2024 with 59 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 117 years.

Footprint

12 to 19 March 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 19 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, 12 to 19 March 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Quemado	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2024-03-19
Estes Park	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2024-03-14
Canon City	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	2024-03-14
Donkey Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2024-03-15
Widtsoe #3	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	2024-03-15
Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2024-03-16
Rio Grande Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	2024-03-16
Pueblo Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	2024-03-15
Upper Rio Grande	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-03-15
Colorado Springs Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2024-03-14
Antero Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2024-03-15
Grant	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2024-03-14
Grizzly Peak	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-03-13
Niwot	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2024-03-14
Lakewood	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	2024-03-14
Deseret	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2024-03-12
Walnut Creek	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2024-03-15
Hatch	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2024-03-15
Escalante	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	2024-03-16
Socorro	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2024-03-18

Records per Day

Peak day 59

Records set or tied each day from 12 March 2024 to 19 March 2024. The most in one day was 59 on 15 March 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 19 March 2024 ranked by margin
Lakewood, 03-14	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
Donkey Reservoir, 03-15	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Widtsoe #3, 03-15	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
Rio Grande Rsvr, 03-16	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs, 03-16	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
Niwot, 03-14	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Upper Rio Grande, 03-15	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Grant, 03-14	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
Estes Park, 03-14	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Quemado, 03-19	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
Colorado Springs Muni AP, 03-14	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
Grizzly Peak, 03-13	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Pueblo Rsvr, 03-15	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
Hatch, 03-15	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Canon City, 03-14	11.1 mm (0.4 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

235 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, 12 to 19 March 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	42
18	101
11	117
31	36
13	79
30	11
24	37
6	106
30	37
14	44
20	33
16	28
9	0
8	87
19	3
3	100
6	87
20	41
15	34
31	3
5	82
4	79
13	28
1	100
14	38
7	51
24	3
23	3
10	42
7	25
5	64
4	34
32	3
2	86
4	66
16	23
12	37
2	91
15	41
7	59
2	82
11	19
5	39
4	41
10	37
23	29
1	82
13	21
2	83
4	10
9	37
18	3
13	34
20	5
13	37
10	44
2	67
18	3
7	26
4	42
20	28
3	51
19	5
16	3
17	5
18	5
13	26
8	4
5	64
2	56
8	37
8	41
1	67
3	41
7	28
12	21
3	34
2	51
4	41
9	26
10	38
1	66
8	1
1	20
7	21
1	63
6	26
6	34
5	39
7	41
3	49
8	36
8	34
5	38
9	33
7	21
8	34
10	19
5	37
10	40
10	29
8	37
3	38
1	51
5	41
8	18
10	33
5	42
0	59
1	49
10	1
2	3
2	22
8	19
8	28
1	37
5	26
1	41
2	37
3	39
1	51
10	27
4	23
3	42
5	1
8	5
8	22
2	37
6	41
5	29
8	31
3	37
4	21
3	41
5	33
8	13
5	34
5	39
1	41
10	1
4	33
3	21
4	28
3	5
5	28
13	1
4	37
1	26
9	3
15	5
5	28
8	21
3	37
3	39
5	37
1	33
0	41
1	45
8	14
3	39
3	29
5	29
5	22
3	36
1	37
2	22
5	9
1	38
8	3
5	22
10	5
4	26
3	1
8	3
5	29
5	21
3	33
3	29
3	28
1	9
5	3
10	3
6	3
2	14
2	3
3	19
3	28
1	31
3	21
1	21
3	1
3	1
4	3
4	1
5	5
3	23
3	14
1	12
1	18
0	8

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 19 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, 12 to 19 March 2024 (this event)	235 records

