Extreme rain in Germany and 11 other countries, 12 to 22 June 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 11 other countries, 12 to 22 June 2020
Start: 2020-06-12
End: 2020-06-22
Location: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Slovakia

Extreme rain in Germany and 11 other countries, 12 to 22 June 2020: 423 records at 369 stations, peak on 17 June 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 11 other countries, 12 to 22 June 2020 set or tied 423 station records at 369 stations.
It ran from 12 June 2020 to 22 June 2020 (11 days) and its peak day was 17 June 2020.
Status: closed.
Vanersborg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.8 mm (3.7 in) on 21 June 2020.
The busiest day was 17 June 2020 with 126 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 123 years.

Footprint

12 to 22 June 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 11 other countries, 12 to 22 June 2020 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, 12 to 22 June 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Vanersborg	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	2020-06-21
Helmond	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	2020-06-17
Rothamsted	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	2020-06-17
Melle	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	2020-06-13
Rheezerveen	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	2020-06-14
Hid	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	2020-06-21
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	2020-06-13
Roermond	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	2020-06-17
Numansdorp	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	2020-06-17
Bollebygd	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2020-06-21
Schoondijke	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	2020-06-16
Gilserberg-Moischeid	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	2020-06-17
Kilagarden	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	2020-06-21
Magdeburg	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	2020-06-13
Terneuzen	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	2020-06-17
Baterod	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	2020-06-21
Gutersloh	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	2020-06-14
Someren	Record daily precipitation	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	2020-06-17
Heibloem (L)	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	2020-06-17
Ubachsberg	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	2020-06-17

Records per Day

Peak day 126

Records set or tied each day from 12 June 2020 to 22 June 2020. The most in one day was 126 on 17 June 2020.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Germany and 11 other countries, 12 to 22 June 2020
Date	Records
2020-06-12	28
2020-06-13	54
2020-06-14	61
2020-06-15	10
2020-06-16	15
2020-06-17	126
2020-06-18	19
2020-06-19	32
2020-06-20	31
2020-06-21	38
2020-06-22	9

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 11 other countries, 12 to 22 June 2020 ranked by margin
Someren, 06-17	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
Hid, 06-21	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
Terneuzen, 06-17	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
Magdeburg, 06-13	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
Schoondijke, 06-16	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
Ubachsberg, 06-17	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
Melle, 06-13	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
Heibloem (L), 06-17	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
Rothamsted, 06-17	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Gilserberg-Moischeid, 06-17	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
Gutersloh, 06-14	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
Bollebygd, 06-21	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
Vanersborg, 06-21	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
Numansdorp, 06-17	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
Erfurt-Bindersleben, 06-13	22.5 mm (0.9 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

423 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, 12 to 22 June 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
23	92
16	79
25	94
27	67
21	53
41	10
23	78
22	78
23	64
24	70
25	45
28	55
21	33
29	37
31	49
18	56
24	54
68	45
27	45
28	46
26	43
30	49
23	65
25	51
39	33
40	33
23	49
15	41
13	87
43	33
38	33
12	23
30	25
17	57
21	25
8	120
24	35
8	123
23	46
23	23
33	37
15	64
35	19
24	22
18	41
14	66
15	22
18	54
26	19
33	25
11	81
19	54
21	8
8	87
20	30
7	116
18	51
9	96
18	47
21	37
19	13
33	8
29	8
30	8
40	8
25	19
35	8
21	30
14	74
9	49
24	19
18	43
8	87
16	40
2	61
27	9
12	68
16	54
34	5
23	13
15	46
23	7
14	54
14	57
11	64
21	19
21	13
11	27
15	42
14	40
52	5
18	29
22	8
15	40
9	76
13	55
7	78
12	54
9	49
5	87
6	83
14	51
21	7
4	59
11	51
20	5
12	60
2	113
6	74
22	8
22	25
14	55
11	57
6	83
13	52
11	62
16	24
17	30
14	30
7	81
12	40
18	53
8	67
10	54
22	18
21	7
10	55
9	57
19	25
16	33
15	30
12	51
17	33
2	31
18	13
10	52
7	33
12	47
10	54
17	23
20	14
9	48
18	8
8	54
16	33
17	8
19	4
17	19
7	70
13	33
1	87
18	4
19	8
16	13
10	45
10	49
8	48
0	87
14	18
17	5
11	49
2	74
18	7
17	4
9	22
17	18
7	52
16	19
11	51
17	4
13	33
5	62
7	54
17	7
6	51
8	59
1	85
6	52
11	35
6	58
13	27
5	57
5	65
9	40
9	17
5	67
7	54
5	65
1	53
2	49
4	30
12	35
8	57
9	40
5	49
7	44
11	27
12	33
15	19
10	23

