Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 25 February 2025

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 25 February 2025
Start: 2025-02-21
End: 2025-02-25
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 25 February 2025: 160 records at 148 stations, peak on 23 February 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 25 February 2025 set or tied 160 station records at 148 stations.
It ran from 21 February 2025 to 25 February 2025 (5 days) and its peak day was 23 February 2025.
Status: closed.
Pendleton Branch Exp STN set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.7 mm (1.7 in) on 21 February 2025.
The busiest day was 23 February 2025 with 110 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

21 to 25 February 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 25 February 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, 21 to 25 February 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Pendleton Branch Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	2025-02-21
Cabinet Gorge	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2025-02-24
Cottage Grove Dam	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2025-02-24
Three Creeks Meadow	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2025-02-23
Chewelah	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2025-02-24
New Crescent Lake	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2025-02-23
Diamond Lake	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2025-02-23
Troutdale	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2025-02-24
Salt Creek Falls	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	2025-02-23
Sexton Summit	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	2025-02-23
Chimacum 4 S	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2025-02-25
Santiam Jct.	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	2025-02-23
Chemult Alternate	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2025-02-23
Fourmile Lake	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2025-02-23
Longview	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2025-02-25
Rainier Paradise Rs	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	2025-02-25
Cedar Lake	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	2025-02-23
Graham Guard Sta.	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	2025-02-23
Bear Basin	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2025-02-23
Clatskanie	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2025-02-25

Records per Day

Peak day 110

Records set or tied each day from 21 February 2025 to 25 February 2025. The most in one day was 110 on 23 February 2025.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 25 February 2025 ranked by margin
Three Creeks Meadow, 02-23	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
Salt Creek Falls, 02-23	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
New Crescent Lake, 02-23	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
Diamond Lake, 02-23	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
Santiam Jct., 02-23	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
Fourmile Lake, 02-23	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Cottage Grove Dam, 02-24	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
Chemult Alternate, 02-23	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Cabinet Gorge, 02-24	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
Sexton Summit, 02-23	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
Graham Guard Sta., 02-23	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
Bear Basin, 02-23	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
Troutdale, 02-24	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
Pendleton Branch Exp STN, 02-21	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
Cedar Lake, 02-23	18.3 mm (0.7 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

160 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, 21 to 25 February 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	87
25	68
33	68
13	68
51	38
46	36
41	26
19	75
46	29
23	68
12	68
9	85
17	93
41	29
31	15
38	29
17	68
18	79
23	31
23	31
22	39
3	124
4	90
4	75
5	63
1	92
34	39
23	25
23	29
20	39
7	68
8	68
4	68
31	29
9	68
1	79
8	40
20	31
13	26
36	29
7	39
7	53
6	64
5	68
1	79
1	75
8	31
1	68
25	26
3	68
23	29
15	56
5	43
20	29
20	29
18	29
14	39
14	4
15	31
23	29
0	68
25	31
0	67
6	39
20	29
7	16
32	26
13	29
4	32
6	8
2	57
16	39
20	29
2	62
15	29
5	26
13	31
10	25
8	31
2	48
5	39
11	29
6	39
3	31
8	25
15	39
38	26
20	6
4	16
5	31
8	29
8	25
13	31
10	29
5	31
8	31
6	23
14	23
6	29
4	21
3	16
7	23
5	26
13	16
8	39
18	26
13	39
13	29
2	29
6	29
3	38
5	31
5	39
8	23
10	26
3	2
1	26
3	16
4	18
2	25
20	12
7	23
5	31
5	25
15	19
13	18
3	39
1	17
3	31
3	29
10	26
10	21
2	23
3	19
3	29
3	31
5	26
10	16
3	29
3	26
3	26
25	1
8	16
2	19
7	4
5	7
5	16
1	11
1	16
10	7
1	23
4	6
1	18
3	4
3	6
3	19
1	12
3	8
8	7
1	13

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 25 February 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, 21 to 25 February 2025 (this event)	160 records

