Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 8 March 2025

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 8 March 2025
Start: 2025-03-03
End: 2025-03-08
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 8 March 2025: 363 records at 350 stations, peak on 5 March 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 8 March 2025 set or tied 363 station records at 350 stations.
It ran from 3 March 2025 to 8 March 2025 (6 days) and its peak day was 5 March 2025.
Status: closed.
Lake City set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 5 March 2025.
The busiest day was 5 March 2025 with 162 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 131 years.

Footprint

3 to 8 March 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 8 March 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, 3 to 8 March 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Lake City	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2025-03-05
Provo Byu	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	2025-03-06
Pittsburg	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	2025-03-05
Richmond	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2025-03-06
Albany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2025-03-05
Goshen 3SW	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2025-03-04
Willow Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2025-03-05
Erie	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	2025-03-05
Lander AP	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2025-03-06
Girard	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	2025-03-05
Alpine	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2025-03-06
Dorsey Basin	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2025-03-06
Ft Dodge 5NNW	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2025-03-05
Tulsa Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	2025-03-04
Big Falls Hydro	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2025-03-05
Woodruff	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	2025-03-05
Utah Lake Lehi	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2025-03-06
Big Piney	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	2025-03-06
Dillinger	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	2025-03-07
Malad City	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2025-03-08

Records per Day

Peak day 162

Records set or tied each day from 3 March 2025 to 8 March 2025. The most in one day was 162 on 5 March 2025.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 8 March 2025 ranked by margin
Erie, 03-05	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
Girard, 03-05	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
Pittsburg, 03-05	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
Dorsey Basin, 03-06	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
Tulsa Intl AP, 03-04	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
Lander AP, 03-06	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
Albany, 03-05	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
Lake City, 03-05	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
Willow Rsvr, 03-05	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
Utah Lake Lehi, 03-06	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Big Falls Hydro, 03-05	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Big Piney, 03-06	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
Provo Byu, 03-06	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
Malad City, 03-08	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Dillinger, 03-07	10.1 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

363 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, 3 to 8 March 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	64
16	124
12	104
38	66
12	67
8	108
14	50
17	79
9	104
16	46
50	14
10	58
21	35
38	42
5	116
33	14
5	110
2	122
15	64
23	62
6	92
4	130
20	20
4	124
12	64
17	48
1	81
25	20
15	35
16	48
4	92
16	60
13	48
13	66
2	131
7	79
20	24
8	36
1	124
16	48
18	8
16	40
6	64
18	2
6	60
9	48
12	6
6	64
10	64
0	94
8	35
8	27
13	30
13	48
6	44
17	20
16	20
18	20
21	36
1	90
8	46
20	42
2	87
1	74
12	48
7	40
6	62
34	19
11	40
7	56
4	36
13	36
12	48
5	66
1	79
4	64
5	64
8	29
4	66
0	79
14	20
15	0
4	50
7	14
13	36
18	36
18	27
13	20
10	48
15	20
12	20
8	36
1	79
8	36
15	27
5	62
6	48
2	66
1	33
12	20
7	48
14	3
13	8
13	20
10	20
7	40
9	6
12	20
5	62
13	20
8	27
4	66
1	68
4	60
1	66
12	20
7	48
5	51
2	42
9	6
5	44
11	20
3	30
1	64
14	52
7	48
17	20
11	20
1	64
0	64
20	0
5	50
4	44
7	40
2	42
6	48
6	35
6	48
6	27
12	20
2	44
4	46
10	20
5	27
1	56
7	56
1	64
2	64
11	20
9	20
5	48
4	55
12	20
9	20
9	20
8	6
18	11
13	16
9	20
2	48
9	20
9	20
2	22
2	48
22	20
13	30
1	62
1	50
7	20
1	60
6	27
4	35
3	26
30	6
23	8
6	40
4	48
2	48
1	50
9	14
4	48
5	3
13	0
11	12
1	52
0	56
1	43
5	28
10	6
3	35
3	18
11	0
7	20
11	7
17	20
5	20
9	3
3	42
2	46
6	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 8 March 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, 3 to 8 March 2025 (this event)	363 records

Every Record Set

20 of 363

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 8 March 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-03-04	Goshen 3SW	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	104	51 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-04	Tulsa Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	62	45 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Lake City	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	124	63 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-05	Pittsburg	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	66	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Albany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	79	52 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Willow Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	46	50 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Erie	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	14	49 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Girard	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42	48 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Ft Dodge 5NNW	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	110	46 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Big Falls Hydro	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	64	45 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Woodruff	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	122	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-03-06	Provo Byu	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	104	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-06	Richmond	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	108	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-06	Lander AP	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	35	49 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-06	Alpine	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	116	48 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-06	Dorsey Basin	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14	48 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-06	Utah Lake Lehi	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-03-06	Big Piney	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	50	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-03-07	Dillinger	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	58	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-03-08	Malad City	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	67	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 363 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.

