Extreme rain in United States, 27 May to 1 June 2025

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 27 May to 1 June 2025
Start: 2025-05-27
End: 2025-06-01
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 27 May to 1 June 2025: 138 records at 131 stations, peak on 31 May 2025. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 27 May to 1 June 2025 set or tied 138 station records at 131 stations.
It ran from 27 May 2025 to 1 June 2025 (6 days) and its peak day was 31 May 2025.
Status: closed.
Pittsfield Muni AP set a daily record precipitation of 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 31 May 2025.
The busiest day was 31 May 2025 with 63 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

27 May to 1 June 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 27 May to 1 June 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, 27 May to 1 June 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Pittsfield Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	2025-05-31
Albemarle	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	2025-05-30
Cape May 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2025-05-28
Annapolis US Naval Academy Aso	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	2025-05-30
Lebanon Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	2025-05-31
Parkersburg AP	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	2025-05-30
Mt Vernon	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2025-05-30
Greenville Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	2025-05-31
Boonton 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	2025-05-31
Gallipolis	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2025-05-31
Brookgreen Gardens	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	2025-05-28
Painter 2 W	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	2025-05-28
Octoraro Lake	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	2025-05-28
Richmond Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2025-05-28
Harrisburg	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2025-05-30
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	2025-05-30
Catawba	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2025-05-31
Morgantown Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	2025-05-30
Jackson 3 NW	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	2025-05-31
Safe Harbor Dam	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2025-05-31

Records per Day

Peak day 63

Records set or tied each day from 27 May 2025 to 1 June 2025. The most in one day was 63 on 31 May 2025.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 27 May to 1 June 2025 ranked by margin
Brookgreen Gardens, 05-28	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
Albemarle, 05-30	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
Octoraro Lake, 05-28	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
Pittsfield Muni AP, 05-31	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
Painter 2 W, 05-28	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
Lebanon Muni AP, 05-31	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
Parkersburg AP, 05-30	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
Annapolis US Naval Academy Aso, 05-30	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
Richmond Intl AP, 05-28	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
Gallipolis, 05-31	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Cape May 2 NW, 05-28	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP, 05-30	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Mt Vernon, 05-30	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Harrisburg, 05-30	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
Safe Harbor Dam, 05-31	13.2 mm (0.5 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

138 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, 27 May to 1 June 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
40	68
42	84
21	107
29	76
32	40
30	47
15	124
6	96
7	116
24	44
42	35
37	16
14	80
40	4
5	116
25	44
15	72
8	84
13	76
2	69
23	40
8	83
13	64
18	40
20	40
7	79
16	56
18	34
8	75
3	84
28	24
6	70
19	43
2	84
14	52
22	16
18	16
18	51
5	75
20	32
13	44
7	32
14	40
12	47
6	56
13	40
4	72
20	34
4	70
17	44
18	14
18	15
16	32
16	32
11	44
7	48
8	43
11	20
2	63
6	48
2	52
16	10
5	56
6	51
1	54
15	20
11	32
11	20
3	52
17	20
21	10
10	32
16	16
0	51
11	32
1	52
5	52
2	40
0	52
14	24
4	40
3	42
0	44
1	19
12	23
14	24
4	40
5	40
0	52
5	28
7	32
9	7
14	20
9	6
9	10
1	51
2	32
18	6
10	15
3	27
6	20
3	23
11	4
3	20
2	32
7	10
12	6
8	6
1	43
10	4
4	28
5	6
13	6
6	3
14	3
4	4
4	24
5	4
13	6
9	11
1	10
10	6
9	7
0	20
9	6
7	7
6	8
4	3
3	16
1	16
4	4
0	10
4	15
0	14
3	6
1	10
0	10
2	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 27 May to 1 June 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, 27 May to 1 June 2025 (this event)	138 records

Every Record Set

20 of 138

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 27 May to 1 June 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-05-28	Cape May 2 NW	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	107	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-28	Brookgreen Gardens	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35	44 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-28	Painter 2 W	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	16	44 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-28	Octoraro Lake	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	4	43 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-28	Richmond Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	44	43 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-30	Albemarle	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	84	67 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-30	Annapolis US Naval Academy Aso	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	76	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-30	Parkersburg AP	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47	52 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-30	Mt Vernon	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	124	50 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-30	Harrisburg	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	80	43 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-30	Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	72	43 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-30	Morgantown Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	69	42 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-31	Pittsfield Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	68	70 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-31	Lebanon Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40	53 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-31	Greenville Muni AP	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	96	46 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-31	Boonton 1 SE	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	116	45 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-31	Gallipolis	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	44	45 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-31	Catawba	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	116	43 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-31	Jackson 3 NW	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	84	42 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-31	Safe Harbor Dam	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 138 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 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Date	Records
2025-05-27	2
2025-05-28	29
2025-05-29	4
2025-05-30	30
2025-05-31	63
2025-06-01	10

