Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 15 to 21 October 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 15 to 21 October 2019
Start: 2019-10-15
End: 2019-10-21
Location: Germany, Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, Switzerland

Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 15 to 21 October 2019: 128 records at 120 stations, peak on 16 October 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 15 to 21 October 2019 set or tied 128 station records at 120 stations.
It ran from 15 October 2019 to 21 October 2019 (7 days) and its peak day was 16 October 2019.
Status: closed.
Konigsmoor set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 15 October 2019.
The busiest day was 16 October 2019 with 39 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 84 years.

Footprint

15 to 21 October 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 15 to 21 October 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 4 other countries, 15 to 21 October 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Konigsmoor	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2019-10-15
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2019-10-15
Worpswede-Huttenbusch	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2019-10-15
Olsdorf	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	2019-10-20
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	2019-10-20
Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	2019-10-15
Wunstorf	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	2019-10-15
Soltau	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	2019-10-15
Bad Lippspringe	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2019-10-15
Troyes-Barberey	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2019-10-20
Barberey	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2019-10-21
Nienburg	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	2019-10-15
Buchholz In der Nordheide	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	2019-10-15
Bremerhaven	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2019-10-15
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2019-10-15
Erfde	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2019-10-15
Kr. Holzminden Bevern	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	2019-10-15
Twistetal-Muhlhausen	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	2019-10-15
Putbus	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2019-10-16
Basel-Mulhouse	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	2019-10-18

Records per Day

Peak day 39

Records set or tied each day from 15 October 2019 to 21 October 2019. The most in one day was 39 on 16 October 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 15 to 21 October 2019 ranked by margin
Buchholz In der Nordheide, 10-15	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal, 10-15	20.7 mm (0.8 in)
Wunstorf, 10-15	20.7 mm (0.8 in)
Olsdorf, 10-20	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
Konigsmoor, 10-15	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
Troyes-Barberey, 10-20	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Barberey, 10-21	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Nienburg, 10-15	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Rotenburg (Wumme), 10-15	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Basel-Mulhouse, 10-18	15.1 mm (0.6 in)
Worpswede-Huttenbusch, 10-15	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
Soltau, 10-15	11.6 mm (0.5 in)
Bremerhaven, 10-15	10.6 mm (0.4 in)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr, 10-20	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
Twistetal-Muhlhausen, 10-15	9.6 mm (0.38 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

128 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 4 other countries, 15 to 21 October 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	84
16	84
15	66
8	84
21	32
10	76
21	10
21	4
12	36
8	66
15	16
18	20
18	20
8	66
17	4
21	4
10	37
11	40
5	64
4	76
12	44
8	35
6	45
15	38
15	6
15	8
8	54
19	16
6	61
13	32
1	84
3	66
8	40
2	74
5	61
3	60
5	52
4	57
2	69
9	38
3	58
2	60
9	32
4	10
7	38
10	4
3	52
6	40
11	10
5	38
1	60
0	60
0	60
4	40
2	52
1	52
0	57
7	8
6	30
10	4
1	52
1	52
5	40
1	26
6	16
5	38
8	10
4	28
2	40
4	30
3	38
1	40
1	40
1	38
2	44
1	38
0	37
1	45
3	36
2	37
3	30
1	40
4	18
1	38
3	28
2	4
6	14
5	12
1	28
5	4
2	32
4	14
4	8
2	22
2	28
4	10
2	28
2	28
4	16
0	32
1	4
3	4
1	28
2	18
1	26
0	28
1	26
0	20
1	16
4	5
0	26
1	16
2	14
0	16
2	4
1	4
1	4
3	4
2	8
1	10
1	8
0	4
1	9
0	4
2	4
0	4
0	2
1	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 15 to 21 October 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 4 other countries, 15 to 21 October 2019 (this event)	128 records

Every Record Set

20 of 128

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 15 to 21 October 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-10-15	Konigsmoor	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	84	72 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-15	Rotenburg (Wumme)	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	84	69 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-15	Worpswede-Huttenbusch	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	66	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-15	Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	10	48 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-15	Wunstorf	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	4	48 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-15	Soltau	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	36	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-15	Bad Lippspringe	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	66	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-15	Nienburg	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	4	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-15	Buchholz In der Nordheide	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	4	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-15	Bremerhaven	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	40	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-15	Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-15	Erfde	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-15	Kr. Holzminden Bevern	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	66	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-15	Twistetal-Muhlhausen	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	37	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-16	Putbus	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	64	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-18	Basel-Mulhouse	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	16	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-20	Olsdorf	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	32	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-20	Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	76	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-20	Troyes-Barberey	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-21	Barberey	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20	42 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 128 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.

