Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 16 August 2025

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 16 August 2025
Start: 2025-08-06
End: 2025-08-16
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 16 August 2025: 119 records at 113 stations, peak on 13 August 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 16 August 2025 set or tied 119 station records at 113 stations.
It ran from 6 August 2025 to 16 August 2025 (11 days) and its peak day was 13 August 2025.
Status: closed.
Chattanooga AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 163.1 mm (6.4 in) on 12 August 2025.
The busiest day was 13 August 2025 with 35 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

6 to 16 August 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 16 August 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, 6 to 16 August 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Chattanooga AP	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	2025-08-12
Sewanee	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	2025-08-13
Morgantown L&D	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	2025-08-14
Paducah 7E	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	2025-08-12
Monteagle	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	2025-08-13
Truscott 3 W	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	2025-08-12
N Myrtle Beach	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	2025-08-10
Proctor Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	2025-08-12
Beverly Stp	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2025-08-14
Elizabethton	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	2025-08-14
Jacksboro	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2025-08-12
Hendersonville 1 NE	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	2025-08-14
Lubbock 9N	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2025-08-12
Savage Rvr Dam	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	2025-08-14
Brunswick	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	2025-08-09
Franklin Sewage Plt	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	2025-08-13
Plant City	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	2025-08-09
Raleigh State UNIV	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	2025-08-11
Navarro Mills Dam	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2025-08-13
Sanford	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	2025-08-10

Records per Day

Peak day 35

Records set or tied each day from 6 August 2025 to 16 August 2025. The most in one day was 35 on 13 August 2025.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 16 August 2025
Date	Records
2025-08-06	1
2025-08-07	1
2025-08-08	1
2025-08-09	4
2025-08-10	4
2025-08-11	15
2025-08-12	18
2025-08-13	35
2025-08-14	24
2025-08-15	11
2025-08-16	5

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 16 August 2025 ranked by margin
Chattanooga AP, 08-12	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
Truscott 3 W, 08-12	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
Proctor Rsvr, 08-12	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
Monteagle, 08-13	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
N Myrtle Beach, 08-10	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
Paducah 7E, 08-12	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
Jacksboro, 08-12	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
Morgantown L&D, 08-14	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
Navarro Mills Dam, 08-13	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
Sewanee, 08-13	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
Brunswick, 08-09	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
Sanford, 08-10	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Savage Rvr Dam, 08-14	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
Beverly Stp, 08-14	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
Elizabethton, 08-14	16.2 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

119 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, 6 to 16 August 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
71	84
42	119
50	50
55	64
55	52
60	48
55	74
20	95
16	96
58	34
52	34
12	124
24	50
9	96
36	55
7	102
4	96
5	94
47	34
31	52
5	92
4	94
22	71
19	68
51	32
17	62
29	34
4	84
5	86
29	66
61	8
17	59
5	70
22	52
16	47
17	60
7	68
22	39
27	40
12	52
12	56
6	56
14	58
12	48
7	52
14	50
10	58
23	32
18	26
6	60
20	28
17	28
19	44
5	52
27	12
11	44
2	52
21	38
4	47
20	32
8	40
22	12
1	48
21	27
20	6
4	52
17	24
23	6
12	32
17	26
10	27
9	39
8	32
13	8
15	34
16	6
6	32
15	24
0	50
1	39
14	32
18	12
21	3
6	24
3	38
12	11
8	28
10	16
9	28
17	8
5	32
13	8
5	14
5	12
2	32
5	16
5	12
4	32
6	10
10	8
6	23
6	14
0	14
2	22
10	8
3	12
7	12
5	12
1	8
2	20
11	12
1	6
3	11
3	20
2	12
2	8
4	6
1	12
0	6

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 16 August 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, 6 to 16 August 2025 (this event)	119 records

