Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 2 to 6 January 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 2 to 6 January 2022
Start: 2022-01-02
End: 2022-01-06
Location: Germany, France, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland

Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 2 to 6 January 2022: 179 records at 147 stations, peak on 4 January 2022. 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, 2 to 6 January 2022 set or tied 179 station records at 147 stations.
It ran from 2 January 2022 to 6 January 2022 (5 days) and its peak day was 4 January 2022.
Status: closed.
Rheinstetten set a daily record precipitation of 33.1 mm (1.3 in) on 4 January 2022.
The busiest day was 4 January 2022 with 111 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 107 years.

Footprint

2 to 6 January 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 2 to 6 January 2022 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, 2 to 6 January 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Rheinstetten	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	2022-01-04
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	2022-01-04
Eberbach/Neckar	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2022-01-04
Olsdorf	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	2022-01-03
Grundau-Breitenborn	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	2022-01-03
Le Bourget	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2022-01-04
Bamberg	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	2022-01-04
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	2022-01-04
Wurzburg	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	2022-01-04
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	2022-01-04
Ebrach	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2022-01-04
Alzey	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2022-01-04
Aschaffenburg	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	2022-01-04
Kahl/Main	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	2022-01-04
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2022-01-04
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2022-01-04
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	2022-01-04
Dachwig	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2022-01-04
Coleman	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	2022-01-04
Rhein Main	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	2022-01-04

Records per Day

Peak day 111

Records set or tied each day from 2 January 2022 to 6 January 2022. The most in one day was 111 on 4 January 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 2 to 6 January 2022 ranked by margin
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau, 01-04	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
Rheinstetten, 01-04	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Eberbach/Neckar, 01-04	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
Olsdorf, 01-03	13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Le Bourget, 01-04	12.9 mm (0.5 in)
Aschaffenburg, 01-04	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl, 01-04	9.3 mm (0.37 in)
Erfurt-Bindersleben, 01-04	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
Dachwig, 01-04	8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Coleman, 01-04	7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Grundau-Breitenborn, 01-03	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
Bamberg, 01-04	7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Alzey, 01-04	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
Rhein Main, 01-04	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
Kahl/Main, 01-04	6.6 mm (0.26 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

179 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, 2 to 6 January 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
9	84
13	76
20	52
9	78
7	86
7	86
8	39
11	40
29	4
8	52
20	35
8	78
2	107
5	87
7	52
7	71
4	79
13	31
2	87
7	42
16	38
6	52
11	31
4	40
8	40
5	52
5	68
4	52
4	71
3	78
1	91
2	86
2	78
11	30
9	6
8	30
9	10
10	4
16	31
6	35
4	64
6	30
9	12
13	0
5	36
8	35
5	31
1	78
21	4
1	80
9	30
6	31
6	38
12	28
10	31
1	70
11	28
7	8
7	40
6	31
6	28
4	59
3	35
1	71
4	35
6	34
10	30
3	52
3	52
4	40
9	4
8	4
5	34
6	4
7	19
6	7
6	30
2	40
2	19
3	40
4	31
5	10
9	7
5	31
2	40
3	30
1	52
1	52
0	59
3	40
4	31
7	6
5	4
5	31
7	4
2	40
5	4
3	31
4	31
3	28
1	40
4	34
5	30
3	30
2	40
6	10
6	24
7	7
1	40
3	24
1	40
7	6
1	28
1	31
4	4
2	28
1	39
3	4
4	31
6	7
2	34
5	4
1	28
0	30
7	4
3	7
3	19
3	4
0	34
2	31
3	8
1	31
1	31
5	7
1	30
4	8
1	31
4	7
4	10
1	31
2	31
3	4
3	8
3	8
1	31
1	4
1	31
4	4
3	4
0	30
2	6
4	4
5	8
2	4
2	4
2	7
2	28
1	30
2	3
1	10
2	7
1	10
2	6
1	8
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	7
2	4
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	7
1	7
0	4
1	4
0	10
1	0
0	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 2 to 6 January 2022 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, 2 to 6 January 2022 (this event)	179 records

