Extreme rain in Germany and 6 other countries, 4 to 14 January 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 6 other countries, 4 to 14 January 2019
Start: 2019-01-04
End: 2019-01-14
Location: Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Italy, Poland

Extreme rain in Germany and 6 other countries, 4 to 14 January 2019: 181 records at 131 stations, peak on 8 January 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 6 other countries, 4 to 14 January 2019 set or tied 181 station records at 131 stations.
It ran from 4 January 2019 to 14 January 2019 (11 days) and its peak day was 8 January 2019.
Status: closed.
Aue set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 9 January 2019.
The busiest day was 8 January 2019 with 55 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 118 years.

Footprint

4 to 14 January 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 6 other countries, 4 to 14 January 2019 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Germany and 6 other countries, 4 to 14 January 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Aue	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2019-01-09
Cheb	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2019-01-11
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	2019-01-05
Saentis	Record daily precipitation	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	2019-01-08
Brocken	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	2019-01-08
Marienberg	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	2019-01-09
Boos	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	2019-01-05
Stotten	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	2019-01-05
Zinnwald-Georgenfeld	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2019-01-08
Salzburg	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2019-01-10
Freiamt-Ottoschwanden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2019-01-13
Zugspitze	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	2019-01-13
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2019-01-05
Altgeringswalde	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2019-01-08
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2019-01-08
Jena Sternwarte	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2019-01-09
Zeitz	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	2019-01-09
Lichtentanne	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	2019-01-09
Weissach	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	2019-01-13

Records per Day

Peak day 55

Records set or tied each day from 4 January 2019 to 14 January 2019. The most in one day was 55 on 8 January 2019.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Germany and 6 other countries, 4 to 14 January 2019
Date	Records
2019-01-04	3
2019-01-05	32
2019-01-06	8
2019-01-07	12
2019-01-08	55
2019-01-09	19
2019-01-10	3
2019-01-11	1
2019-01-12	6
2019-01-13	37
2019-01-14	5

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 6 other countries, 4 to 14 January 2019 ranked by margin
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler, 01-05	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
Cheb, 01-11	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
Saentis, 01-08	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
Zugspitze, 01-13	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
Stotten, 01-05	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
Zinnwald-Georgenfeld, 01-08	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
Aue, 01-09	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
Weissach, 01-13	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Freiamt-Ottoschwanden, 01-13	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
Boos, 01-05	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
Salzburg, 01-10	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
Marienberg, 01-09	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
Brocken, 01-08	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
Altgeringswalde, 01-08	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
Aue, 01-08	8.9 mm (0.35 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

181 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 6 other countries, 4 to 14 January 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
8	96
22	55
41	43
42	39
7	118
32	96
6	85
5	92
17	25
10	92
7	55
12	53
9	53
14	28
12	53
23	5
22	7
16	24
9	55
26	32
13	33
29	5
3	96
8	60
2	113
10	36
14	17
16	51
5	55
7	61
1	80
0	92
4	64
2	71
15	20
3	64
10	7
3	64
6	64
9	36
3	71
1	64
4	60
14	0
6	15
6	43
2	53
2	64
4	51
3	53
9	24
2	57
17	20
2	53
8	28
9	36
9	32
0	44
9	8
25	15
5	24
7	7
2	60
1	60
10	5
1	60
1	53
2	51
3	36
2	53
2	44
1	44
9	4
2	51
7	32
3	53
5	29
1	55
3	36
1	53
1	53
3	36
12	4
1	51
4	28
0	53
2	36
2	44
1	43
7	11
3	20
5	11
2	36
11	8
2	43
4	36
2	36
5	35
3	5
2	32
2	36
4	20
2	32
5	16
2	35
1	32
2	4
3	20
5	17
4	4
3	4
7	8
4	9
1	39
3	28
7	15
5	11
2	23
3	15
6	15
0	44
1	32
4	15
2	36
4	29
1	32
1	32
1	32
6	7
8	4
2	35
0	29
0	36
0	32
2	4
1	27
4	4
2	8
2	15
2	11
2	24
5	4
1	35
4	4
6	4
2	11
1	17
3	4
5	1
0	32
0	17
2	7
2	8
4	8
1	20
1	7
0	17
2	8
1	8
1	15
1	4
2	17
4	15
0	8
1	4
1	7
1	5
0	7
2	8
0	7
1	11
1	15
0	4
1	3
1	5
1	4
1	8
1	4
2	3
0	8
1	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 6 other countries, 4 to 14 January 2019 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 6 other countries, 4 to 14 January 2019 (this event)	181 records