Date	Records
2019-10-15	38
2019-10-16	39
2019-10-17	11
2019-10-18	21
2019-10-19	7
2019-10-20	9
2019-10-21	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	84
16	84
15	66
8	84
21	32
10	76
21	10
21	4
12	36
8	66
15	16
18	20
18	20
8	66
17	4
21	4
10	37
11	40
5	64
4	76
12	44
8	35
6	45
15	38
15	6
15	8
8	54
19	16
6	61
13	32
1	84
3	66
8	40
2	74
5	61
3	60
5	52
4	57
2	69
9	38
3	58
2	60
9	32
4	10
7	38
10	4
3	52
6	40
11	10
5	38
1	60
0	60
0	60
4	40
2	52
1	52
0	57
7	8
6	30
10	4
1	52
1	52
5	40
1	26
6	16
5	38
8	10
4	28
2	40
4	30
3	38
1	40
1	40
1	38
2	44
1	38
0	37
1	45
3	36
2	37
3	30
1	40
4	18
1	38
3	28
2	4
6	14
5	12
1	28
5	4
2	32
4	14
4	8
2	22
2	28
4	10
2	28
2	28
4	16
0	32
1	4
3	4
1	28
2	18
1	26
0	28
1	26
0	20
1	16
4	5
0	26
1	16
2	14
0	16
2	4
1	4
1	4
3	4
2	8
1	10
1	8
0	4
1	9
0	4
2	4
0	4
0	2
1	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	84
16	84
15	66
8	84
21	32
10	76
21	10
21	4
12	36
8	66
15	16
18	20
18	20
8	66
17	4
21	4
10	37
11	40
5	64
4	76
12	44
8	35
6	45
15	38
15	6
15	8
8	54
19	16
6	61
13	32
1	84
3	66
8	40
2	74
5	61
3	60
5	52
4	57
2	69
9	38
3	58
2	60
9	32
4	10
7	38
10	4
3	52
6	40
11	10
5	38
1	60
0	60
0	60
4	40
2	52
1	52
0	57
7	8
6	30
10	4
1	52
1	52
5	40
1	26
6	16
5	38
8	10
4	28
2	40
4	30
3	38
1	40
1	40
1	38
2	44
1	38
0	37
1	45
3	36
2	37
3	30
1	40
4	18
1	38
3	28
2	4
6	14
5	12
1	28
5	4
2	32
4	14
4	8
2	22
2	28
4	10
2	28
2	28
4	16
0	32
1	4
3	4
1	28
2	18
1	26
0	28
1	26
0	20
1	16
4	5
0	26
1	16
2	14
0	16
2	4
1	4
1	4
3	4
2	8
1	10
1	8
0	4
1	9
0	4
2	4
0	4
0	2
1	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	84
16	84
15	66
8	84
21	32
10	76
21	10
21	4
12	36
8	66
15	16
18	20
18	20
8	66
17	4
21	4
10	37
11	40
5	64
4	76
12	44
8	35
6	45
15	38
15	6
15	8
8	54
19	16
6	61
13	32
1	84
3	66
8	40
2	74
5	61
3	60
5	52
4	57
2	69
9	38
3	58
2	60
9	32
4	10
7	38
10	4
3	52
6	40
11	10
5	38
1	60
0	60
0	60
4	40
2	52
1	52
0	57
7	8
6	30
10	4
1	52
1	52
5	40
1	26
6	16
5	38
8	10
4	28
2	40
4	30
3	38
1	40
1	40
1	38
2	44
1	38
0	37
1	45
3	36
2	37
3	30
1	40
4	18
1	38
3	28
2	4
6	14
5	12
1	28
5	4
2	32
4	14
4	8
2	22
2	28
4	10
2	28
2	28
4	16
0	32
1	4
3	4
1	28
2	18
1	26
0	28
1	26
0	20
1	16
4	5
0	26
1	16
2	14
0	16
2	4
1	4
1	4
3	4
2	8
1	10
1	8
0	4
1	9
0	4
2	4
0	4
0	2
1	5