Every Record Set

20 of 179

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 4 other countries, 2 to 6 January 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-01-03	Olsdorf	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	31	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-03	Grundau-Breitenborn	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	78	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-04	Rheinstetten	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	52	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-01-04	Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-04	Eberbach/Neckar	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	35	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-01-04	Le Bourget	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-04	Bamberg	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	86	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-04	Erfurt-Bindersleben	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-04	Wurzburg	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	79	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-04	Doberlug-Kirchhain	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	107	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-04	Ebrach	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	87	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-04	Alzey	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-04	Aschaffenburg	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-04	Kahl/Main	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	71	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-04	Leipzig-Holzhausen	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	87	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-04	Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	42	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-04	Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	78	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-04	Dachwig	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	39	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-04	Coleman	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-01-04	Rhein Main	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	86	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 179 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
9	84
13	76
20	52
9	78
7	86
7	86
8	39
11	40
29	4
8	52
20	35
8	78
2	107
5	87
7	52
7	71
4	79
13	31
2	87
7	42
16	38
6	52
11	31
4	40
8	40
5	52
5	68
4	52
4	71
3	78
1	91
2	86
2	78
11	30
9	6
8	30
9	10
10	4
16	31
6	35
4	64
6	30
9	12
13	0
5	36
8	35
5	31
1	78
21	4
1	80
9	30
6	31
6	38
12	28
10	31
1	70
11	28
7	8
7	40
6	31
6	28
4	59
3	35
1	71
4	35
6	34
10	30
3	52
3	52
4	40
9	4
8	4
5	34
6	4
7	19
6	7
6	30
2	40
2	19
3	40
4	31
5	10
9	7
5	31
2	40
3	30
1	52
1	52
0	59
3	40
4	31
7	6
5	4
5	31
7	4
2	40
5	4
3	31
4	31
3	28
1	40
4	34
5	30
3	30
2	40
6	10
6	24
7	7
1	40
3	24
1	40
7	6
1	28
1	31
4	4
2	28
1	39
3	4
4	31
6	7
2	34
5	4
1	28
0	30
7	4
3	7
3	19
3	4
0	34
2	31
3	8
1	31
1	31
5	7
1	30
4	8
1	31
4	7
4	10
1	31
2	31
3	4
3	8
3	8
1	31
1	4
1	31
4	4
3	4
0	30
2	6
4	4
5	8
2	4
2	4
2	7
2	28
1	30
2	3
1	10
2	7
1	10
2	6
1	8
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	7
2	4
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	7
1	7
0	4
1	4
0	10
1	0
0	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
9	84
13	76
20	52
9	78
7	86
7	86
8	39
11	40
29	4
8	52
20	35
8	78
2	107
5	87
7	52
7	71
4	79
13	31
2	87
7	42
16	38
6	52
11	31
4	40
8	40
5	52
5	68
4	52
4	71
3	78
1	91
2	86
2	78
11	30
9	6
8	30
9	10
10	4
16	31
6	35
4	64
6	30
9	12
13	0
5	36
8	35
5	31
1	78
21	4
1	80
9	30
6	31
6	38
12	28
10	31
1	70
11	28
7	8
7	40
6	31
6	28
4	59
3	35
1	71
4	35
6	34
10	30
3	52
3	52
4	40
9	4
8	4
5	34
6	4
7	19
6	7
6	30
2	40
2	19
3	40
4	31
5	10
9	7
5	31
2	40
3	30
1	52
1	52
0	59
3	40
4	31
7	6
5	4
5	31
7	4
2	40
5	4
3	31
4	31
3	28
1	40
4	34
5	30
3	30
2	40
6	10
6	24
7	7
1	40
3	24
1	40
7	6
1	28
1	31
4	4
2	28
1	39
3	4
4	31
6	7
2	34
5	4
1	28
0	30
7	4
3	7
3	19
3	4
0	34
2	31
3	8
1	31
1	31
5	7
1	30
4	8
1	31
4	7
4	10
1	31
2	31
3	4
3	8
3	8
1	31
1	4
1	31
4	4
3	4
0	30
2	6
4	4
5	8
2	4
2	4
2	7
2	28
1	30
2	3
1	10
2	7
1	10
2	6
1	8
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	7
2	4
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	7
1	7
0	4
1	4
0	10
1	0
0	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
9	84
13	76
20	52
9	78
7	86
7	86
8	39
11	40
29	4
8	52
20	35
8	78
2	107
5	87
7	52
7	71
4	79
13	31
2	87
7	42
16	38
6	52
11	31
4	40
8	40
5	52
5	68
4	52
4	71
3	78
1	91
2	86
2	78
11	30
9	6
8	30
9	10
10	4
16	31
6	35
4	64
6	30
9	12
13	0
5	36
8	35
5	31
1	78
21	4
1	80
9	30
6	31
6	38
12	28
10	31
1	70
11	28
7	8
7	40
6	31
6	28
4	59
3	35
1	71
4	35
6	34
10	30
3	52
3	52
4	40
9	4
8	4
5	34
6	4
7	19
6	7
6	30
2	40
2	19
3	40
4	31
5	10
9	7
5	31
2	40
3	30
1	52
1	52
0	59
3	40
4	31
7	6
5	4
5	31
7	4
2	40
5	4
3	31
4	31
3	28
1	40
4	34
5	30
3	30
2	40
6	10
6	24
7	7
1	40
3	24
1	40
7	6
1	28
1	31
4	4
2	28
1	39
3	4
4	31
6	7
2	34
5	4
1	28
0	30
7	4
3	7
3	19
3	4
0	34
2	31
3	8
1	31
1	31
5	7
1	30
4	8
1	31
4	7
4	10
1	31
2	31
3	4
3	8
3	8
1	31
1	4
1	31
4	4
3	4
0	30
2	6
4	4
5	8
2	4
2	4
2	7
2	28
1	30
2	3
1	10
2	7
1	10
2	6
1	8
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	7
2	4
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	7
1	7
0	4
1	4
0	10
1	0
0	4