Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 30 September 2024

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 30 September 2024
Start: 2024-09-22
End: 2024-09-30
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 30 September 2024: 593 records at 453 stations, peak on 27 September 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 30 September 2024 set or tied 593 station records at 453 stations.
It ran from 22 September 2024 to 30 September 2024 (9 days) and its peak day was 27 September 2024.
Status: closed.
Banner Elk set a daily record precipitation of 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 28 September 2024.
The busiest day was 27 September 2024 with 161 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 130 years.

Footprint

22 to 30 September 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 30 September 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 30 September 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Wytheville	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	2024-09-26
Banner Elk	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	2024-09-28
Walhalla	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	2024-09-27
Clemson UNIV	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	2024-09-27
Clayton 1 SSW	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	2024-09-27
Highlands	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	2024-09-27
Jefferson 2 E	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	2024-09-27
Olmsted L&D	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	2024-09-28
Rosman	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	2024-09-27
Lincolnton	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	2024-09-27
N Fk 2	Record daily precipitation	275.1 mm (10.8 in)	2024-09-27
Newberry	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	2024-09-27
Eaton	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	2024-09-28
Brevard	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	2024-09-26
Asheville	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	2024-09-26
Mtn City 2	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	2024-09-26
Marianna Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	2024-09-26
Edwardsville 2 W	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	2024-09-24
Toccoa	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	2024-09-27

Records per Day

Peak day 161

Records set or tied each day from 22 September 2024 to 30 September 2024. The most in one day was 161 on 27 September 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 30 September 2024
Date	Records
2024-09-22	24
2024-09-23	17
2024-09-24	56
2024-09-25	68
2024-09-26	125
2024-09-27	161
2024-09-28	130
2024-09-29	11
2024-09-30	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 30 September 2024 ranked by margin
Banner Elk, 09-27	127.6 mm (5.0 in)
Highlands, 09-27	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
Newberry, 09-27	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
Brevard, 09-26	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
Clayton 1 SSW, 09-27	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
Rosman, 09-27	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
Marianna Muni AP, 09-26	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
Asheville, 09-26	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
Lincolnton, 09-27	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
Walhalla, 09-27	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
Toccoa, 09-27	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
Banner Elk, 09-28	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
Clemson UNIV, 09-27	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
N Fk 2, 09-27	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
Wytheville, 09-26	60.2 mm (2.4 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

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, 22 to 30 September 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
72	100
60	130
82	103
69	103
97	82
53	97
122	82
30	84
97	82
84	71
68	20
39	104
108	71
128	68
104	68
88	68
38	64
89	71
75	71
56	64
86	68
52	95
41	107
141	62
65	71
89	60
93	20
31	96
124	68
37	97
41	78
82	48
62	21
22	124
38	107
61	44
42	93
94	27
39	63
66	6
54	52
42	20
37	82
35	68
65	35
48	54
134	35
32	95
108	22
29	68
63	68
25	20
113	32
32	30
42	76
59	19
52	68
129	35
54	19
40	35
44	31
81	36
92	14
145	14
67	15
66	28
134	22
47	20
46	68
88	20
48	20
48	62
136	9
17	108
16	120
30	79
238	16
181	16
41	15
78	14
123	22
53	24
101	14
83	20
58	20
22	79
17	118
48	24
52	24
52	50
31	82
21	97
67	15
69	20
165	9
65	22
15	90
4	63
9	73
49	50
37	24
11	127
28	79
47	38
9	106
14	100
76	22
25	68
51	35
42	24
30	60
50	50
25	82
24	60
18	39
110	16
4	48
50	48
35	30
145	15
38	68
45	32
43	49
58	28
10	114
55	22
41	62
20	84
32	35
64	14
24	63
92	9
128	8
77	9
119	16
8	103
17	82
19	47
30	28
29	68
55	14
9	107
73	22
27	27
22	65
17	79
69	28
59	20
14	79
99	22
24	44
18	80
17	82
6	97
17	79
38	31
19	26
22	51
6	118
15	51
53	32
22	77
5	107
5	111
33	55
10	88
16	80
6	40
5	94
39	45
6	29
37	24
10	33
70	15
3	68
15	79
20	60
24	60
28	60
5	97
71	20
115	9
46	20
30	50
3	98
19	47
61	14
16	49
25	68
3	98
17	57
36	24
22	9
2	116
36	28
19	80
1	120
1	122
1	112
6	27

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 30 September 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 30 September 2024 (this event)	593 records

