Extreme rain in United States, 27 April to 11 May 2025

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 27 April to 11 May 2025
Start: 2025-04-27
End: 2025-05-11
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 27 April to 11 May 2025: 349 records at 315 stations, peak on 4 May 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 27 April to 11 May 2025 set or tied 349 station records at 315 stations.
It ran from 27 April 2025 to 11 May 2025 (15 days) and its peak day was 4 May 2025.
Status: closed.
Brewerton Lock 23 set a daily record precipitation of 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 7 May 2025.
The busiest day was 4 May 2025 with 52 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 120 years.

Footprint

27 April to 11 May 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 27 April to 11 May 2025 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in United States, 27 April to 11 May 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Brewerton Lock 23	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	2025-05-07
Seymour 3NW	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2025-04-30
Skaneateles	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	2025-05-07
Pleasant Mt 1 W	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	2025-05-05
Chapman	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2025-04-29
Trenton Falls	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	2025-05-07
Troy L&D	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2025-05-10
Chittenden	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2025-05-10
Roosevelt	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	2025-04-30
Massabesic Lake	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	2025-05-05
Alfred	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2025-05-06
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	2025-05-03
Jamestown 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2025-05-05
Newark	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	2025-05-07
Woodstock	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2025-05-10
Dime Box	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	2025-05-03
Albany Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	2025-05-09
Newport	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2025-05-10
Jefferson	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	2025-05-01

Records per Day

Peak day 52

Records set or tied each day from 27 April 2025 to 11 May 2025. The most in one day was 52 on 4 May 2025.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 27 April to 11 May 2025
Date	Records
2025-04-27	2
2025-04-28	1
2025-04-29	6
2025-04-30	45
2025-05-01	34
2025-05-02	11
2025-05-03	35
2025-05-04	52
2025-05-05	42
2025-05-06	26
2025-05-07	29
2025-05-08	2
2025-05-09	28
2025-05-10	32
2025-05-11	4

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 27 April to 11 May 2025 ranked by margin
Dime Box, 05-03	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
Pleasant Mt 1 W, 05-05	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
Roosevelt, 04-30	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
Seymour 3NW, 04-30	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
Jefferson, 05-01	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
Brewerton Lock 23, 05-07	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, 05-03	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
Jamestown 2 NW, 05-05	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
Massabesic Lake, 05-05	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
Troy L&D, 05-10	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
Skaneateles, 05-07	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
Chittenden, 05-10	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
Chapman, 04-29	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Newport, 05-10	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
Albany Intl AP, 05-09	24.9 mm (1.0 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

349 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, 27 April to 11 May 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
41	80
50	84
27	80
65	50
25	100
24	90
29	64
27	64
31	72
21	88
60	43
39	75
21	80
37	35
22	91
90	35
25	64
24	90
25	64
43	80
32	40
25	79
36	80
13	91
18	78
25	48
2	100
22	64
13	80
23	71
10	116
27	35
32	40
49	55
65	4
25	58
32	71
18	64
37	40
11	80
8	96
27	48
30	68
6	103
39	44
25	56
20	64
21	64
20	58
7	98
5	115
23	15
9	80
23	34
32	63
61	40
7	92
9	80
26	48
22	36
6	106
19	64
17	52
28	68
14	70
22	64
15	76
22	56
2	111
19	68
4	120
19	75
20	68
18	36
7	80
3	90
7	83
48	20
1	106
25	28
13	64
36	44
22	40
5	80
10	24
11	62
6	80
39	39
1	110
17	75
14	76
12	15
42	31
23	40
11	74
4	80
15	48
19	35
15	71
34	18
40	15
22	36
4	80
12	40
23	50
12	75
14	74
16	68
6	80
55	15
33	39
59	8
10	80
8	71
23	23
1	84
19	48
16	48
19	47
26	31
8	71
12	52
30	19
27	0
4	71
1	80
20	31
9	68
3	75
31	6
14	48
7	67
24	19
8	64
6	54
3	68
15	35
9	60
26	8
14	48
1	71
24	4
8	48
30	16
3	67
26	36
1	71
2	64
18	8
14	35
15	27
22	31
11	59
20	12
14	36
1	64
7	36
8	55
3	27
6	54
24	15
6	16
4	56
10	52
18	16
10	36
5	52
45	0
3	67
11	32
21	8
3	48
5	47
4	52
20	6
10	31
2	54
14	16
13	27
13	27
19	24
1	55
14	32
17	8
8	28
10	35
25	24
19	24
3	33
2	47
17	28
5	40
16	20
14	16
12	23
3	59
8	52
6	43
11	19
6	40

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 27 April to 11 May 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
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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, 27 April to 11 May 2025 (this event)	349 records