Every Record Set

20 of 160

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 21 to 25 February 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-02-21	Pendleton Branch Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	87	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-02-23	Three Creeks Meadow	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38	55 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-23	New Crescent Lake	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36	54 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-23	Diamond Lake	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26	51 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-23	Salt Creek Falls	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	29	48 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-23	Sexton Summit	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	68	48 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-23	Santiam Jct.	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29	46 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-23	Chemult Alternate	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15	46 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-23	Fourmile Lake	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29	46 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-23	Cedar Lake	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	79	44 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-23	Graham Guard Sta.	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	31	44 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-23	Bear Basin	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	31	44 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-24	Cabinet Gorge	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	68	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-02-24	Cottage Grove Dam	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	68	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-02-24	Chewelah	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	68	55 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-24	Troutdale	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	75	50 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-25	Chimacum 4 S	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	68	47 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-25	Longview	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	85	46 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-25	Rainier Paradise Rs	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	93	46 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-25	Clatskanie	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	68	44 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 160 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
19	87
25	68
33	68
13	68
51	38
46	36
41	26
19	75
46	29
23	68
12	68
9	85
17	93
41	29
31	15
38	29
17	68
18	79
23	31
23	31
22	39
3	124
4	90
4	75
5	63
1	92
34	39
23	25
23	29
20	39
7	68
8	68
4	68
31	29
9	68
1	79
8	40
20	31
13	26
36	29
7	39
7	53
6	64
5	68
1	79
1	75
8	31
1	68
25	26
3	68
23	29
15	56
5	43
20	29
20	29
18	29
14	39
14	4
15	31
23	29
0	68
25	31
0	67
6	39
20	29
7	16
32	26
13	29
4	32
6	8
2	57
16	39
20	29
2	62
15	29
5	26
13	31
10	25
8	31
2	48
5	39
11	29
6	39
3	31
8	25
15	39
38	26
20	6
4	16
5	31
8	29
8	25
13	31
10	29
5	31
8	31
6	23
14	23
6	29
4	21
3	16
7	23
5	26
13	16
8	39
18	26
13	39
13	29
2	29
6	29
3	38
5	31
5	39
8	23
10	26
3	2
1	26
3	16
4	18
2	25
20	12
7	23
5	31
5	25
15	19
13	18
3	39
1	17
3	31
3	29
10	26
10	21
2	23
3	19
3	29
3	31
5	26
10	16
3	29
3	26
3	26
25	1
8	16
2	19
7	4
5	7
5	16
1	11
1	16
10	7
1	23
4	6
1	18
3	4
3	6
3	19
1	12
3	8
8	7
1	13

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	87
25	68
33	68
13	68
51	38
46	36
41	26
19	75
46	29
23	68
12	68
9	85
17	93
41	29
31	15
38	29
17	68
18	79
23	31
23	31
22	39
3	124
4	90
4	75
5	63
1	92
34	39
23	25
23	29
20	39
7	68
8	68
4	68
31	29
9	68
1	79
8	40
20	31
13	26
36	29
7	39
7	53
6	64
5	68
1	79
1	75
8	31
1	68
25	26
3	68
23	29
15	56
5	43
20	29
20	29
18	29
14	39
14	4
15	31
23	29
0	68
25	31
0	67
6	39
20	29
7	16
32	26
13	29
4	32
6	8
2	57
16	39
20	29
2	62
15	29
5	26
13	31
10	25
8	31
2	48
5	39
11	29
6	39
3	31
8	25
15	39
38	26
20	6
4	16
5	31
8	29
8	25
13	31
10	29
5	31
8	31
6	23
14	23
6	29
4	21
3	16
7	23
5	26
13	16
8	39
18	26
13	39
13	29
2	29
6	29
3	38
5	31
5	39
8	23
10	26
3	2
1	26
3	16
4	18
2	25
20	12
7	23
5	31
5	25
15	19
13	18
3	39
1	17
3	31
3	29
10	26
10	21
2	23
3	19
3	29
3	31
5	26
10	16
3	29
3	26
3	26
25	1
8	16
2	19
7	4
5	7
5	16
1	11
1	16
10	7
1	23
4	6
1	18
3	4
3	6
3	19
1	12
3	8
8	7
1	13

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	87
25	68
33	68
13	68
51	38
46	36
41	26
19	75
46	29
23	68
12	68
9	85
17	93
41	29
31	15
38	29
17	68
18	79
23	31
23	31
22	39
3	124
4	90
4	75
5	63
1	92
34	39
23	25
23	29
20	39
7	68
8	68
4	68
31	29
9	68
1	79
8	40
20	31
13	26
36	29
7	39
7	53
6	64
5	68
1	79
1	75
8	31
1	68
25	26
3	68
23	29
15	56
5	43
20	29
20	29
18	29
14	39
14	4
15	31
23	29
0	68
25	31
0	67
6	39
20	29
7	16
32	26
13	29
4	32
6	8
2	57
16	39
20	29
2	62
15	29
5	26
13	31
10	25
8	31
2	48
5	39
11	29
6	39
3	31
8	25
15	39
38	26
20	6
4	16
5	31
8	29
8	25
13	31
10	29
5	31
8	31
6	23
14	23
6	29
4	21
3	16
7	23
5	26
13	16
8	39
18	26
13	39
13	29
2	29
6	29
3	38
5	31
5	39
8	23
10	26
3	2
1	26
3	16
4	18
2	25
20	12
7	23
5	31
5	25
15	19
13	18
3	39
1	17
3	31
3	29
10	26
10	21
2	23
3	19
3	29
3	31
5	26
10	16
3	29
3	26
3	26
25	1
8	16
2	19
7	4
5	7
5	16
1	11
1	16
10	7
1	23
4	6
1	18
3	4
3	6
3	19
1	12
3	8
8	7
1	13