Extreme rain in United States, 21 August to 2 September 2025

Name: Extreme rain in United States, 21 August to 2 September 2025
Start: 2025-08-21
End: 2025-09-02
Location: United States

Extreme rain in United States, 21 August to 2 September 2025: 844 records at 679 stations, peak on 27 August 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in United States, 21 August to 2 September 2025 set or tied 844 station records at 679 stations.
It ran from 21 August 2025 to 2 September 2025 (13 days) and its peak day was 27 August 2025.
Status: closed.
Miller set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 22 August 2025.
The busiest day was 27 August 2025 with 189 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 145 years.

Footprint

21 August to 2 September 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in United States, 21 August to 2 September 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, 21 August to 2 September 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Miller	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	2025-08-22
Arthur 4NW	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2025-08-25
Howard	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	2025-08-22
Abilene	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	2025-09-02
Belle Plaine 4 W	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	2025-08-28
Subiaco	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	2025-08-29
Fayetteville Drake Fld	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	2025-08-28
Milesville 5 NE	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	2025-08-30
Atkinson 3SW	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	2025-08-31
Cozy Cove	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2025-08-26
Hart Mtn Refuge	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2025-08-25
Craters of the Moon	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2025-08-28
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	2025-08-28
Bison	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	2025-08-31
Little Rock AFB	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	2025-08-28
Friend 3E	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	2025-09-01
Sandstone RS	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2025-08-27
Lake Maumelle	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	2025-08-28
Burwell 2WSW	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	2025-08-30
Morrilton	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	2025-08-29

Records per Day

Peak day 189

Records set or tied each day from 21 August 2025 to 2 September 2025. The most in one day was 189 on 27 August 2025.

Records per day during Extreme rain in United States, 21 August to 2 September 2025
Date	Records
2025-08-21	1
2025-08-22	25
2025-08-23	24
2025-08-24	35
2025-08-25	70
2025-08-26	165
2025-08-27	189
2025-08-28	122
2025-08-29	90
2025-08-30	54
2025-08-31	39
2025-09-01	27
2025-09-02	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in United States, 21 August to 2 September 2025 ranked by margin
Little Rock AP Adams Fld, 08-28	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
Little Rock AFB, 08-28	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
Subiaco, 08-29	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
Fayetteville Drake Fld, 08-28	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
Lake Maumelle, 08-28	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
Belle Plaine 4 W, 08-28	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
Morrilton, 08-29	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
Miller, 08-22	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
Burwell 2WSW, 08-30	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
Atkinson 3SW, 08-31	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
Abilene, 09-02	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
Milesville 5 NE, 08-30	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
Howard, 08-22	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
Bison, 08-31	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
Craters of the Moon, 08-28	20.5 mm (0.8 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, 21 August to 2 September 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
51	88
18	108
29	112
43	115
74	60
66	72
73	60
48	48
35	72
18	40
21	60
18	52
27	82
78	47
9	83
77	46
71	46
51	56
15	31
63	27
16	57
78	28
11	96
15	118
33	24
28	96
13	59
20	35
25	40
20	42
60	47
30	90
19	40
10	92
43	39
47	31
8	100
60	48
25	34
20	43
43	46
7	145
21	20
23	34
31	34
14	48
19	108
14	74
63	28
42	23
13	79
62	43
18	95
21	23
46	52
17	48
29	27
23	34
53	12
64	20
14	74
47	47
20	90
38	51
28	23
18	44
17	108
14	100
28	84
22	83
8	44
29	71
22	43
47	22
40	40
15	92
41	14
34	44
28	39
41	11
22	80
63	31
25	15
23	26
18	22
43	62
24	15
16	42
26	70
20	11
20	46
46	11
15	34
13	2
25	30
11	68
36	32
9	71
60	8
40	22
41	34
20	32
18	7
15	36
15	43
15	38
23	26
16	71
19	34
15	60
7	96
20	43
25	20
28	24
2	103
2	104
16	68
84	4
3	120
6	91
57	31
18	28
25	2
30	2
23	43
4	119
37	51
10	25
9	88
19	54
9	52
15	40
13	7
12	54
3	127
2	107
2	108
2	127
1	108
3	102
1	100
1	130
16	82
16	71
9	78
15	36
29	32
7	92
1	107
1	104
1	104
1	104
6	90
47	20
2	124
2	98
41	30
1	100
16	83
36	48
6	84
5	78
10	41
20	34
18	40
18	36
15	46
45	39
14	12
56	28
16	43
20	56
2	92
20	26
10	22
13	72
6	66
11	76
17	3
0	98
1	96
2	92
18	34
18	22
2	92
1	91
1	57
16	15
1	96
3	84
26	14
27	14
3	86
36	8
18	52
39	3
13	34
20	11
13	36
13	48

