Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 26 August 2024

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 26 August 2024
Start: 2024-08-22
End: 2024-08-26
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 26 August 2024: 165 records at 153 stations, peak on 24 August 2024. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 26 August 2024 set or tied 165 station records at 153 stations.
It ran from 22 August 2024 to 26 August 2024 (5 days) and its peak day was 24 August 2024.
Status: closed.
Winthrop 1 WSW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.2 mm (1.8 in) on 24 August 2024.
The busiest day was 24 August 2024 with 97 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 130 years.

Footprint

22 to 26 August 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 26 August 2024 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 26 August 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Winthrop 1 WSW	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	2024-08-24
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2024-08-23
Mineral	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2024-08-24
Css Lab	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2024-08-24
Brookings	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	2024-08-23
Clearbrook	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	2024-08-24
Mazama	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2024-08-24
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-08-24
Roseburg Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2024-08-23
Colfax	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2024-08-24
Colgate Powerhouse	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2024-08-24
Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2024-08-24
Foresthill Rs	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	2024-08-24
Ft Bragg 5 N	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2024-08-24
Potter Valley Powerhouse	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	2024-08-24
Quincy	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2024-08-24
Stehekin 4 NW	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	2024-08-24
De Sabla	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	2024-08-25
Strawberry Valley 2	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2024-08-25

Records per Day

Peak day 97

Records set or tied each day from 22 August 2024 to 26 August 2024. The most in one day was 97 on 24 August 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 26 August 2024 ranked by margin
Brookings, 08-23	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
Mineral, 08-24	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is, 08-23	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl, 08-24	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
Css Lab, 08-24	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP, 08-24	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Roseburg Rgnl AP, 08-23	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Quincy, 08-24	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
Colfax, 08-24	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
Strawberry Valley 2, 08-25	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Winthrop 1 WSW, 08-24	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
Ft Bragg 5 N, 08-24	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
Foresthill Rs, 08-24	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
Potter Valley Powerhouse, 08-24	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
Stehekin 4 NW, 08-24	8.4 mm (0.33 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

165 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, 22 to 26 August 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	112
19	120
16	116
23	27
20	23
24	73
8	97
23	27
7	104
12	47
28	49
23	41
8	103
5	72
5	115
9	86
11	84
15	75
23	57
3	104
19	25
3	121
14	47
5	81
2	118
3	130
13	47
13	56
15	33
8	27
1	130
1	130
17	47
0	122
3	85
8	65
3	79
10	71
11	41
15	44
6	70
13	47
13	39
13	35
5	40
3	80
5	63
8	73
5	70
11	46
5	59
8	35
3	71
0	82
13	43
10	35
18	35
2	75
1	76
12	25
5	56
10	20
8	43
3	68
8	35
8	34
1	77
1	65
5	47
8	41
10	20
8	41
8	45
1	75
1	65
2	59
4	51
1	69
9	25
10	35
4	47
0	73
8	41
1	65
3	47
2	56
4	27
8	35
8	43
9	31
4	51
0	56
8	35
10	33
5	25
3	57
1	61
4	47
10	33
2	51
2	47
2	52
8	20
0	47
3	42
5	34
15	23
8	35
8	27
3	52
8	7
10	2
10	4
4	25
1	53
1	47
10	23
8	4
3	43
3	45
6	25
3	42
5	33
5	31
8	23
5	40
3	41
6	4
1	25
3	33
10	4
10	23
3	43
3	35
3	27
5	23
3	33
3	34
3	34
5	25
3	37
1	34
3	35
3	33
3	30
2	27
4	20
3	33
8	20
2	20
1	37
5	20
3	20
0	35
5	23
5	23
5	8
1	23
3	23
0	23
3	4
3	2
3	1
3	4
0	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 26 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, 22 to 26 August 2024 (this event)	165 records

