Extreme rain in Germany and 6 other countries, 27 to 31 January 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 6 other countries, 27 to 31 January 2021
Start: 2021-01-27
End: 2021-01-31
Location: Germany, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Austria

Extreme rain in Germany and 6 other countries, 27 to 31 January 2021: 273 records at 246 stations, peak on 28 January 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 6 other countries, 27 to 31 January 2021 set or tied 273 station records at 246 stations.
It ran from 27 January 2021 to 31 January 2021 (5 days) and its peak day was 28 January 2021.
Status: closed.
Ebrach set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 28 January 2021.
The busiest day was 28 January 2021 with 173 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 132 years.

Footprint

27 to 31 January 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 6 other countries, 27 to 31 January 2021 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 6 other countries, 27 to 31 January 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Ebrach	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2021-01-28
Straubing	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2021-01-28
Passau-Maierhof	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2021-01-28
Giessen/Wettenberg	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	2021-01-28
Hilgenroth	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	2021-01-28
Nurnberg-Netzstall	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2021-01-28
Ruzyne	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2021-01-28
Dusseldorf	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2021-01-28
Koln-Bonn	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2021-01-28
Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	2021-01-28
Grundau-Breitenborn	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2021-01-28
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	2021-01-28
Nurnberg	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2021-01-28
Regensburg	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2021-01-28
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	2021-01-28
Kleve	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2021-01-28
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	2021-01-28
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2021-01-28
Jena Sternwarte	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	2021-01-29
Gardelegen	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	2021-01-29

Records per Day

Peak day 173

Records set or tied each day from 27 January 2021 to 31 January 2021. The most in one day was 173 on 28 January 2021.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 6 other countries, 27 to 31 January 2021 ranked by margin
Ruzyne, 01-28	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
Grundau-Breitenborn, 01-28	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
Koln-Bonn, 01-28	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Nurnberg-Netzstall, 01-28	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
Straubing, 01-28	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
Giessen/Wettenberg, 01-28	18.9 mm (0.7 in)
Hilgenroth, 01-28	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang, 01-28	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
Nurnberg, 01-28	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
Regensburg, 01-28	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
Passau-Maierhof, 01-28	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Dusseldorf, 01-28	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
Ebrach, 01-28	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
Gardelegen, 01-29	12.9 mm (0.5 in)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach, 01-28	12.8 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

273 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 6 other countries, 27 to 31 January 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	130
15	120
14	120
19	73
15	114
10	111
13	56
19	46
18	83
5	132
19	46
34	26
14	47
20	22
13	46
17	49
10	90
27	22
10	120
9	90
16	46
13	49
19	28
5	98
7	83
14	18
18	26
22	2
15	39
9	60
21	39
12	87
8	83
8	46
10	47
5	83
3	114
14	19
11	22
3	98
5	83
3	69
3	114
35	26
11	46
13	33
10	28
14	38
1	113
17	1
13	43
10	39
17	46
8	43
11	18
11	26
9	46
4	51
16	46
3	83
13	21
11	18
7	39
5	44
12	26
5	60
8	43
9	26
7	12
5	60
7	39
7	33
5	60
2	83
6	39
7	21
7	42
3	60
15	2
7	28
8	18
12	22
7	26
12	1
8	27
4	39
8	21
9	26
6	46
12	22
2	65
6	26
3	28
11	26
9	21
12	28
4	12
4	46
7	22
6	28
4	46
8	22
9	22
7	38
6	22
10	22
6	28
8	6
5	42
2	44
3	60
5	39
1	61
6	22
8	26
2	60
15	26
3	46
3	46
0	35
13	22
3	46
4	21
3	46
5	26
7	21
4	26
1	60
9	22
4	26
3	17
18	22
5	46
0	56
7	1
4	22
1	46
3	42
5	21
2	49
4	26
3	21
4	46
3	39
5	26
8	33
2	22
1	46
5	21
4	26
8	1
3	26
2	46
14	21
0	60
8	6
4	28
1	42
7	1
1	42
1	49
4	22
8	1
3	43
6	22
9	1
6	1
0	44
3	22
3	21
1	38
6	26
3	22
2	39
2	28
2	26
4	8
3	26
6	1
3	28
6	22
7	26
3	21
3	26
1	26
8	6
1	21
7	18
2	33
4	26
5	18
0	46
2	21
2	28
2	36
4	21
3	21
1	46
3	26
4	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 6 other countries, 27 to 31 January 2021 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 6 other countries, 27 to 31 January 2021 (this event)	273 records

