Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 20 August 2025

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 20 August 2025
Start: 2025-08-14
End: 2025-08-20
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 20 August 2025: 241 records at 214 stations, peak on 16 August 2025. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 20 August 2025 set or tied 241 station records at 214 stations.
It ran from 14 August 2025 to 20 August 2025 (7 days) and its peak day was 16 August 2025.
Status: closed.
De Smet set a daily record precipitation of 86.1 mm (3.4 in) on 17 August 2025.
The busiest day was 16 August 2025 with 84 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 129 years.

Footprint

14 to 20 August 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 20 August 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, 14 to 20 August 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
De Smet	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	2025-08-17
Ainsworth	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	2025-08-17
Forks 1 E	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	2025-08-15
Dawson	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2025-08-16
Togwotee Pass	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	2025-08-17
Paw Paw 2S	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	2025-08-19
Nehalem 9 NE	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	2025-08-16
Alpine Meadows	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	2025-08-15
Durand	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	2025-08-16
Decorah	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	2025-08-17
Grand Meadow	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	2025-08-17
Columbus 3 NE	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	2025-08-18
June Lake	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	2025-08-15
Raymond 2 S	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	2025-08-16
Preston	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	2025-08-18
Sheep Canyon	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	2025-08-15
Hastings Dam 2	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	2025-08-16
Matlock 8 S	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	2025-08-16
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	2025-08-18
Elm Springs 3 ESE	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2025-08-16

Records per Day

Peak day 84

Records set or tied each day from 14 August 2025 to 20 August 2025. The most in one day was 84 on 16 August 2025.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 20 August 2025 ranked by margin
Grand Meadow, 08-17	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
June Lake, 08-15	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
Alpine Meadows, 08-15	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
Sheep Canyon, 08-15	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
De Smet, 08-17	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
Forks 1 E, 08-15	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
Ainsworth, 08-17	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
Durand, 08-16	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
Preston, 08-18	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
Matlock 8 S, 08-16	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
Dawson, 08-16	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Columbus 3 NE, 08-18	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
Decorah, 08-17	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
Paw Paw 2S, 08-19	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
Hastings Dam 2, 08-16	32.6 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

241 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, 14 to 20 August 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
58	112
50	99
53	75
38	129
13	39
33	59
29	47
33	87
121	24
48	71
66	14
38	68
15	102
42	71
32	36
84	38
33	71
23	100
39	30
64	30
14	64
21	48
22	47
31	71
20	62
11	112
53	26
29	71
40	10
51	39
49	8
14	84
30	60
6	112
3	125
15	88
30	48
19	52
26	48
53	4
6	107
55	11
21	71
7	75
5	100
19	71
5	45
23	64
20	76
3	124
15	8
36	8
18	42
25	34
8	84
20	26
9	79
7	84
13	64
10	52
4	67
13	47
10	52
3	87
10	40
33	26
36	39
4	67
2	84
32	20
4	75
3	75
29	44
2	84
28	26
11	48
1	80
13	43
3	78
7	64
2	75
15	9
3	78
23	16
7	60
8	36
6	64
12	40
3	64
1	75
8	52
23	26
8	46
6	56
34	23
14	44
21	34
9	46
1	71
23	26
18	12
1	76
24	31
23	27
9	47
11	46
13	22
13	36
23	26
28	30
11	31
6	48
1	60
13	32
1	72
4	52
15	36
26	18
10	32
20	20
18	20
9	44
25	11
5	28
6	47
10	30
8	20
21	18
3	59
15	24
19	24
8	47
6	42
12	46
11	32
5	44
8	36
10	44
17	16
11	12
15	26
8	32
1	52
4	38
23	12
5	34
25	11
14	8
2	48
6	36
1	56
5	38
10	32
11	24
24	10
3	48
14	20
16	2
2	44
9	34
4	32
5	42
3	36
17	7
5	36
10	18
9	20
14	10
12	20
21	15
1	47
5	31
3	44
5	30
12	11
2	42
2	32
4	20
9	20
5	20
1	11
13	7
14	24
3	43
4	26
2	40
5	18
1	27
5	35
13	18
3	35
5	19
3	36
10	27
5	30
3	35
2	36
3	32
3	30
5	18

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 20 August 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, 14 to 20 August 2025 (this event)	241 records

