Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 11 to 15 October 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 11 to 15 October 2020
Start: 2020-10-11
End: 2020-10-15
Location: Germany, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Italy, Austria, Poland, Serbia

Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 11 to 15 October 2020: 148 records at 122 stations, peak on 14 October 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 11 to 15 October 2020 set or tied 148 station records at 122 stations.
It ran from 11 October 2020 to 15 October 2020 (5 days) and its peak day was 14 October 2020.
Status: closed.
Gorlitz set a daily record precipitation of 35.0 mm (1.4 in) on 13 October 2020.
The busiest day was 14 October 2020 with 94 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 137 years.

Footprint

11 to 15 October 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 11 to 15 October 2020 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 8 other countries, 11 to 15 October 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Gorlitz	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2020-10-13
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	2020-10-14
Brocken	Record daily precipitation	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	2020-10-15
Quedlinburg	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2020-10-14
Schierke	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	2020-10-14
Wernigerode	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	2020-10-14
Aue	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2020-10-14
Weimar-Schondorf	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2020-10-14
Weissenfels	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	2020-10-14
Lichtentanne	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	2020-10-14
Zeitz	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2020-10-14
Gera-Leumnitz	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2020-10-14
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	2020-10-14
Stiege	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	2020-10-14
Liberec	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	2020-10-14
Wien	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	2020-10-13
Harzgerode	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	2020-10-14
Osterfeld	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2020-10-14
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	2020-10-14

Records per Day

Peak day 94

Records set or tied each day from 11 October 2020 to 15 October 2020. The most in one day was 94 on 14 October 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 11 to 15 October 2020 ranked by margin
Brocken, 10-15	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
Brocken, 10-14	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
Schierke, 10-14	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
Aue, 10-14	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
Gorlitz, 10-13	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
Liberec, 10-14	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
Leipzig-Holzhausen, 10-14	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Weimar-Schondorf, 10-14	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
Zeitz, 10-14	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
Gera-Leumnitz, 10-14	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
Quedlinburg, 10-14	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Wernigerode, 10-14	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
Stiege, 10-14	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Weissenfels, 10-14	13.8 mm (0.5 in)
Garsebach Bei Meissen, 10-14	12.3 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

148 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 8 other countries, 11 to 15 October 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	123
20	125
41	94
36	21
16	68
25	86
16	68
22	49
19	49
14	68
11	137
10	86
18	49
17	49
12	86
14	86
21	40
11	98
10	59
12	33
29	27
15	49
13	56
35	22
41	6
5	86
5	86
6	81
23	45
12	17
15	49
26	22
6	86
9	45
19	23
19	35
26	45
3	125
20	5
6	86
3	126
6	87
4	86
10	49
11	27
26	43
9	40
12	60
10	49
11	56
19	15
14	5
17	5
31	11
16	44
1	86
9	49
2	86
10	49
21	11
13	5
8	49
15	22
5	68
14	5
7	49
13	35
19	46
7	40
4	68
5	68
6	49
4	60
4	30
12	29
6	49
6	40
6	49
5	49
10	5
18	1
10	18
8	27
13	37
10	18
9	5
3	56
8	46
5	45
4	49
8	5
2	40
4	40
3	49
2	49
17	11
18	37
2	49
4	49
5	39
2	49
1	56
35	18
6	39
1	33
3	40
23	18
6	5
5	5
2	39
9	37
8	7
10	33
1	27
3	46
1	40
3	21
0	46
1	38
5	5
13	28
4	6
3	5
5	18
1	27
1	23
3	5
8	11
12	16
0	33
3	5
3	20
2	5
3	18
3	5
2	5
0	8
5	5
3	18
2	5
1	8
1	7
1	5
1	5
0	11
1	5
0	5
0	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 11 to 15 October 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 8 other countries, 11 to 15 October 2020 (this event)	148 records