Every Record Set

20 of 165

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 26 August 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-08-23	Eureka WFO Woodley Is	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	27	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-23	Brookings	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49	50 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-23	Roseburg Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	23	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-24	Winthrop 1 WSW	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	112	76 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-24	Mineral	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	73	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-24	Css Lab	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	27	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-24	Clearbrook	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	103	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-24	Mazama	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	72	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-24	Blue Canyon Nyack AP	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	57	44 of 100 (Notable)
2024-08-24	Colfax	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-24	Colgate Powerhouse	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	115	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-24	Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	41	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-24	Foresthill Rs	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-24	Ft Bragg 5 N	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	47	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-24	Potter Valley Powerhouse	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	86	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-24	Quincy	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-24	Stehekin 4 NW	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	97	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-25	Colgate Powerhouse	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-25	De Sabla	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-08-25	Strawberry Valley 2	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	75	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 165 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 2026-10-12. 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	112
19	120
16	116
23	27
20	23
24	73
8	97
23	27
7	104
12	47
28	49
23	41
8	103
5	72
5	115
9	86
11	84
15	75
23	57
3	104
19	25
3	121
14	47
5	81
2	118
3	130
13	47
13	56
15	33
8	27
1	130
1	130
17	47
0	122
3	85
8	65
3	79
10	71
11	41
15	44
6	70
13	47
13	39
13	35
5	40
3	80
5	63
8	73
5	70
11	46
5	59
8	35
3	71
0	82
13	43
10	35
18	35
2	75
1	76
12	25
5	56
10	20
8	43
3	68
8	35
8	34
1	77
1	65
5	47
8	41
10	20
8	41
8	45
1	75
1	65
2	59
4	51
1	69
9	25
10	35
4	47
0	73
8	41
1	65
3	47
2	56
4	27
8	35
8	43
9	31
4	51
0	56
8	35
10	33
5	25
3	57
1	61
4	47
10	33
2	51
2	47
2	52
8	20
0	47
3	42
5	34
15	23
8	35
8	27
3	52
8	7
10	2
10	4
4	25
1	53
1	47
10	23
8	4
3	43
3	45
6	25
3	42
5	33
5	31
8	23
5	40
3	41
6	4
1	25
3	33
10	4
10	23
3	43
3	35
3	27
5	23
3	33
3	34
3	34
5	25
3	37
1	34
3	35
3	33
3	30
2	27
4	20
3	33
8	20
2	20
1	37
5	20
3	20
0	35
5	23
5	23
5	8
1	23
3	23
0	23
3	4
3	2
3	1
3	4
0	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	112
19	120
16	116
23	27
20	23
24	73
8	97
23	27
7	104
12	47
28	49
23	41
8	103
5	72
5	115
9	86
11	84
15	75
23	57
3	104
19	25
3	121
14	47
5	81
2	118
3	130
13	47
13	56
15	33
8	27
1	130
1	130
17	47
0	122
3	85
8	65
3	79
10	71
11	41
15	44
6	70
13	47
13	39
13	35
5	40
3	80
5	63
8	73
5	70
11	46
5	59
8	35
3	71
0	82
13	43
10	35
18	35
2	75
1	76
12	25
5	56
10	20
8	43
3	68
8	35
8	34
1	77
1	65
5	47
8	41
10	20
8	41
8	45
1	75
1	65
2	59
4	51
1	69
9	25
10	35
4	47
0	73
8	41
1	65
3	47
2	56
4	27
8	35
8	43
9	31
4	51
0	56
8	35
10	33
5	25
3	57
1	61
4	47
10	33
2	51
2	47
2	52
8	20
0	47
3	42
5	34
15	23
8	35
8	27
3	52
8	7
10	2
10	4
4	25
1	53
1	47
10	23
8	4
3	43
3	45
6	25
3	42
5	33
5	31
8	23
5	40
3	41
6	4
1	25
3	33
10	4
10	23
3	43
3	35
3	27
5	23
3	33
3	34
3	34
5	25
3	37
1	34
3	35
3	33
3	30
2	27
4	20
3	33
8	20
2	20
1	37
5	20
3	20
0	35
5	23
5	23
5	8
1	23
3	23
0	23
3	4
3	2
3	1
3	4
0	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	112
19	120
16	116
23	27
20	23
24	73
8	97
23	27
7	104
12	47
28	49
23	41
8	103
5	72
5	115
9	86
11	84
15	75
23	57
3	104
19	25
3	121
14	47
5	81
2	118
3	130
13	47
13	56
15	33
8	27
1	130
1	130
17	47
0	122
3	85
8	65
3	79
10	71
11	41
15	44
6	70
13	47
13	39
13	35
5	40
3	80
5	63
8	73
5	70
11	46
5	59
8	35
3	71
0	82
13	43
10	35
18	35
2	75
1	76
12	25
5	56
10	20
8	43
3	68
8	35
8	34
1	77
1	65
5	47
8	41
10	20
8	41
8	45
1	75
1	65
2	59
4	51
1	69
9	25
10	35
4	47
0	73
8	41
1	65
3	47
2	56
4	27
8	35
8	43
9	31
4	51
0	56
8	35
10	33
5	25
3	57
1	61
4	47
10	33
2	51
2	47
2	52
8	20
0	47
3	42
5	34
15	23
8	35
8	27
3	52
8	7
10	2
10	4
4	25
1	53
1	47
10	23
8	4
3	43
3	45
6	25
3	42
5	33
5	31
8	23
5	40
3	41
6	4
1	25
3	33
10	4
10	23
3	43
3	35
3	27
5	23
3	33
3	34
3	34
5	25
3	37
1	34
3	35
3	33
3	30
2	27
4	20
3	33
8	20
2	20
1	37
5	20
3	20
0	35
5	23
5	23
5	8
1	23
3	23
0	23
3	4
3	2
3	1
3	4
0	4