Every Record Set

20 of 119

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 6 to 16 August 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-08-09	Brunswick	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55	44 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-09	Plant City	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	96	41 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-10	N Myrtle Beach	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	74	54 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-10	Sanford	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52	40 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-11	Raleigh State UNIV	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	94	41 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-12	Chattanooga AP	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	84	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-08-12	Paducah 7E	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	64	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-12	Truscott 3 W	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	48	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-12	Proctor Rsvr	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34	53 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-12	Jacksboro	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34	52 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-12	Lubbock 9N	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	96	46 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-13	Sewanee	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	119	66 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-13	Monteagle	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52	61 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-13	Franklin Sewage Plt	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	102	44 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-13	Navarro Mills Dam	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34	41 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-14	Morgantown L&D	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	50	65 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-14	Beverly Stp	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	95	53 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-14	Elizabethton	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	96	53 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-14	Hendersonville 1 NE	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	124	47 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-14	Savage Rvr Dam	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	50	46 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 119 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
71	84
42	119
50	50
55	64
55	52
60	48
55	74
20	95
16	96
58	34
52	34
12	124
24	50
9	96
36	55
7	102
4	96
5	94
47	34
31	52
5	92
4	94
22	71
19	68
51	32
17	62
29	34
4	84
5	86
29	66
61	8
17	59
5	70
22	52
16	47
17	60
7	68
22	39
27	40
12	52
12	56
6	56
14	58
12	48
7	52
14	50
10	58
23	32
18	26
6	60
20	28
17	28
19	44
5	52
27	12
11	44
2	52
21	38
4	47
20	32
8	40
22	12
1	48
21	27
20	6
4	52
17	24
23	6
12	32
17	26
10	27
9	39
8	32
13	8
15	34
16	6
6	32
15	24
0	50
1	39
14	32
18	12
21	3
6	24
3	38
12	11
8	28
10	16
9	28
17	8
5	32
13	8
5	14
5	12
2	32
5	16
5	12
4	32
6	10
10	8
6	23
6	14
0	14
2	22
10	8
3	12
7	12
5	12
1	8
2	20
11	12
1	6
3	11
3	20
2	12
2	8
4	6
1	12
0	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
71	84
42	119
50	50
55	64
55	52
60	48
55	74
20	95
16	96
58	34
52	34
12	124
24	50
9	96
36	55
7	102
4	96
5	94
47	34
31	52
5	92
4	94
22	71
19	68
51	32
17	62
29	34
4	84
5	86
29	66
61	8
17	59
5	70
22	52
16	47
17	60
7	68
22	39
27	40
12	52
12	56
6	56
14	58
12	48
7	52
14	50
10	58
23	32
18	26
6	60
20	28
17	28
19	44
5	52
27	12
11	44
2	52
21	38
4	47
20	32
8	40
22	12
1	48
21	27
20	6
4	52
17	24
23	6
12	32
17	26
10	27
9	39
8	32
13	8
15	34
16	6
6	32
15	24
0	50
1	39
14	32
18	12
21	3
6	24
3	38
12	11
8	28
10	16
9	28
17	8
5	32
13	8
5	14
5	12
2	32
5	16
5	12
4	32
6	10
10	8
6	23
6	14
0	14
2	22
10	8
3	12
7	12
5	12
1	8
2	20
11	12
1	6
3	11
3	20
2	12
2	8
4	6
1	12
0	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
71	84
42	119
50	50
55	64
55	52
60	48
55	74
20	95
16	96
58	34
52	34
12	124
24	50
9	96
36	55
7	102
4	96
5	94
47	34
31	52
5	92
4	94
22	71
19	68
51	32
17	62
29	34
4	84
5	86
29	66
61	8
17	59
5	70
22	52
16	47
17	60
7	68
22	39
27	40
12	52
12	56
6	56
14	58
12	48
7	52
14	50
10	58
23	32
18	26
6	60
20	28
17	28
19	44
5	52
27	12
11	44
2	52
21	38
4	47
20	32
8	40
22	12
1	48
21	27
20	6
4	52
17	24
23	6
12	32
17	26
10	27
9	39
8	32
13	8
15	34
16	6
6	32
15	24
0	50
1	39
14	32
18	12
21	3
6	24
3	38
12	11
8	28
10	16
9	28
17	8
5	32
13	8
5	14
5	12
2	32
5	16
5	12
4	32
6	10
10	8
6	23
6	14
0	14
2	22
10	8
3	12
7	12
5	12
1	8
2	20
11	12
1	6
3	11
3	20
2	12
2	8
4	6
1	12
0	6