Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 27 April 2025

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 27 April 2025
Start: 2025-04-16
End: 2025-04-27
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 27 April 2025: 579 records at 519 stations, peak on 20 April 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 27 April 2025 set or tied 579 station records at 519 stations.
It ran from 16 April 2025 to 27 April 2025 (12 days) and its peak day was 20 April 2025.
Status: closed.
Port Mansfield set a monthly record daily precipitation of 173.5 mm (6.8 in) on 22 April 2025.
The busiest day was 20 April 2025 with 108 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 131 years.

Footprint

16 to 27 April 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 27 April 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, 16 to 27 April 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Port Mansfield	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	2025-04-22
Chattanooga	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	2025-04-26
Trempealeau Dam 6	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	2025-04-21
San Augustine	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	2025-04-23
Ardmore	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	2025-04-20
Breckenridge	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	2025-04-20
Floydada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	2025-04-23
Milford	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2025-04-18
Bowie	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	2025-04-20
Healdton 3 E	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	2025-04-20
Lafayette Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	2025-04-24
Healy	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	2025-04-24
Edmond 5ESE	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	2025-04-20
Jacksboro	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	2025-04-20
Water Valley	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2025-04-20
Hardin	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2025-04-17
Jamestown 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2025-04-26
Eldorado Springs	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2025-04-19
Oswego 1 N	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2025-04-20
Rangely 1E	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2025-04-18

Records per Day

Peak day 108

Records set or tied each day from 16 April 2025 to 27 April 2025. The most in one day was 108 on 20 April 2025.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 27 April 2025
Date	Records
2025-04-16	7
2025-04-17	49
2025-04-18	39
2025-04-19	64
2025-04-20	108
2025-04-21	94
2025-04-22	11
2025-04-23	24
2025-04-24	64
2025-04-25	34
2025-04-26	57
2025-04-27	28

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 27 April 2025 ranked by margin
Ardmore, 04-20	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
Healdton 3 E, 04-20	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
Lafayette Rgnl AP, 04-24	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
Port Mansfield, 04-22	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
Jacksboro, 04-20	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
San Augustine, 04-23	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
Eldorado Springs, 04-19	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
Breckenridge, 04-20	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
Healy, 04-24	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
Bowie, 04-20	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
Water Valley, 04-20	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
Trempealeau Dam 6, 04-21	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
Edmond 5ESE, 04-20	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
Chattanooga, 04-26	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
Hardin, 04-17	26.4 mm (1.0 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, 16 to 27 April 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	122
64	49
27	110
50	112
32	88
110	48
39	98
25	114
38	67
26	44
80	39
67	72
38	35
30	125
61	48
37	67
26	39
8	88
20	125
42	55
34	28
15	32
18	83
25	71
18	125
16	74
15	120
26	98
20	88
11	74
12	116
33	48
17	96
22	70
24	78
19	64
48	72
15	100
38	35
41	39
8	122
7	70
91	24
16	103
16	56
10	84
9	107
7	120
9	120
18	71
33	56
30	48
20	50
27	67
31	24
7	112
24	24
19	60
13	96
28	52
11	125
12	92
46	39
22	47
24	35
8	103
22	32
9	72
21	64
4	99
9	74
19	52
12	74
12	92
14	87
17	71
7	104
8	94
9	88
4	99
39	52
34	22
28	22
26	35
28	12
40	44
15	76
8	55
1	108
8	99
3	112
9	88
18	60
4	106
13	32
8	34
38	19
27	58
18	52
19	48
22	72
24	20
1	130
27	55
11	58
1	108
1	131
4	88
26	22
21	80
3	96
12	47
5	66
2	96
4	80
1	128
49	15
17	48
13	71
12	48
1	96
37	35
15	68
11	76
3	92
33	47
22	40
18	44
13	11
43	20
19	20
81	4
25	15
17	48
22	27
17	63
11	56
12	40
23	48
5	76
13	52
6	74
16	9
30	8
17	30
9	70
16	55
22	72
15	52
11	30
5	74
24	10
37	35
7	64
13	32
28	0
3	68
12	56
16	20
19	32
10	46
35	27
44	30
17	48
21	9
38	8
5	74
6	60
3	72
6	48
7	40
7	38
21	32
9	50
19	11
14	56
7	32
16	52
29	10
1	74
19	22
22	20
33	23
8	47
2	74
44	8
2	78
51	12
23	44
3	74
21	18
0	74
11	38
7	52
49	24
8	68
13	46
44	7
16	40
2	67

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 27 April 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, 16 to 27 April 2025 (this event)	579 records

