Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 16 May 2025

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 16 May 2025
Start: 2025-05-12
End: 2025-05-16
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 16 May 2025: 258 records at 227 stations, peak on 15 May 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 16 May 2025 set or tied 258 station records at 227 stations.
It ran from 12 May 2025 to 16 May 2025 (5 days) and its peak day was 15 May 2025.
Status: closed.
Purdum set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 14 May 2025.
The busiest day was 15 May 2025 with 83 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 130 years.

Footprint

12 to 16 May 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 16 May 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, 12 to 16 May 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Purdum	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	2025-05-14
Cavalier 7NW	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	2025-05-16
Kenmare 1 WSW	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	2025-05-15
Winner	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	2025-05-15
Golden Valley 9S	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	2025-05-14
New England	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2025-05-16
New Salem 5NW	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	2025-05-15
Mandan Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	2025-05-16
Minot Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	2025-05-16
Lima	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2025-05-13
Riverdale	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	2025-05-15
Underwood	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2025-05-16
Valentine Nwr	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	2025-05-15
Kirley 7 N	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2025-05-15
Dunn Ctr 1E	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	2025-05-16
Midland	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2025-05-15
Richardton Abbey	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	2025-05-15
De Smet	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	2025-05-15
Center 4SE	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2025-05-15
Twin Bridges	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2025-05-14

Records per Day

Peak day 83

Records set or tied each day from 12 May 2025 to 16 May 2025. The most in one day was 83 on 15 May 2025.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 16 May 2025 ranked by margin
Purdum, 05-14	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
Dunn Ctr 1E, 05-16	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
Kirley 7 N, 05-15	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
Golden Valley 9S, 05-14	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
Winner, 05-15	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Minot Exp STN, 05-16	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Mandan Exp STN, 05-16	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
Kenmare 1 WSW, 05-15	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
New Salem 5NW, 05-15	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
Richardton Abbey, 05-15	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
Riverdale, 05-15	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
Valentine Nwr, 05-15	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
Center 4SE, 05-15	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
Cavalier 7NW, 05-16	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
Underwood, 05-16	26.9 mm (1.1 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

258 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, 12 to 16 May 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
62	74
28	83
34	59
38	63
39	63
21	87
35	35
38	35
33	43
21	35
32	59
27	70
16	59
32	72
43	26
43	43
16	126
33	59
16	103
31	43
36	43
57	26
28	35
36	10
19	83
11	72
9	114
19	59
10	130
59	26
15	83
33	26
12	110
11	116
10	76
7	102
31	43
25	43
24	63
25	35
50	8
34	12
11	96
26	26
20	27
40	6
23	36
25	27
22	56
14	82
28	34
19	0
27	27
27	30
11	65
22	43
8	56
28	43
4	110
18	28
18	59
3	108
3	116
28	4
16	48
2	100
14	59
29	8
17	59
15	63
7	68
18	34
20	26
1	114
12	74
10	75
18	43
29	4
1	110
19	43
5	72
1	96
13	72
4	83
30	0
9	63
4	68
43	4
17	35
23	30
13	39
11	56
18	43
15	35
7	55
10	59
15	6
10	56
2	76
14	27
8	60
14	43
3	68
15	8
10	39
7	21
9	56
17	35
13	40
2	72
7	35
20	7
3	59
8	43
16	3
13	36
2	55
6	51
14	11
4	59
17	26
18	27
1	70
9	19
1	60
2	63
3	56
4	48
9	8
12	43
5	59
3	54
1	56
0	63
4	48
7	35
15	15
5	48
9	28
5	35
5	44
15	40
10	40
5	44
26	4
1	56
21	8
8	26
8	36
10	10
7	39
24	0
6	36
10	43
3	43
10	27
8	34
5	34
5	34
5	44
5	44
7	0
5	42
5	34
10	24
10	28
8	28
5	34
5	36
3	35
6	26
11	10
3	42
3	44
3	40
5	30
8	27
5	8
1	40
2	27
12	8
2	43
5	28
3	40
5	20
8	30
8	27
4	26
3	28
6	27
0	40
3	40
15	10
10	4
3	27
2	27
1	40
0	27
6	7
3	36

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 16 May 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, 12 to 16 May 2025 (this event)	258 records

Every Record Set

20 of 258

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 12 to 16 May 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-05-13	Lima	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	35	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-14	Purdum	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	74	72 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-14	Golden Valley 9S	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	63	61 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-14	Twin Bridges	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	59	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-15	Kenmare 1 WSW	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	59	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-15	Winner	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	63	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-15	New Salem 5NW	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-15	Riverdale	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	59	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-15	Valentine Nwr	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	72	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-15	Kirley 7 N	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	43	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-15	Midland	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	126	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-15	Richardton Abbey	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	59	55 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-15	De Smet	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	103	55 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-15	Center 4SE	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43	54 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-16	Cavalier 7NW	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	83	64 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-16	New England	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	87	61 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-16	Mandan Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-16	Minot Exp STN	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-16	Underwood	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	70	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-16	Dunn Ctr 1E	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26	57 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 258 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.

