Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 18 March 2025

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 18 March 2025
Start: 2025-03-15
End: 2025-03-18
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 18 March 2025: 262 records at 256 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, 15 to 18 March 2025 set or tied 262 station records at 256 stations.
It ran from 15 March 2025 to 18 March 2025 (4 days) and its peak day was 16 March 2025.
Status: closed.
Clarksville Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 15 March 2025.
The busiest day was 16 March 2025 with 136 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 126 years.

Footprint

15 to 18 March 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 18 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, 15 to 18 March 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Clarksville Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	2025-03-15
Scottsville	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	2025-03-16
Tullahoma	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	2025-03-15
Russellville	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	2025-03-16
Smithfield	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	2025-03-16
Emporia 1 WNW	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	2025-03-17
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	2025-03-15
Bethpage 1 S	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	2025-03-16
Portland Sewage Plt	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	2025-03-16
Dickson	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	2025-03-15
Barren Rvr Lake	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	2025-03-16
Hawkinsville	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	2025-03-16
Martinsville 2 SW	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2025-03-16
Rochester Ferry	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	2025-03-16
Celina	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	2025-03-16
Rough Rvr Lake	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	2025-03-16
Adrian 2 NNE	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2025-03-16
Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	2025-03-16
Jamestown Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	2025-03-16
Old Hickory Dam	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	2025-03-16

Records per Day

Peak day 136

Records set or tied each day from 15 March 2025 to 18 March 2025. The most in one day was 136 on 16 March 2025.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 18 March 2025 ranked by margin
Tullahoma, 03-15	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
Jamestown Wwtp, 03-16	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
Portland Sewage Plt, 03-16	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
Bethpage 1 S, 03-16	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
Barren Rvr Lake, 03-16	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
Dickson, 03-15	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
Scottsville, 03-16	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
Old Hickory Dam, 03-16	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
Rough Rvr Lake, 03-16	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
Lebanon, 03-16	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
Smithfield, 03-16	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
Clarksville Wwtp, 03-15	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
Rochester Ferry, 03-16	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
Russellville, 03-16	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
Emporia 1 WNW, 03-17	32.3 mm (1.3 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

262 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, 15 to 18 March 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
37	126
47	76
66	52
33	102
37	60
32	30
55	40
27	103
55	35
48	52
50	35
23	123
18	87
33	70
29	76
44	52
9	106
41	52
57	23
47	35
50	35
19	88
92	18
37	52
44	35
18	88
36	52
43	35
12	94
40	52
53	28
24	70
22	76
91	3
36	52
11	87
40	40
35	52
16	76
50	23
5	106
41	40
31	52
5	102
6	102
10	102
31	18
8	45
33	52
11	68
13	83
15	70
21	52
9	88
56	18
36	12
27	12
3	126
28	52
13	76
8	68
14	70
16	56
4	87
28	50
16	70
24	68
32	48
8	76
4	82
17	56
30	28
22	43
16	75
21	56
8	64
19	60
13	60
39	12
15	27
20	52
21	35
13	51
0	92
20	52
19	52
28	18
10	68
8	68
17	52
10	44
13	51
6	76
28	23
24	24
11	56
7	68
41	0
1	82
16	48
13	43
3	68
14	35
13	52
2	50
1	75
5	68
3	70
4	56
2	62
2	68
6	56
31	24
10	52
19	52
4	64
47	3
9	56
10	40
11	52
1	68
23	18
7	51
5	56
6	56
20	40
20	23
11	35
6	52
18	3
14	35
21	43
3	48
1	35
4	54
8	52
1	68
7	43
16	24
7	28
25	24
22	4
7	52
2	51
5	52
11	35
11	38
21	12
26	4
1	52
13	24
5	50
4	56
2	56
4	52
4	52
5	52
15	35
23	16
2	52
9	23
17	24
18	12
6	50
32	3
8	24
4	43
25	0
2	52
1	40
1	40
2	51
11	4
14	18
7	40
8	24
4	40
12	30
1	43
2	40
5	20
2	43
5	24
1	40
18	23
2	35
9	18
4	32
6	24
11	24
7	20
2	40
8	18
5	35
11	18
11	14
10	23
4	12
1	43
24	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 18 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, 15 to 18 March 2025 (this event)	262 records

