Extreme rain in United States, 25 to 28 November 2024

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 25 to 28 November 2024
Start: 2024-11-25
End: 2024-11-28
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 25 to 28 November 2024: 152 records at 145 stations, peak on 26 November 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 25 to 28 November 2024 set or tied 152 station records at 145 stations.
It ran from 25 November 2024 to 28 November 2024 (4 days) and its peak day was 26 November 2024.
Status: closed.
Porphyry Creek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 26 November 2024.
The busiest day was 26 November 2024 with 100 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 125 years.

Footprint

25 to 28 November 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 25 to 28 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, 25 to 28 November 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Porphyry Creek	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2024-11-26
Kiln	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2024-11-26
New Meadows Rs	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2024-11-26
Fremont Pass	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2024-11-26
Ivanhoe	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2024-11-26
Summit Ranch	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2024-11-26
Lizard Head Pass	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2024-11-26
Kimberly Mine	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	2024-11-26
Merchant Valley	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2024-11-26
Big Flat	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	2024-11-26
Fillmore	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	2024-11-26
Gunnison 3SW	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2024-11-26
Castle Dale	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	2024-11-26
Ferron	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	2024-11-26
Scipio	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2024-11-26
Teec Nos Pos	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	2024-11-27
Colorado Nm	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2024-11-27
Estes Park	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2024-11-27
Grand Lake 1 NW	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2024-11-27
Richfield Radio Ksvc	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	2024-11-27

Records per Day

Peak day 100

Records set or tied each day from 25 November 2024 to 28 November 2024. The most in one day was 100 on 26 November 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 25 to 28 November 2024 ranked by margin
Porphyry Creek, 11-26	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Kimberly Mine, 11-26	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
Lizard Head Pass, 11-26	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
Fremont Pass, 11-26	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Merchant Valley, 11-26	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Teec Nos Pos, 11-27	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
Kiln, 11-26	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Ivanhoe, 11-26	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Richfield Radio Ksvc, 11-27	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Colorado Nm, 11-27	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
Big Flat, 11-26	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Gunnison 3SW, 11-26	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
New Meadows Rs, 11-26	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Summit Ranch, 11-26	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
Scipio, 11-26	10.2 mm (0.4 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

152 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, 25 to 28 November 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
15	96
13	54
31	22
8	105
10	98
15	22
12	104
18	35
15	33
16	54
10	39
23	34
5	125
28	2
18	41
14	34
5	105
13	36
4	105
5	105
37	6
3	105
5	105
31	34
17	34
5	45
11	52
1	78
10	19
9	53
8	54
11	51
5	40
6	52
20	35
18	29
4	22
3	70
9	34
0	115
3	31
10	26
3	42
20	29
15	28
10	41
14	34
6	38
13	35
8	29
13	29
15	34
13	45
8	30
10	45
8	23
6	54
3	66
10	35
10	35
15	16
3	21
6	29
12	37
5	39
6	27
5	14
8	17
5	36
5	40
8	35
10	19
10	29
13	46
8	18
25	35
5	38
3	27
7	16
5	41
3	33
23	28
10	27
3	35
8	19
1	54
7	16
4	27
8	35
5	22
10	1
10	35
5	35
10	34
8	35
8	34
8	35
13	35
5	43
5	35
0	59
4	43
3	22
3	18
5	35
2	29
8	27
5	36
1	30
4	26
13	27
10	27
19	26
6	5
3	41
3	41
8	27
8	18
5	34
2	35
3	30
8	16
1	35
5	29
1	22
1	27
1	44
3	7
0	34
3	35
3	36
0	13
3	27
5	29
5	27
3	34
0	35
1	38
3	27
3	29
2	9
1	1
2	20
1	27
3	27
1	27
4	16
3	20
5	16
1	9
0	28
3	16

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 25 to 28 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, 25 to 28 November 2024 (this event)	152 records

