Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 20 March 2025

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 20 March 2025
Start: 2025-03-11
End: 2025-03-20
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 20 March 2025: 388 records at 341 stations, peak on 16 March 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 20 March 2025 set or tied 388 station records at 341 stations.
It ran from 11 March 2025 to 20 March 2025 (10 days) and its peak day was 16 March 2025.
Status: closed.
Langlois #2 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 170.4 mm (6.7 in) on 16 March 2025.
The busiest day was 16 March 2025 with 103 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 119 years.

Footprint

11 to 20 March 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 20 March 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, 11 to 20 March 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Langlois #2	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	2025-03-16
Topaz Lake	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	2025-03-13
Prospect 2 SW	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	2025-03-16
McKenzie Rvr Rs	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	2025-03-18
Roseburg Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	2025-03-16
Cottage Grove Dam	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	2025-03-17
Winchester	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	2025-03-17
Riddle	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	2025-03-16
Belknap Springs 8 N	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	2025-03-17
Green Springs Pwr Plt	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	2025-03-17
Cottage Grove 2E	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2025-03-16
Derr.	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2025-03-16
Dallas 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	2025-03-17
Lookingglass	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	2025-03-17
Lost Creek Dam	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	2025-03-17
Parker Peak	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2025-03-17
Ellensburg Bowers Fld	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2025-03-12
Paradise	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	2025-03-14
Buffalo Bill Dam	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	2025-03-17
Jackson	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2025-03-18

Records per Day

Peak day 103

Records set or tied each day from 11 March 2025 to 20 March 2025. The most in one day was 103 on 16 March 2025.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 20 March 2025
Date	Records
2025-03-11	1
2025-03-12	31
2025-03-13	75
2025-03-14	52
2025-03-15	20
2025-03-16	103
2025-03-17	43
2025-03-18	49
2025-03-19	11
2025-03-20	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 20 March 2025 ranked by margin
McKenzie Rvr Rs, 03-18	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
Langlois #2, 03-16	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
Belknap Springs 8 N, 03-17	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
Dallas 2 NE, 03-17	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
Lost Creek Dam, 03-17	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
Roseburg Rgnl AP, 03-16	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
Topaz Lake, 03-13	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
Winchester, 03-17	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
Lookingglass, 03-17	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
Prospect 2 SW, 03-16	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Cottage Grove Dam, 03-17	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
Parker Peak, 03-17	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Green Springs Pwr Plt, 03-17	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
Derr., 03-16	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Riddle, 03-16	17.2 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

388 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, 11 to 20 March 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
78	59
29	57
80	24
24	92
30	12
23	75
29	40
14	96
35	41
22	40
17	43
16	92
9	68
9	84
20	38
32	32
27	40
31	32
23	36
6	118
16	92
52	53
56	28
46	2
57	16
12	106
8	68
20	16
14	80
7	87
12	87
17	39
6	107
3	79
10	10
15	28
13	32
32	50
2	103
8	88
20	27
8	40
5	87
9	36
19	32
3	92
13	17
3	95
22	12
31	32
21	43
5	56
20	44
1	119
3	112
1	100
21	32
8	42
5	36
8	54
34	44
10	24
15	16
20	7
16	34
6	75
3	87
24	12
28	24
2	51
10	84
5	87
12	12
4	64
5	31
31	16
10	40
15	16
14	60
10	52
2	87
17	36
5	42
6	15
5	66
8	46
3	80
4	80
10	58
7	23
14	11
13	75
1	84
6	43
32	14
3	53
6	64
2	76
18	16
8	30
10	41
2	80
18	54
22	58
35	12
60	28
19	28
9	60
10	12
4	56
15	32
25	40
1	80
15	42
9	46
2	79
1	74
8	39
3	41
11	58
5	58
12	60
8	36
18	44
19	4
3	58
1	72
2	53
4	32
5	34
8	36
8	36
10	16
13	12
16	16
15	3
8	44
15	24
1	71
3	58
11	56
12	34
8	56
3	56
3	56
10	32
13	14
1	55
13	30
13	28
18	16
2	63
17	39
3	56
21	12
13	16
0	67
24	7
7	12
9	0
5	36
5	44
10	28
33	12
8	32
20	16
6	54
16	4
0	41
3	32
0	55
5	40
5	32
10	36
2	38
1	52
2	43
2	38
5	32
10	27
10	40
1	60
1	56
13	30
2	38
1	52
15	15
8	32
8	36
13	16
10	32
8	40
13	36
13	32
8	32
1	52
3	30
0	58
15	12
2	42

