Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 1 to 23 May 2025

Name: Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 1 to 23 May 2025
Start: 2025-05-01
End: 2025-05-23
Location: United States, Mexico

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 1 to 23 May 2025: 1,487 records at 1,298 stations, peak on 20 May 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 1 to 23 May 2025 set or tied 1,487 station records at 1,298 stations.
It ran from 1 May 2025 to 23 May 2025 (23 days) and its peak day was 20 May 2025.
Status: closed.
Blue Hill Coop set a daily record precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 23 May 2025.
The busiest day was 20 May 2025 with 184 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 155 years.

Footprint

1 to 23 May 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 1 to 23 May 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 and Mexico, 1 to 23 May 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Dwtn Charleston	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	2025-05-11
Tarboro 1 S	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	2025-05-13
Blue Hill Coop	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	2025-05-23
Rock Is L&D 15	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	2025-05-20
Wise 1SE	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	2025-05-17
Murphy 4ESE	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2025-05-13
Tellico Plains	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2025-05-13
Franklin	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	2025-05-23
Golden	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2025-05-04
San Angelo	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	2025-05-06
Tucumcari 4 NE	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	2025-05-07
Jefferson 2 E	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	2025-05-13
Somerset	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	2025-05-14
Trenton	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	2025-05-20
Woonsocket	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	2025-05-23
Cimarron 4 SW	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	2025-05-07
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2025-05-06
Brooklet 1 W	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	2025-05-12
Monmouth	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2025-05-20
Hatch	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2025-05-06

Records per Day

Peak day 184

Records set or tied each day from 1 May 2025 to 23 May 2025. The most in one day was 184 on 20 May 2025.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 1 to 23 May 2025
Date	Records
2025-05-01	2
2025-05-02	2
2025-05-03	8
2025-05-04	40
2025-05-05	133
2025-05-06	154
2025-05-07	166
2025-05-08	23
2025-05-09	31
2025-05-10	14
2025-05-11	29
2025-05-12	69
2025-05-13	95
2025-05-14	70
2025-05-15	15
2025-05-16	16
2025-05-17	56
2025-05-18	54
2025-05-19	107
2025-05-20	184
2025-05-21	106
2025-05-22	60
2025-05-23	53

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 1 to 23 May 2025 ranked by margin
Brooklet 1 W, 05-12	147.9 mm (5.8 in)
Trenton, 05-20	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
Somerset, 05-14	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
Dwtn Charleston, 05-11	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
Franklin, 05-23	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
Blue Hill Coop, 05-23	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
Rock Is L&D 15, 05-20	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
Tarboro 1 S, 05-13	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
Woonsocket, 05-23	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
Murphy 4ESE, 05-13	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
San Angelo, 05-06	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
Tellico Plains, 05-13	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
Wise 1SE, 05-17	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
Jefferson 2 E, 05-13	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
Tucumcari 4 NE, 05-07	36.1 mm (1.4 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

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 and Mexico, 1 to 23 May 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
52	106
51	110
58	125
52	155
40	65
44	104
54	76
43	127
29	79
36	104
43	99
12	104
71	64
39	107
48	74
69	70
8	106
17	69
148	51
27	126
36	87
32	72
15	87
34	76
39	80
35	88
109	48
75	48
22	47
19	84
42	47
32	46
25	94
67	46
80	54
27	87
32	110
40	78
93	50
45	67
30	127
29	112
31	110
56	39
61	51
62	39
20	100
28	88
52	124
27	123
43	67
36	76
20	120
24	76
24	76
50	42
46	40
40	129
49	110
43	42
25	39
25	52
34	51
42	79
39	39
13	100
43	24
10	95
41	54
21	112
24	76
47	64
18	66
28	68
22	106
10	99
28	43
15	52
47	58
31	66
29	13
30	60
32	42
21	57
22	110
24	90
21	96
24	110
16	108
18	86
35	42
47	39
13	64
15	107
54	23
14	56
18	82
29	66
21	92
26	43
72	24
15	112
15	98
8	66
42	47
7	120
63	24
108	18
21	100
20	88
13	98
17	110
14	71
25	76
20	80
18	88
28	32
35	72
64	12
6	108
15	94
14	110
88	27
16	128
15	88
11	126
16	114
73	10
24	76
12	56
31	39
58	0
12	44
13	30
60	48
14	54
42	8
22	72
13	84
23	20
15	92
22	52
38	39
147	19
9	128
8	115
36	19
17	66
31	51
8	131
9	54
4	104
5	99
22	72
52	12
57	0
11	125
72	19
28	46
9	98
17	110
15	87
26	60
23	47
14	88
34	64
31	47
28	27
70	16
6	110
34	10
21	30
12	84
24	15
18	82
57	12
18	72
15	110
19	82
29	42
8	83
33	12
28	24
8	123
84	2
44	3
6	112
8	100
62	10
74	8
18	82
100	3
37	8
22	44
54	2
7	123
28	38
39	48
21	64
17	10

