Extreme rain in United States, 28 March to 8 April 2025

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 28 March to 8 April 2025
Start: 2025-03-28
End: 2025-04-08
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 28 March to 8 April 2025: 1,191 records at 971 stations, peak on 5 April 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 28 March to 8 April 2025 set or tied 1,191 station records at 971 stations.
It ran from 28 March 2025 to 8 April 2025 (12 days) and its peak day was 5 April 2025.
Status: closed.
Wakefield 4 W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 149.4 mm (5.9 in) on 2 April 2025.
The busiest day was 5 April 2025 with 305 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 150 years.

Footprint

28 March to 8 April 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 28 March to 8 April 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 March to 8 April 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Wakefield 4 W	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	2025-04-02
Wauseon Wtp	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	2025-04-03
Hardy	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	2025-04-05
Clarksville Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	2025-04-05
Fairmont	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	2025-04-04
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	2025-04-05
Boonville 1S	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	2025-04-05
Marshall	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	2025-04-05
Casey	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	2025-04-05
Lebanon 2W	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	2025-04-05
Salem	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	2025-04-05
Portland	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	2025-04-06
Dover 1 W	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	2025-04-06
Russellville	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	2025-04-06
Edwardsville 2 W	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	2025-04-05
Olney 2S	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	2025-04-05
Milan Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	2025-04-06
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	2025-04-04
Lockport 2SE	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	2025-04-03
Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	2025-04-05

Records per Day

Peak day 305

Records set or tied each day from 28 March 2025 to 8 April 2025. The most in one day was 305 on 5 April 2025.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 28 March to 8 April 2025
Date	Records
2025-03-28	5
2025-03-29	29
2025-03-30	25
2025-03-31	18
2025-04-01	52
2025-04-02	120
2025-04-03	188
2025-04-04	141
2025-04-05	305
2025-04-06	225
2025-04-07	58
2025-04-08	25

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 28 March to 8 April 2025 ranked by margin
Hardy, 04-05	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP, 04-05	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
Wakefield 4 W, 04-02	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
Boonville 1S, 04-05	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
Portland, 04-06	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
Russellville, 04-06	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
Salem, 04-05	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP, 04-04	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
Clarksville Wwtp, 04-05	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
Milan Exp STN, 04-06	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Lebanon 2W, 04-05	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
Marshall, 04-05	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP, 04-05	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
Casey, 04-05	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
Dover 1 W, 04-06	47.0 mm (1.9 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

500 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 March to 8 April 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
70	79
78	116
39	122
52	116
37	94
49	114
70	88
50	97
48	86
50	96
66	96
63	40
47	116
64	70
45	86
40	87
51	91
53	72
28	70
78	70
55	107
58	68
47	127
15	44
61	60
71	60
34	60
67	39
71	30
51	129
55	87
31	99
86	60
80	33
37	60
62	51
67	72
20	123
22	122
28	105
38	56
53	70
33	55
32	88
53	83
25	99
50	67
34	42
30	50
36	68
41	36
27	96
54	60
63	60
46	60
42	12
24	107
66	16
46	72
104	39
63	28
21	124
44	16
64	40
48	72
47	60
28	55
89	35
47	68
39	84
68	28
48	84
77	28
60	40
25	88
24	60
28	58
34	36
48	43
86	39
46	72
31	120
74	28
20	98
43	60
27	55
75	28
48	26
26	88
65	36
39	68
55	28
55	22
75	14
59	16
24	50
66	40
62	28
22	150
15	59
65	28
64	12
82	28
66	31
40	60
50	11
22	88
15	96
50	22
36	22
53	40
17	56
21	96
141	20
40	68
31	56
28	60
24	72
60	28
13	126
9	124
11	124
25	96
54	28
22	58
42	40
26	84
35	40
30	70
10	80
60	28
27	90
15	94
29	63
26	69
25	72
49	40
38	68
15	96
27	68
42	72
34	60
14	132
69	2
76	19
27	80
25	23
51	8
52	28
22	58
13	84
27	68
8	61
30	60
121	3
34	30
34	60
20	88
44	3
22	68
17	88
16	60
76	2
69	8
27	40
71	3
16	75
26	72
18	48
61	39
41	60
23	86
44	40
48	31
30	51
50	8
52	8
7	112
24	36
38	36
25	68
12	96
11	124
6	82
8	126
11	68
23	84
40	17
30	39
32	68
10	72
7	108
52	31
55	2
18	50
13	48
7	58
55	16
34	68
35	60

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 28 March to 8 April 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 March to 8 April 2025 (this event)	1,191 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,191

