Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 11 November 2024

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

Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 11 November 2024: 1,304 records at 913 stations, peak on 9 November 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 11 November 2024 set or tied 1,304 station records at 913 stations.
It ran from 1 November 2024 to 11 November 2024 (11 days) and its peak day was 9 November 2024.
Status: closed.
Salem set an all-time record daily precipitation of 240.5 mm (9.5 in) on 5 November 2024.
The busiest day was 9 November 2024 with 254 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 131 years.

Footprint

1 to 11 November 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 11 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, 1 to 11 November 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Salem	Record daily precipitation	240.5 mm (9.5 in)	2024-11-05
Edmond 5ESE	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	2024-11-03
Ballinger 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	2024-11-08
Edwardsville 2 W	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	2024-11-05
Mtn Grove 2 N	Record daily precipitation	249.7 mm (9.8 in)	2024-11-05
Champaign 3S	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	2024-11-05
St Charles Elm Pt	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	2024-11-05
Harrison Boone Co AP	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	2024-11-04
Mt Olive 1 E	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	2024-11-05
Harlan Co Lake	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2024-11-09
McAlester Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	2024-11-03
Las Vegas Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	2024-11-05
Arnett 3NE	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2024-11-09
Friona	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	2024-11-02
Moravia 1 E	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	2024-11-03
Wasola 5N	Record daily precipitation	218.7 mm (8.6 in)	2024-11-05
Scott City	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2024-11-09
Hillsboro	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	2024-11-05
Holly	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2024-11-09
Lakin	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	2024-11-09

Records per Day

Peak day 254

Records set or tied each day from 1 November 2024 to 11 November 2024. The most in one day was 254 on 9 November 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 11 November 2024
Date	Records
2024-11-01	1
2024-11-02	34
2024-11-03	196
2024-11-04	227
2024-11-05	197
2024-11-06	117
2024-11-07	75
2024-11-08	164
2024-11-09	254
2024-11-10	37
2024-11-11	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 11 November 2024 ranked by margin
Salem, 11-05	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
McAlester Rgnl AP, 11-03	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
Wasola 5N, 11-05	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
St Charles Elm Pt, 11-05	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
Mtn Grove 2 N, 11-05	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
Edwardsville 2 W, 11-05	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
Harrison Boone Co AP, 11-04	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
Edmond 5ESE, 11-03	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
Friona, 11-02	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
Champaign 3S, 11-05	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Moravia 1 E, 11-03	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
Mt Olive 1 E, 11-05	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
Ballinger 2 NW, 11-08	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
Arnett 3NE, 11-09	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
Hillsboro, 11-05	38.1 mm (1.5 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

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, 1 to 11 November 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
93	85
55	127
43	110
63	78
65	41
51	112
75	122
57	50
44	78
25	126
32	30
39	95
89	78
29	78
82	14
47	49
52	45
37	72
38	122
26	105
20	105
52	44
54	50
42	78
32	81
35	122
65	74
18	105
36	64
28	64
26	71
18	95
29	78
30	64
56	11
53	86
87	78
16	114
47	27
16	78
21	78
32	95
25	119
106	39
16	68
49	55
20	91
17	62
91	50
15	105
69	63
17	105
48	76
8	95
16	78
25	90
27	54
65	27
35	61
16	76
36	113
15	72
23	122
35	86
34	105
20	95
52	50
34	127
55	29
24	63
77	70
16	78
23	78
46	38
52	5
27	78
67	19
24	47
103	34
23	78
15	119
60	17
55	65
18	64
35	38
23	89
55	30
25	95
27	52
40	60
28	86
53	56
15	89
26	45
80	50
17	52
40	73
132	45
43	28
43	43
23	56
9	109
45	34
10	95
89	45
59	72
21	84
41	34
45	24
36	34
10	71
11	89
17	95
15	80
60	34
30	37
8	105
46	30
36	65
80	38
147	37
52	29
29	41
19	95
24	95
34	92
45	24
20	113
32	20
10	105
17	78
11	95
14	71
54	30
63	30
18	78
3	124
19	105
6	124
33	50
21	56
10	32
22	44
19	0
10	105
23	27
14	95
22	105
8	106
24	29
35	50
22	60
9	80
15	54
14	47
31	86
18	37
13	0
22	52
70	21
45	30
17	112
56	21
7	127
7	78
29	78
31	44
32	47
64	8
35	8
10	95
16	37
13	119
13	105
34	65
74	49
8	95
18	27
33	13
14	90
25	56
24	86
32	6
16	78
6	102
8	54
32	45
38	67
24	49
9	67
6	108
10	95
5	105
16	24
12	37
48	36
13	90
13	90
59	13
15	78

