Extreme rain in United States, 29 October to 1 November 2024

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 29 October to 1 November 2024
Start: 2024-10-29
End: 2024-11-01
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 29 October to 1 November 2024: 151 records at 149 stations, peak on 31 October 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 29 October to 1 November 2024 set or tied 151 station records at 149 stations.
It ran from 29 October 2024 to 1 November 2024 (4 days) and its peak day was 31 October 2024.
Status: closed.
Fond du Lac Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 31 October 2024.
The busiest day was 31 October 2024 with 130 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

29 October to 1 November 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 29 October to 1 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, 29 October to 1 November 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Fond du Lac Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	2024-10-31
Charlevoix	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2024-10-31
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	2024-10-30
Dodgeville Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	2024-10-31
Petoskey	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2024-10-31
Vinton	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2024-10-31
Charmany Farm	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	2024-10-31
Chilton	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	2024-10-31
Cedar Rapids Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	2024-10-30
Albany	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	2024-10-31
Guttenberg L&D 10	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	2024-10-31
Postville	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	2024-10-31
Uw Arboretum - Madison	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	2024-10-31
Manchester #2	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	2024-10-31
Beaver Dam Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	2024-10-31
Dubuque Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	2024-10-30
Williamsburg 1E	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	2024-10-31
Arlington	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	2024-10-31
La Crosse Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	2024-10-30
Lone Rock Tri Co AP	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2024-10-30

Records per Day

Peak day 130

Records set or tied each day from 29 October 2024 to 1 November 2024. The most in one day was 130 on 31 October 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 29 October to 1 November 2024 ranked by margin
Arlington, 10-31	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
Albany, 10-31	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
Fond du Lac Wwtp, 10-31	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
Manchester #2, 10-31	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
Charmany Farm, 10-31	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
Dodgeville Wwtp, 10-31	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP, 10-30	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
Uw Arboretum - Madison, 10-31	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
Cedar Rapids Muni AP, 10-30	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
Dubuque Rgnl AP, 10-30	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
Chilton, 10-31	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
Charlevoix, 10-31	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
Guttenberg L&D 10, 10-31	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
Beaver Dam Wwtp, 10-31	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
Lone Rock Tri Co AP, 10-30	22.3 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

151 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, 29 October to 1 November 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
50	104
27	105
35	64
37	64
15	105
21	124
39	48
28	64
32	64
66	11
27	64
15	124
34	48
44	35
24	64
20	77
29	57
87	11
19	64
22	64
24	64
46	15
13	83
7	124
13	83
10	102
6	124
4	124
6	124
15	83
10	88
4	124
3	118
15	64
14	64
17	48
13	77
10	77
23	5
28	37
25	27
0	124
15	57
22	47
43	11
24	45
17	50
18	73
12	64
2	95
2	91
10	64
1	95
14	33
9	76
9	64
19	53
19	12
2	83
17	50
3	77
4	78
9	64
27	9
6	64
16	55
15	50
24	11
2	78
29	11
20	52
4	64
14	52
14	50
4	64
3	64
4	64
32	11
8	50
3	64
3	64
17	15
24	24
4	64
9	50
6	55
34	19
7	45
1	64
10	35
18	45
10	33
5	45
7	50
5	45
5	40
15	9
1	50
4	55
2	50
1	47
1	47
3	52
17	11
3	45
2	55
1	50
1	55
4	45
13	11
12	11
3	39
1	52
4	45
10	33
4	48
8	33
16	5
1	45
12	11
7	11
8	27
2	35
11	19
19	20
12	9
11	9
2	40
6	11
5	24
4	19
12	11
13	9
15	9
7	9
7	19
7	11
7	5
2	11
2	11
0	11
1	11
3	6
1	15
1	11
1	9
3	11
2	15
1	9
1	11
2	10

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 29 October to 1 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, 29 October to 1 November 2024 (this event)	151 records