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 20 March 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, 11 to 20 March 2025 (this event)	388 records

Every Record Set

20 of 388

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 11 to 20 March 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-03-12	Ellensburg Bowers Fld	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-03-13	Topaz Lake	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57	73 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-14	Paradise	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-03-16	Langlois #2	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59	74 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-16	Prospect 2 SW	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	92	67 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-16	Roseburg Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12	63 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-16	Riddle	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	43	58 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-16	Cottage Grove 2E	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	92	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-16	Derr.	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	38	55 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-17	Cottage Grove Dam	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	75	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-17	Winchester	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-17	Belknap Springs 8 N	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41	58 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-17	Green Springs Pwr Plt	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	40	58 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-17	Dallas 2 NE	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32	54 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-17	Lookingglass	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40	54 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-17	Lost Creek Dam	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	32	54 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-17	Parker Peak	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	36	54 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-17	Buffalo Bill Dam	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-03-18	McKenzie Rvr Rs	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	24	67 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-18	Jackson	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	118	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 388 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
78	59
29	57
80	24
24	92
30	12
23	75
29	40
14	96
35	41
22	40
17	43
16	92
9	68
9	84
20	38
32	32
27	40
31	32
23	36
6	118
16	92
52	53
56	28
46	2
57	16
12	106
8	68
20	16
14	80
7	87
12	87
17	39
6	107
3	79
10	10
15	28
13	32
32	50
2	103
8	88
20	27
8	40
5	87
9	36
19	32
3	92
13	17
3	95
22	12
31	32
21	43
5	56
20	44
1	119
3	112
1	100
21	32
8	42
5	36
8	54
34	44
10	24
15	16
20	7
16	34
6	75
3	87
24	12
28	24
2	51
10	84
5	87
12	12
4	64
5	31
31	16
10	40
15	16
14	60
10	52
2	87
17	36
5	42
6	15
5	66
8	46
3	80
4	80
10	58
7	23
14	11
13	75
1	84
6	43
32	14
3	53
6	64
2	76
18	16
8	30
10	41
2	80
18	54
22	58
35	12
60	28
19	28
9	60
10	12
4	56
15	32
25	40
1	80
15	42
9	46
2	79
1	74
8	39
3	41
11	58
5	58
12	60
8	36
18	44
19	4
3	58
1	72
2	53
4	32
5	34
8	36
8	36
10	16
13	12
16	16
15	3
8	44
15	24
1	71
3	58
11	56
12	34
8	56
3	56
3	56
10	32
13	14
1	55
13	30
13	28
18	16
2	63
17	39
3	56
21	12
13	16
0	67
24	7
7	12
9	0
5	36
5	44
10	28
33	12
8	32
20	16
6	54
16	4
0	41
3	32
0	55
5	40
5	32
10	36
2	38
1	52
2	43
2	38
5	32
10	27
10	40
1	60
1	56
13	30
2	38
1	52
15	15
8	32
8	36
13	16
10	32
8	40
13	36
13	32
8	32
1	52
3	30
0	58
15	12
2	42

