Extreme rain in United States, 28 January to 1 February 2025

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 28 January to 1 February 2025
Start: 2025-01-28
End: 2025-02-01
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 28 January to 1 February 2025: 308 records at 301 stations, peak on 31 January 2025. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 28 January to 1 February 2025 set or tied 308 station records at 301 stations.
It ran from 28 January 2025 to 1 February 2025 (5 days) and its peak day was 31 January 2025.
Status: closed.
Rosser set a daily record precipitation of 97.5 mm (3.8 in) on 30 January 2025.
The busiest day was 31 January 2025 with 172 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 153 years.

Footprint

28 January to 1 February 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 28 January to 1 February 2025 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, 28 January to 1 February 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Rosser	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	2025-01-30
Beedeville 4 NE	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	2025-01-31
Mayfield 2 S	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	2025-01-31
Dresden	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	2025-01-31
Greensburg	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	2025-01-31
Union City	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	2025-01-31
Paris 3 ESE	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	2025-01-31
Hillsboro	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	2025-01-30
Hardy	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	2025-01-31
Murray	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	2025-01-31
Russellville	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	2025-01-31
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	2025-01-31
Long Pool	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	2025-01-29
Benbrook Dam	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	2025-01-30
Nolin Rvr Lake	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	2025-01-31
Rough Rvr Lake	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2025-01-31
Taylor Rch	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	2025-01-30
Calhoun 4ENE	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	2025-01-31
Conception	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	2025-01-31
Clinton #1	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2025-01-31

Records per Day

Peak day 172

Records set or tied each day from 28 January 2025 to 1 February 2025. The most in one day was 172 on 31 January 2025.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 28 January to 1 February 2025 ranked by margin
Beedeville 4 NE, 01-31	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
Long Pool, 01-29	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
Dresden, 01-31	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
Hillsboro, 01-30	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
Rosser, 01-30	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
Mayfield 2 S, 01-31	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
Nolin Rvr Lake, 01-31	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
Rough Rvr Lake, 01-31	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
Taylor Rch, 01-30	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
Murray, 01-31	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
Paris 3 ESE, 01-31	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
Greensburg, 01-31	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
Calhoun 4ENE, 01-31	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
Russellville, 01-31	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
Union City, 01-31	38.6 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

308 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, 28 January to 1 February 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
57	83
67	75
50	102
59	75
43	75
39	110
43	75
59	43
32	110
46	75
40	75
28	40
60	57
11	110
50	40
49	43
36	61
40	56
48	36
3	127
14	74
50	43
36	72
22	43
10	108
48	26
29	23
34	56
45	56
28	75
69	26
23	83
9	108
27	10
31	12
42	43
83	26
61	26
17	77
5	111
50	4
5	110
34	56
49	12
10	99
41	43
63	12
39	26
42	26
5	60
21	75
5	145
20	43
45	26
55	12
15	87
21	74
25	61
8	109
17	26
27	13
48	23
17	75
14	91
23	56
11	87
25	56
21	61
19	40
38	26
3	110
16	72
1	153
6	52
25	40
27	27
2	110
2	128
32	36
40	23
39	24
48	46
18	75
37	26
6	72
12	68
6	86
33	26
21	56
2	69
20	40
19	56
14	61
9	77
16	23
8	75
22	40
30	43
44	15
20	56
5	74
11	26
40	45
22	43
17	56
6	75
4	75
5	76
22	56
48	12
24	43
9	42
22	26
33	4
14	68
5	77
13	43
42	12
16	10
20	40
14	50
17	40
35	43
7	76
20	40
15	12
4	57
7	72
22	36
10	56
1	77
15	43
11	23
2	75
50	14
3	72
20	26
5	68
46	29
13	4
15	26
9	56
16	40
1	74
3	76
11	56
8	56
25	46
9	61
37	12
41	15
1	68
0	76
14	40
1	71
10	56
17	26
24	29
7	23
35	20
19	43
5	61
1	67
8	43
4	50
9	17
10	4
30	14
5	56
20	26
10	40
15	17
10	40
17	4
5	50
22	26
4	37
9	12
10	12
8	40
9	10
5	43
21	26
18	23
15	23
14	36
11	13
9	40
8	53
7	23
4	37
8	43
13	23
4	39
18	12
1	62
1	61
14	36
17	17
5	43

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 28 January to 1 February 2025 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, 28 January to 1 February 2025 (this event)	308 records