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 28 March to 8 April 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-04-02	Wakefield 4 W	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	79	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-04-03	Wauseon Wtp	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	122	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-04-03	Lockport 2SE	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	70	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-04	Fairmont	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	94	78 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-04	St Louis Lambert Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	72	69 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-05	Hardy	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	116	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-04-05	Clarksville Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	116	79 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-05	Bowling Green Warren Co AP	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	114	78 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-05	Boonville 1S	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	88	76 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-05	Marshall	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	97	75 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-05	Casey	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	86	75 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-05	Lebanon 2W	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	96	75 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-05	Salem	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40	72 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-05	Edwardsville 2 W	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	86	70 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-05	Olney 2S	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	87	70 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-05	Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	70	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-06	Portland	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	96	72 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-06	Dover 1 W	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	116	72 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-06	Russellville	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	70	71 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-06	Milan Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	91	70 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,191 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.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
70	79
78	116
39	122
52	116
37	94
49	114
70	88
50	97
48	86
50	96
66	96
63	40
47	116
64	70
45	86
40	87
51	91
53	72
28	70
78	70
55	107
58	68
47	127
15	44
61	60
71	60
34	60
67	39
71	30
51	129
55	87
31	99
86	60
80	33
37	60
62	51
67	72
20	123
22	122
28	105
38	56
53	70
33	55
32	88
53	83
25	99
50	67
34	42
30	50
36	68
41	36
27	96
54	60
63	60
46	60
42	12
24	107
66	16
46	72
104	39
63	28
21	124
44	16
64	40
48	72
47	60
28	55
89	35
47	68
39	84
68	28
48	84
77	28
60	40
25	88
24	60
28	58
34	36
48	43
86	39
46	72
31	120
74	28
20	98
43	60
27	55
75	28
48	26
26	88
65	36
39	68
55	28
55	22
75	14
59	16
24	50
66	40
62	28
22	150
15	59
65	28
64	12
82	28
66	31
40	60
50	11
22	88
15	96
50	22
36	22
53	40
17	56
21	96
141	20
40	68
31	56
28	60
24	72
60	28
13	126
9	124
11	124
25	96
54	28
22	58
42	40
26	84
35	40
30	70
10	80
60	28
27	90
15	94
29	63
26	69
25	72
49	40
38	68
15	96
27	68
42	72
34	60
14	132
69	2
76	19
27	80
25	23
51	8
52	28
22	58
13	84
27	68
8	61
30	60
121	3
34	30
34	60
20	88
44	3
22	68
17	88
16	60
76	2
69	8
27	40
71	3
16	75
26	72
18	48
61	39
41	60
23	86
44	40
48	31
30	51
50	8
52	8
7	112
24	36
38	36
25	68
12	96
11	124
6	82
8	126
11	68
23	84
40	17
30	39
32	68
10	72
7	108
52	31
55	2
18	50
13	48
7	58
55	16
34	68
35	60

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
70	79
78	116
39	122
52	116
37	94
49	114
70	88
50	97
48	86
50	96
66	96
63	40
47	116
64	70
45	86
40	87
51	91
53	72
28	70
78	70
55	107
58	68
47	127
15	44
61	60
71	60
34	60
67	39
71	30
51	129
55	87
31	99
86	60
80	33
37	60
62	51
67	72
20	123
22	122
28	105
38	56
53	70
33	55
32	88
53	83
25	99
50	67
34	42
30	50
36	68
41	36
27	96
54	60
63	60
46	60
42	12
24	107
66	16
46	72
104	39
63	28
21	124
44	16
64	40
48	72
47	60
28	55
89	35
47	68
39	84
68	28
48	84
77	28
60	40
25	88
24	60
28	58
34	36
48	43
86	39
46	72
31	120
74	28
20	98
43	60
27	55
75	28
48	26
26	88
65	36
39	68
55	28
55	22
75	14
59	16
24	50
66	40
62	28
22	150
15	59
65	28
64	12
82	28
66	31
40	60
50	11
22	88
15	96
50	22
36	22
53	40
17	56
21	96
141	20
40	68
31	56
28	60
24	72
60	28
13	126
9	124
11	124
25	96
54	28
22	58
42	40
26	84
35	40
30	70
10	80
60	28
27	90
15	94
29	63
26	69
25	72
49	40
38	68
15	96
27	68
42	72
34	60
14	132
69	2
76	19
27	80
25	23
51	8
52	28
22	58
13	84
27	68
8	61
30	60
121	3
34	30
34	60
20	88
44	3
22	68
17	88
16	60
76	2
69	8
27	40
71	3
16	75
26	72
18	48
61	39
41	60
23	86
44	40
48	31
30	51
50	8
52	8
7	112
24	36
38	36
25	68
12	96
11	124
6	82
8	126
11	68
23	84
40	17
30	39
32	68
10	72
7	108
52	31
55	2
18	50
13	48
7	58
55	16
34	68
35	60

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
70	79
78	116
39	122
52	116
37	94
49	114
70	88
50	97
48	86
50	96
66	96
63	40
47	116
64	70
45	86
40	87
51	91
53	72
28	70
78	70
55	107
58	68
47	127
15	44
61	60
71	60
34	60
67	39
71	30
51	129
55	87
31	99
86	60
80	33
37	60
62	51
67	72
20	123
22	122
28	105
38	56
53	70
33	55
32	88
53	83
25	99
50	67
34	42
30	50
36	68
41	36
27	96
54	60
63	60
46	60
42	12
24	107
66	16
46	72
104	39
63	28
21	124
44	16
64	40
48	72
47	60
28	55
89	35
47	68
39	84
68	28
48	84
77	28
60	40
25	88
24	60
28	58
34	36
48	43
86	39
46	72
31	120
74	28
20	98
43	60
27	55
75	28
48	26
26	88
65	36
39	68
55	28
55	22
75	14
59	16
24	50
66	40
62	28
22	150
15	59
65	28
64	12
82	28
66	31
40	60
50	11
22	88
15	96
50	22
36	22
53	40
17	56
21	96
141	20
40	68
31	56
28	60
24	72
60	28
13	126
9	124
11	124
25	96
54	28
22	58
42	40
26	84
35	40
30	70
10	80
60	28
27	90
15	94
29	63
26	69
25	72
49	40
38	68
15	96
27	68
42	72
34	60
14	132
69	2
76	19
27	80
25	23
51	8
52	28
22	58
13	84
27	68
8	61
30	60
121	3
34	30
34	60
20	88
44	3
22	68
17	88
16	60
76	2
69	8
27	40
71	3
16	75
26	72
18	48
61	39
41	60
23	86
44	40
48	31
30	51
50	8
52	8
7	112
24	36
38	36
25	68
12	96
11	124
6	82
8	126
11	68
23	84
40	17
30	39
32	68
10	72
7	108
52	31
55	2
18	50
13	48
7	58
55	16
34	68
35	60