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 1 to 23 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
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 and Mexico, 1 to 23 May 2025 (this event)	1,487 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,487

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 1 to 23 May 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-05-04	Golden	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	79	71 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-06	San Angelo	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	99	71 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-06	Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	69	66 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-06	Hatch	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-07	Tucumcari 4 NE	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	104	71 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-07	Cimarron 4 SW	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	106	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-11	Dwtn Charleston	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	125	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-05-12	Brooklet 1 W	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	147.9 mm (5.8 in)	51	65 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-13	Tarboro 1 S	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	110	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-05-13	Murphy 4ESE	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	104	73 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-13	Tellico Plains	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	127	72 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-13	Jefferson 2 E	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	107	69 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-14	Somerset	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	70	69 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-17	Wise 1SE	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	65	76 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-20	Rock Is L&D 15	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	155	78 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-20	Trenton	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	64	69 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-20	Monmouth	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	126	65 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-23	Blue Hill Coop	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	106	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-05-23	Franklin	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	76	72 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-23	Woonsocket	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	74	69 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,487 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
52	106
51	110
58	125
52	155
40	65
44	104
54	76
43	127
29	79
36	104
43	99
12	104
71	64
39	107
48	74
69	70
8	106
17	69
148	51
27	126
36	87
32	72
15	87
34	76
39	80
35	88
109	48
75	48
22	47
19	84
42	47
32	46
25	94
67	46
80	54
27	87
32	110
40	78
93	50
45	67
30	127
29	112
31	110
56	39
61	51
62	39
20	100
28	88
52	124
27	123
43	67
36	76
20	120
24	76
24	76
50	42
46	40
40	129
49	110
43	42
25	39
25	52
34	51
42	79
39	39
13	100
43	24
10	95
41	54
21	112
24	76
47	64
18	66
28	68
22	106
10	99
28	43
15	52
47	58
31	66
29	13
30	60
32	42
21	57
22	110
24	90
21	96
24	110
16	108
18	86
35	42
47	39
13	64
15	107
54	23
14	56
18	82
29	66
21	92
26	43
72	24
15	112
15	98
8	66
42	47
7	120
63	24
108	18
21	100
20	88
13	98
17	110
14	71
25	76
20	80
18	88
28	32
35	72
64	12
6	108
15	94
14	110
88	27
16	128
15	88
11	126
16	114
73	10
24	76
12	56
31	39
58	0
12	44
13	30
60	48
14	54
42	8
22	72
13	84
23	20
15	92
22	52
38	39
147	19
9	128
8	115
36	19
17	66
31	51
8	131
9	54
4	104
5	99
22	72
52	12
57	0
11	125
72	19
28	46
9	98
17	110
15	87
26	60
23	47
14	88
34	64
31	47
28	27
70	16
6	110
34	10
21	30
12	84
24	15
18	82
57	12
18	72
15	110
19	82
29	42
8	83
33	12
28	24
8	123
84	2
44	3
6	112
8	100
62	10
74	8
18	82
100	3
37	8
22	44
54	2
7	123
28	38
39	48
21	64
17	10