Every Record Set

20 of 308

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 28 January to 1 February 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-01-29	Long Pool	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	57	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-30	Rosser	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	83	72 of 100 (Major)
2025-01-30	Hillsboro	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-01-30	Benbrook Dam	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	61	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-30	Taylor Rch	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-31	Beedeville 4 NE	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	75	70 of 100 (Major)
2025-01-31	Mayfield 2 S	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	102	70 of 100 (Major)
2025-01-31	Dresden	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	75	69 of 100 (Major)
2025-01-31	Greensburg	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	75	65 of 100 (Major)
2025-01-31	Union City	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	110	65 of 100 (Major)
2025-01-31	Paris 3 ESE	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	75	63 of 100 (Major)
2025-01-31	Hardy	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	110	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-01-31	Murray	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	75	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-01-31	Russellville	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	75	58 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-31	Beckley Raleigh Co AP	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40	58 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-31	Nolin Rvr Lake	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-31	Rough Rvr Lake	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-31	Calhoun 4ENE	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	56	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-31	Conception	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	127	55 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-31	Clinton #1	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	110	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 308 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 2026-10-12. 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
57	83
67	75
50	102
59	75
43	75
39	110
43	75
59	43
32	110
46	75
40	75
28	40
60	57
11	110
50	40
49	43
36	61
40	56
48	36
3	127
14	74
50	43
36	72
22	43
10	108
48	26
29	23
34	56
45	56
28	75
69	26
23	83
9	108
27	10
31	12
42	43
83	26
61	26
17	77
5	111
50	4
5	110
34	56
49	12
10	99
41	43
63	12
39	26
42	26
5	60
21	75
5	145
20	43
45	26
55	12
15	87
21	74
25	61
8	109
17	26
27	13
48	23
17	75
14	91
23	56
11	87
25	56
21	61
19	40
38	26
3	110
16	72
1	153
6	52
25	40
27	27
2	110
2	128
32	36
40	23
39	24
48	46
18	75
37	26
6	72
12	68
6	86
33	26
21	56
2	69
20	40
19	56
14	61
9	77
16	23
8	75
22	40
30	43
44	15
20	56
5	74
11	26
40	45
22	43
17	56
6	75
4	75
5	76
22	56
48	12
24	43
9	42
22	26
33	4
14	68
5	77
13	43
42	12
16	10
20	40
14	50
17	40
35	43
7	76
20	40
15	12
4	57
7	72
22	36
10	56
1	77
15	43
11	23
2	75
50	14
3	72
20	26
5	68
46	29
13	4
15	26
9	56
16	40
1	74
3	76
11	56
8	56
25	46
9	61
37	12
41	15
1	68
0	76
14	40
1	71
10	56
17	26
24	29
7	23
35	20
19	43
5	61
1	67
8	43
4	50
9	17
10	4
30	14
5	56
20	26
10	40
15	17
10	40
17	4
5	50
22	26
4	37
9	12
10	12
8	40
9	10
5	43
21	26
18	23
15	23
14	36
11	13
9	40
8	53
7	23
4	37
8	43
13	23
4	39
18	12
1	62
1	61
14	36
17	17
5	43

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
57	83
67	75
50	102
59	75
43	75
39	110
43	75
59	43
32	110
46	75
40	75
28	40
60	57
11	110
50	40
49	43
36	61
40	56
48	36
3	127
14	74
50	43
36	72
22	43
10	108
48	26
29	23
34	56
45	56
28	75
69	26
23	83
9	108
27	10
31	12
42	43
83	26
61	26
17	77
5	111
50	4
5	110
34	56
49	12
10	99
41	43
63	12
39	26
42	26
5	60
21	75
5	145
20	43
45	26
55	12
15	87
21	74
25	61
8	109
17	26
27	13
48	23
17	75
14	91
23	56
11	87
25	56
21	61
19	40
38	26
3	110
16	72
1	153
6	52
25	40
27	27
2	110
2	128
32	36
40	23
39	24
48	46
18	75
37	26
6	72
12	68
6	86
33	26
21	56
2	69
20	40
19	56
14	61
9	77
16	23
8	75
22	40
30	43
44	15
20	56
5	74
11	26
40	45
22	43
17	56
6	75
4	75
5	76
22	56
48	12
24	43
9	42
22	26
33	4
14	68
5	77
13	43
42	12
16	10
20	40
14	50
17	40
35	43
7	76
20	40
15	12
4	57
7	72
22	36
10	56
1	77
15	43
11	23
2	75
50	14
3	72
20	26
5	68
46	29
13	4
15	26
9	56
16	40
1	74
3	76
11	56
8	56
25	46
9	61
37	12
41	15
1	68
0	76
14	40
1	71
10	56
17	26
24	29
7	23
35	20
19	43
5	61
1	67
8	43
4	50
9	17
10	4
30	14
5	56
20	26
10	40
15	17
10	40
17	4
5	50
22	26
4	37
9	12
10	12
8	40
9	10
5	43
21	26
18	23
15	23
14	36
11	13
9	40
8	53
7	23
4	37
8	43
13	23
4	39
18	12
1	62
1	61
14	36
17	17
5	43

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
57	83
67	75
50	102
59	75
43	75
39	110
43	75
59	43
32	110
46	75
40	75
28	40
60	57
11	110
50	40
49	43
36	61
40	56
48	36
3	127
14	74
50	43
36	72
22	43
10	108
48	26
29	23
34	56
45	56
28	75
69	26
23	83
9	108
27	10
31	12
42	43
83	26
61	26
17	77
5	111
50	4
5	110
34	56
49	12
10	99
41	43
63	12
39	26
42	26
5	60
21	75
5	145
20	43
45	26
55	12
15	87
21	74
25	61
8	109
17	26
27	13
48	23
17	75
14	91
23	56
11	87
25	56
21	61
19	40
38	26
3	110
16	72
1	153
6	52
25	40
27	27
2	110
2	128
32	36
40	23
39	24
48	46
18	75
37	26
6	72
12	68
6	86
33	26
21	56
2	69
20	40
19	56
14	61
9	77
16	23
8	75
22	40
30	43
44	15
20	56
5	74
11	26
40	45
22	43
17	56
6	75
4	75
5	76
22	56
48	12
24	43
9	42
22	26
33	4
14	68
5	77
13	43
42	12
16	10
20	40
14	50
17	40
35	43
7	76
20	40
15	12
4	57
7	72
22	36
10	56
1	77
15	43
11	23
2	75
50	14
3	72
20	26
5	68
46	29
13	4
15	26
9	56
16	40
1	74
3	76
11	56
8	56
25	46
9	61
37	12
41	15
1	68
0	76
14	40
1	71
10	56
17	26
24	29
7	23
35	20
19	43
5	61
1	67
8	43
4	50
9	17
10	4
30	14
5	56
20	26
10	40
15	17
10	40
17	4
5	50
22	26
4	37
9	12
10	12
8	40
9	10
5	43
21	26
18	23
15	23
14	36
11	13
9	40
8	53
7	23
4	37
8	43
13	23
4	39
18	12
1	62
1	61
14	36
17	17
5	43