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in United States, 21 August to 2 September 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, 21 August to 2 September 2025 (this event)	844 records

Every Record Set

20 of 844

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in United States, 21 August to 2 September 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-08-22	Miller	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	88	76 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-22	Howard	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	112	73 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-25	Arthur 4NW	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	108	74 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-25	Hart Mtn Refuge	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	52	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-26	Cozy Cove	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40	63 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-27	Sandstone RS	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	31	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-28	Belle Plaine 4 W	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	72	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-28	Fayetteville Drake Fld	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	60	65 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-28	Craters of the Moon	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	60	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-28	Little Rock AP Adams Fld	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-28	Little Rock AFB	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-28	Lake Maumelle	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-29	Subiaco	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	60	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-29	Morrilton	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27	58 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-30	Milesville 5 NE	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	72	64 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-30	Burwell 2WSW	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	56	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-31	Atkinson 3SW	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	48	64 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-31	Bison	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	82	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-09-01	Friend 3E	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	83	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-09-02	Abilene	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	115	70 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 844 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
51	88
18	108
29	112
43	115
74	60
66	72
73	60
48	48
35	72
18	40
21	60
18	52
27	82
78	47
9	83
77	46
71	46
51	56
15	31
63	27
16	57
78	28
11	96
15	118
33	24
28	96
13	59
20	35
25	40
20	42
60	47
30	90
19	40
10	92
43	39
47	31
8	100
60	48
25	34
20	43
43	46
7	145
21	20
23	34
31	34
14	48
19	108
14	74
63	28
42	23
13	79
62	43
18	95
21	23
46	52
17	48
29	27
23	34
53	12
64	20
14	74
47	47
20	90
38	51
28	23
18	44
17	108
14	100
28	84
22	83
8	44
29	71
22	43
47	22
40	40
15	92
41	14
34	44
28	39
41	11
22	80
63	31
25	15
23	26
18	22
43	62
24	15
16	42
26	70
20	11
20	46
46	11
15	34
13	2
25	30
11	68
36	32
9	71
60	8
40	22
41	34
20	32
18	7
15	36
15	43
15	38
23	26
16	71
19	34
15	60
7	96
20	43
25	20
28	24
2	103
2	104
16	68
84	4
3	120
6	91
57	31
18	28
25	2
30	2
23	43
4	119
37	51
10	25
9	88
19	54
9	52
15	40
13	7
12	54
3	127
2	107
2	108
2	127
1	108
3	102
1	100
1	130
16	82
16	71
9	78
15	36
29	32
7	92
1	107
1	104
1	104
1	104
6	90
47	20
2	124
2	98
41	30
1	100
16	83
36	48
6	84
5	78
10	41
20	34
18	40
18	36
15	46
45	39
14	12
56	28
16	43
20	56
2	92
20	26
10	22
13	72
6	66
11	76
17	3
0	98
1	96
2	92
18	34
18	22
2	92
1	91
1	57
16	15
1	96
3	84
26	14
27	14
3	86
36	8
18	52
39	3
13	34
20	11
13	36
13	48

