Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 4 to 14 June 2018

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 4 to 14 June 2018
Start: 2018-06-04
End: 2018-06-14
Location: Germany, France, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Italy, Luxembourg

Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 4 to 14 June 2018: 170 records at 140 stations, peak on 11 June 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 4 to 14 June 2018 set or tied 170 station records at 140 stations.
It ran from 4 June 2018 to 14 June 2018 (11 days) and its peak day was 11 June 2018.
Status: closed.
Mauth-Finsterau set an all-time record daily precipitation of 166.5 mm (6.6 in) on 12 June 2018.
The busiest day was 11 June 2018 with 63 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 128 years.

Footprint

4 to 14 June 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 4 to 14 June 2018 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 4 to 14 June 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Mauth-Finsterau	Record daily precipitation	166.5 mm (6.6 in)	2018-06-12
Bamberg	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	2018-06-11
Bochum	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	2018-06-07
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	2018-06-12
Boos	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	2018-06-12
Bad-Calmbach Wildbad	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	2018-06-11
Stuttgart-Schnarrenberg	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	2018-06-07
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	2018-06-11
Wolfach	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	2018-06-08
Belle Ile - le Talut	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2018-06-11
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	2018-06-12
Nantes-Bouguenais	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	2018-06-11
Cottbus	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	2018-06-09
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	2018-06-11
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Record daily precipitation	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	2018-06-06
Kaiserslautern	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	2018-06-11
Leende	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2018-06-07
Waren	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	2018-06-10
Rennes-St Jacques	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	2018-06-11
Orly	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	2018-06-11

Records per Day

Peak day 63

Records set or tied each day from 4 June 2018 to 14 June 2018. The most in one day was 63 on 11 June 2018.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 4 to 14 June 2018
Date	Records
2018-06-04	2
2018-06-05	1
2018-06-06	4
2018-06-07	19
2018-06-08	13
2018-06-09	18
2018-06-10	10
2018-06-11	63
2018-06-12	32
2018-06-13	6
2018-06-14	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 4 to 14 June 2018 ranked by margin
Mauth-Finsterau, 06-12	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
Cottbus, 06-09	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
Bochum, 06-07	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
Boos, 06-12	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
Wolfach, 06-08	37.7 mm (1.5 in)
Weihenstephan-Durnast, 06-12	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
Bad-Calmbach Wildbad, 06-11	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
Stuttgart-Schnarrenberg, 06-07	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
Nantes-Bouguenais, 06-11	29.1 mm (1.1 in)
Munchen-Nymphenburg, 06-12	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
Rennes-St Jacques, 06-11	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
Bamberg, 06-11	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
Leende, 06-07	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, 06-11	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald, 06-06	17.5 mm (0.7 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

170 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 Germany and 7 other countries, 4 to 14 June 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
60	50
25	128
39	68
33	59
38	59
32	45
32	45
17	80
15	52
28	59
38	40
29	0
42	23
20	76
6	50
18	71
27	24
10	115
21	53
9	30
36	20
18	68
19	26
23	8
8	77
25	52
13	80
30	24
17	53
23	45
17	75
11	83
17	45
14	60
17	53
56	4
15	56
16	48
14	55
4	115
23	24
9	45
17	59
20	20
12	76
25	1
29	1
9	56
22	29
13	45
21	25
12	28
1	48
11	63
19	24
21	32
22	4
8	68
18	31
10	55
2	87
11	59
15	17
13	47
11	59
3	15
10	63
5	63
22	16
9	55
10	45
12	59
2	59
16	4
5	79
0	80
3	44
13	37
15	36
10	45
3	76
6	56
8	48
4	60
14	8
9	47
2	68
17	11
19	5
7	39
1	61
10	32
10	17
3	67
2	59
15	16
17	5
12	11
3	52
13	16
11	16
1	61
5	45
3	47
3	45
3	51
10	15
3	45
3	44
7	28
7	27
12	28
3	45
2	52
10	20
2	27
1	52
4	36
1	53
7	20
8	20
2	43
9	11
3	37
2	40
5	36
7	24
1	36
4	29
6	24
7	20
3	36
6	13
6	3
2	29
6	4
8	1
9	13
5	32
2	21
3	15
3	24
7	5
3	13
0	36
1	29
2	13
4	20
4	8
6	5
5	7
3	16
6	0
1	20
5	9
1	20
1	20
1	5
4	13
1	24
2	16
6	5
2	13
0	8
3	8
1	3
1	5
0	8
2	4
1	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 4 to 14 June 2018 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 Germany and 7 other countries, 4 to 14 June 2018 (this event)	170 records

