Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 20 August 2024

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 20 August 2024
Start: 2024-08-04
End: 2024-08-20
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 20 August 2024: 598 records at 501 stations, peak on 13 August 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 20 August 2024 set or tied 598 station records at 501 stations.
It ran from 4 August 2024 to 20 August 2024 (17 days) and its peak day was 13 August 2024.
Status: closed.
Scipio set a daily record precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 13 August 2024.
The busiest day was 13 August 2024 with 92 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 128 years.

Footprint

4 to 20 August 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 20 August 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, 4 to 20 August 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Scipio	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2024-08-13
Danbury	Record daily precipitation	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	2024-08-18
Moroni	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2024-08-13
Aberdeen	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	2024-08-14
Casa Grande Nm	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	2024-08-07
Paradise	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	2024-08-09
Mansfield	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	2024-08-16
Utah Lake Lehi	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	2024-08-12
Polo	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	2024-08-12
Richfield Radio Ksvc	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	2024-08-12
Westhampton Gabreski AP	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	2024-08-19
Pecos Nm	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2024-08-12
Marquette	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	2024-08-17
Pleasant Mt 1 W	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	2024-08-19
Ralston	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2024-08-12
Black Rock	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2024-08-11
Pulaski	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	2024-08-20
Loomis Park	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2024-08-13
Laramie AP	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2024-08-08
Grace	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2024-08-16

Records per Day

Peak day 92

Records set or tied each day from 4 August 2024 to 20 August 2024. The most in one day was 92 on 13 August 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 20 August 2024
Date	Records
2024-08-04	2
2024-08-05	4
2024-08-06	6
2024-08-07	8
2024-08-08	30
2024-08-09	40
2024-08-10	39
2024-08-11	44
2024-08-12	75
2024-08-13	92
2024-08-14	51
2024-08-15	65
2024-08-16	33
2024-08-17	41
2024-08-18	28
2024-08-19	26
2024-08-20	14

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 20 August 2024 ranked by margin
Danbury, 08-18	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
Polo, 08-12	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
Westhampton Gabreski AP, 08-19	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
Ralston, 08-12	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
Mansfield, 08-16	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
Aberdeen, 08-14	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
Pleasant Mt 1 W, 08-19	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
Pulaski, 08-20	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
Marquette, 08-17	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
Casa Grande Nm, 08-07	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
Paradise, 08-09	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Pecos Nm, 08-12	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
Richfield Radio Ksvc, 08-12	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
Scipio, 08-13	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
Black Rock, 08-11	22.9 mm (0.9 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, 4 to 20 August 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	101
82	68
16	106
41	116
34	118
31	95
47	74
21	46
12	106
59	75
25	38
57	70
28	63
41	69
39	36
18	45
51	76
40	64
23	25
20	37
74	33
17	120
80	15
31	35
11	71
36	73
15	97
26	75
23	31
18	43
48	18
28	9
26	29
6	112
11	89
2	119
29	23
23	27
36	28
38	28
15	9
24	24
7	121
20	90
32	69
48	13
10	68
40	67
18	80
14	128
16	73
18	26
15	43
18	40
39	49
49	2
20	56
20	27
12	107
7	116
51	9
6	110
9	70
20	31
18	10
4	126
10	79
17	74
6	113
15	39
7	90
57	3
16	84
10	96
20	52
30	55
24	37
26	51
11	46
15	43
20	42
6	97
16	82
6	109
27	49
14	37
11	60
18	2
3	90
15	41
39	5
68	31
23	61
2	116
1	102
1	122
1	102
3	107
3	122
30	49
13	76
5	92
13	74
11	74
31	15
2	114
53	22
51	7
1	109
9	59
19	37
0	101
11	10
3	96
15	14
15	29
15	42
25	37
4	90
29	35
3	92
19	56
17	60
10	31
18	14
18	45
17	3
7	46
34	18
21	50
19	46
1	88
15	14
20	60
21	31
25	12
10	50
34	20
14	34
8	42
25	18
5	42
18	27
13	25
13	34
2	78
51	4
7	70
39	16
14	27
3	39
7	45
6	83
14	54
7	72
8	70
3	84
39	15
5	71
10	41
15	19
10	44
22	33
27	5
50	7
13	69
6	72
7	45
12	37
17	19
16	41
15	21
20	27
3	74
5	75
26	19
6	65
31	22
1	74
3	60
16	33
13	19
10	43
15	9
10	69
18	30
2	65
6	73
16	44
4	73
18	37
28	18
19	37
18	42
4	62
3	74
11	46
12	56
15	20
10	44

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 20 August 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, 4 to 20 August 2024 (this event)	598 records