Every Record Set

20 of 262

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 15 to 18 March 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-03-15	Clarksville Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	126	66 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-15	Tullahoma	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	52	64 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-15	Bowling Green Warren Co AP	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	103	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-15	Dickson	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52	55 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-16	Scottsville	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	76	65 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-16	Russellville	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	102	63 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-16	Smithfield	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	60	61 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-16	Bethpage 1 S	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-16	Portland Sewage Plt	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-16	Barren Rvr Lake	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	35	54 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-16	Hawkinsville	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	123	53 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-16	Martinsville 2 SW	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	87	53 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-16	Rochester Ferry	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	70	53 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-16	Celina	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	76	53 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-16	Rough Rvr Lake	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	52	52 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-16	Adrian 2 NNE	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	106	52 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-16	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	52	52 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-16	Jamestown Wwtp	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23	51 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-16	Old Hickory Dam	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35	51 of 100 (Notable)
2025-03-17	Emporia 1 WNW	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30	60 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 262 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
37	126
47	76
66	52
33	102
37	60
32	30
55	40
27	103
55	35
48	52
50	35
23	123
18	87
33	70
29	76
44	52
9	106
41	52
57	23
47	35
50	35
19	88
92	18
37	52
44	35
18	88
36	52
43	35
12	94
40	52
53	28
24	70
22	76
91	3
36	52
11	87
40	40
35	52
16	76
50	23
5	106
41	40
31	52
5	102
6	102
10	102
31	18
8	45
33	52
11	68
13	83
15	70
21	52
9	88
56	18
36	12
27	12
3	126
28	52
13	76
8	68
14	70
16	56
4	87
28	50
16	70
24	68
32	48
8	76
4	82
17	56
30	28
22	43
16	75
21	56
8	64
19	60
13	60
39	12
15	27
20	52
21	35
13	51
0	92
20	52
19	52
28	18
10	68
8	68
17	52
10	44
13	51
6	76
28	23
24	24
11	56
7	68
41	0
1	82
16	48
13	43
3	68
14	35
13	52
2	50
1	75
5	68
3	70
4	56
2	62
2	68
6	56
31	24
10	52
19	52
4	64
47	3
9	56
10	40
11	52
1	68
23	18
7	51
5	56
6	56
20	40
20	23
11	35
6	52
18	3
14	35
21	43
3	48
1	35
4	54
8	52
1	68
7	43
16	24
7	28
25	24
22	4
7	52
2	51
5	52
11	35
11	38
21	12
26	4
1	52
13	24
5	50
4	56
2	56
4	52
4	52
5	52
15	35
23	16
2	52
9	23
17	24
18	12
6	50
32	3
8	24
4	43
25	0
2	52
1	40
1	40
2	51
11	4
14	18
7	40
8	24
4	40
12	30
1	43
2	40
5	20
2	43
5	24
1	40
18	23
2	35
9	18
4	32
6	24
11	24
7	20
2	40
8	18
5	35
11	18
11	14
10	23
4	12
1	43
24	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
37	126
47	76
66	52
33	102
37	60
32	30
55	40
27	103
55	35
48	52
50	35
23	123
18	87
33	70
29	76
44	52
9	106
41	52
57	23
47	35
50	35
19	88
92	18
37	52
44	35
18	88
36	52
43	35
12	94
40	52
53	28
24	70
22	76
91	3
36	52
11	87
40	40
35	52
16	76
50	23
5	106
41	40
31	52
5	102
6	102
10	102
31	18
8	45
33	52
11	68
13	83
15	70
21	52
9	88
56	18
36	12
27	12
3	126
28	52
13	76
8	68
14	70
16	56
4	87
28	50
16	70
24	68
32	48
8	76
4	82
17	56
30	28
22	43
16	75
21	56
8	64
19	60
13	60
39	12
15	27
20	52
21	35
13	51
0	92
20	52
19	52
28	18
10	68
8	68
17	52
10	44
13	51
6	76
28	23
24	24
11	56
7	68
41	0
1	82
16	48
13	43
3	68
14	35
13	52
2	50
1	75
5	68
3	70
4	56
2	62
2	68
6	56
31	24
10	52
19	52
4	64
47	3
9	56
10	40
11	52
1	68
23	18
7	51
5	56
6	56
20	40
20	23
11	35
6	52
18	3
14	35
21	43
3	48
1	35
4	54
8	52
1	68
7	43
16	24
7	28
25	24
22	4
7	52
2	51
5	52
11	35
11	38
21	12
26	4
1	52
13	24
5	50
4	56
2	56
4	52
4	52
5	52
15	35
23	16
2	52
9	23
17	24
18	12
6	50
32	3
8	24
4	43
25	0
2	52
1	40
1	40
2	51
11	4
14	18
7	40
8	24
4	40
12	30
1	43
2	40
5	20
2	43
5	24
1	40
18	23
2	35
9	18
4	32
6	24
11	24
7	20
2	40
8	18
5	35
11	18
11	14
10	23
4	12
1	43
24	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
37	126
47	76
66	52
33	102
37	60
32	30
55	40
27	103
55	35
48	52
50	35
23	123
18	87
33	70
29	76
44	52
9	106
41	52
57	23
47	35
50	35
19	88
92	18
37	52
44	35
18	88
36	52
43	35
12	94
40	52
53	28
24	70
22	76
91	3
36	52
11	87
40	40
35	52
16	76
50	23
5	106
41	40
31	52
5	102
6	102
10	102
31	18
8	45
33	52
11	68
13	83
15	70
21	52
9	88
56	18
36	12
27	12
3	126
28	52
13	76
8	68
14	70
16	56
4	87
28	50
16	70
24	68
32	48
8	76
4	82
17	56
30	28
22	43
16	75
21	56
8	64
19	60
13	60
39	12
15	27
20	52
21	35
13	51
0	92
20	52
19	52
28	18
10	68
8	68
17	52
10	44
13	51
6	76
28	23
24	24
11	56
7	68
41	0
1	82
16	48
13	43
3	68
14	35
13	52
2	50
1	75
5	68
3	70
4	56
2	62
2	68
6	56
31	24
10	52
19	52
4	64
47	3
9	56
10	40
11	52
1	68
23	18
7	51
5	56
6	56
20	40
20	23
11	35
6	52
18	3
14	35
21	43
3	48
1	35
4	54
8	52
1	68
7	43
16	24
7	28
25	24
22	4
7	52
2	51
5	52
11	35
11	38
21	12
26	4
1	52
13	24
5	50
4	56
2	56
4	52
4	52
5	52
15	35
23	16
2	52
9	23
17	24
18	12
6	50
32	3
8	24
4	43
25	0
2	52
1	40
1	40
2	51
11	4
14	18
7	40
8	24
4	40
12	30
1	43
2	40
5	20
2	43
5	24
1	40
18	23
2	35
9	18
4	32
6	24
11	24
7	20
2	40
8	18
5	35
11	18
11	14
10	23
4	12
1	43
24	0