Every Record Set

20 of 170

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 4 to 14 June 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-06-06	Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Record daily precipitation	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	71	55 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-07	Bochum	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	68	68 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-07	Stuttgart-Schnarrenberg	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45	59 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-07	Leende	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	53	54 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-08	Wolfach	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	40	58 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-09	Cottbus	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	23	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-10	Waren	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	115	54 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-11	Bamberg	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	128	78 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-11	Bad-Calmbach Wildbad	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45	60 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-11	Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	80	59 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-11	Belle Ile - le Talut	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	52	58 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-11	Nantes-Bouguenais	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	0	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-11	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	76	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-11	Kaiserslautern	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	50	55 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-11	Rennes-St Jacques	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	24	54 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-11	Orly	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	30	53 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-12	Mauth-Finsterau	Record daily precipitation	166.5 mm (6.6 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
2018-06-12	Weihenstephan-Durnast	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	59	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-12	Boos	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	59	62 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-12	Munchen-Nymphenburg	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	59	58 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 170 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
60	50
25	128
39	68
33	59
38	59
32	45
32	45
17	80
15	52
28	59
38	40
29	0
42	23
20	76
6	50
18	71
27	24
10	115
21	53
9	30
36	20
18	68
19	26
23	8
8	77
25	52
13	80
30	24
17	53
23	45
17	75
11	83
17	45
14	60
17	53
56	4
15	56
16	48
14	55
4	115
23	24
9	45
17	59
20	20
12	76
25	1
29	1
9	56
22	29
13	45
21	25
12	28
1	48
11	63
19	24
21	32
22	4
8	68
18	31
10	55
2	87
11	59
15	17
13	47
11	59
3	15
10	63
5	63
22	16
9	55
10	45
12	59
2	59
16	4
5	79
0	80
3	44
13	37
15	36
10	45
3	76
6	56
8	48
4	60
14	8
9	47
2	68
17	11
19	5
7	39
1	61
10	32
10	17
3	67
2	59
15	16
17	5
12	11
3	52
13	16
11	16
1	61
5	45
3	47
3	45
3	51
10	15
3	45
3	44
7	28
7	27
12	28
3	45
2	52
10	20
2	27
1	52
4	36
1	53
7	20
8	20
2	43
9	11
3	37
2	40
5	36
7	24
1	36
4	29
6	24
7	20
3	36
6	13
6	3
2	29
6	4
8	1
9	13
5	32
2	21
3	15
3	24
7	5
3	13
0	36
1	29
2	13
4	20
4	8
6	5
5	7
3	16
6	0
1	20
5	9
1	20
1	20
1	5
4	13
1	24
2	16
6	5
2	13
0	8
3	8
1	3
1	5
0	8
2	4
1	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
60	50
25	128
39	68
33	59
38	59
32	45
32	45
17	80
15	52
28	59
38	40
29	0
42	23
20	76
6	50
18	71
27	24
10	115
21	53
9	30
36	20
18	68
19	26
23	8
8	77
25	52
13	80
30	24
17	53
23	45
17	75
11	83
17	45
14	60
17	53
56	4
15	56
16	48
14	55
4	115
23	24
9	45
17	59
20	20
12	76
25	1
29	1
9	56
22	29
13	45
21	25
12	28
1	48
11	63
19	24
21	32
22	4
8	68
18	31
10	55
2	87
11	59
15	17
13	47
11	59
3	15
10	63
5	63
22	16
9	55
10	45
12	59
2	59
16	4
5	79
0	80
3	44
13	37
15	36
10	45
3	76
6	56
8	48
4	60
14	8
9	47
2	68
17	11
19	5
7	39
1	61
10	32
10	17
3	67
2	59
15	16
17	5
12	11
3	52
13	16
11	16
1	61
5	45
3	47
3	45
3	51
10	15
3	45
3	44
7	28
7	27
12	28
3	45
2	52
10	20
2	27
1	52
4	36
1	53
7	20
8	20
2	43
9	11
3	37
2	40
5	36
7	24
1	36
4	29
6	24
7	20
3	36
6	13
6	3
2	29
6	4
8	1
9	13
5	32
2	21
3	15
3	24
7	5
3	13
0	36
1	29
2	13
4	20
4	8
6	5
5	7
3	16
6	0
1	20
5	9
1	20
1	20
1	5
4	13
1	24
2	16
6	5
2	13
0	8
3	8
1	3
1	5
0	8
2	4
1	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
60	50
25	128
39	68
33	59
38	59
32	45
32	45
17	80
15	52
28	59
38	40
29	0
42	23
20	76
6	50
18	71
27	24
10	115
21	53
9	30
36	20
18	68
19	26
23	8
8	77
25	52
13	80
30	24
17	53
23	45
17	75
11	83
17	45
14	60
17	53
56	4
15	56
16	48
14	55
4	115
23	24
9	45
17	59
20	20
12	76
25	1
29	1
9	56
22	29
13	45
21	25
12	28
1	48
11	63
19	24
21	32
22	4
8	68
18	31
10	55
2	87
11	59
15	17
13	47
11	59
3	15
10	63
5	63
22	16
9	55
10	45
12	59
2	59
16	4
5	79
0	80
3	44
13	37
15	36
10	45
3	76
6	56
8	48
4	60
14	8
9	47
2	68
17	11
19	5
7	39
1	61
10	32
10	17
3	67
2	59
15	16
17	5
12	11
3	52
13	16
11	16
1	61
5	45
3	47
3	45
3	51
10	15
3	45
3	44
7	28
7	27
12	28
3	45
2	52
10	20
2	27
1	52
4	36
1	53
7	20
8	20
2	43
9	11
3	37
2	40
5	36
7	24
1	36
4	29
6	24
7	20
3	36
6	13
6	3
2	29
6	4
8	1
9	13
5	32
2	21
3	15
3	24
7	5
3	13
0	36
1	29
2	13
4	20
4	8
6	5
5	7
3	16
6	0
1	20
5	9
1	20
1	20
1	5
4	13
1	24
2	16
6	5
2	13
0	8
3	8
1	3
1	5
0	8
2	4
1	5