Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 3 to 10 June 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 3 to 10 June 2021
Start: 2021-06-03
End: 2021-06-10
Location: Germany, Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Czech Republic

Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 3 to 10 June 2021: 116 records at 107 stations, peak on 4 June 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 3 to 10 June 2021 set or tied 116 station records at 107 stations.
It ran from 3 June 2021 to 10 June 2021 (8 days) and its peak day was 4 June 2021.
Status: closed.
Dillingen/Donau-Fristingen set an all-time record daily precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 6 June 2021.
The busiest day was 4 June 2021 with 47 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 111 years.

Footprint

3 to 10 June 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 3 to 10 June 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 5 other countries, 3 to 10 June 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Dillingen/Donau-Fristingen	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	2021-06-06
Merklingen	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	2021-06-04
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	2021-06-04
Mehringen	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	2021-06-05
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	2021-06-05
Le Bourget	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2021-06-04
Lille-Lesquin	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	2021-06-04
Lahr	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	2021-06-04
Laaghalen	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	2021-06-03
Deelen	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	2021-06-03
Alzey	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	2021-06-04
Bad-Sohl Elster	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	2021-06-08
Gemert	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	2021-06-03
Zaltbommel	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	2021-06-04
Oudemirdum	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	2021-06-04
Tours	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	2021-06-03
Wangerooge	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2021-06-05
Leeuwarden	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	2021-06-05
Nancy-Ochey	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	2021-06-03
Grundau-Breitenborn	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2021-06-08

Records per Day

Peak day 47

Records set or tied each day from 3 June 2021 to 10 June 2021. The most in one day was 47 on 4 June 2021.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 3 to 10 June 2021 ranked by margin
Oudemirdum, 06-04	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
Alzey, 06-04	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
Dillingen/Donau-Fristingen, 06-06	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
Mehringen, 06-05	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Lille-Lesquin, 06-04	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
Merklingen, 06-04	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
Leeuwarden, 06-05	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
Zaltbommel, 06-04	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
Tours, 06-03	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
Laaghalen, 06-03	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Gemert, 06-03	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
Deelen, 06-03	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
Lahr, 06-04	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
Bad-Sohl Elster, 06-08	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach, 06-04	17.8 mm (0.7 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 5 other countries, 3 to 10 June 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
32	49
26	67
18	84
31	38
14	80
10	96
27	19
18	67
18	56
35	10
23	12
21	13
21	20
25	7
42	7
23	14
4	111
25	7
18	40
12	62
23	8
16	39
16	28
20	28
23	14
19	8
21	20
11	52
15	22
13	40
13	32
9	36
12	36
8	50
6	66
8	52
16	27
16	20
8	42
12	31
8	52
7	22
4	31
1	70
10	28
8	42
4	29
15	8
2	39
3	51
10	27
3	64
9	28
8	27
12	22
12	28
9	10
10	36
8	27
7	35
9	36
2	28
7	36
11	19
9	32
10	22
8	27
5	28
2	56
4	34
5	35
10	30
7	27
4	47
3	42
2	55
1	56
6	31
5	27
12	20
7	7
4	39
2	43
3	36
3	32
12	8
6	10
2	35
2	4
0	32
4	19
4	32
2	27
2	32
3	7
1	31
0	40
3	19
4	12
3	18
3	28
1	35
2	27
1	22
2	27
4	0
2	19
2	7
3	0
0	19
5	8
3	12
2	12
2	8
2	6
1	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 3 to 10 June 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 5 other countries, 3 to 10 June 2021 (this event)	116 records