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
78	59
29	57
80	24
24	92
30	12
23	75
29	40
14	96
35	41
22	40
17	43
16	92
9	68
9	84
20	38
32	32
27	40
31	32
23	36
6	118
16	92
52	53
56	28
46	2
57	16
12	106
8	68
20	16
14	80
7	87
12	87
17	39
6	107
3	79
10	10
15	28
13	32
32	50
2	103
8	88
20	27
8	40
5	87
9	36
19	32
3	92
13	17
3	95
22	12
31	32
21	43
5	56
20	44
1	119
3	112
1	100
21	32
8	42
5	36
8	54
34	44
10	24
15	16
20	7
16	34
6	75
3	87
24	12
28	24
2	51
10	84
5	87
12	12
4	64
5	31
31	16
10	40
15	16
14	60
10	52
2	87
17	36
5	42
6	15
5	66
8	46
3	80
4	80
10	58
7	23
14	11
13	75
1	84
6	43
32	14
3	53
6	64
2	76
18	16
8	30
10	41
2	80
18	54
22	58
35	12
60	28
19	28
9	60
10	12
4	56
15	32
25	40
1	80
15	42
9	46
2	79
1	74
8	39
3	41
11	58
5	58
12	60
8	36
18	44
19	4
3	58
1	72
2	53
4	32
5	34
8	36
8	36
10	16
13	12
16	16
15	3
8	44
15	24
1	71
3	58
11	56
12	34
8	56
3	56
3	56
10	32
13	14
1	55
13	30
13	28
18	16
2	63
17	39
3	56
21	12
13	16
0	67
24	7
7	12
9	0
5	36
5	44
10	28
33	12
8	32
20	16
6	54
16	4
0	41
3	32
0	55
5	40
5	32
10	36
2	38
1	52
2	43
2	38
5	32
10	27
10	40
1	60
1	56
13	30
2	38
1	52
15	15
8	32
8	36
13	16
10	32
8	40
13	36
13	32
8	32
1	52
3	30
0	58
15	12
2	42

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
78	59
29	57
80	24
24	92
30	12
23	75
29	40
14	96
35	41
22	40
17	43
16	92
9	68
9	84
20	38
32	32
27	40
31	32
23	36
6	118
16	92
52	53
56	28
46	2
57	16
12	106
8	68
20	16
14	80
7	87
12	87
17	39
6	107
3	79
10	10
15	28
13	32
32	50
2	103
8	88
20	27
8	40
5	87
9	36
19	32
3	92
13	17
3	95
22	12
31	32
21	43
5	56
20	44
1	119
3	112
1	100
21	32
8	42
5	36
8	54
34	44
10	24
15	16
20	7
16	34
6	75
3	87
24	12
28	24
2	51
10	84
5	87
12	12
4	64
5	31
31	16
10	40
15	16
14	60
10	52
2	87
17	36
5	42
6	15
5	66
8	46
3	80
4	80
10	58
7	23
14	11
13	75
1	84
6	43
32	14
3	53
6	64
2	76
18	16
8	30
10	41
2	80
18	54
22	58
35	12
60	28
19	28
9	60
10	12
4	56
15	32
25	40
1	80
15	42
9	46
2	79
1	74
8	39
3	41
11	58
5	58
12	60
8	36
18	44
19	4
3	58
1	72
2	53
4	32
5	34
8	36
8	36
10	16
13	12
16	16
15	3
8	44
15	24
1	71
3	58
11	56
12	34
8	56
3	56
3	56
10	32
13	14
1	55
13	30
13	28
18	16
2	63
17	39
3	56
21	12
13	16
0	67
24	7
7	12
9	0
5	36
5	44
10	28
33	12
8	32
20	16
6	54
16	4
0	41
3	32
0	55
5	40
5	32
10	36
2	38
1	52
2	43
2	38
5	32
10	27
10	40
1	60
1	56
13	30
2	38
1	52
15	15
8	32
8	36
13	16
10	32
8	40
13	36
13	32
8	32
1	52
3	30
0	58
15	12
2	42