"Figure 1. Extreme One-Day Precipitation Events in the Contiguous 48 States, 1910-2023",, Source: EPA's Climate Change Indicators in the United States: www.epa.gov/climate-indicators,, "Data source: NOAA, 2024",, Web update: June 2024,, Units: percent of land area,, ,, Year,Index value,9-year moving average 1910,0.092,0.10384375 1911,0.14,0.109160156 1912,0.106,0.112882813 1913,0.075,0.11690625 1914,0.18,0.117777344 1915,0.113,0.108363281 1916,0.09,0.091480469 1917,0.03,0.08059375 1918,0.083,0.083269531 1919,0.119,0.093585938 1920,0.089,0.102832031 1921,0.121,0.1084375 1922,0.099,0.109902344 1923,0.143,0.105 1924,0.085,0.095207031 1925,0.052,0.087707031 1926,0.098,0.085949219 1927,0.107,0.084628906 1928,0.074,0.079039063 1929,0.06,0.072820313 1930,0.064,0.073 1931,0.072,0.081609375 1932,0.089,0.092632813 1933,0.154,0.097210938 1934,0.066,0.094464844 1935,0.065,0.092792969 1936,0.114,0.096535156 1937,0.106,0.098941406 1938,0.127,0.093105469 1939,0.045,0.082761719 1940,0.072,0.077027344 1941,0.075,0.078621094 1942,0.095,0.08209375 1943,0.088,0.081761719 1944,0.077,0.077316406 1945,0.063,0.072070313 1946,0.075,0.068835938 1947,0.054,0.068785156 1948,0.083,0.072597656 1949,0.053,0.079945313 1950,0.117,0.088199219 1951,0.093,0.094953125 1952,0.082,0.100777344 1953,0.121,0.105171875 1954,0.118,0.103011719 1955,0.12,0.091464844 1956,0.028,0.076910156 1957,0.077,0.068460938 1958,0.058,0.06815625 1959,0.082,0.072285156 1960,0.063,0.077410156 1961,0.095,0.081429688 1962,0.098,0.084109375 1963,0.045,0.088082031 1964,0.123,0.094238281 1965,0.099,0.098039063 1966,0.118,0.095738281 1967,0.061,0.090636719 1968,0.092,0.088328125 1969,0.089,0.089214844 1970,0.099,0.089597656 1971,0.088,0.087847656 1972,0.077,0.085992188 1973,0.082,0.085457031 1974,0.101,0.084707031 1975,0.08,0.082753906 1976,0.06,0.0815 1977,0.104,0.08309375 1978,0.072,0.088699219 1979,0.081,0.098734375 1980,0.135,0.10990625 1981,0.122,0.115167969 1982,0.13,0.110953125 1983,0.086,0.102171875 1984,0.082,0.097015625 1985,0.091,0.0973125 1986,0.132,0.0974375 1987,0.083,0.094707031 1988,0.073,0.095199219 1989,0.08,0.1031875 1990,0.162,0.111203125 1991,0.129,0.110554688 1992,0.059,0.106695313 1993,0.101,0.113363281 1994,0.124,0.134351563 1995,0.169,0.158855469 1996,0.231,0.173351563 1997,0.135,0.172417969 1998,0.2,0.157753906 1999,0.148,0.134804688 2000,0.061,0.113753906 2001,0.096,0.104144531 2002,0.117,0.105851563 2003,0.113,0.112910156 2004,0.096,0.122804688 2005,0.162,0.135175781 2006,0.128,0.146265625 2007,0.183,0.150507813 2008,0.165,0.147273438 2009,0.081,0.142101563 2010,0.187,0.138871094 2011,0.131,0.1365625 2012,0.108,0.136128906 2013,0.154,0.141777344 2014,0.121,0.153332031 2015,0.219,0.164523438 2016,0.14,0.169070313 2017,0.194,0.163808594 2018,0.164,0.149167969 2019,0.121,0.132140625 2020,0.066,0.122714844 2021,0.161,0.121496094 2022,0.138,0.119105469 2023,0.095,0.110820313