Every Record Set

20 of 148

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 8 other countries, 11 to 15 October 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-10-13	Gorlitz	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	123	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-10-13	Wien	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	98	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-14	Leipzig-Holzhausen	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	125	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-10-14	Brocken	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-14	Quedlinburg	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	68	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-14	Schierke	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	86	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-14	Wernigerode	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	68	62 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-14	Aue	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	49	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-14	Weimar-Schondorf	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	49	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-14	Weissenfels	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	68	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-14	Lichtentanne	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	137	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-10-14	Zeitz	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	49	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-14	Gera-Leumnitz	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	49	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-14	Garsebach Bei Meissen	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	86	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-14	Stiege	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	86	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-14	Liberec	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	40	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-14	Harzgerode	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	59	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-14	Osterfeld	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	33	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-14	Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	86	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-10-15	Brocken	Record daily precipitation	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	94	78 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 148 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
21	123
20	125
41	94
36	21
16	68
25	86
16	68
22	49
19	49
14	68
11	137
10	86
18	49
17	49
12	86
14	86
21	40
11	98
10	59
12	33
29	27
15	49
13	56
35	22
41	6
5	86
5	86
6	81
23	45
12	17
15	49
26	22
6	86
9	45
19	23
19	35
26	45
3	125
20	5
6	86
3	126
6	87
4	86
10	49
11	27
26	43
9	40
12	60
10	49
11	56
19	15
14	5
17	5
31	11
16	44
1	86
9	49
2	86
10	49
21	11
13	5
8	49
15	22
5	68
14	5
7	49
13	35
19	46
7	40
4	68
5	68
6	49
4	60
4	30
12	29
6	49
6	40
6	49
5	49
10	5
18	1
10	18
8	27
13	37
10	18
9	5
3	56
8	46
5	45
4	49
8	5
2	40
4	40
3	49
2	49
17	11
18	37
2	49
4	49
5	39
2	49
1	56
35	18
6	39
1	33
3	40
23	18
6	5
5	5
2	39
9	37
8	7
10	33
1	27
3	46
1	40
3	21
0	46
1	38
5	5
13	28
4	6
3	5
5	18
1	27
1	23
3	5
8	11
12	16
0	33
3	5
3	20
2	5
3	18
3	5
2	5
0	8
5	5
3	18
2	5
1	8
1	7
1	5
1	5
0	11
1	5
0	5
0	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	123
20	125
41	94
36	21
16	68
25	86
16	68
22	49
19	49
14	68
11	137
10	86
18	49
17	49
12	86
14	86
21	40
11	98
10	59
12	33
29	27
15	49
13	56
35	22
41	6
5	86
5	86
6	81
23	45
12	17
15	49
26	22
6	86
9	45
19	23
19	35
26	45
3	125
20	5
6	86
3	126
6	87
4	86
10	49
11	27
26	43
9	40
12	60
10	49
11	56
19	15
14	5
17	5
31	11
16	44
1	86
9	49
2	86
10	49
21	11
13	5
8	49
15	22
5	68
14	5
7	49
13	35
19	46
7	40
4	68
5	68
6	49
4	60
4	30
12	29
6	49
6	40
6	49
5	49
10	5
18	1
10	18
8	27
13	37
10	18
9	5
3	56
8	46
5	45
4	49
8	5
2	40
4	40
3	49
2	49
17	11
18	37
2	49
4	49
5	39
2	49
1	56
35	18
6	39
1	33
3	40
23	18
6	5
5	5
2	39
9	37
8	7
10	33
1	27
3	46
1	40
3	21
0	46
1	38
5	5
13	28
4	6
3	5
5	18
1	27
1	23
3	5
8	11
12	16
0	33
3	5
3	20
2	5
3	18
3	5
2	5
0	8
5	5
3	18
2	5
1	8
1	7
1	5
1	5
0	11
1	5
0	5
0	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	123
20	125
41	94
36	21
16	68
25	86
16	68
22	49
19	49
14	68
11	137
10	86
18	49
17	49
12	86
14	86
21	40
11	98
10	59
12	33
29	27
15	49
13	56
35	22
41	6
5	86
5	86
6	81
23	45
12	17
15	49
26	22
6	86
9	45
19	23
19	35
26	45
3	125
20	5
6	86
3	126
6	87
4	86
10	49
11	27
26	43
9	40
12	60
10	49
11	56
19	15
14	5
17	5
31	11
16	44
1	86
9	49
2	86
10	49
21	11
13	5
8	49
15	22
5	68
14	5
7	49
13	35
19	46
7	40
4	68
5	68
6	49
4	60
4	30
12	29
6	49
6	40
6	49
5	49
10	5
18	1
10	18
8	27
13	37
10	18
9	5
3	56
8	46
5	45
4	49
8	5
2	40
4	40
3	49
2	49
17	11
18	37
2	49
4	49
5	39
2	49
1	56
35	18
6	39
1	33
3	40
23	18
6	5
5	5
2	39
9	37
8	7
10	33
1	27
3	46
1	40
3	21
0	46
1	38
5	5
13	28
4	6
3	5
5	18
1	27
1	23
3	5
8	11
12	16
0	33
3	5
3	20
2	5
3	18
3	5
2	5
0	8
5	5
3	18
2	5
1	8
1	7
1	5
1	5
0	11
1	5
0	5
0	5