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 11 other countries, 12 to 22 June 2020 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, 12 to 22 June 2020 (this event)	423 records

Every Record Set

20 of 423

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 11 other countries, 12 to 22 June 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-06-13	Melle	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	67	69 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-13	Erfurt-Bindersleben	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	78	67 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-13	Magdeburg	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	37	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-14	Rheezerveen	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	53	68 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-14	Gutersloh	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	54	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-16	Schoondijke	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	55	62 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-17	Helmond	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	79	78 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-17	Rothamsted	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	94	78 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-17	Roermond	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	78	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-17	Numansdorp	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	64	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-17	Gilserberg-Moischeid	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	45	62 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-17	Terneuzen	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	49	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-17	Someren	Record daily precipitation	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-17	Heibloem (L)	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-17	Ubachsberg	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46	59 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-21	Vanersborg	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	92	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-06-21	Hid	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	10	68 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-21	Bollebygd	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	70	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-21	Kilagarden	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	33	62 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-21	Baterod	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	56	61 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 423 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
23	92
16	79
25	94
27	67
21	53
41	10
23	78
22	78
23	64
24	70
25	45
28	55
21	33
29	37
31	49
18	56
24	54
68	45
27	45
28	46
26	43
30	49
23	65
25	51
39	33
40	33
23	49
15	41
13	87
43	33
38	33
12	23
30	25
17	57
21	25
8	120
24	35
8	123
23	46
23	23
33	37
15	64
35	19
24	22
18	41
14	66
15	22
18	54
26	19
33	25
11	81
19	54
21	8
8	87
20	30
7	116
18	51
9	96
18	47
21	37
19	13
33	8
29	8
30	8
40	8
25	19
35	8
21	30
14	74
9	49
24	19
18	43
8	87
16	40
2	61
27	9
12	68
16	54
34	5
23	13
15	46
23	7
14	54
14	57
11	64
21	19
21	13
11	27
15	42
14	40
52	5
18	29
22	8
15	40
9	76
13	55
7	78
12	54
9	49
5	87
6	83
14	51
21	7
4	59
11	51
20	5
12	60
2	113
6	74
22	8
22	25
14	55
11	57
6	83
13	52
11	62
16	24
17	30
14	30
7	81
12	40
18	53
8	67
10	54
22	18
21	7
10	55
9	57
19	25
16	33
15	30
12	51
17	33
2	31
18	13
10	52
7	33
12	47
10	54
17	23
20	14
9	48
18	8
8	54
16	33
17	8
19	4
17	19
7	70
13	33
1	87
18	4
19	8
16	13
10	45
10	49
8	48
0	87
14	18
17	5
11	49
2	74
18	7
17	4
9	22
17	18
7	52
16	19
11	51
17	4
13	33
5	62
7	54
17	7
6	51
8	59
1	85
6	52
11	35
6	58
13	27
5	57
5	65
9	40
9	17
5	67
7	54
5	65
1	53
2	49
4	30
12	35
8	57
9	40
5	49
7	44
11	27
12	33
15	19
10	23