Every Record Set

20 of 598

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 4 to 20 August 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-08-07	Casa Grande Nm	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	118	72 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-08	Laramie AP	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	45	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-09	Paradise	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	95	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-11	Black Rock	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	25	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-12	Utah Lake Lehi	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	46	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-12	Polo	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	75	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-12	Richfield Radio Ksvc	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	38	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-12	Pecos Nm	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	63	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-12	Ralston	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	76	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-13	Scipio	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	101	79 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-13	Moroni	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	106	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-13	Loomis Park	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	37	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-14	Aberdeen	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	116	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-16	Mansfield	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	74	67 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-16	Grace	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	106	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-17	Marquette	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-18	Danbury	Record daily precipitation	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	68	78 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-19	Westhampton Gabreski AP	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	70	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-19	Pleasant Mt 1 W	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	69	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-20	Pulaski	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	64	56 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 598 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
24	101
82	68
16	106
41	116
34	118
31	95
47	74
21	46
12	106
59	75
25	38
57	70
28	63
41	69
39	36
18	45
51	76
40	64
23	25
20	37
74	33
17	120
80	15
31	35
11	71
36	73
15	97
26	75
23	31
18	43
48	18
28	9
26	29
6	112
11	89
2	119
29	23
23	27
36	28
38	28
15	9
24	24
7	121
20	90
32	69
48	13
10	68
40	67
18	80
14	128
16	73
18	26
15	43
18	40
39	49
49	2
20	56
20	27
12	107
7	116
51	9
6	110
9	70
20	31
18	10
4	126
10	79
17	74
6	113
15	39
7	90
57	3
16	84
10	96
20	52
30	55
24	37
26	51
11	46
15	43
20	42
6	97
16	82
6	109
27	49
14	37
11	60
18	2
3	90
15	41
39	5
68	31
23	61
2	116
1	102
1	122
1	102
3	107
3	122
30	49
13	76
5	92
13	74
11	74
31	15
2	114
53	22
51	7
1	109
9	59
19	37
0	101
11	10
3	96
15	14
15	29
15	42
25	37
4	90
29	35
3	92
19	56
17	60
10	31
18	14
18	45
17	3
7	46
34	18
21	50
19	46
1	88
15	14
20	60
21	31
25	12
10	50
34	20
14	34
8	42
25	18
5	42
18	27
13	25
13	34
2	78
51	4
7	70
39	16
14	27
3	39
7	45
6	83
14	54
7	72
8	70
3	84
39	15
5	71
10	41
15	19
10	44
22	33
27	5
50	7
13	69
6	72
7	45
12	37
17	19
16	41
15	21
20	27
3	74
5	75
26	19
6	65
31	22
1	74
3	60
16	33
13	19
10	43
15	9
10	69
18	30
2	65
6	73
16	44
4	73
18	37
28	18
19	37
18	42
4	62
3	74
11	46
12	56
15	20
10	44

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	101
82	68
16	106
41	116
34	118
31	95
47	74
21	46
12	106
59	75
25	38
57	70
28	63
41	69
39	36
18	45
51	76
40	64
23	25
20	37
74	33
17	120
80	15
31	35
11	71
36	73
15	97
26	75
23	31
18	43
48	18
28	9
26	29
6	112
11	89
2	119
29	23
23	27
36	28
38	28
15	9
24	24
7	121
20	90
32	69
48	13
10	68
40	67
18	80
14	128
16	73
18	26
15	43
18	40
39	49
49	2
20	56
20	27
12	107
7	116
51	9
6	110
9	70
20	31
18	10
4	126
10	79
17	74
6	113
15	39
7	90
57	3
16	84
10	96
20	52
30	55
24	37
26	51
11	46
15	43
20	42
6	97
16	82
6	109
27	49
14	37
11	60
18	2
3	90
15	41
39	5
68	31
23	61
2	116
1	102
1	122
1	102
3	107
3	122
30	49
13	76
5	92
13	74
11	74
31	15
2	114
53	22
51	7
1	109
9	59
19	37
0	101
11	10
3	96
15	14
15	29
15	42
25	37
4	90
29	35
3	92
19	56
17	60
10	31
18	14
18	45
17	3
7	46
34	18
21	50
19	46
1	88
15	14
20	60
21	31
25	12
10	50
34	20
14	34
8	42
25	18
5	42
18	27
13	25
13	34
2	78
51	4
7	70
39	16
14	27
3	39
7	45
6	83
14	54
7	72
8	70
3	84
39	15
5	71
10	41
15	19
10	44
22	33
27	5
50	7
13	69
6	72
7	45
12	37
17	19
16	41
15	21
20	27
3	74
5	75
26	19
6	65
31	22
1	74
3	60
16	33
13	19
10	43
15	9
10	69
18	30
2	65
6	73
16	44
4	73
18	37
28	18
19	37
18	42
4	62
3	74
11	46
12	56
15	20
10	44

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	101
82	68
16	106
41	116
34	118
31	95
47	74
21	46
12	106
59	75
25	38
57	70
28	63
41	69
39	36
18	45
51	76
40	64
23	25
20	37
74	33
17	120
80	15
31	35
11	71
36	73
15	97
26	75
23	31
18	43
48	18
28	9
26	29
6	112
11	89
2	119
29	23
23	27
36	28
38	28
15	9
24	24
7	121
20	90
32	69
48	13
10	68
40	67
18	80
14	128
16	73
18	26
15	43
18	40
39	49
49	2
20	56
20	27
12	107
7	116
51	9
6	110
9	70
20	31
18	10
4	126
10	79
17	74
6	113
15	39
7	90
57	3
16	84
10	96
20	52
30	55
24	37
26	51
11	46
15	43
20	42
6	97
16	82
6	109
27	49
14	37
11	60
18	2
3	90
15	41
39	5
68	31
23	61
2	116
1	102
1	122
1	102
3	107
3	122
30	49
13	76
5	92
13	74
11	74
31	15
2	114
53	22
51	7
1	109
9	59
19	37
0	101
11	10
3	96
15	14
15	29
15	42
25	37
4	90
29	35
3	92
19	56
17	60
10	31
18	14
18	45
17	3
7	46
34	18
21	50
19	46
1	88
15	14
20	60
21	31
25	12
10	50
34	20
14	34
8	42
25	18
5	42
18	27
13	25
13	34
2	78
51	4
7	70
39	16
14	27
3	39
7	45
6	83
14	54
7	72
8	70
3	84
39	15
5	71
10	41
15	19
10	44
22	33
27	5
50	7
13	69
6	72
7	45
12	37
17	19
16	41
15	21
20	27
3	74
5	75
26	19
6	65
31	22
1	74
3	60
16	33
13	19
10	43
15	9
10	69
18	30
2	65
6	73
16	44
4	73
18	37
28	18
19	37
18	42
4	62
3	74
11	46
12	56
15	20
10	44