Every Record Set

20 of 116

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 3 to 10 June 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-06-03	Laaghalen	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	12	50 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-03	Deelen	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	13	50 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-03	Gemert	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20	49 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-03	Tours	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14	47 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-03	Nancy-Ochey	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	40	45 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-04	Merklingen	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	67	60 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-04	Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	84	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-04	Le Bourget	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	96	55 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-04	Lille-Lesquin	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19	52 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-04	Lahr	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	67	51 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-04	Alzey	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	10	50 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-04	Zaltbommel	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7	49 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-04	Oudemirdum	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	7	48 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-05	Mehringen	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38	58 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-05	Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	80	57 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-05	Wangerooge	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	111	46 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-05	Leeuwarden	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	7	46 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-06	Dillingen/Donau-Fristingen	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	49	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-06-08	Bad-Sohl Elster	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	56	50 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-08	Grundau-Breitenborn	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	62	44 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 2026-10-17. 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
32	49
26	67
18	84
31	38
14	80
10	96
27	19
18	67
18	56
35	10
23	12
21	13
21	20
25	7
42	7
23	14
4	111
25	7
18	40
12	62
23	8
16	39
16	28
20	28
23	14
19	8
21	20
11	52
15	22
13	40
13	32
9	36
12	36
8	50
6	66
8	52
16	27
16	20
8	42
12	31
8	52
7	22
4	31
1	70
10	28
8	42
4	29
15	8
2	39
3	51
10	27
3	64
9	28
8	27
12	22
12	28
9	10
10	36
8	27
7	35
9	36
2	28
7	36
11	19
9	32
10	22
8	27
5	28
2	56
4	34
5	35
10	30
7	27
4	47
3	42
2	55
1	56
6	31
5	27
12	20
7	7
4	39
2	43
3	36
3	32
12	8
6	10
2	35
2	4
0	32
4	19
4	32
2	27
2	32
3	7
1	31
0	40
3	19
4	12
3	18
3	28
1	35
2	27
1	22
2	27
4	0
2	19
2	7
3	0
0	19
5	8
3	12
2	12
2	8
2	6
1	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
32	49
26	67
18	84
31	38
14	80
10	96
27	19
18	67
18	56
35	10
23	12
21	13
21	20
25	7
42	7
23	14
4	111
25	7
18	40
12	62
23	8
16	39
16	28
20	28
23	14
19	8
21	20
11	52
15	22
13	40
13	32
9	36
12	36
8	50
6	66
8	52
16	27
16	20
8	42
12	31
8	52
7	22
4	31
1	70
10	28
8	42
4	29
15	8
2	39
3	51
10	27
3	64
9	28
8	27
12	22
12	28
9	10
10	36
8	27
7	35
9	36
2	28
7	36
11	19
9	32
10	22
8	27
5	28
2	56
4	34
5	35
10	30
7	27
4	47
3	42
2	55
1	56
6	31
5	27
12	20
7	7
4	39
2	43
3	36
3	32
12	8
6	10
2	35
2	4
0	32
4	19
4	32
2	27
2	32
3	7
1	31
0	40
3	19
4	12
3	18
3	28
1	35
2	27
1	22
2	27
4	0
2	19
2	7
3	0
0	19
5	8
3	12
2	12
2	8
2	6
1	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
32	49
26	67
18	84
31	38
14	80
10	96
27	19
18	67
18	56
35	10
23	12
21	13
21	20
25	7
42	7
23	14
4	111
25	7
18	40
12	62
23	8
16	39
16	28
20	28
23	14
19	8
21	20
11	52
15	22
13	40
13	32
9	36
12	36
8	50
6	66
8	52
16	27
16	20
8	42
12	31
8	52
7	22
4	31
1	70
10	28
8	42
4	29
15	8
2	39
3	51
10	27
3	64
9	28
8	27
12	22
12	28
9	10
10	36
8	27
7	35
9	36
2	28
7	36
11	19
9	32
10	22
8	27
5	28
2	56
4	34
5	35
10	30
7	27
4	47
3	42
2	55
1	56
6	31
5	27
12	20
7	7
4	39
2	43
3	36
3	32
12	8
6	10
2	35
2	4
0	32
4	19
4	32
2	27
2	32
3	7
1	31
0	40
3	19
4	12
3	18
3	28
1	35
2	27
1	22
2	27
4	0
2	19
2	7
3	0
0	19
5	8
3	12
2	12
2	8
2	6
1	0