Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 7 to 11 February 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 7 to 11 February 2019
Start: 2019-02-07
End: 2019-02-11
Location: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Poland

Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 7 to 11 February 2019: 214 records at 200 stations, peak on 10 February 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 7 to 11 February 2019 set or tied 214 station records at 200 stations.
It ran from 7 February 2019 to 11 February 2019 (5 days) and its peak day was 10 February 2019.
Status: closed.
Schierke set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 10 February 2019.
The busiest day was 10 February 2019 with 136 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 112 years.

Footprint

7 to 11 February 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 7 to 11 February 2019 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 9 other countries, 7 to 11 February 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Schierke	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	2019-02-10
Bollebygd	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	2019-02-08
Brocken	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	2019-02-10
Alingsas_D	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2019-02-08
Stiege	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	2019-02-10
Wernigerode	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2019-02-10
Boras	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	2019-02-08
Praha-Libus	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2019-02-10
Liberec	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	2019-02-09
Harzgerode	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	2019-02-10
Rossared	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	2019-02-08
Gendalen	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2019-02-08
Sarpsborg	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	2019-02-08
Ed	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2019-02-09
Schwerin	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2019-02-10
Kr. Holzminden Bevern	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2019-02-10
Juterbog	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2019-02-10
Bad Sooden-Allendorf	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2019-02-10
Burgwald-Bottendorf	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2019-02-10
Boltenhagen	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	2019-02-10

Records per Day

Peak day 136

Records set or tied each day from 7 February 2019 to 11 February 2019. The most in one day was 136 on 10 February 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 7 to 11 February 2019 ranked by margin
Liberec, 02-09	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
Schierke, 02-10	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
Brocken, 02-10	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
Wernigerode, 02-10	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
Bollebygd, 02-08	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
Praha-Libus, 02-10	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
Alingsas_D, 02-08	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
Gendalen, 02-08	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Stiege, 02-10	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
Harzgerode, 02-10	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
Rossared, 02-08	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
Ed, 02-09	10.5 mm (0.4 in)
Kr. Holzminden Bevern, 02-10	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
Boras, 02-08	8.0 mm (0.31 in)
Burgwald-Bottendorf, 02-10	8.0 mm (0.31 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

214 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 9 other countries, 7 to 11 February 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	80
21	61
23	80
16	61
14	67
22	36
8	112
20	2
49	19
12	35
12	68
15	28
7	65
9	61
6	67
11	60
2	100
8	65
7	68
3	93
1	100
9	31
16	13
11	9
11	13
8	39
4	68
14	17
25	45
2	80
5	67
5	67
2	68
3	68
4	67
14	19
17	17
15	4
7	41
17	13
4	67
8	18
3	68
1	80
4	68
12	28
14	28
7	13
3	67
3	61
4	61
4	68
10	9
13	13
9	35
3	65
3	65
1	80
1	64
15	3
8	9
10	9
2	67
2	65
6	61
2	67
1	68
6	41
2	68
4	32
2	67
2	67
2	67
1	67
7	11
12	4
4	49
6	28
8	13
1	67
8	15
1	67
12	4
11	4
0	68
2	41
6	16
1	65
11	3
0	68
13	12
0	68
5	9
5	15
3	18
7	21
13	3
1	17
5	36
4	41
5	28
8	3
1	41
3	28
10	3
4	0
3	9
7	15
6	15
7	13
5	8
6	15
5	16
3	9
5	15
12	0
2	37
6	9
1	41
4	28
3	15
4	15
5	9
6	3
6	4
9	4
2	15
3	15
3	15
1	35
3	19
2	15
0	41
1	28
2	9
2	15
3	9
2	28
5	13
6	4
7	9
2	28
4	9
3	13
3	16
0	37
1	35
2	9
4	13
4	9
0	32
2	16
8	4
2	16
5	3
2	15
3	9
3	15
2	12
2	13
6	4
0	28
2	9
2	13
2	12
1	15
4	9
2	3
4	3
3	4
0	24
0	31
1	13
1	15
0	31
1	13
1	16
1	12
2	19
2	19
1	28
2	9
0	15
0	16
1	13
1	13
1	13
7	4
1	28
4	3
2	3
3	4
1	13
1	15
0	13
0	13
3	3
1	12
3	3
2	9

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 7 to 11 February 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 9 other countries, 7 to 11 February 2019 (this event)	214 records

