Extreme rain in United States, 28 October to 6 November 2024

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 28 October to 6 November 2024
Start: 2024-10-28
End: 2024-11-06
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 28 October to 6 November 2024: 178 records at 174 stations, peak on 29 October 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 28 October to 6 November 2024 set or tied 178 station records at 174 stations.
It ran from 28 October 2024 to 6 November 2024 (10 days) and its peak day was 29 October 2024.
Status: closed.
Colony set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 30 October 2024.
The busiest day was 29 October 2024 with 80 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 102 years.

Footprint

28 October to 6 November 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 28 October to 6 November 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, 28 October to 6 November 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Colony	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2024-10-30
Rocky Basin-Settleme	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2024-10-29
Dillinger	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-10-30
Hole-in-Rock	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-10-29
Steel Creek Park	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2024-10-29
Falls City 2 SSW	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	2024-11-01
Shonkin 7 S	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-11-06
Lily Lake	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2024-10-29
Schneider Meadows	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2024-11-01
Devils Twr #2	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-10-30
Moses Mtn	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2024-11-01
Spearfish	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2024-10-30
Grace	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2024-10-28
Big Piney	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2024-10-29
Fontenelle Dam	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2024-10-29
Cold Springs	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2024-10-29
Worland Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2024-10-29
Lead	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2024-10-30
Manila	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	2024-10-30
Green Rvr	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2024-10-30

Records per Day

Peak day 80

Records set or tied each day from 28 October 2024 to 6 November 2024. The most in one day was 80 on 29 October 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 28 October to 6 November 2024
Date	Records
2024-10-28	2
2024-10-29	80
2024-10-30	36
2024-10-31	6
2024-11-01	32
2024-11-02	5
2024-11-03	3
2024-11-04	3
2024-11-05	9
2024-11-06	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 28 October to 6 November 2024 ranked by margin
Rocky Basin-Settleme, 10-29	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
Schneider Meadows, 11-01	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
Hole-in-Rock, 10-29	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Colony, 10-30	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
Cold Springs, 10-29	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Moses Mtn, 11-01	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Falls City 2 SSW, 11-01	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
Steel Creek Park, 10-29	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Lily Lake, 10-29	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Dillinger, 10-30	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
Fontenelle Dam, 10-29	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Shonkin 7 S, 11-06	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Devils Twr #2, 10-30	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Grace, 10-28	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
Worland Muni AP, 10-29	11.7 mm (0.5 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

178 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, 28 October to 6 November 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	81
41	43
17	61
12	63
9	102
23	24
18	45
19	100
15	33
15	58
20	38
18	43
33	42
6	102
2	100
7	75
15	61
20	33
12	51
9	83
15	43
2	97
1	102
20	33
11	52
10	16
5	78
10	50
16	21
8	82
12	73
13	40
7	65
15	40
3	77
11	50
23	32
7	50
9	24
18	33
10	41
1	74
2	33
5	52
0	75
13	43
4	53
1	76
8	32
15	33
10	43
1	76
1	65
11	20
18	11
15	16
5	41
10	43
6	40
15	35
0	75
13	6
8	40
8	53
2	55
8	8
16	26
10	43
13	31
13	21
10	24
3	41
2	50
2	40
15	11
13	32
3	52
8	29
15	33
10	32
4	34
5	45
5	43
13	11
3	47
7	20
3	28
5	33
8	37
5	43
5	43
1	37
2	51
15	11
15	11
13	21
5	30
5	45
8	32
8	37
5	30
5	36
3	41
15	3
14	8
3	29
4	20
3	29
6	26
3	40
3	40
13	20
10	32
9	15
3	38
8	11
8	22
10	11
3	38
5	27
15	40
7	2
7	19
0	45
5	32
8	11
5	32
8	33
3	42
3	40
13	3
4	37
6	30
1	35
3	21
3	33
8	11
3	37
5	33
5	26
5	18
3	32
3	37
3	32
5	20
3	20
4	28
1	41
2	16
13	11
2	19
4	29
8	11
3	30
2	11
1	19
1	29
2	16
2	19
3	19
3	26
3	28
5	23
2	23
1	20
3	21
3	21
3	33
5	16
13	14
1	16
2	11
1	21
3	6
4	20
3	11
3	11
3	11

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 28 October to 6 November 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, 28 October to 6 November 2024 (this event)	178 records