Every Record Set

20 of 152

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 25 to 28 November 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-11-26	Porphyry Creek	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-11-26	Kiln	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	22	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-26	New Meadows Rs	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	104	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-26	Fremont Pass	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	35	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-26	Ivanhoe	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	33	53 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-26	Summit Ranch	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	39	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-26	Lizard Head Pass	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	34	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-26	Kimberly Mine	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-26	Merchant Valley	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	41	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-26	Big Flat	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	36	48 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-26	Fillmore	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	105	47 of 100 (Notable)
2024-11-26	Gunnison 3SW	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	54	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-26	Castle Dale	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	105	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-26	Ferron	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	125	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-26	Scipio	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	98	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-27	Teec Nos Pos	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	54	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-27	Colorado Nm	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	34	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-27	Estes Park	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	105	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-27	Grand Lake 1 NW	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	105	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-11-27	Richfield Radio Ksvc	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 152 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
15	96
13	54
31	22
8	105
10	98
15	22
12	104
18	35
15	33
16	54
10	39
23	34
5	125
28	2
18	41
14	34
5	105
13	36
4	105
5	105
37	6
3	105
5	105
31	34
17	34
5	45
11	52
1	78
10	19
9	53
8	54
11	51
5	40
6	52
20	35
18	29
4	22
3	70
9	34
0	115
3	31
10	26
3	42
20	29
15	28
10	41
14	34
6	38
13	35
8	29
13	29
15	34
13	45
8	30
10	45
8	23
6	54
3	66
10	35
10	35
15	16
3	21
6	29
12	37
5	39
6	27
5	14
8	17
5	36
5	40
8	35
10	19
10	29
13	46
8	18
25	35
5	38
3	27
7	16
5	41
3	33
23	28
10	27
3	35
8	19
1	54
7	16
4	27
8	35
5	22
10	1
10	35
5	35
10	34
8	35
8	34
8	35
13	35
5	43
5	35
0	59
4	43
3	22
3	18
5	35
2	29
8	27
5	36
1	30
4	26
13	27
10	27
19	26
6	5
3	41
3	41
8	27
8	18
5	34
2	35
3	30
8	16
1	35
5	29
1	22
1	27
1	44
3	7
0	34
3	35
3	36
0	13
3	27
5	29
5	27
3	34
0	35
1	38
3	27
3	29
2	9
1	1
2	20
1	27
3	27
1	27
4	16
3	20
5	16
1	9
0	28
3	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
15	96
13	54
31	22
8	105
10	98
15	22
12	104
18	35
15	33
16	54
10	39
23	34
5	125
28	2
18	41
14	34
5	105
13	36
4	105
5	105
37	6
3	105
5	105
31	34
17	34
5	45
11	52
1	78
10	19
9	53
8	54
11	51
5	40
6	52
20	35
18	29
4	22
3	70
9	34
0	115
3	31
10	26
3	42
20	29
15	28
10	41
14	34
6	38
13	35
8	29
13	29
15	34
13	45
8	30
10	45
8	23
6	54
3	66
10	35
10	35
15	16
3	21
6	29
12	37
5	39
6	27
5	14
8	17
5	36
5	40
8	35
10	19
10	29
13	46
8	18
25	35
5	38
3	27
7	16
5	41
3	33
23	28
10	27
3	35
8	19
1	54
7	16
4	27
8	35
5	22
10	1
10	35
5	35
10	34
8	35
8	34
8	35
13	35
5	43
5	35
0	59
4	43
3	22
3	18
5	35
2	29
8	27
5	36
1	30
4	26
13	27
10	27
19	26
6	5
3	41
3	41
8	27
8	18
5	34
2	35
3	30
8	16
1	35
5	29
1	22
1	27
1	44
3	7
0	34
3	35
3	36
0	13
3	27
5	29
5	27
3	34
0	35
1	38
3	27
3	29
2	9
1	1
2	20
1	27
3	27
1	27
4	16
3	20
5	16
1	9
0	28
3	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
15	96
13	54
31	22
8	105
10	98
15	22
12	104
18	35
15	33
16	54
10	39
23	34
5	125
28	2
18	41
14	34
5	105
13	36
4	105
5	105
37	6
3	105
5	105
31	34
17	34
5	45
11	52
1	78
10	19
9	53
8	54
11	51
5	40
6	52
20	35
18	29
4	22
3	70
9	34
0	115
3	31
10	26
3	42
20	29
15	28
10	41
14	34
6	38
13	35
8	29
13	29
15	34
13	45
8	30
10	45
8	23
6	54
3	66
10	35
10	35
15	16
3	21
6	29
12	37
5	39
6	27
5	14
8	17
5	36
5	40
8	35
10	19
10	29
13	46
8	18
25	35
5	38
3	27
7	16
5	41
3	33
23	28
10	27
3	35
8	19
1	54
7	16
4	27
8	35
5	22
10	1
10	35
5	35
10	34
8	35
8	34
8	35
13	35
5	43
5	35
0	59
4	43
3	22
3	18
5	35
2	29
8	27
5	36
1	30
4	26
13	27
10	27
19	26
6	5
3	41
3	41
8	27
8	18
5	34
2	35
3	30
8	16
1	35
5	29
1	22
1	27
1	44
3	7
0	34
3	35
3	36
0	13
3	27
5	29
5	27
3	34
0	35
1	38
3	27
3	29
2	9
1	1
2	20
1	27
3	27
1	27
4	16
3	20
5	16
1	9
0	28
3	16