Extreme rain in Germany and 11 other countries, 26 to 29 July 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 11 other countries, 26 to 29 July 2019
Start: 2019-07-26
End: 2019-07-29
Location: Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Slovakia

Extreme rain in Germany and 11 other countries, 26 to 29 July 2019: 116 records at 113 stations, peak on 27 July 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 11 other countries, 26 to 29 July 2019 set or tied 116 station records at 113 stations.
It ran from 26 July 2019 to 29 July 2019 (4 days) and its peak day was 27 July 2019.
Status: closed.
Reit Im Winkl set a daily record precipitation of 105.1 mm (4.1 in) on 28 July 2019.
The busiest day was 27 July 2019 with 55 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 147 years.

Footprint

26 to 29 July 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 11 other countries, 26 to 29 July 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 11 other countries, 26 to 29 July 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Reit Im Winkl	Record daily precipitation	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	2019-07-28
Helmond	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	2019-07-26
Sion 2	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	2019-07-26
Kiefersfelden-Gach	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	2019-07-28
Obersulm-Willsbach	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	2019-07-27
Ajaccio	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	2019-07-27
Aschaffenburg	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	2019-07-27
Gospic	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	2019-07-28
Uccle	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2019-07-27
Zugspitze	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	2019-07-28
Worms	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	2019-07-27
Campo Dell Oro	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	2019-07-28
Bad Kissingen	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	2019-07-28
Hastings	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	2019-07-26
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	2019-07-27
Szombathely	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	2019-07-27
Monte Cimone	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2019-07-28
Thungersheim	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2019-07-28
Buxton	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2019-07-28
Biervliet	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	2019-07-27

Records per Day

Peak day 55

Records set or tied each day from 26 July 2019 to 29 July 2019. The most in one day was 55 on 27 July 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 11 other countries, 26 to 29 July 2019 ranked by margin
Reit Im Winkl, 07-28	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
Kiefersfelden-Gach, 07-28	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
Ajaccio, 07-27	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
Monte Cimone, 07-28	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
Obersulm-Willsbach, 07-27	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
Bad Kissingen, 07-28	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
Biervliet, 07-27	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
Aschaffenburg, 07-27	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
Gospic, 07-28	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
Thungersheim, 07-28	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
Sion 2, 07-26	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Hastings, 07-26	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
Helmond, 07-26	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
Campo Dell Oro, 07-28	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten, 07-27	12.5 mm (0.5 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

116 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 11 other countries, 26 to 29 July 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
70	98
19	147
24	64
68	72
37	57
46	52
26	57
25	116
7	127
11	110
16	46
33	6
8	64
24	16
13	88
6	112
37	40
25	20
4	106
26	5
13	49
31	5
6	82
2	105
5	64
16	46
16	48
18	42
16	42
16	32
26	25
8	24
9	57
17	18
9	49
53	41
12	34
4	57
13	30
22	4
9	11
11	38
13	46
0	54
14	42
4	66
4	72
18	25
13	18
14	5
5	61
4	61
19	5
16	52
10	57
2	43
17	6
13	13
2	41
14	9
12	18
3	54
14	25
13	12
12	20
8	32
7	38
1	61
0	61
3	48
9	25
13	4
5	30
11	28
6	42
1	24
15	20
7	18
2	52
15	8
9	5
9	28
6	5
4	20
9	8
4	18
4	17
7	18
6	4
7	8
1	32
1	38
1	38
5	5
6	5
4	20
3	12
5	5
5	5
6	8
2	5
2	4
2	12
4	8
5	4
5	8
6	5
7	8
9	8
3	0
8	8
8	8
8	2
1	1
1	5
1	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 11 other countries, 26 to 29 July 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 11 other countries, 26 to 29 July 2019 (this event)	116 records