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
23	92
16	79
25	94
27	67
21	53
41	10
23	78
22	78
23	64
24	70
25	45
28	55
21	33
29	37
31	49
18	56
24	54
68	45
27	45
28	46
26	43
30	49
23	65
25	51
39	33
40	33
23	49
15	41
13	87
43	33
38	33
12	23
30	25
17	57
21	25
8	120
24	35
8	123
23	46
23	23
33	37
15	64
35	19
24	22
18	41
14	66
15	22
18	54
26	19
33	25
11	81
19	54
21	8
8	87
20	30
7	116
18	51
9	96
18	47
21	37
19	13
33	8
29	8
30	8
40	8
25	19
35	8
21	30
14	74
9	49
24	19
18	43
8	87
16	40
2	61
27	9
12	68
16	54
34	5
23	13
15	46
23	7
14	54
14	57
11	64
21	19
21	13
11	27
15	42
14	40
52	5
18	29
22	8
15	40
9	76
13	55
7	78
12	54
9	49
5	87
6	83
14	51
21	7
4	59
11	51
20	5
12	60
2	113
6	74
22	8
22	25
14	55
11	57
6	83
13	52
11	62
16	24
17	30
14	30
7	81
12	40
18	53
8	67
10	54
22	18
21	7
10	55
9	57
19	25
16	33
15	30
12	51
17	33
2	31
18	13
10	52
7	33
12	47
10	54
17	23
20	14
9	48
18	8
8	54
16	33
17	8
19	4
17	19
7	70
13	33
1	87
18	4
19	8
16	13
10	45
10	49
8	48
0	87
14	18
17	5
11	49
2	74
18	7
17	4
9	22
17	18
7	52
16	19
11	51
17	4
13	33
5	62
7	54
17	7
6	51
8	59
1	85
6	52
11	35
6	58
13	27
5	57
5	65
9	40
9	17
5	67
7	54
5	65
1	53
2	49
4	30
12	35
8	57
9	40
5	49
7	44
11	27
12	33
15	19
10	23

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
23	92
16	79
25	94
27	67
21	53
41	10
23	78
22	78
23	64
24	70
25	45
28	55
21	33
29	37
31	49
18	56
24	54
68	45
27	45
28	46
26	43
30	49
23	65
25	51
39	33
40	33
23	49
15	41
13	87
43	33
38	33
12	23
30	25
17	57
21	25
8	120
24	35
8	123
23	46
23	23
33	37
15	64
35	19
24	22
18	41
14	66
15	22
18	54
26	19
33	25
11	81
19	54
21	8
8	87
20	30
7	116
18	51
9	96
18	47
21	37
19	13
33	8
29	8
30	8
40	8
25	19
35	8
21	30
14	74
9	49
24	19
18	43
8	87
16	40
2	61
27	9
12	68
16	54
34	5
23	13
15	46
23	7
14	54
14	57
11	64
21	19
21	13
11	27
15	42
14	40
52	5
18	29
22	8
15	40
9	76
13	55
7	78
12	54
9	49
5	87
6	83
14	51
21	7
4	59
11	51
20	5
12	60
2	113
6	74
22	8
22	25
14	55
11	57
6	83
13	52
11	62
16	24
17	30
14	30
7	81
12	40
18	53
8	67
10	54
22	18
21	7
10	55
9	57
19	25
16	33
15	30
12	51
17	33
2	31
18	13
10	52
7	33
12	47
10	54
17	23
20	14
9	48
18	8
8	54
16	33
17	8
19	4
17	19
7	70
13	33
1	87
18	4
19	8
16	13
10	45
10	49
8	48
0	87
14	18
17	5
11	49
2	74
18	7
17	4
9	22
17	18
7	52
16	19
11	51
17	4
13	33
5	62
7	54
17	7
6	51
8	59
1	85
6	52
11	35
6	58
13	27
5	57
5	65
9	40
9	17
5	67
7	54
5	65
1	53
2	49
4	30
12	35
8	57
9	40
5	49
7	44
11	27
12	33
15	19
10	23