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 11 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, 1 to 11 November 2024 (this event)	1,304 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,304

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 1 to 11 November 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-11-02	Friona	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45	72 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-03	Edmond 5ESE	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	127	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-11-03	McAlester Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	78	73 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-03	Moravia 1 E	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49	72 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-04	Harrison Boone Co AP	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50	76 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-05	Salem	Record daily precipitation	240.5 mm (9.5 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	85	95 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-11-05	Edwardsville 2 W	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	78	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-11-05	Mtn Grove 2 N	Record daily precipitation	249.7 mm (9.8 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-11-05	Champaign 3S	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	112	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-11-05	St Charles Elm Pt	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	122	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-11-05	Mt Olive 1 E	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	78	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-05	Las Vegas Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30	73 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-05	Wasola 5N	Record daily precipitation	218.7 mm (8.6 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	14	72 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-05	Hillsboro	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	122	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-08	Ballinger 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	110	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-11-09	Harlan Co Lake	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	126	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-09	Arnett 3NE	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	95	73 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-09	Scott City	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	78	72 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-09	Holly	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	72	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-09	Lakin	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	105	71 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,304 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
93	85
55	127
43	110
63	78
65	41
51	112
75	122
57	50
44	78
25	126
32	30
39	95
89	78
29	78
82	14
47	49
52	45
37	72
38	122
26	105
20	105
52	44
54	50
42	78
32	81
35	122
65	74
18	105
36	64
28	64
26	71
18	95
29	78
30	64
56	11
53	86
87	78
16	114
47	27
16	78
21	78
32	95
25	119
106	39
16	68
49	55
20	91
17	62
91	50
15	105
69	63
17	105
48	76
8	95
16	78
25	90
27	54
65	27
35	61
16	76
36	113
15	72
23	122
35	86
34	105
20	95
52	50
34	127
55	29
24	63
77	70
16	78
23	78
46	38
52	5
27	78
67	19
24	47
103	34
23	78
15	119
60	17
55	65
18	64
35	38
23	89
55	30
25	95
27	52
40	60
28	86
53	56
15	89
26	45
80	50
17	52
40	73
132	45
43	28
43	43
23	56
9	109
45	34
10	95
89	45
59	72
21	84
41	34
45	24
36	34
10	71
11	89
17	95
15	80
60	34
30	37
8	105
46	30
36	65
80	38
147	37
52	29
29	41
19	95
24	95
34	92
45	24
20	113
32	20
10	105
17	78
11	95
14	71
54	30
63	30
18	78
3	124
19	105
6	124
33	50
21	56
10	32
22	44
19	0
10	105
23	27
14	95
22	105
8	106
24	29
35	50
22	60
9	80
15	54
14	47
31	86
18	37
13	0
22	52
70	21
45	30
17	112
56	21
7	127
7	78
29	78
31	44
32	47
64	8
35	8
10	95
16	37
13	119
13	105
34	65
74	49
8	95
18	27
33	13
14	90
25	56
24	86
32	6
16	78
6	102
8	54
32	45
38	67
24	49
9	67
6	108
10	95
5	105
16	24
12	37
48	36
13	90
13	90
59	13
15	78