Every Record Set

20 of 151

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 29 October to 1 November 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-10-30	Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	64	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-30	Cedar Rapids Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	64	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-30	Dubuque Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57	50 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-30	La Crosse Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	64	48 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-30	Lone Rock Tri Co AP	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	64	48 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-31	Fond du Lac Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	104	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-10-31	Charlevoix	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	105	73 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-31	Dodgeville Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	64	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-31	Petoskey	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	105	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-31	Vinton	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	124	58 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-31	Charmany Farm	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-31	Chilton	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	64	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-31	Albany	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	11	53 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-31	Guttenberg L&D 10	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	64	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-31	Postville	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	124	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-31	Uw Arboretum - Madison	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-31	Manchester #2	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-31	Beaver Dam Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	64	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-31	Williamsburg 1E	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	77	50 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-31	Arlington	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	11	49 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 151 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
50	104
27	105
35	64
37	64
15	105
21	124
39	48
28	64
32	64
66	11
27	64
15	124
34	48
44	35
24	64
20	77
29	57
87	11
19	64
22	64
24	64
46	15
13	83
7	124
13	83
10	102
6	124
4	124
6	124
15	83
10	88
4	124
3	118
15	64
14	64
17	48
13	77
10	77
23	5
28	37
25	27
0	124
15	57
22	47
43	11
24	45
17	50
18	73
12	64
2	95
2	91
10	64
1	95
14	33
9	76
9	64
19	53
19	12
2	83
17	50
3	77
4	78
9	64
27	9
6	64
16	55
15	50
24	11
2	78
29	11
20	52
4	64
14	52
14	50
4	64
3	64
4	64
32	11
8	50
3	64
3	64
17	15
24	24
4	64
9	50
6	55
34	19
7	45
1	64
10	35
18	45
10	33
5	45
7	50
5	45
5	40
15	9
1	50
4	55
2	50
1	47
1	47
3	52
17	11
3	45
2	55
1	50
1	55
4	45
13	11
12	11
3	39
1	52
4	45
10	33
4	48
8	33
16	5
1	45
12	11
7	11
8	27
2	35
11	19
19	20
12	9
11	9
2	40
6	11
5	24
4	19
12	11
13	9
15	9
7	9
7	19
7	11
7	5
2	11
2	11
0	11
1	11
3	6
1	15
1	11
1	9
3	11
2	15
1	9
1	11
2	10

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
50	104
27	105
35	64
37	64
15	105
21	124
39	48
28	64
32	64
66	11
27	64
15	124
34	48
44	35
24	64
20	77
29	57
87	11
19	64
22	64
24	64
46	15
13	83
7	124
13	83
10	102
6	124
4	124
6	124
15	83
10	88
4	124
3	118
15	64
14	64
17	48
13	77
10	77
23	5
28	37
25	27
0	124
15	57
22	47
43	11
24	45
17	50
18	73
12	64
2	95
2	91
10	64
1	95
14	33
9	76
9	64
19	53
19	12
2	83
17	50
3	77
4	78
9	64
27	9
6	64
16	55
15	50
24	11
2	78
29	11
20	52
4	64
14	52
14	50
4	64
3	64
4	64
32	11
8	50
3	64
3	64
17	15
24	24
4	64
9	50
6	55
34	19
7	45
1	64
10	35
18	45
10	33
5	45
7	50
5	45
5	40
15	9
1	50
4	55
2	50
1	47
1	47
3	52
17	11
3	45
2	55
1	50
1	55
4	45
13	11
12	11
3	39
1	52
4	45
10	33
4	48
8	33
16	5
1	45
12	11
7	11
8	27
2	35
11	19
19	20
12	9
11	9
2	40
6	11
5	24
4	19
12	11
13	9
15	9
7	9
7	19
7	11
7	5
2	11
2	11
0	11
1	11
3	6
1	15
1	11
1	9
3	11
2	15
1	9
1	11
2	10

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
50	104
27	105
35	64
37	64
15	105
21	124
39	48
28	64
32	64
66	11
27	64
15	124
34	48
44	35
24	64
20	77
29	57
87	11
19	64
22	64
24	64
46	15
13	83
7	124
13	83
10	102
6	124
4	124
6	124
15	83
10	88
4	124
3	118
15	64
14	64
17	48
13	77
10	77
23	5
28	37
25	27
0	124
15	57
22	47
43	11
24	45
17	50
18	73
12	64
2	95
2	91
10	64
1	95
14	33
9	76
9	64
19	53
19	12
2	83
17	50
3	77
4	78
9	64
27	9
6	64
16	55
15	50
24	11
2	78
29	11
20	52
4	64
14	52
14	50
4	64
3	64
4	64
32	11
8	50
3	64
3	64
17	15
24	24
4	64
9	50
6	55
34	19
7	45
1	64
10	35
18	45
10	33
5	45
7	50
5	45
5	40
15	9
1	50
4	55
2	50
1	47
1	47
3	52
17	11
3	45
2	55
1	50
1	55
4	45
13	11
12	11
3	39
1	52
4	45
10	33
4	48
8	33
16	5
1	45
12	11
7	11
8	27
2	35
11	19
19	20
12	9
11	9
2	40
6	11
5	24
4	19
12	11
13	9
15	9
7	9
7	19
7	11
7	5
2	11
2	11
0	11
1	11
3	6
1	15
1	11
1	9
3	11
2	15
1	9
1	11
2	10