Extreme rain in United States, 5 to 7 March 2025

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 5 to 7 March 2025
Start: 2025-03-05
End: 2025-03-07
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 5 to 7 March 2025: 106 records at 106 stations, peak on 6 March 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 5 to 7 March 2025 set or tied 106 station records at 106 stations.
It ran from 5 March 2025 to 7 March 2025 (3 days) and its peak day was 6 March 2025.
Status: closed.
Warsaw 2 NW set a daily record precipitation of 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 5 March 2025.
The busiest day was 6 March 2025 with 66 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 120 years.

Footprint

5 to 7 March 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 5 to 7 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, 5 to 7 March 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Warsaw 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	2025-03-05
Richmond Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	2025-03-05
Hartford Brainard Fld	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	2025-03-05
Newark Liberty Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	2025-03-05
Tupper Lake Sunmount	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2025-03-07
Westchester Co AP	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	2025-03-05
Williamsport Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2025-03-05
New Haven Tweed AP	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	2025-03-05
Wallops Is Nasa Test Facility	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	2025-03-05
Lillington	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	2025-03-05
Atlantic City Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	2025-03-05
Barkhamsted	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2025-03-06
Edward Macdowell Lake	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2025-03-06
Augusta State AP	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	2025-03-06
Dunn 4 NW	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2025-03-05
Phila Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	2025-03-05
Jfk Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2025-03-05
Patuxent River NAS	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	2025-03-05
Clayton Wtp	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	2025-03-06
Ashburnham	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2025-03-06

Records per Day

Peak day 66

Records set or tied each day from 5 March 2025 to 7 March 2025. The most in one day was 66 on 6 March 2025.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 5 to 7 March 2025 ranked by margin
Richmond Intl AP, 03-05	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
Warsaw 2 NW, 03-05	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
Clayton Wtp, 03-06	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
Wallops Is Nasa Test Facility, 03-05	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
Westchester Co AP, 03-05	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
Dunn 4 NW, 03-05	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
Ashburnham, 03-06	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
New Haven Tweed AP, 03-05	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
Atlantic City Intl AP, 03-05	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Hartford Brainard Fld, 03-05	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
Jfk Intl AP, 03-05	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
Edward Macdowell Lake, 03-06	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
Williamsport Rgnl AP, 03-05	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
Patuxent River NAS, 03-05	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Augusta State AP, 03-06	14.7 mm (0.6 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

106 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, 5 to 7 March 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
31	80
34	63
19	96
13	104
5	120
27	60
17	60
21	60
27	44
10	82
17	60
9	38
15	66
20	60
25	52
15	60
17	60
30	22
15	60
23	24
17	58
17	46
21	40
4	68
11	58
17	46
7	60
22	28
5	66
7	46
10	60
5	60
4	72
10	40
18	40
7	58
7	60
15	26
5	60
14	32
9	58
4	66
15	46
8	46
9	46
15	24
4	58
3	66
8	28
5	60
3	63
1	31
4	60
14	40
15	24
12	24
2	60
3	60
2	66
12	32
0	66
12	36
21	26
16	0
7	24
12	32
11	32
9	46
15	16
9	40
17	20
10	40
3	40
11	16
12	24
17	28
6	34
16	24
15	28
6	24
2	40
6	32
3	46
4	40
1	46
4	40
6	28
15	0
17	10
0	28
1	20
8	22
5	16
8	16
2	14
4	20
1	28
3	24
7	16
4	28
4	24
2	0
3	10
2	12
3	4
3	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 5 to 7 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, 5 to 7 March 2025 (this event)	106 records

Every Record Set

20 of 106

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 5 to 7 March 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-03-05	Warsaw 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	80	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Richmond Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	63	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Hartford Brainard Fld	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	96	55 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Newark Liberty Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	104	51 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Westchester Co AP	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	60	45 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Williamsport Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	60	43 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	New Haven Tweed AP	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	60	42 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Wallops Is Nasa Test Facility	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44	41 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Lillington	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	38	40 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Atlantic City Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	60	40 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Dunn 4 NW	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52	39 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Phila Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	60	39 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Jfk Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	60	39 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-05	Patuxent River NAS	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	60	38 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-06	Barkhamsted	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	82	40 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-06	Edward Macdowell Lake	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	60	40 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-06	Augusta State AP	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	66	40 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-06	Clayton Wtp	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22	38 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-06	Ashburnham	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	24	37 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-07	Tupper Lake Sunmount	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	120	48 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 106 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
31	80
34	63
19	96
13	104
5	120
27	60
17	60
21	60
27	44
10	82
17	60
9	38
15	66
20	60
25	52
15	60
17	60
30	22
15	60
23	24
17	58
17	46
21	40
4	68
11	58
17	46
7	60
22	28
5	66
7	46
10	60
5	60
4	72
10	40
18	40
7	58
7	60
15	26
5	60
14	32
9	58
4	66
15	46
8	46
9	46
15	24
4	58
3	66
8	28
5	60
3	63
1	31
4	60
14	40
15	24
12	24
2	60
3	60
2	66
12	32
0	66
12	36
21	26
16	0
7	24
12	32
11	32
9	46
15	16
9	40
17	20
10	40
3	40
11	16
12	24
17	28
6	34
16	24
15	28
6	24
2	40
6	32
3	46
4	40
1	46
4	40
6	28
15	0
17	10
0	28
1	20
8	22
5	16
8	16
2	14
4	20
1	28
3	24
7	16
4	28
4	24
2	0
3	10
2	12
3	4
3	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
31	80
34	63
19	96
13	104
5	120
27	60
17	60
21	60
27	44
10	82
17	60
9	38
15	66
20	60
25	52
15	60
17	60
30	22
15	60
23	24
17	58
17	46
21	40
4	68
11	58
17	46
7	60
22	28
5	66
7	46
10	60
5	60
4	72
10	40
18	40
7	58
7	60
15	26
5	60
14	32
9	58
4	66
15	46
8	46
9	46
15	24
4	58
3	66
8	28
5	60
3	63
1	31
4	60
14	40
15	24
12	24
2	60
3	60
2	66
12	32
0	66
12	36
21	26
16	0
7	24
12	32
11	32
9	46
15	16
9	40
17	20
10	40
3	40
11	16
12	24
17	28
6	34
16	24
15	28
6	24
2	40
6	32
3	46
4	40
1	46
4	40
6	28
15	0
17	10
0	28
1	20
8	22
5	16
8	16
2	14
4	20
1	28
3	24
7	16
4	28
4	24
2	0
3	10
2	12
3	4
3	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
31	80
34	63
19	96
13	104
5	120
27	60
17	60
21	60
27	44
10	82
17	60
9	38
15	66
20	60
25	52
15	60
17	60
30	22
15	60
23	24
17	58
17	46
21	40
4	68
11	58
17	46
7	60
22	28
5	66
7	46
10	60
5	60
4	72
10	40
18	40
7	58
7	60
15	26
5	60
14	32
9	58
4	66
15	46
8	46
9	46
15	24
4	58
3	66
8	28
5	60
3	63
1	31
4	60
14	40
15	24
12	24
2	60
3	60
2	66
12	32
0	66
12	36
21	26
16	0
7	24
12	32
11	32
9	46
15	16
9	40
17	20
10	40
3	40
11	16
12	24
17	28
6	34
16	24
15	28
6	24
2	40
6	32
3	46
4	40
1	46
4	40
6	28
15	0
17	10
0	28
1	20
8	22
5	16
8	16
2	14
4	20
1	28
3	24
7	16
4	28
4	24
2	0
3	10
2	12
3	4
3	0