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
40	68
42	84
21	107
29	76
32	40
30	47
15	124
6	96
7	116
24	44
42	35
37	16
14	80
40	4
5	116
25	44
15	72
8	84
13	76
2	69
23	40
8	83
13	64
18	40
20	40
7	79
16	56
18	34
8	75
3	84
28	24
6	70
19	43
2	84
14	52
22	16
18	16
18	51
5	75
20	32
13	44
7	32
14	40
12	47
6	56
13	40
4	72
20	34
4	70
17	44
18	14
18	15
16	32
16	32
11	44
7	48
8	43
11	20
2	63
6	48
2	52
16	10
5	56
6	51
1	54
15	20
11	32
11	20
3	52
17	20
21	10
10	32
16	16
0	51
11	32
1	52
5	52
2	40
0	52
14	24
4	40
3	42
0	44
1	19
12	23
14	24
4	40
5	40
0	52
5	28
7	32
9	7
14	20
9	6
9	10
1	51
2	32
18	6
10	15
3	27
6	20
3	23
11	4
3	20
2	32
7	10
12	6
8	6
1	43
10	4
4	28
5	6
13	6
6	3
14	3
4	4
4	24
5	4
13	6
9	11
1	10
10	6
9	7
0	20
9	6
7	7
6	8
4	3
3	16
1	16
4	4
0	10
4	15
0	14
3	6
1	10
0	10
2	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
40	68
42	84
21	107
29	76
32	40
30	47
15	124
6	96
7	116
24	44
42	35
37	16
14	80
40	4
5	116
25	44
15	72
8	84
13	76
2	69
23	40
8	83
13	64
18	40
20	40
7	79
16	56
18	34
8	75
3	84
28	24
6	70
19	43
2	84
14	52
22	16
18	16
18	51
5	75
20	32
13	44
7	32
14	40
12	47
6	56
13	40
4	72
20	34
4	70
17	44
18	14
18	15
16	32
16	32
11	44
7	48
8	43
11	20
2	63
6	48
2	52
16	10
5	56
6	51
1	54
15	20
11	32
11	20
3	52
17	20
21	10
10	32
16	16
0	51
11	32
1	52
5	52
2	40
0	52
14	24
4	40
3	42
0	44
1	19
12	23
14	24
4	40
5	40
0	52
5	28
7	32
9	7
14	20
9	6
9	10
1	51
2	32
18	6
10	15
3	27
6	20
3	23
11	4
3	20
2	32
7	10
12	6
8	6
1	43
10	4
4	28
5	6
13	6
6	3
14	3
4	4
4	24
5	4
13	6
9	11
1	10
10	6
9	7
0	20
9	6
7	7
6	8
4	3
3	16
1	16
4	4
0	10
4	15
0	14
3	6
1	10
0	10
2	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
40	68
42	84
21	107
29	76
32	40
30	47
15	124
6	96
7	116
24	44
42	35
37	16
14	80
40	4
5	116
25	44
15	72
8	84
13	76
2	69
23	40
8	83
13	64
18	40
20	40
7	79
16	56
18	34
8	75
3	84
28	24
6	70
19	43
2	84
14	52
22	16
18	16
18	51
5	75
20	32
13	44
7	32
14	40
12	47
6	56
13	40
4	72
20	34
4	70
17	44
18	14
18	15
16	32
16	32
11	44
7	48
8	43
11	20
2	63
6	48
2	52
16	10
5	56
6	51
1	54
15	20
11	32
11	20
3	52
17	20
21	10
10	32
16	16
0	51
11	32
1	52
5	52
2	40
0	52
14	24
4	40
3	42
0	44
1	19
12	23
14	24
4	40
5	40
0	52
5	28
7	32
9	7
14	20
9	6
9	10
1	51
2	32
18	6
10	15
3	27
6	20
3	23
11	4
3	20
2	32
7	10
12	6
8	6
1	43
10	4
4	28
5	6
13	6
6	3
14	3
4	4
4	24
5	4
13	6
9	11
1	10
10	6
9	7
0	20
9	6
7	7
6	8
4	3
3	16
1	16
4	4
0	10
4	15
0	14
3	6
1	10
0	10
2	3