Every Record Set

20 of 349

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 27 April to 11 May 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-04-29	Chapman	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	100	64 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-30	Seymour 3NW	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	84	71 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-30	Roosevelt	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-01	Jefferson	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	80	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-03	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	75	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-03	Dime Box	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	35	58 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-05	Pleasant Mt 1 W	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50	65 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-05	Massabesic Lake	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	72	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-05	Jamestown 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	35	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-06	Alfred	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	88	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-07	Brewerton Lock 23	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	80	73 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-07	Skaneateles	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	80	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-07	Trenton Falls	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	90	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-07	Newark	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	80	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-07	Pleasant Mt 1 W	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	90	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-09	Albany Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	64	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-10	Troy L&D	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	64	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-10	Chittenden	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	64	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-10	Woodstock	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	91	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-10	Newport	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	64	57 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 349 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
41	80
50	84
27	80
65	50
25	100
24	90
29	64
27	64
31	72
21	88
60	43
39	75
21	80
37	35
22	91
90	35
25	64
24	90
25	64
43	80
32	40
25	79
36	80
13	91
18	78
25	48
2	100
22	64
13	80
23	71
10	116
27	35
32	40
49	55
65	4
25	58
32	71
18	64
37	40
11	80
8	96
27	48
30	68
6	103
39	44
25	56
20	64
21	64
20	58
7	98
5	115
23	15
9	80
23	34
32	63
61	40
7	92
9	80
26	48
22	36
6	106
19	64
17	52
28	68
14	70
22	64
15	76
22	56
2	111
19	68
4	120
19	75
20	68
18	36
7	80
3	90
7	83
48	20
1	106
25	28
13	64
36	44
22	40
5	80
10	24
11	62
6	80
39	39
1	110
17	75
14	76
12	15
42	31
23	40
11	74
4	80
15	48
19	35
15	71
34	18
40	15
22	36
4	80
12	40
23	50
12	75
14	74
16	68
6	80
55	15
33	39
59	8
10	80
8	71
23	23
1	84
19	48
16	48
19	47
26	31
8	71
12	52
30	19
27	0
4	71
1	80
20	31
9	68
3	75
31	6
14	48
7	67
24	19
8	64
6	54
3	68
15	35
9	60
26	8
14	48
1	71
24	4
8	48
30	16
3	67
26	36
1	71
2	64
18	8
14	35
15	27
22	31
11	59
20	12
14	36
1	64
7	36
8	55
3	27
6	54
24	15
6	16
4	56
10	52
18	16
10	36
5	52
45	0
3	67
11	32
21	8
3	48
5	47
4	52
20	6
10	31
2	54
14	16
13	27
13	27
19	24
1	55
14	32
17	8
8	28
10	35
25	24
19	24
3	33
2	47
17	28
5	40
16	20
14	16
12	23
3	59
8	52
6	43
11	19
6	40

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
41	80
50	84
27	80
65	50
25	100
24	90
29	64
27	64
31	72
21	88
60	43
39	75
21	80
37	35
22	91
90	35
25	64
24	90
25	64
43	80
32	40
25	79
36	80
13	91
18	78
25	48
2	100
22	64
13	80
23	71
10	116
27	35
32	40
49	55
65	4
25	58
32	71
18	64
37	40
11	80
8	96
27	48
30	68
6	103
39	44
25	56
20	64
21	64
20	58
7	98
5	115
23	15
9	80
23	34
32	63
61	40
7	92
9	80
26	48
22	36
6	106
19	64
17	52
28	68
14	70
22	64
15	76
22	56
2	111
19	68
4	120
19	75
20	68
18	36
7	80
3	90
7	83
48	20
1	106
25	28
13	64
36	44
22	40
5	80
10	24
11	62
6	80
39	39
1	110
17	75
14	76
12	15
42	31
23	40
11	74
4	80
15	48
19	35
15	71
34	18
40	15
22	36
4	80
12	40
23	50
12	75
14	74
16	68
6	80
55	15
33	39
59	8
10	80
8	71
23	23
1	84
19	48
16	48
19	47
26	31
8	71
12	52
30	19
27	0
4	71
1	80
20	31
9	68
3	75
31	6
14	48
7	67
24	19
8	64
6	54
3	68
15	35
9	60
26	8
14	48
1	71
24	4
8	48
30	16
3	67
26	36
1	71
2	64
18	8
14	35
15	27
22	31
11	59
20	12
14	36
1	64
7	36
8	55
3	27
6	54
24	15
6	16
4	56
10	52
18	16
10	36
5	52
45	0
3	67
11	32
21	8
3	48
5	47
4	52
20	6
10	31
2	54
14	16
13	27
13	27
19	24
1	55
14	32
17	8
8	28
10	35
25	24
19	24
3	33
2	47
17	28
5	40
16	20
14	16
12	23
3	59
8	52
6	43
11	19
6	40

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
41	80
50	84
27	80
65	50
25	100
24	90
29	64
27	64
31	72
21	88
60	43
39	75
21	80
37	35
22	91
90	35
25	64
24	90
25	64
43	80
32	40
25	79
36	80
13	91
18	78
25	48
2	100
22	64
13	80
23	71
10	116
27	35
32	40
49	55
65	4
25	58
32	71
18	64
37	40
11	80
8	96
27	48
30	68
6	103
39	44
25	56
20	64
21	64
20	58
7	98
5	115
23	15
9	80
23	34
32	63
61	40
7	92
9	80
26	48
22	36
6	106
19	64
17	52
28	68
14	70
22	64
15	76
22	56
2	111
19	68
4	120
19	75
20	68
18	36
7	80
3	90
7	83
48	20
1	106
25	28
13	64
36	44
22	40
5	80
10	24
11	62
6	80
39	39
1	110
17	75
14	76
12	15
42	31
23	40
11	74
4	80
15	48
19	35
15	71
34	18
40	15
22	36
4	80
12	40
23	50
12	75
14	74
16	68
6	80
55	15
33	39
59	8
10	80
8	71
23	23
1	84
19	48
16	48
19	47
26	31
8	71
12	52
30	19
27	0
4	71
1	80
20	31
9	68
3	75
31	6
14	48
7	67
24	19
8	64
6	54
3	68
15	35
9	60
26	8
14	48
1	71
24	4
8	48
30	16
3	67
26	36
1	71
2	64
18	8
14	35
15	27
22	31
11	59
20	12
14	36
1	64
7	36
8	55
3	27
6	54
24	15
6	16
4	56
10	52
18	16
10	36
5	52
45	0
3	67
11	32
21	8
3	48
5	47
4	52
20	6
10	31
2	54
14	16
13	27
13	27
19	24
1	55
14	32
17	8
8	28
10	35
25	24
19	24
3	33
2	47
17	28
5	40
16	20
14	16
12	23
3	59
8	52
6	43
11	19
6	40