Western U.S. Anomaly Page - MShum Top 10

 

Rank
Date
MShum
Description
References
1 18 May 1956 6.995 Moisture surge into southern CA;
2 1 August 1952 6.985 Locally heavy rain southern CA, AZ, NM
3 23 March 1954 6.753 Heavy rain in southern CA…10-12" in CA mountains…32" snow in 24 hrs in Bright Angel AZ
4 1 January 1997 5.965 Heavy rain and severe flooding in CA and Pacific Northwest
5 31 March 1964 5.939 West Coast trough
6 24 December 1955 5.851 Record rain and flooding across northern CA and Oregon; significant Pacific Northwest windstorm
7 31 July 1952 5.758 Summer rain event in northern California
8 09 March 1951 5.595
9 22 March 2004 5.473
10 28 November 1966 5.414