Every Record Set

20 of 214

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 7 to 11 February 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-02-08	Bollebygd	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	61	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-08	Alingsas_D	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	61	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-08	Boras	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	112	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-08	Rossared	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	68	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-08	Gendalen	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	28	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-08	Sarpsborg	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	93	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-09	Liberec	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-09	Ed	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-10	Schierke	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	80	73 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-10	Brocken	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	80	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-02-10	Stiege	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	67	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-10	Wernigerode	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	36	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-10	Praha-Libus	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-10	Harzgerode	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	35	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-10	Schwerin	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	100	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-10	Kr. Holzminden Bevern	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-10	Juterbog	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	67	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-10	Bad Sooden-Allendorf	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-10	Burgwald-Bottendorf	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	65	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-10	Boltenhagen	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	65	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 214 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.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	80
21	61
23	80
16	61
14	67
22	36
8	112
20	2
49	19
12	35
12	68
15	28
7	65
9	61
6	67
11	60
2	100
8	65
7	68
3	93
1	100
9	31
16	13
11	9
11	13
8	39
4	68
14	17
25	45
2	80
5	67
5	67
2	68
3	68
4	67
14	19
17	17
15	4
7	41
17	13
4	67
8	18
3	68
1	80
4	68
12	28
14	28
7	13
3	67
3	61
4	61
4	68
10	9
13	13
9	35
3	65
3	65
1	80
1	64
15	3
8	9
10	9
2	67
2	65
6	61
2	67
1	68
6	41
2	68
4	32
2	67
2	67
2	67
1	67
7	11
12	4
4	49
6	28
8	13
1	67
8	15
1	67
12	4
11	4
0	68
2	41
6	16
1	65
11	3
0	68
13	12
0	68
5	9
5	15
3	18
7	21
13	3
1	17
5	36
4	41
5	28
8	3
1	41
3	28
10	3
4	0
3	9
7	15
6	15
7	13
5	8
6	15
5	16
3	9
5	15
12	0
2	37
6	9
1	41
4	28
3	15
4	15
5	9
6	3
6	4
9	4
2	15
3	15
3	15
1	35
3	19
2	15
0	41
1	28
2	9
2	15
3	9
2	28
5	13
6	4
7	9
2	28
4	9
3	13
3	16
0	37
1	35
2	9
4	13
4	9
0	32
2	16
8	4
2	16
5	3
2	15
3	9
3	15
2	12
2	13
6	4
0	28
2	9
2	13
2	12
1	15
4	9
2	3
4	3
3	4
0	24
0	31
1	13
1	15
0	31
1	13
1	16
1	12
2	19
2	19
1	28
2	9
0	15
0	16
1	13
1	13
1	13
7	4
1	28
4	3
2	3
3	4
1	13
1	15
0	13
0	13
3	3
1	12
3	3
2	9

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	80
21	61
23	80
16	61
14	67
22	36
8	112
20	2
49	19
12	35
12	68
15	28
7	65
9	61
6	67
11	60
2	100
8	65
7	68
3	93
1	100
9	31
16	13
11	9
11	13
8	39
4	68
14	17
25	45
2	80
5	67
5	67
2	68
3	68
4	67
14	19
17	17
15	4
7	41
17	13
4	67
8	18
3	68
1	80
4	68
12	28
14	28
7	13
3	67
3	61
4	61
4	68
10	9
13	13
9	35
3	65
3	65
1	80
1	64
15	3
8	9
10	9
2	67
2	65
6	61
2	67
1	68
6	41
2	68
4	32
2	67
2	67
2	67
1	67
7	11
12	4
4	49
6	28
8	13
1	67
8	15
1	67
12	4
11	4
0	68
2	41
6	16
1	65
11	3
0	68
13	12
0	68
5	9
5	15
3	18
7	21
13	3
1	17
5	36
4	41
5	28
8	3
1	41
3	28
10	3
4	0
3	9
7	15
6	15
7	13
5	8
6	15
5	16
3	9
5	15
12	0
2	37
6	9
1	41
4	28
3	15
4	15
5	9
6	3
6	4
9	4
2	15
3	15
3	15
1	35
3	19
2	15
0	41
1	28
2	9
2	15
3	9
2	28
5	13
6	4
7	9
2	28
4	9
3	13
3	16
0	37
1	35
2	9
4	13
4	9
0	32
2	16
8	4
2	16
5	3
2	15
3	9
3	15
2	12
2	13
6	4
0	28
2	9
2	13
2	12
1	15
4	9
2	3
4	3
3	4
0	24
0	31
1	13
1	15
0	31
1	13
1	16
1	12
2	19
2	19
1	28
2	9
0	15
0	16
1	13
1	13
1	13
7	4
1	28
4	3
2	3
3	4
1	13
1	15
0	13
0	13
3	3
1	12
3	3
2	9

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	80
21	61
23	80
16	61
14	67
22	36
8	112
20	2
49	19
12	35
12	68
15	28
7	65
9	61
6	67
11	60
2	100
8	65
7	68
3	93
1	100
9	31
16	13
11	9
11	13
8	39
4	68
14	17
25	45
2	80
5	67
5	67
2	68
3	68
4	67
14	19
17	17
15	4
7	41
17	13
4	67
8	18
3	68
1	80
4	68
12	28
14	28
7	13
3	67
3	61
4	61
4	68
10	9
13	13
9	35
3	65
3	65
1	80
1	64
15	3
8	9
10	9
2	67
2	65
6	61
2	67
1	68
6	41
2	68
4	32
2	67
2	67
2	67
1	67
7	11
12	4
4	49
6	28
8	13
1	67
8	15
1	67
12	4
11	4
0	68
2	41
6	16
1	65
11	3
0	68
13	12
0	68
5	9
5	15
3	18
7	21
13	3
1	17
5	36
4	41
5	28
8	3
1	41
3	28
10	3
4	0
3	9
7	15
6	15
7	13
5	8
6	15
5	16
3	9
5	15
12	0
2	37
6	9
1	41
4	28
3	15
4	15
5	9
6	3
6	4
9	4
2	15
3	15
3	15
1	35
3	19
2	15
0	41
1	28
2	9
2	15
3	9
2	28
5	13
6	4
7	9
2	28
4	9
3	13
3	16
0	37
1	35
2	9
4	13
4	9
0	32
2	16
8	4
2	16
5	3
2	15
3	9
3	15
2	12
2	13
6	4
0	28
2	9
2	13
2	12
1	15
4	9
2	3
4	3
3	4
0	24
0	31
1	13
1	15
0	31
1	13
1	16
1	12
2	19
2	19
1	28
2	9
0	15
0	16
1	13
1	13
1	13
7	4
1	28
4	3
2	3
3	4
1	13
1	15
0	13
0	13
3	3
1	12
3	3
2	9