Every Record Set

20 of 579

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 16 to 27 April 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-04-17	Hardin	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39	55 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-18	Milford	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-18	Rangely 1E	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	122	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-04-19	Eldorado Springs	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55	53 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-20	Ardmore	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	48	64 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-20	Breckenridge	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	98	64 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-20	Bowie	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	67	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-20	Healdton 3 E	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	39	61 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-20	Edmond 5ESE	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	125	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-20	Jacksboro	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-20	Water Valley	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	67	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-20	Oswego 1 N	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	125	53 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-21	Trempealeau Dam 6	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	88	67 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-22	Port Mansfield	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49	70 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-23	San Augustine	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	112	67 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-23	Floydada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	114	63 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-24	Lafayette Rgnl AP	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	72	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-24	Healy	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	35	58 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-26	Chattanooga	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	110	69 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-26	Jamestown 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	88	55 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 579 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
13	122
64	49
27	110
50	112
32	88
110	48
39	98
25	114
38	67
26	44
80	39
67	72
38	35
30	125
61	48
37	67
26	39
8	88
20	125
42	55
34	28
15	32
18	83
25	71
18	125
16	74
15	120
26	98
20	88
11	74
12	116
33	48
17	96
22	70
24	78
19	64
48	72
15	100
38	35
41	39
8	122
7	70
91	24
16	103
16	56
10	84
9	107
7	120
9	120
18	71
33	56
30	48
20	50
27	67
31	24
7	112
24	24
19	60
13	96
28	52
11	125
12	92
46	39
22	47
24	35
8	103
22	32
9	72
21	64
4	99
9	74
19	52
12	74
12	92
14	87
17	71
7	104
8	94
9	88
4	99
39	52
34	22
28	22
26	35
28	12
40	44
15	76
8	55
1	108
8	99
3	112
9	88
18	60
4	106
13	32
8	34
38	19
27	58
18	52
19	48
22	72
24	20
1	130
27	55
11	58
1	108
1	131
4	88
26	22
21	80
3	96
12	47
5	66
2	96
4	80
1	128
49	15
17	48
13	71
12	48
1	96
37	35
15	68
11	76
3	92
33	47
22	40
18	44
13	11
43	20
19	20
81	4
25	15
17	48
22	27
17	63
11	56
12	40
23	48
5	76
13	52
6	74
16	9
30	8
17	30
9	70
16	55
22	72
15	52
11	30
5	74
24	10
37	35
7	64
13	32
28	0
3	68
12	56
16	20
19	32
10	46
35	27
44	30
17	48
21	9
38	8
5	74
6	60
3	72
6	48
7	40
7	38
21	32
9	50
19	11
14	56
7	32
16	52
29	10
1	74
19	22
22	20
33	23
8	47
2	74
44	8
2	78
51	12
23	44
3	74
21	18
0	74
11	38
7	52
49	24
8	68
13	46
44	7
16	40
2	67

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	122
64	49
27	110
50	112
32	88
110	48
39	98
25	114
38	67
26	44
80	39
67	72
38	35
30	125
61	48
37	67
26	39
8	88
20	125
42	55
34	28
15	32
18	83
25	71
18	125
16	74
15	120
26	98
20	88
11	74
12	116
33	48
17	96
22	70
24	78
19	64
48	72
15	100
38	35
41	39
8	122
7	70
91	24
16	103
16	56
10	84
9	107
7	120
9	120
18	71
33	56
30	48
20	50
27	67
31	24
7	112
24	24
19	60
13	96
28	52
11	125
12	92
46	39
22	47
24	35
8	103
22	32
9	72
21	64
4	99
9	74
19	52
12	74
12	92
14	87
17	71
7	104
8	94
9	88
4	99
39	52
34	22
28	22
26	35
28	12
40	44
15	76
8	55
1	108
8	99
3	112
9	88
18	60
4	106
13	32
8	34
38	19
27	58
18	52
19	48
22	72
24	20
1	130
27	55
11	58
1	108
1	131
4	88
26	22
21	80
3	96
12	47
5	66
2	96
4	80
1	128
49	15
17	48
13	71
12	48
1	96
37	35
15	68
11	76
3	92
33	47
22	40
18	44
13	11
43	20
19	20
81	4
25	15
17	48
22	27
17	63
11	56
12	40
23	48
5	76
13	52
6	74
16	9
30	8
17	30
9	70
16	55
22	72
15	52
11	30
5	74
24	10
37	35
7	64
13	32
28	0
3	68
12	56
16	20
19	32
10	46
35	27
44	30
17	48
21	9
38	8
5	74
6	60
3	72
6	48
7	40
7	38
21	32
9	50
19	11
14	56
7	32
16	52
29	10
1	74
19	22
22	20
33	23
8	47
2	74
44	8
2	78
51	12
23	44
3	74
21	18
0	74
11	38
7	52
49	24
8	68
13	46
44	7
16	40
2	67

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	122
64	49
27	110
50	112
32	88
110	48
39	98
25	114
38	67
26	44
80	39
67	72
38	35
30	125
61	48
37	67
26	39
8	88
20	125
42	55
34	28
15	32
18	83
25	71
18	125
16	74
15	120
26	98
20	88
11	74
12	116
33	48
17	96
22	70
24	78
19	64
48	72
15	100
38	35
41	39
8	122
7	70
91	24
16	103
16	56
10	84
9	107
7	120
9	120
18	71
33	56
30	48
20	50
27	67
31	24
7	112
24	24
19	60
13	96
28	52
11	125
12	92
46	39
22	47
24	35
8	103
22	32
9	72
21	64
4	99
9	74
19	52
12	74
12	92
14	87
17	71
7	104
8	94
9	88
4	99
39	52
34	22
28	22
26	35
28	12
40	44
15	76
8	55
1	108
8	99
3	112
9	88
18	60
4	106
13	32
8	34
38	19
27	58
18	52
19	48
22	72
24	20
1	130
27	55
11	58
1	108
1	131
4	88
26	22
21	80
3	96
12	47
5	66
2	96
4	80
1	128
49	15
17	48
13	71
12	48
1	96
37	35
15	68
11	76
3	92
33	47
22	40
18	44
13	11
43	20
19	20
81	4
25	15
17	48
22	27
17	63
11	56
12	40
23	48
5	76
13	52
6	74
16	9
30	8
17	30
9	70
16	55
22	72
15	52
11	30
5	74
24	10
37	35
7	64
13	32
28	0
3	68
12	56
16	20
19	32
10	46
35	27
44	30
17	48
21	9
38	8
5	74
6	60
3	72
6	48
7	40
7	38
21	32
9	50
19	11
14	56
7	32
16	52
29	10
1	74
19	22
22	20
33	23
8	47
2	74
44	8
2	78
51	12
23	44
3	74
21	18
0	74
11	38
7	52
49	24
8	68
13	46
44	7
16	40
2	67