Every Record Set

20 of 235

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 19 March 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-03-12	Deseret	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	106	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-13	Grizzly Peak	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	34	45 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-14	Estes Park	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	101	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-03-14	Canon City	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	117	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-03-14	Colorado Springs Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	28	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-14	Grant	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	3	46 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-14	Niwot	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	41	45 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-14	Lakewood	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	3	44 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-15	Donkey Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-03-15	Widtsoe #3	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	11	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-15	Pueblo Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	44	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-15	Upper Rio Grande	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-15	Antero Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	0	48 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-15	Walnut Creek	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	87	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-15	Hatch	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	79	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-16	Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	37	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-16	Rio Grande Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-16	Escalante	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	87	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-18	Socorro	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	100	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-03-19	Quemado	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	42	72 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 235 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
17	42
18	101
11	117
31	36
13	79
30	11
24	37
6	106
30	37
14	44
20	33
16	28
9	0
8	87
19	3
3	100
6	87
20	41
15	34
31	3
5	82
4	79
13	28
1	100
14	38
7	51
24	3
23	3
10	42
7	25
5	64
4	34
32	3
2	86
4	66
16	23
12	37
2	91
15	41
7	59
2	82
11	19
5	39
4	41
10	37
23	29
1	82
13	21
2	83
4	10
9	37
18	3
13	34
20	5
13	37
10	44
2	67
18	3
7	26
4	42
20	28
3	51
19	5
16	3
17	5
18	5
13	26
8	4
5	64
2	56
8	37
8	41
1	67
3	41
7	28
12	21
3	34
2	51
4	41
9	26
10	38
1	66
8	1
1	20
7	21
1	63
6	26
6	34
5	39
7	41
3	49
8	36
8	34
5	38
9	33
7	21
8	34
10	19
5	37
10	40
10	29
8	37
3	38
1	51
5	41
8	18
10	33
5	42
0	59
1	49
10	1
2	3
2	22
8	19
8	28
1	37
5	26
1	41
2	37
3	39
1	51
10	27
4	23
3	42
5	1
8	5
8	22
2	37
6	41
5	29
8	31
3	37
4	21
3	41
5	33
8	13
5	34
5	39
1	41
10	1
4	33
3	21
4	28
3	5
5	28
13	1
4	37
1	26
9	3
15	5
5	28
8	21
3	37
3	39
5	37
1	33
0	41
1	45
8	14
3	39
3	29
5	29
5	22
3	36
1	37
2	22
5	9
1	38
8	3
5	22
10	5
4	26
3	1
8	3
5	29
5	21
3	33
3	29
3	28
1	9
5	3
10	3
6	3
2	14
2	3
3	19
3	28
1	31
3	21
1	21
3	1
3	1
4	3
4	1
5	5
3	23
3	14
1	12
1	18
0	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	42
18	101
11	117
31	36
13	79
30	11
24	37
6	106
30	37
14	44
20	33
16	28
9	0
8	87
19	3
3	100
6	87
20	41
15	34
31	3
5	82
4	79
13	28
1	100
14	38
7	51
24	3
23	3
10	42
7	25
5	64
4	34
32	3
2	86
4	66
16	23
12	37
2	91
15	41
7	59
2	82
11	19
5	39
4	41
10	37
23	29
1	82
13	21
2	83
4	10
9	37
18	3
13	34
20	5
13	37
10	44
2	67
18	3
7	26
4	42
20	28
3	51
19	5
16	3
17	5
18	5
13	26
8	4
5	64
2	56
8	37
8	41
1	67
3	41
7	28
12	21
3	34
2	51
4	41
9	26
10	38
1	66
8	1
1	20
7	21
1	63
6	26
6	34
5	39
7	41
3	49
8	36
8	34
5	38
9	33
7	21
8	34
10	19
5	37
10	40
10	29
8	37
3	38
1	51
5	41
8	18
10	33
5	42
0	59
1	49
10	1
2	3
2	22
8	19
8	28
1	37
5	26
1	41
2	37
3	39
1	51
10	27
4	23
3	42
5	1
8	5
8	22
2	37
6	41
5	29
8	31
3	37
4	21
3	41
5	33
8	13
5	34
5	39
1	41
10	1
4	33
3	21
4	28
3	5
5	28
13	1
4	37
1	26
9	3
15	5
5	28
8	21
3	37
3	39
5	37
1	33
0	41
1	45
8	14
3	39
3	29
5	29
5	22
3	36
1	37
2	22
5	9
1	38
8	3
5	22
10	5
4	26
3	1
8	3
5	29
5	21
3	33
3	29
3	28
1	9
5	3
10	3
6	3
2	14
2	3
3	19
3	28
1	31
3	21
1	21
3	1
3	1
4	3
4	1
5	5
3	23
3	14
1	12
1	18
0	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	42
18	101
11	117
31	36
13	79
30	11
24	37
6	106
30	37
14	44
20	33
16	28
9	0
8	87
19	3
3	100
6	87
20	41
15	34
31	3
5	82
4	79
13	28
1	100
14	38
7	51
24	3
23	3
10	42
7	25
5	64
4	34
32	3
2	86
4	66
16	23
12	37
2	91
15	41
7	59
2	82
11	19
5	39
4	41
10	37
23	29
1	82
13	21
2	83
4	10
9	37
18	3
13	34
20	5
13	37
10	44
2	67
18	3
7	26
4	42
20	28
3	51
19	5
16	3
17	5
18	5
13	26
8	4
5	64
2	56
8	37
8	41
1	67
3	41
7	28
12	21
3	34
2	51
4	41
9	26
10	38
1	66
8	1
1	20
7	21
1	63
6	26
6	34
5	39
7	41
3	49
8	36
8	34
5	38
9	33
7	21
8	34
10	19
5	37
10	40
10	29
8	37
3	38
1	51
5	41
8	18
10	33
5	42
0	59
1	49
10	1
2	3
2	22
8	19
8	28
1	37
5	26
1	41
2	37
3	39
1	51
10	27
4	23
3	42
5	1
8	5
8	22
2	37
6	41
5	29
8	31
3	37
4	21
3	41
5	33
8	13
5	34
5	39
1	41
10	1
4	33
3	21
4	28
3	5
5	28
13	1
4	37
1	26
9	3
15	5
5	28
8	21
3	37
3	39
5	37
1	33
0	41
1	45
8	14
3	39
3	29
5	29
5	22
3	36
1	37
2	22
5	9
1	38
8	3
5	22
10	5
4	26
3	1
8	3
5	29
5	21
3	33
3	29
3	28
1	9
5	3
10	3
6	3
2	14
2	3
3	19
3	28
1	31
3	21
1	21
3	1
3	1
4	3
4	1
5	5
3	23
3	14
1	12
1	18
0	8