Every Record Set

20 of 593

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 22 to 30 September 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-09-24	Edwardsville 2 W	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	64	67 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-26	Wytheville	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	130	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-09-26	Brevard	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	68	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-26	Asheville	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	68	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-26	Mtn City 2	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	64	69 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-26	Marianna Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	71	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-27	Walhalla	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	103	77 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-27	Clemson UNIV	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	103	76 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-27	Clayton 1 SSW	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	82	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-27	Highlands	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	82	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-27	Jefferson 2 E	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	84	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-27	Rosman	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	82	73 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-27	Lincolnton	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	71	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-27	N Fk 2	Record daily precipitation	275.1 mm (10.8 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	20	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-27	Newberry	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	71	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-27	Banner Elk	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	68	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-27	Toccoa	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	71	67 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-28	Banner Elk	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	100	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-09-28	Olmsted L&D	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	97	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-28	Eaton	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	104	71 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 593 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
72	100
60	130
82	103
69	103
97	82
53	97
122	82
30	84
97	82
84	71
68	20
39	104
108	71
128	68
104	68
88	68
38	64
89	71
75	71
56	64
86	68
52	95
41	107
141	62
65	71
89	60
93	20
31	96
124	68
37	97
41	78
82	48
62	21
22	124
38	107
61	44
42	93
94	27
39	63
66	6
54	52
42	20
37	82
35	68
65	35
48	54
134	35
32	95
108	22
29	68
63	68
25	20
113	32
32	30
42	76
59	19
52	68
129	35
54	19
40	35
44	31
81	36
92	14
145	14
67	15
66	28
134	22
47	20
46	68
88	20
48	20
48	62
136	9
17	108
16	120
30	79
238	16
181	16
41	15
78	14
123	22
53	24
101	14
83	20
58	20
22	79
17	118
48	24
52	24
52	50
31	82
21	97
67	15
69	20
165	9
65	22
15	90
4	63
9	73
49	50
37	24
11	127
28	79
47	38
9	106
14	100
76	22
25	68
51	35
42	24
30	60
50	50
25	82
24	60
18	39
110	16
4	48
50	48
35	30
145	15
38	68
45	32
43	49
58	28
10	114
55	22
41	62
20	84
32	35
64	14
24	63
92	9
128	8
77	9
119	16
8	103
17	82
19	47
30	28
29	68
55	14
9	107
73	22
27	27
22	65
17	79
69	28
59	20
14	79
99	22
24	44
18	80
17	82
6	97
17	79
38	31
19	26
22	51
6	118
15	51
53	32
22	77
5	107
5	111
33	55
10	88
16	80
6	40
5	94
39	45
6	29
37	24
10	33
70	15
3	68
15	79
20	60
24	60
28	60
5	97
71	20
115	9
46	20
30	50
3	98
19	47
61	14
16	49
25	68
3	98
17	57
36	24
22	9
2	116
36	28
19	80
1	120
1	122
1	112
6	27

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
72	100
60	130
82	103
69	103
97	82
53	97
122	82
30	84
97	82
84	71
68	20
39	104
108	71
128	68
104	68
88	68
38	64
89	71
75	71
56	64
86	68
52	95
41	107
141	62
65	71
89	60
93	20
31	96
124	68
37	97
41	78
82	48
62	21
22	124
38	107
61	44
42	93
94	27
39	63
66	6
54	52
42	20
37	82
35	68
65	35
48	54
134	35
32	95
108	22
29	68
63	68
25	20
113	32
32	30
42	76
59	19
52	68
129	35
54	19
40	35
44	31
81	36
92	14
145	14
67	15
66	28
134	22
47	20
46	68
88	20
48	20
48	62
136	9
17	108
16	120
30	79
238	16
181	16
41	15
78	14
123	22
53	24
101	14
83	20
58	20
22	79
17	118
48	24
52	24
52	50
31	82
21	97
67	15
69	20
165	9
65	22
15	90
4	63
9	73
49	50
37	24
11	127
28	79
47	38
9	106
14	100
76	22
25	68
51	35
42	24
30	60
50	50
25	82
24	60
18	39
110	16
4	48
50	48
35	30
145	15
38	68
45	32
43	49
58	28
10	114
55	22
41	62
20	84
32	35
64	14
24	63
92	9
128	8
77	9
119	16
8	103
17	82
19	47
30	28
29	68
55	14
9	107
73	22
27	27
22	65
17	79
69	28
59	20
14	79
99	22
24	44
18	80
17	82
6	97
17	79
38	31
19	26
22	51
6	118
15	51
53	32
22	77
5	107
5	111
33	55
10	88
16	80
6	40
5	94
39	45
6	29
37	24
10	33
70	15
3	68
15	79
20	60
24	60
28	60
5	97
71	20
115	9
46	20
30	50
3	98
19	47
61	14
16	49
25	68
3	98
17	57
36	24
22	9
2	116
36	28
19	80
1	120
1	122
1	112
6	27

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
72	100
60	130
82	103
69	103
97	82
53	97
122	82
30	84
97	82
84	71
68	20
39	104
108	71
128	68
104	68
88	68
38	64
89	71
75	71
56	64
86	68
52	95
41	107
141	62
65	71
89	60
93	20
31	96
124	68
37	97
41	78
82	48
62	21
22	124
38	107
61	44
42	93
94	27
39	63
66	6
54	52
42	20
37	82
35	68
65	35
48	54
134	35
32	95
108	22
29	68
63	68
25	20
113	32
32	30
42	76
59	19
52	68
129	35
54	19
40	35
44	31
81	36
92	14
145	14
67	15
66	28
134	22
47	20
46	68
88	20
48	20
48	62
136	9
17	108
16	120
30	79
238	16
181	16
41	15
78	14
123	22
53	24
101	14
83	20
58	20
22	79
17	118
48	24
52	24
52	50
31	82
21	97
67	15
69	20
165	9
65	22
15	90
4	63
9	73
49	50
37	24
11	127
28	79
47	38
9	106
14	100
76	22
25	68
51	35
42	24
30	60
50	50
25	82
24	60
18	39
110	16
4	48
50	48
35	30
145	15
38	68
45	32
43	49
58	28
10	114
55	22
41	62
20	84
32	35
64	14
24	63
92	9
128	8
77	9
119	16
8	103
17	82
19	47
30	28
29	68
55	14
9	107
73	22
27	27
22	65
17	79
69	28
59	20
14	79
99	22
24	44
18	80
17	82
6	97
17	79
38	31
19	26
22	51
6	118
15	51
53	32
22	77
5	107
5	111
33	55
10	88
16	80
6	40
5	94
39	45
6	29
37	24
10	33
70	15
3	68
15	79
20	60
24	60
28	60
5	97
71	20
115	9
46	20
30	50
3	98
19	47
61	14
16	49
25	68
3	98
17	57
36	24
22	9
2	116
36	28
19	80
1	120
1	122
1	112
6	27