Every Record Set

20 of 178

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 28 October to 6 November 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-10-28	Grace	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	63	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-10-29	Rocky Basin-Settleme	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43	53 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-29	Hole-in-Rock	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	24	50 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-29	Steel Creek Park	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	45	50 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-29	Lily Lake	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	43	46 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-29	Big Piney	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	75	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-10-29	Fontenelle Dam	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	33	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-10-29	Cold Springs	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	38	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-10-29	Worland Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	51	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-10-30	Colony	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	81	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-30	Dillinger	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	61	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-30	Devils Twr #2	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	61	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-30	Spearfish	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	83	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-30	Lead	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	102	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-10-30	Manila	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	102	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-10-30	Green Rvr	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	100	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-01	Falls City 2 SSW	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	100	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-01	Schneider Meadows	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	42	46 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-01	Moses Mtn	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-06	Shonkin 7 S	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	58	48 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 178 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
21	81
41	43
17	61
12	63
9	102
23	24
18	45
19	100
15	33
15	58
20	38
18	43
33	42
6	102
2	100
7	75
15	61
20	33
12	51
9	83
15	43
2	97
1	102
20	33
11	52
10	16
5	78
10	50
16	21
8	82
12	73
13	40
7	65
15	40
3	77
11	50
23	32
7	50
9	24
18	33
10	41
1	74
2	33
5	52
0	75
13	43
4	53
1	76
8	32
15	33
10	43
1	76
1	65
11	20
18	11
15	16
5	41
10	43
6	40
15	35
0	75
13	6
8	40
8	53
2	55
8	8
16	26
10	43
13	31
13	21
10	24
3	41
2	50
2	40
15	11
13	32
3	52
8	29
15	33
10	32
4	34
5	45
5	43
13	11
3	47
7	20
3	28
5	33
8	37
5	43
5	43
1	37
2	51
15	11
15	11
13	21
5	30
5	45
8	32
8	37
5	30
5	36
3	41
15	3
14	8
3	29
4	20
3	29
6	26
3	40
3	40
13	20
10	32
9	15
3	38
8	11
8	22
10	11
3	38
5	27
15	40
7	2
7	19
0	45
5	32
8	11
5	32
8	33
3	42
3	40
13	3
4	37
6	30
1	35
3	21
3	33
8	11
3	37
5	33
5	26
5	18
3	32
3	37
3	32
5	20
3	20
4	28
1	41
2	16
13	11
2	19
4	29
8	11
3	30
2	11
1	19
1	29
2	16
2	19
3	19
3	26
3	28
5	23
2	23
1	20
3	21
3	21
3	33
5	16
13	14
1	16
2	11
1	21
3	6
4	20
3	11
3	11
3	11

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	81
41	43
17	61
12	63
9	102
23	24
18	45
19	100
15	33
15	58
20	38
18	43
33	42
6	102
2	100
7	75
15	61
20	33
12	51
9	83
15	43
2	97
1	102
20	33
11	52
10	16
5	78
10	50
16	21
8	82
12	73
13	40
7	65
15	40
3	77
11	50
23	32
7	50
9	24
18	33
10	41
1	74
2	33
5	52
0	75
13	43
4	53
1	76
8	32
15	33
10	43
1	76
1	65
11	20
18	11
15	16
5	41
10	43
6	40
15	35
0	75
13	6
8	40
8	53
2	55
8	8
16	26
10	43
13	31
13	21
10	24
3	41
2	50
2	40
15	11
13	32
3	52
8	29
15	33
10	32
4	34
5	45
5	43
13	11
3	47
7	20
3	28
5	33
8	37
5	43
5	43
1	37
2	51
15	11
15	11
13	21
5	30
5	45
8	32
8	37
5	30
5	36
3	41
15	3
14	8
3	29
4	20
3	29
6	26
3	40
3	40
13	20
10	32
9	15
3	38
8	11
8	22
10	11
3	38
5	27
15	40
7	2
7	19
0	45
5	32
8	11
5	32
8	33
3	42
3	40
13	3
4	37
6	30
1	35
3	21
3	33
8	11
3	37
5	33
5	26
5	18
3	32
3	37
3	32
5	20
3	20
4	28
1	41
2	16
13	11
2	19
4	29
8	11
3	30
2	11
1	19
1	29
2	16
2	19
3	19
3	26
3	28
5	23
2	23
1	20
3	21
3	21
3	33
5	16
13	14
1	16
2	11
1	21
3	6
4	20
3	11
3	11
3	11

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	81
41	43
17	61
12	63
9	102
23	24
18	45
19	100
15	33
15	58
20	38
18	43
33	42
6	102
2	100
7	75
15	61
20	33
12	51
9	83
15	43
2	97
1	102
20	33
11	52
10	16
5	78
10	50
16	21
8	82
12	73
13	40
7	65
15	40
3	77
11	50
23	32
7	50
9	24
18	33
10	41
1	74
2	33
5	52
0	75
13	43
4	53
1	76
8	32
15	33
10	43
1	76
1	65
11	20
18	11
15	16
5	41
10	43
6	40
15	35
0	75
13	6
8	40
8	53
2	55
8	8
16	26
10	43
13	31
13	21
10	24
3	41
2	50
2	40
15	11
13	32
3	52
8	29
15	33
10	32
4	34
5	45
5	43
13	11
3	47
7	20
3	28
5	33
8	37
5	43
5	43
1	37
2	51
15	11
15	11
13	21
5	30
5	45
8	32
8	37
5	30
5	36
3	41
15	3
14	8
3	29
4	20
3	29
6	26
3	40
3	40
13	20
10	32
9	15
3	38
8	11
8	22
10	11
3	38
5	27
15	40
7	2
7	19
0	45
5	32
8	11
5	32
8	33
3	42
3	40
13	3
4	37
6	30
1	35
3	21
3	33
8	11
3	37
5	33
5	26
5	18
3	32
3	37
3	32
5	20
3	20
4	28
1	41
2	16
13	11
2	19
4	29
8	11
3	30
2	11
1	19
1	29
2	16
2	19
3	19
3	26
3	28
5	23
2	23
1	20
3	21
3	21
3	33
5	16
13	14
1	16
2	11
1	21
3	6
4	20
3	11
3	11
3	11