Every Record Set

20 of 273

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 6 other countries, 27 to 31 January 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-01-28	Ebrach	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	120	73 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-28	Straubing	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	73	69 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-28	Passau-Maierhof	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	114	69 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-28	Giessen/Wettenberg	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	46	61 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-28	Hilgenroth	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	83	61 of 100 (Major)
2021-01-28	Nurnberg-Netzstall	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	46	57 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-28	Ruzyne	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26	55 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-28	Dusseldorf	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	47	55 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-28	Koln-Bonn	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	22	55 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-28	Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	49	55 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-28	Grundau-Breitenborn	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-28	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	120	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-01-28	Nurnberg	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	130	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-28	Regensburg	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-28	Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	46	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-28	Kleve	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	111	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-28	Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	90	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-28	Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	90	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-29	Jena Sternwarte	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	132	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-01-29	Gardelegen	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 273 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
16	130
15	120
14	120
19	73
15	114
10	111
13	56
19	46
18	83
5	132
19	46
34	26
14	47
20	22
13	46
17	49
10	90
27	22
10	120
9	90
16	46
13	49
19	28
5	98
7	83
14	18
18	26
22	2
15	39
9	60
21	39
12	87
8	83
8	46
10	47
5	83
3	114
14	19
11	22
3	98
5	83
3	69
3	114
35	26
11	46
13	33
10	28
14	38
1	113
17	1
13	43
10	39
17	46
8	43
11	18
11	26
9	46
4	51
16	46
3	83
13	21
11	18
7	39
5	44
12	26
5	60
8	43
9	26
7	12
5	60
7	39
7	33
5	60
2	83
6	39
7	21
7	42
3	60
15	2
7	28
8	18
12	22
7	26
12	1
8	27
4	39
8	21
9	26
6	46
12	22
2	65
6	26
3	28
11	26
9	21
12	28
4	12
4	46
7	22
6	28
4	46
8	22
9	22
7	38
6	22
10	22
6	28
8	6
5	42
2	44
3	60
5	39
1	61
6	22
8	26
2	60
15	26
3	46
3	46
0	35
13	22
3	46
4	21
3	46
5	26
7	21
4	26
1	60
9	22
4	26
3	17
18	22
5	46
0	56
7	1
4	22
1	46
3	42
5	21
2	49
4	26
3	21
4	46
3	39
5	26
8	33
2	22
1	46
5	21
4	26
8	1
3	26
2	46
14	21
0	60
8	6
4	28
1	42
7	1
1	42
1	49
4	22
8	1
3	43
6	22
9	1
6	1
0	44
3	22
3	21
1	38
6	26
3	22
2	39
2	28
2	26
4	8
3	26
6	1
3	28
6	22
7	26
3	21
3	26
1	26
8	6
1	21
7	18
2	33
4	26
5	18
0	46
2	21
2	28
2	36
4	21
3	21
1	46
3	26
4	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	130
15	120
14	120
19	73
15	114
10	111
13	56
19	46
18	83
5	132
19	46
34	26
14	47
20	22
13	46
17	49
10	90
27	22
10	120
9	90
16	46
13	49
19	28
5	98
7	83
14	18
18	26
22	2
15	39
9	60
21	39
12	87
8	83
8	46
10	47
5	83
3	114
14	19
11	22
3	98
5	83
3	69
3	114
35	26
11	46
13	33
10	28
14	38
1	113
17	1
13	43
10	39
17	46
8	43
11	18
11	26
9	46
4	51
16	46
3	83
13	21
11	18
7	39
5	44
12	26
5	60
8	43
9	26
7	12
5	60
7	39
7	33
5	60
2	83
6	39
7	21
7	42
3	60
15	2
7	28
8	18
12	22
7	26
12	1
8	27
4	39
8	21
9	26
6	46
12	22
2	65
6	26
3	28
11	26
9	21
12	28
4	12
4	46
7	22
6	28
4	46
8	22
9	22
7	38
6	22
10	22
6	28
8	6
5	42
2	44
3	60
5	39
1	61
6	22
8	26
2	60
15	26
3	46
3	46
0	35
13	22
3	46
4	21
3	46
5	26
7	21
4	26
1	60
9	22
4	26
3	17
18	22
5	46
0	56
7	1
4	22
1	46
3	42
5	21
2	49
4	26
3	21
4	46
3	39
5	26
8	33
2	22
1	46
5	21
4	26
8	1
3	26
2	46
14	21
0	60
8	6
4	28
1	42
7	1
1	42
1	49
4	22
8	1
3	43
6	22
9	1
6	1
0	44
3	22
3	21
1	38
6	26
3	22
2	39
2	28
2	26
4	8
3	26
6	1
3	28
6	22
7	26
3	21
3	26
1	26
8	6
1	21
7	18
2	33
4	26
5	18
0	46
2	21
2	28
2	36
4	21
3	21
1	46
3	26
4	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	130
15	120
14	120
19	73
15	114
10	111
13	56
19	46
18	83
5	132
19	46
34	26
14	47
20	22
13	46
17	49
10	90
27	22
10	120
9	90
16	46
13	49
19	28
5	98
7	83
14	18
18	26
22	2
15	39
9	60
21	39
12	87
8	83
8	46
10	47
5	83
3	114
14	19
11	22
3	98
5	83
3	69
3	114
35	26
11	46
13	33
10	28
14	38
1	113
17	1
13	43
10	39
17	46
8	43
11	18
11	26
9	46
4	51
16	46
3	83
13	21
11	18
7	39
5	44
12	26
5	60
8	43
9	26
7	12
5	60
7	39
7	33
5	60
2	83
6	39
7	21
7	42
3	60
15	2
7	28
8	18
12	22
7	26
12	1
8	27
4	39
8	21
9	26
6	46
12	22
2	65
6	26
3	28
11	26
9	21
12	28
4	12
4	46
7	22
6	28
4	46
8	22
9	22
7	38
6	22
10	22
6	28
8	6
5	42
2	44
3	60
5	39
1	61
6	22
8	26
2	60
15	26
3	46
3	46
0	35
13	22
3	46
4	21
3	46
5	26
7	21
4	26
1	60
9	22
4	26
3	17
18	22
5	46
0	56
7	1
4	22
1	46
3	42
5	21
2	49
4	26
3	21
4	46
3	39
5	26
8	33
2	22
1	46
5	21
4	26
8	1
3	26
2	46
14	21
0	60
8	6
4	28
1	42
7	1
1	42
1	49
4	22
8	1
3	43
6	22
9	1
6	1
0	44
3	22
3	21
1	38
6	26
3	22
2	39
2	28
2	26
4	8
3	26
6	1
3	28
6	22
7	26
3	21
3	26
1	26
8	6
1	21
7	18
2	33
4	26
5	18
0	46
2	21
2	28
2	36
4	21
3	21
1	46
3	26
4	5