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
52	106
51	110
58	125
52	155
40	65
44	104
54	76
43	127
29	79
36	104
43	99
12	104
71	64
39	107
48	74
69	70
8	106
17	69
148	51
27	126
36	87
32	72
15	87
34	76
39	80
35	88
109	48
75	48
22	47
19	84
42	47
32	46
25	94
67	46
80	54
27	87
32	110
40	78
93	50
45	67
30	127
29	112
31	110
56	39
61	51
62	39
20	100
28	88
52	124
27	123
43	67
36	76
20	120
24	76
24	76
50	42
46	40
40	129
49	110
43	42
25	39
25	52
34	51
42	79
39	39
13	100
43	24
10	95
41	54
21	112
24	76
47	64
18	66
28	68
22	106
10	99
28	43
15	52
47	58
31	66
29	13
30	60
32	42
21	57
22	110
24	90
21	96
24	110
16	108
18	86
35	42
47	39
13	64
15	107
54	23
14	56
18	82
29	66
21	92
26	43
72	24
15	112
15	98
8	66
42	47
7	120
63	24
108	18
21	100
20	88
13	98
17	110
14	71
25	76
20	80
18	88
28	32
35	72
64	12
6	108
15	94
14	110
88	27
16	128
15	88
11	126
16	114
73	10
24	76
12	56
31	39
58	0
12	44
13	30
60	48
14	54
42	8
22	72
13	84
23	20
15	92
22	52
38	39
147	19
9	128
8	115
36	19
17	66
31	51
8	131
9	54
4	104
5	99
22	72
52	12
57	0
11	125
72	19
28	46
9	98
17	110
15	87
26	60
23	47
14	88
34	64
31	47
28	27
70	16
6	110
34	10
21	30
12	84
24	15
18	82
57	12
18	72
15	110
19	82
29	42
8	83
33	12
28	24
8	123
84	2
44	3
6	112
8	100
62	10
74	8
18	82
100	3
37	8
22	44
54	2
7	123
28	38
39	48
21	64
17	10

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
52	106
51	110
58	125
52	155
40	65
44	104
54	76
43	127
29	79
36	104
43	99
12	104
71	64
39	107
48	74
69	70
8	106
17	69
148	51
27	126
36	87
32	72
15	87
34	76
39	80
35	88
109	48
75	48
22	47
19	84
42	47
32	46
25	94
67	46
80	54
27	87
32	110
40	78
93	50
45	67
30	127
29	112
31	110
56	39
61	51
62	39
20	100
28	88
52	124
27	123
43	67
36	76
20	120
24	76
24	76
50	42
46	40
40	129
49	110
43	42
25	39
25	52
34	51
42	79
39	39
13	100
43	24
10	95
41	54
21	112
24	76
47	64
18	66
28	68
22	106
10	99
28	43
15	52
47	58
31	66
29	13
30	60
32	42
21	57
22	110
24	90
21	96
24	110
16	108
18	86
35	42
47	39
13	64
15	107
54	23
14	56
18	82
29	66
21	92
26	43
72	24
15	112
15	98
8	66
42	47
7	120
63	24
108	18
21	100
20	88
13	98
17	110
14	71
25	76
20	80
18	88
28	32
35	72
64	12
6	108
15	94
14	110
88	27
16	128
15	88
11	126
16	114
73	10
24	76
12	56
31	39
58	0
12	44
13	30
60	48
14	54
42	8
22	72
13	84
23	20
15	92
22	52
38	39
147	19
9	128
8	115
36	19
17	66
31	51
8	131
9	54
4	104
5	99
22	72
52	12
57	0
11	125
72	19
28	46
9	98
17	110
15	87
26	60
23	47
14	88
34	64
31	47
28	27
70	16
6	110
34	10
21	30
12	84
24	15
18	82
57	12
18	72
15	110
19	82
29	42
8	83
33	12
28	24
8	123
84	2
44	3
6	112
8	100
62	10
74	8
18	82
100	3
37	8
22	44
54	2
7	123
28	38
39	48
21	64
17	10