Date	Records
2025-03-03	9
2025-03-04	52
2025-03-05	162
2025-03-06	104
2025-03-07	34
2025-03-08	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	64
16	124
12	104
38	66
12	67
8	108
14	50
17	79
9	104
16	46
50	14
10	58
21	35
38	42
5	116
33	14
5	110
2	122
15	64
23	62
6	92
4	130
20	20
4	124
12	64
17	48
1	81
25	20
15	35
16	48
4	92
16	60
13	48
13	66
2	131
7	79
20	24
8	36
1	124
16	48
18	8
16	40
6	64
18	2
6	60
9	48
12	6
6	64
10	64
0	94
8	35
8	27
13	30
13	48
6	44
17	20
16	20
18	20
21	36
1	90
8	46
20	42
2	87
1	74
12	48
7	40
6	62
34	19
11	40
7	56
4	36
13	36
12	48
5	66
1	79
4	64
5	64
8	29
4	66
0	79
14	20
15	0
4	50
7	14
13	36
18	36
18	27
13	20
10	48
15	20
12	20
8	36
1	79
8	36
15	27
5	62
6	48
2	66
1	33
12	20
7	48
14	3
13	8
13	20
10	20
7	40
9	6
12	20
5	62
13	20
8	27
4	66
1	68
4	60
1	66
12	20
7	48
5	51
2	42
9	6
5	44
11	20
3	30
1	64
14	52
7	48
17	20
11	20
1	64
0	64
20	0
5	50
4	44
7	40
2	42
6	48
6	35
6	48
6	27
12	20
2	44
4	46
10	20
5	27
1	56
7	56
1	64
2	64
11	20
9	20
5	48
4	55
12	20
9	20
9	20
8	6
18	11
13	16
9	20
2	48
9	20
9	20
2	22
2	48
22	20
13	30
1	62
1	50
7	20
1	60
6	27
4	35
3	26
30	6
23	8
6	40
4	48
2	48
1	50
9	14
4	48
5	3
13	0
11	12
1	52
0	56
1	43
5	28
10	6
3	35
3	18
11	0
7	20
11	7
17	20
5	20
9	3
3	42
2	46
6	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	64
16	124
12	104
38	66
12	67
8	108
14	50
17	79
9	104
16	46
50	14
10	58
21	35
38	42
5	116
33	14
5	110
2	122
15	64
23	62
6	92
4	130
20	20
4	124
12	64
17	48
1	81
25	20
15	35
16	48
4	92
16	60
13	48
13	66
2	131
7	79
20	24
8	36
1	124
16	48
18	8
16	40
6	64
18	2
6	60
9	48
12	6
6	64
10	64
0	94
8	35
8	27
13	30
13	48
6	44
17	20
16	20
18	20
21	36
1	90
8	46
20	42
2	87
1	74
12	48
7	40
6	62
34	19
11	40
7	56
4	36
13	36
12	48
5	66
1	79
4	64
5	64
8	29
4	66
0	79
14	20
15	0
4	50
7	14
13	36
18	36
18	27
13	20
10	48
15	20
12	20
8	36
1	79
8	36
15	27
5	62
6	48
2	66
1	33
12	20
7	48
14	3
13	8
13	20
10	20
7	40
9	6
12	20
5	62
13	20
8	27
4	66
1	68
4	60
1	66
12	20
7	48
5	51
2	42
9	6
5	44
11	20
3	30
1	64
14	52
7	48
17	20
11	20
1	64
0	64
20	0
5	50
4	44
7	40
2	42
6	48
6	35
6	48
6	27
12	20
2	44
4	46
10	20
5	27
1	56
7	56
1	64
2	64
11	20
9	20
5	48
4	55
12	20
9	20
9	20
8	6
18	11
13	16
9	20
2	48
9	20
9	20
2	22
2	48
22	20
13	30
1	62
1	50
7	20
1	60
6	27
4	35
3	26
30	6
23	8
6	40
4	48
2	48
1	50
9	14
4	48
5	3
13	0
11	12
1	52
0	56
1	43
5	28
10	6
3	35
3	18
11	0
7	20
11	7
17	20
5	20
9	3
3	42
2	46
6	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	64
16	124
12	104
38	66
12	67
8	108
14	50
17	79
9	104
16	46
50	14
10	58
21	35
38	42
5	116
33	14
5	110
2	122
15	64
23	62
6	92
4	130
20	20
4	124
12	64
17	48
1	81
25	20
15	35
16	48
4	92
16	60
13	48
13	66
2	131
7	79
20	24
8	36
1	124
16	48
18	8
16	40
6	64
18	2
6	60
9	48
12	6
6	64
10	64
0	94
8	35
8	27
13	30
13	48
6	44
17	20
16	20
18	20
21	36
1	90
8	46
20	42
2	87
1	74
12	48
7	40
6	62
34	19
11	40
7	56
4	36
13	36
12	48
5	66
1	79
4	64
5	64
8	29
4	66
0	79
14	20
15	0
4	50
7	14
13	36
18	36
18	27
13	20
10	48
15	20
12	20
8	36
1	79
8	36
15	27
5	62
6	48
2	66
1	33
12	20
7	48
14	3
13	8
13	20
10	20
7	40
9	6
12	20
5	62
13	20
8	27
4	66
1	68
4	60
1	66
12	20
7	48
5	51
2	42
9	6
5	44
11	20
3	30
1	64
14	52
7	48
17	20
11	20
1	64
0	64
20	0
5	50
4	44
7	40
2	42
6	48
6	35
6	48
6	27
12	20
2	44
4	46
10	20
5	27
1	56
7	56
1	64
2	64
11	20
9	20
5	48
4	55
12	20
9	20
9	20
8	6
18	11
13	16
9	20
2	48
9	20
9	20
2	22
2	48
22	20
13	30
1	62
1	50
7	20
1	60
6	27
4	35
3	26
30	6
23	8
6	40
4	48
2	48
1	50
9	14
4	48
5	3
13	0
11	12
1	52
0	56
1	43
5	28
10	6
3	35
3	18
11	0
7	20
11	7
17	20
5	20
9	3
3	42
2	46
6	3