Every Record Set

20 of 181

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 6 other countries, 4 to 14 January 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-01-05	Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-05	Boos	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	28	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-05	Stotten	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	5	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-05	Munchen-Nymphenburg	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	118	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-08	Saentis	Record daily precipitation	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	96	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-08	Brocken	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	92	48 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-08	Zinnwald-Georgenfeld	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	7	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-08	Altgeringswalde	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	53	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-08	Aue	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	55	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-08	Garsebach Bei Meissen	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-09	Aue	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	55	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-09	Marienberg	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	53	48 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-09	Jena Sternwarte	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-09	Zeitz	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	55	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-09	Lichtentanne	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	85	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-01-10	Salzburg	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	53	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-11	Cheb	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-01-13	Freiamt-Ottoschwanden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	24	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-13	Zugspitze	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-01-13	Weissach	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	25	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 181 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
8	96
22	55
41	43
42	39
7	118
32	96
6	85
5	92
17	25
10	92
7	55
12	53
9	53
14	28
12	53
23	5
22	7
16	24
9	55
26	32
13	33
29	5
3	96
8	60
2	113
10	36
14	17
16	51
5	55
7	61
1	80
0	92
4	64
2	71
15	20
3	64
10	7
3	64
6	64
9	36
3	71
1	64
4	60
14	0
6	15
6	43
2	53
2	64
4	51
3	53
9	24
2	57
17	20
2	53
8	28
9	36
9	32
0	44
9	8
25	15
5	24
7	7
2	60
1	60
10	5
1	60
1	53
2	51
3	36
2	53
2	44
1	44
9	4
2	51
7	32
3	53
5	29
1	55
3	36
1	53
1	53
3	36
12	4
1	51
4	28
0	53
2	36
2	44
1	43
7	11
3	20
5	11
2	36
11	8
2	43
4	36
2	36
5	35
3	5
2	32
2	36
4	20
2	32
5	16
2	35
1	32
2	4
3	20
5	17
4	4
3	4
7	8
4	9
1	39
3	28
7	15
5	11
2	23
3	15
6	15
0	44
1	32
4	15
2	36
4	29
1	32
1	32
1	32
6	7
8	4
2	35
0	29
0	36
0	32
2	4
1	27
4	4
2	8
2	15
2	11
2	24
5	4
1	35
4	4
6	4
2	11
1	17
3	4
5	1
0	32
0	17
2	7
2	8
4	8
1	20
1	7
0	17
2	8
1	8
1	15
1	4
2	17
4	15
0	8
1	4
1	7
1	5
0	7
2	8
0	7
1	11
1	15
0	4
1	3
1	5
1	4
1	8
1	4
2	3
0	8
1	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
8	96
22	55
41	43
42	39
7	118
32	96
6	85
5	92
17	25
10	92
7	55
12	53
9	53
14	28
12	53
23	5
22	7
16	24
9	55
26	32
13	33
29	5
3	96
8	60
2	113
10	36
14	17
16	51
5	55
7	61
1	80
0	92
4	64
2	71
15	20
3	64
10	7
3	64
6	64
9	36
3	71
1	64
4	60
14	0
6	15
6	43
2	53
2	64
4	51
3	53
9	24
2	57
17	20
2	53
8	28
9	36
9	32
0	44
9	8
25	15
5	24
7	7
2	60
1	60
10	5
1	60
1	53
2	51
3	36
2	53
2	44
1	44
9	4
2	51
7	32
3	53
5	29
1	55
3	36
1	53
1	53
3	36
12	4
1	51
4	28
0	53
2	36
2	44
1	43
7	11
3	20
5	11
2	36
11	8
2	43
4	36
2	36
5	35
3	5
2	32
2	36
4	20
2	32
5	16
2	35
1	32
2	4
3	20
5	17
4	4
3	4
7	8
4	9
1	39
3	28
7	15
5	11
2	23
3	15
6	15
0	44
1	32
4	15
2	36
4	29
1	32
1	32
1	32
6	7
8	4
2	35
0	29
0	36
0	32
2	4
1	27
4	4
2	8
2	15
2	11
2	24
5	4
1	35
4	4
6	4
2	11
1	17
3	4
5	1
0	32
0	17
2	7
2	8
4	8
1	20
1	7
0	17
2	8
1	8
1	15
1	4
2	17
4	15
0	8
1	4
1	7
1	5
0	7
2	8
0	7
1	11
1	15
0	4
1	3
1	5
1	4
1	8
1	4
2	3
0	8
1	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
8	96
22	55
41	43
42	39
7	118
32	96
6	85
5	92
17	25
10	92
7	55
12	53
9	53
14	28
12	53
23	5
22	7
16	24
9	55
26	32
13	33
29	5
3	96
8	60
2	113
10	36
14	17
16	51
5	55
7	61
1	80
0	92
4	64
2	71
15	20
3	64
10	7
3	64
6	64
9	36
3	71
1	64
4	60
14	0
6	15
6	43
2	53
2	64
4	51
3	53
9	24
2	57
17	20
2	53
8	28
9	36
9	32
0	44
9	8
25	15
5	24
7	7
2	60
1	60
10	5
1	60
1	53
2	51
3	36
2	53
2	44
1	44
9	4
2	51
7	32
3	53
5	29
1	55
3	36
1	53
1	53
3	36
12	4
1	51
4	28
0	53
2	36
2	44
1	43
7	11
3	20
5	11
2	36
11	8
2	43
4	36
2	36
5	35
3	5
2	32
2	36
4	20
2	32
5	16
2	35
1	32
2	4
3	20
5	17
4	4
3	4
7	8
4	9
1	39
3	28
7	15
5	11
2	23
3	15
6	15
0	44
1	32
4	15
2	36
4	29
1	32
1	32
1	32
6	7
8	4
2	35
0	29
0	36
0	32
2	4
1	27
4	4
2	8
2	15
2	11
2	24
5	4
1	35
4	4
6	4
2	11
1	17
3	4
5	1
0	32
0	17
2	7
2	8
4	8
1	20
1	7
0	17
2	8
1	8
1	15
1	4
2	17
4	15
0	8
1	4
1	7
1	5
0	7
2	8
0	7
1	11
1	15
0	4
1	3
1	5
1	4
1	8
1	4
2	3
0	8
1	3