Every Record Set

20 of 241

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 14 to 20 August 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-08-15	Forks 1 E	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	75	72 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-15	Alpine Meadows	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	14	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-15	June Lake	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	38	55 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-15	Sheep Canyon	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30	53 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-16	Dawson	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	129	64 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-16	Nehalem 9 NE	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	47	58 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-16	Durand	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	71	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-16	Raymond 2 S	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36	55 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-16	Hastings Dam 2	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	71	53 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-16	Matlock 8 S	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30	53 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-16	Elm Springs 3 ESE	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	102	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-17	De Smet	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	112	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-08-17	Ainsworth	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	99	79 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-17	Togwotee Pass	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	39	61 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-17	Decorah	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	87	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-17	Grand Meadow	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	24	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-18	Columbus 3 NE	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	68	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-18	Preston	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	71	55 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-18	Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	100	53 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-19	Paw Paw 2S	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	59	60 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 241 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 2026-10-18. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Date	Records
2025-08-14	1
2025-08-15	45
2025-08-16	84
2025-08-17	53
2025-08-18	38
2025-08-19	17
2025-08-20	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
58	112
50	99
53	75
38	129
13	39
33	59
29	47
33	87
121	24
48	71
66	14
38	68
15	102
42	71
32	36
84	38
33	71
23	100
39	30
64	30
14	64
21	48
22	47
31	71
20	62
11	112
53	26
29	71
40	10
51	39
49	8
14	84
30	60
6	112
3	125
15	88
30	48
19	52
26	48
53	4
6	107
55	11
21	71
7	75
5	100
19	71
5	45
23	64
20	76
3	124
15	8
36	8
18	42
25	34
8	84
20	26
9	79
7	84
13	64
10	52
4	67
13	47
10	52
3	87
10	40
33	26
36	39
4	67
2	84
32	20
4	75
3	75
29	44
2	84
28	26
11	48
1	80
13	43
3	78
7	64
2	75
15	9
3	78
23	16
7	60
8	36
6	64
12	40
3	64
1	75
8	52
23	26
8	46
6	56
34	23
14	44
21	34
9	46
1	71
23	26
18	12
1	76
24	31
23	27
9	47
11	46
13	22
13	36
23	26
28	30
11	31
6	48
1	60
13	32
1	72
4	52
15	36
26	18
10	32
20	20
18	20
9	44
25	11
5	28
6	47
10	30
8	20
21	18
3	59
15	24
19	24
8	47
6	42
12	46
11	32
5	44
8	36
10	44
17	16
11	12
15	26
8	32
1	52
4	38
23	12
5	34
25	11
14	8
2	48
6	36
1	56
5	38
10	32
11	24
24	10
3	48
14	20
16	2
2	44
9	34
4	32
5	42
3	36
17	7
5	36
10	18
9	20
14	10
12	20
21	15
1	47
5	31
3	44
5	30
12	11
2	42
2	32
4	20
9	20
5	20
1	11
13	7
14	24
3	43
4	26
2	40
5	18
1	27
5	35
13	18
3	35
5	19
3	36
10	27
5	30
3	35
2	36
3	32
3	30
5	18

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
58	112
50	99
53	75
38	129
13	39
33	59
29	47
33	87
121	24
48	71
66	14
38	68
15	102
42	71
32	36
84	38
33	71
23	100
39	30
64	30
14	64
21	48
22	47
31	71
20	62
11	112
53	26
29	71
40	10
51	39
49	8
14	84
30	60
6	112
3	125
15	88
30	48
19	52
26	48
53	4
6	107
55	11
21	71
7	75
5	100
19	71
5	45
23	64
20	76
3	124
15	8
36	8
18	42
25	34
8	84
20	26
9	79
7	84
13	64
10	52
4	67
13	47
10	52
3	87
10	40
33	26
36	39
4	67
2	84
32	20
4	75
3	75
29	44
2	84
28	26
11	48
1	80
13	43
3	78
7	64
2	75
15	9
3	78
23	16
7	60
8	36
6	64
12	40
3	64
1	75
8	52
23	26
8	46
6	56
34	23
14	44
21	34
9	46
1	71
23	26
18	12
1	76
24	31
23	27
9	47
11	46
13	22
13	36
23	26
28	30
11	31
6	48
1	60
13	32
1	72
4	52
15	36
26	18
10	32
20	20
18	20
9	44
25	11
5	28
6	47
10	30
8	20
21	18
3	59
15	24
19	24
8	47
6	42
12	46
11	32
5	44
8	36
10	44
17	16
11	12
15	26
8	32
1	52
4	38
23	12
5	34
25	11
14	8
2	48
6	36
1	56
5	38
10	32
11	24
24	10
3	48
14	20
16	2
2	44
9	34
4	32
5	42
3	36
17	7
5	36
10	18
9	20
14	10
12	20
21	15
1	47
5	31
3	44
5	30
12	11
2	42
2	32
4	20
9	20
5	20
1	11
13	7
14	24
3	43
4	26
2	40
5	18
1	27
5	35
13	18
3	35
5	19
3	36
10	27
5	30
3	35
2	36
3	32
3	30
5	18

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
58	112
50	99
53	75
38	129
13	39
33	59
29	47
33	87
121	24
48	71
66	14
38	68
15	102
42	71
32	36
84	38
33	71
23	100
39	30
64	30
14	64
21	48
22	47
31	71
20	62
11	112
53	26
29	71
40	10
51	39
49	8
14	84
30	60
6	112
3	125
15	88
30	48
19	52
26	48
53	4
6	107
55	11
21	71
7	75
5	100
19	71
5	45
23	64
20	76
3	124
15	8
36	8
18	42
25	34
8	84
20	26
9	79
7	84
13	64
10	52
4	67
13	47
10	52
3	87
10	40
33	26
36	39
4	67
2	84
32	20
4	75
3	75
29	44
2	84
28	26
11	48
1	80
13	43
3	78
7	64
2	75
15	9
3	78
23	16
7	60
8	36
6	64
12	40
3	64
1	75
8	52
23	26
8	46
6	56
34	23
14	44
21	34
9	46
1	71
23	26
18	12
1	76
24	31
23	27
9	47
11	46
13	22
13	36
23	26
28	30
11	31
6	48
1	60
13	32
1	72
4	52
15	36
26	18
10	32
20	20
18	20
9	44
25	11
5	28
6	47
10	30
8	20
21	18
3	59
15	24
19	24
8	47
6	42
12	46
11	32
5	44
8	36
10	44
17	16
11	12
15	26
8	32
1	52
4	38
23	12
5	34
25	11
14	8
2	48
6	36
1	56
5	38
10	32
11	24
24	10
3	48
14	20
16	2
2	44
9	34
4	32
5	42
3	36
17	7
5	36
10	18
9	20
14	10
12	20
21	15
1	47
5	31
3	44
5	30
12	11
2	42
2	32
4	20
9	20
5	20
1	11
13	7
14	24
3	43
4	26
2	40
5	18
1	27
5	35
13	18
3	35
5	19
3	36
10	27
5	30
3	35
2	36
3	32
3	30
5	18