Date	Records
2025-05-12	31
2025-05-13	43
2025-05-14	65
2025-05-15	83
2025-05-16	36

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
62	74
28	83
34	59
38	63
39	63
21	87
35	35
38	35
33	43
21	35
32	59
27	70
16	59
32	72
43	26
43	43
16	126
33	59
16	103
31	43
36	43
57	26
28	35
36	10
19	83
11	72
9	114
19	59
10	130
59	26
15	83
33	26
12	110
11	116
10	76
7	102
31	43
25	43
24	63
25	35
50	8
34	12
11	96
26	26
20	27
40	6
23	36
25	27
22	56
14	82
28	34
19	0
27	27
27	30
11	65
22	43
8	56
28	43
4	110
18	28
18	59
3	108
3	116
28	4
16	48
2	100
14	59
29	8
17	59
15	63
7	68
18	34
20	26
1	114
12	74
10	75
18	43
29	4
1	110
19	43
5	72
1	96
13	72
4	83
30	0
9	63
4	68
43	4
17	35
23	30
13	39
11	56
18	43
15	35
7	55
10	59
15	6
10	56
2	76
14	27
8	60
14	43
3	68
15	8
10	39
7	21
9	56
17	35
13	40
2	72
7	35
20	7
3	59
8	43
16	3
13	36
2	55
6	51
14	11
4	59
17	26
18	27
1	70
9	19
1	60
2	63
3	56
4	48
9	8
12	43
5	59
3	54
1	56
0	63
4	48
7	35
15	15
5	48
9	28
5	35
5	44
15	40
10	40
5	44
26	4
1	56
21	8
8	26
8	36
10	10
7	39
24	0
6	36
10	43
3	43
10	27
8	34
5	34
5	34
5	44
5	44
7	0
5	42
5	34
10	24
10	28
8	28
5	34
5	36
3	35
6	26
11	10
3	42
3	44
3	40
5	30
8	27
5	8
1	40
2	27
12	8
2	43
5	28
3	40
5	20
8	30
8	27
4	26
3	28
6	27
0	40
3	40
15	10
10	4
3	27
2	27
1	40
0	27
6	7
3	36

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
62	74
28	83
34	59
38	63
39	63
21	87
35	35
38	35
33	43
21	35
32	59
27	70
16	59
32	72
43	26
43	43
16	126
33	59
16	103
31	43
36	43
57	26
28	35
36	10
19	83
11	72
9	114
19	59
10	130
59	26
15	83
33	26
12	110
11	116
10	76
7	102
31	43
25	43
24	63
25	35
50	8
34	12
11	96
26	26
20	27
40	6
23	36
25	27
22	56
14	82
28	34
19	0
27	27
27	30
11	65
22	43
8	56
28	43
4	110
18	28
18	59
3	108
3	116
28	4
16	48
2	100
14	59
29	8
17	59
15	63
7	68
18	34
20	26
1	114
12	74
10	75
18	43
29	4
1	110
19	43
5	72
1	96
13	72
4	83
30	0
9	63
4	68
43	4
17	35
23	30
13	39
11	56
18	43
15	35
7	55
10	59
15	6
10	56
2	76
14	27
8	60
14	43
3	68
15	8
10	39
7	21
9	56
17	35
13	40
2	72
7	35
20	7
3	59
8	43
16	3
13	36
2	55
6	51
14	11
4	59
17	26
18	27
1	70
9	19
1	60
2	63
3	56
4	48
9	8
12	43
5	59
3	54
1	56
0	63
4	48
7	35
15	15
5	48
9	28
5	35
5	44
15	40
10	40
5	44
26	4
1	56
21	8
8	26
8	36
10	10
7	39
24	0
6	36
10	43
3	43
10	27
8	34
5	34
5	34
5	44
5	44
7	0
5	42
5	34
10	24
10	28
8	28
5	34
5	36
3	35
6	26
11	10
3	42
3	44
3	40
5	30
8	27
5	8
1	40
2	27
12	8
2	43
5	28
3	40
5	20
8	30
8	27
4	26
3	28
6	27
0	40
3	40
15	10
10	4
3	27
2	27
1	40
0	27
6	7
3	36

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
62	74
28	83
34	59
38	63
39	63
21	87
35	35
38	35
33	43
21	35
32	59
27	70
16	59
32	72
43	26
43	43
16	126
33	59
16	103
31	43
36	43
57	26
28	35
36	10
19	83
11	72
9	114
19	59
10	130
59	26
15	83
33	26
12	110
11	116
10	76
7	102
31	43
25	43
24	63
25	35
50	8
34	12
11	96
26	26
20	27
40	6
23	36
25	27
22	56
14	82
28	34
19	0
27	27
27	30
11	65
22	43
8	56
28	43
4	110
18	28
18	59
3	108
3	116
28	4
16	48
2	100
14	59
29	8
17	59
15	63
7	68
18	34
20	26
1	114
12	74
10	75
18	43
29	4
1	110
19	43
5	72
1	96
13	72
4	83
30	0
9	63
4	68
43	4
17	35
23	30
13	39
11	56
18	43
15	35
7	55
10	59
15	6
10	56
2	76
14	27
8	60
14	43
3	68
15	8
10	39
7	21
9	56
17	35
13	40
2	72
7	35
20	7
3	59
8	43
16	3
13	36
2	55
6	51
14	11
4	59
17	26
18	27
1	70
9	19
1	60
2	63
3	56
4	48
9	8
12	43
5	59
3	54
1	56
0	63
4	48
7	35
15	15
5	48
9	28
5	35
5	44
15	40
10	40
5	44
26	4
1	56
21	8
8	26
8	36
10	10
7	39
24	0
6	36
10	43
3	43
10	27
8	34
5	34
5	34
5	44
5	44
7	0
5	42
5	34
10	24
10	28
8	28
5	34
5	36
3	35
6	26
11	10
3	42
3	44
3	40
5	30
8	27
5	8
1	40
2	27
12	8
2	43
5	28
3	40
5	20
8	30
8	27
4	26
3	28
6	27
0	40
3	40
15	10
10	4
3	27
2	27
1	40
0	27
6	7
3	36