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
93	85
55	127
43	110
63	78
65	41
51	112
75	122
57	50
44	78
25	126
32	30
39	95
89	78
29	78
82	14
47	49
52	45
37	72
38	122
26	105
20	105
52	44
54	50
42	78
32	81
35	122
65	74
18	105
36	64
28	64
26	71
18	95
29	78
30	64
56	11
53	86
87	78
16	114
47	27
16	78
21	78
32	95
25	119
106	39
16	68
49	55
20	91
17	62
91	50
15	105
69	63
17	105
48	76
8	95
16	78
25	90
27	54
65	27
35	61
16	76
36	113
15	72
23	122
35	86
34	105
20	95
52	50
34	127
55	29
24	63
77	70
16	78
23	78
46	38
52	5
27	78
67	19
24	47
103	34
23	78
15	119
60	17
55	65
18	64
35	38
23	89
55	30
25	95
27	52
40	60
28	86
53	56
15	89
26	45
80	50
17	52
40	73
132	45
43	28
43	43
23	56
9	109
45	34
10	95
89	45
59	72
21	84
41	34
45	24
36	34
10	71
11	89
17	95
15	80
60	34
30	37
8	105
46	30
36	65
80	38
147	37
52	29
29	41
19	95
24	95
34	92
45	24
20	113
32	20
10	105
17	78
11	95
14	71
54	30
63	30
18	78
3	124
19	105
6	124
33	50
21	56
10	32
22	44
19	0
10	105
23	27
14	95
22	105
8	106
24	29
35	50
22	60
9	80
15	54
14	47
31	86
18	37
13	0
22	52
70	21
45	30
17	112
56	21
7	127
7	78
29	78
31	44
32	47
64	8
35	8
10	95
16	37
13	119
13	105
34	65
74	49
8	95
18	27
33	13
14	90
25	56
24	86
32	6
16	78
6	102
8	54
32	45
38	67
24	49
9	67
6	108
10	95
5	105
16	24
12	37
48	36
13	90
13	90
59	13
15	78

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
93	85
55	127
43	110
63	78
65	41
51	112
75	122
57	50
44	78
25	126
32	30
39	95
89	78
29	78
82	14
47	49
52	45
37	72
38	122
26	105
20	105
52	44
54	50
42	78
32	81
35	122
65	74
18	105
36	64
28	64
26	71
18	95
29	78
30	64
56	11
53	86
87	78
16	114
47	27
16	78
21	78
32	95
25	119
106	39
16	68
49	55
20	91
17	62
91	50
15	105
69	63
17	105
48	76
8	95
16	78
25	90
27	54
65	27
35	61
16	76
36	113
15	72
23	122
35	86
34	105
20	95
52	50
34	127
55	29
24	63
77	70
16	78
23	78
46	38
52	5
27	78
67	19
24	47
103	34
23	78
15	119
60	17
55	65
18	64
35	38
23	89
55	30
25	95
27	52
40	60
28	86
53	56
15	89
26	45
80	50
17	52
40	73
132	45
43	28
43	43
23	56
9	109
45	34
10	95
89	45
59	72
21	84
41	34
45	24
36	34
10	71
11	89
17	95
15	80
60	34
30	37
8	105
46	30
36	65
80	38
147	37
52	29
29	41
19	95
24	95
34	92
45	24
20	113
32	20
10	105
17	78
11	95
14	71
54	30
63	30
18	78
3	124
19	105
6	124
33	50
21	56
10	32
22	44
19	0
10	105
23	27
14	95
22	105
8	106
24	29
35	50
22	60
9	80
15	54
14	47
31	86
18	37
13	0
22	52
70	21
45	30
17	112
56	21
7	127
7	78
29	78
31	44
32	47
64	8
35	8
10	95
16	37
13	119
13	105
34	65
74	49
8	95
18	27
33	13
14	90
25	56
24	86
32	6
16	78
6	102
8	54
32	45
38	67
24	49
9	67
6	108
10	95
5	105
16	24
12	37
48	36
13	90
13	90
59	13
15	78