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
51	88
18	108
29	112
43	115
74	60
66	72
73	60
48	48
35	72
18	40
21	60
18	52
27	82
78	47
9	83
77	46
71	46
51	56
15	31
63	27
16	57
78	28
11	96
15	118
33	24
28	96
13	59
20	35
25	40
20	42
60	47
30	90
19	40
10	92
43	39
47	31
8	100
60	48
25	34
20	43
43	46
7	145
21	20
23	34
31	34
14	48
19	108
14	74
63	28
42	23
13	79
62	43
18	95
21	23
46	52
17	48
29	27
23	34
53	12
64	20
14	74
47	47
20	90
38	51
28	23
18	44
17	108
14	100
28	84
22	83
8	44
29	71
22	43
47	22
40	40
15	92
41	14
34	44
28	39
41	11
22	80
63	31
25	15
23	26
18	22
43	62
24	15
16	42
26	70
20	11
20	46
46	11
15	34
13	2
25	30
11	68
36	32
9	71
60	8
40	22
41	34
20	32
18	7
15	36
15	43
15	38
23	26
16	71
19	34
15	60
7	96
20	43
25	20
28	24
2	103
2	104
16	68
84	4
3	120
6	91
57	31
18	28
25	2
30	2
23	43
4	119
37	51
10	25
9	88
19	54
9	52
15	40
13	7
12	54
3	127
2	107
2	108
2	127
1	108
3	102
1	100
1	130
16	82
16	71
9	78
15	36
29	32
7	92
1	107
1	104
1	104
1	104
6	90
47	20
2	124
2	98
41	30
1	100
16	83
36	48
6	84
5	78
10	41
20	34
18	40
18	36
15	46
45	39
14	12
56	28
16	43
20	56
2	92
20	26
10	22
13	72
6	66
11	76
17	3
0	98
1	96
2	92
18	34
18	22
2	92
1	91
1	57
16	15
1	96
3	84
26	14
27	14
3	86
36	8
18	52
39	3
13	34
20	11
13	36
13	48

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
51	88
18	108
29	112
43	115
74	60
66	72
73	60
48	48
35	72
18	40
21	60
18	52
27	82
78	47
9	83
77	46
71	46
51	56
15	31
63	27
16	57
78	28
11	96
15	118
33	24
28	96
13	59
20	35
25	40
20	42
60	47
30	90
19	40
10	92
43	39
47	31
8	100
60	48
25	34
20	43
43	46
7	145
21	20
23	34
31	34
14	48
19	108
14	74
63	28
42	23
13	79
62	43
18	95
21	23
46	52
17	48
29	27
23	34
53	12
64	20
14	74
47	47
20	90
38	51
28	23
18	44
17	108
14	100
28	84
22	83
8	44
29	71
22	43
47	22
40	40
15	92
41	14
34	44
28	39
41	11
22	80
63	31
25	15
23	26
18	22
43	62
24	15
16	42
26	70
20	11
20	46
46	11
15	34
13	2
25	30
11	68
36	32
9	71
60	8
40	22
41	34
20	32
18	7
15	36
15	43
15	38
23	26
16	71
19	34
15	60
7	96
20	43
25	20
28	24
2	103
2	104
16	68
84	4
3	120
6	91
57	31
18	28
25	2
30	2
23	43
4	119
37	51
10	25
9	88
19	54
9	52
15	40
13	7
12	54
3	127
2	107
2	108
2	127
1	108
3	102
1	100
1	130
16	82
16	71
9	78
15	36
29	32
7	92
1	107
1	104
1	104
1	104
6	90
47	20
2	124
2	98
41	30
1	100
16	83
36	48
6	84
5	78
10	41
20	34
18	40
18	36
15	46
45	39
14	12
56	28
16	43
20	56
2	92
20	26
10	22
13	72
6	66
11	76
17	3
0	98
1	96
2	92
18	34
18	22
2	92
1	91
1	57
16	15
1	96
3	84
26	14
27	14
3	86
36	8
18	52
39	3
13	34
20	11
13	36
13	48