Every Record Set

20 of 116

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 11 other countries, 26 to 29 July 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-07-26	Helmond	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	147	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-26	Sion 2	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	64	69 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-26	Hastings	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	16	48 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-27	Obersulm-Willsbach	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	57	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-27	Ajaccio	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-27	Aschaffenburg	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	57	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-27	Uccle	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	127	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-27	Worms	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	64	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-27	Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	88	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-27	Szombathely	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	112	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-27	Biervliet	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	5	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-28	Reit Im Winkl	Record daily precipitation	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	98	79 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-28	Kiefersfelden-Gach	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	72	68 of 100 (Major)
2019-07-28	Gospic	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	116	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-28	Zugspitze	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	110	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-28	Campo Dell Oro	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	46	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-28	Bad Kissingen	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	6	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-28	Monte Cimone	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-28	Thungersheim	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	20	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-07-28	Buxton	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	106	45 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 116 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
70	98
19	147
24	64
68	72
37	57
46	52
26	57
25	116
7	127
11	110
16	46
33	6
8	64
24	16
13	88
6	112
37	40
25	20
4	106
26	5
13	49
31	5
6	82
2	105
5	64
16	46
16	48
18	42
16	42
16	32
26	25
8	24
9	57
17	18
9	49
53	41
12	34
4	57
13	30
22	4
9	11
11	38
13	46
0	54
14	42
4	66
4	72
18	25
13	18
14	5
5	61
4	61
19	5
16	52
10	57
2	43
17	6
13	13
2	41
14	9
12	18
3	54
14	25
13	12
12	20
8	32
7	38
1	61
0	61
3	48
9	25
13	4
5	30
11	28
6	42
1	24
15	20
7	18
2	52
15	8
9	5
9	28
6	5
4	20
9	8
4	18
4	17
7	18
6	4
7	8
1	32
1	38
1	38
5	5
6	5
4	20
3	12
5	5
5	5
6	8
2	5
2	4
2	12
4	8
5	4
5	8
6	5
7	8
9	8
3	0
8	8
8	8
8	2
1	1
1	5
1	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
70	98
19	147
24	64
68	72
37	57
46	52
26	57
25	116
7	127
11	110
16	46
33	6
8	64
24	16
13	88
6	112
37	40
25	20
4	106
26	5
13	49
31	5
6	82
2	105
5	64
16	46
16	48
18	42
16	42
16	32
26	25
8	24
9	57
17	18
9	49
53	41
12	34
4	57
13	30
22	4
9	11
11	38
13	46
0	54
14	42
4	66
4	72
18	25
13	18
14	5
5	61
4	61
19	5
16	52
10	57
2	43
17	6
13	13
2	41
14	9
12	18
3	54
14	25
13	12
12	20
8	32
7	38
1	61
0	61
3	48
9	25
13	4
5	30
11	28
6	42
1	24
15	20
7	18
2	52
15	8
9	5
9	28
6	5
4	20
9	8
4	18
4	17
7	18
6	4
7	8
1	32
1	38
1	38
5	5
6	5
4	20
3	12
5	5
5	5
6	8
2	5
2	4
2	12
4	8
5	4
5	8
6	5
7	8
9	8
3	0
8	8
8	8
8	2
1	1
1	5
1	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
70	98
19	147
24	64
68	72
37	57
46	52
26	57
25	116
7	127
11	110
16	46
33	6
8	64
24	16
13	88
6	112
37	40
25	20
4	106
26	5
13	49
31	5
6	82
2	105
5	64
16	46
16	48
18	42
16	42
16	32
26	25
8	24
9	57
17	18
9	49
53	41
12	34
4	57
13	30
22	4
9	11
11	38
13	46
0	54
14	42
4	66
4	72
18	25
13	18
14	5
5	61
4	61
19	5
16	52
10	57
2	43
17	6
13	13
2	41
14	9
12	18
3	54
14	25
13	12
12	20
8	32
7	38
1	61
0	61
3	48
9	25
13	4
5	30
11	28
6	42
1	24
15	20
7	18
2	52
15	8
9	5
9	28
6	5
4	20
9	8
4	18
4	17
7	18
6	4
7	8
1	32
1	38
1	38
5	5
6	5
4	20
3	12
5	5
5	5
6	8
2	5
2	4
2	12
4	8
5	4
5	8
6	5
7	8
9	8
3	0
8	8
8	8
8	2
1	1
1	5
1	0