Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2023
Start: 2023-04-10
End: 2023-04-16
Location: Germany, Netherlands, Slovenia, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, France, Croatia, Austria, Hungary, Italy

Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2023: 201 records at 185 stations, peak on 12 April 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2023 set or tied 201 station records at 185 stations.
It ran from 10 April 2023 to 16 April 2023 (7 days) and its peak day was 12 April 2023.
Status: closed.
Kremsmuenster set a daily record precipitation of 46.7 mm (1.8 in) on 14 April 2023.
The busiest day was 12 April 2023 with 49 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 135 years.

Footprint

10 to 16 April 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2023 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 9 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Kremsmuenster	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	2023-04-14
Graz	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	2023-04-13
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	2023-04-14
Letalisce Edvarda Rusjana Mari	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2023-04-13
Praha-Libus	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2023-04-15
Varazdin	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	2023-04-13
Smartno Pri Slovenj Gradcu	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	2023-04-13
Martinroda	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2023-04-15
Fichtelberg	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	2023-04-14
Schleswig	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2023-04-12
Kleiner Inselsberg	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2023-04-15
Osterfeld	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	2023-04-15
Turany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2023-04-14
Murska Sobota-Rakican	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	2023-04-13
Luisenthal (Talsperre )	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	2023-04-15
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	2023-04-14
Passau-Maierhof	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2023-04-14
Pribyslav	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2023-04-15
Zeitz	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	2023-04-15

Records per Day

Peak day 49

Records set or tied each day from 10 April 2023 to 16 April 2023. The most in one day was 49 on 12 April 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2023 ranked by margin
Letalisce Edvarda Rusjana Mari, 04-13	29.1 mm (1.1 in)
Luisenthal (Talsperre ), 04-15	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
Varazdin, 04-13	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
Martinroda, 04-15	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
Smartno Pri Slovenj Gradcu, 04-13	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
Kremsmuenster, 04-14	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz, 04-14	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
Praha-Libus, 04-15	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Osterfeld, 04-15	18.1 mm (0.7 in)
Turany, 04-15	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Murska Sobota-Rakican, 04-13	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Graz, 04-13	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
Kleiner Inselsberg, 04-15	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
Schleswig, 04-12	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
Pribyslav, 04-15	12.7 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

201 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 9 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	135
17	120
24	68
18	48
8	96
29	44
22	37
27	38
27	29
26	53
6	100
13	40
14	33
16	61
18	20
7	43
18	50
28	6
3	121
10	61
10	72
11	40
13	20
11	20
1	100
1	109
13	16
9	44
22	60
14	13
0	121
37	29
19	36
2	88
3	85
6	57
4	66
3	72
7	50
4	66
6	48
6	64
9	53
7	33
3	53
4	57
13	29
6	36
26	44
16	44
3	68
2	66
10	34
1	73
1	57
2	64
1	66
3	52
7	21
2	57
7	53
9	24
6	33
6	40
10	24
2	53
0	61
7	33
0	69
6	40
2	52
2	57
1	56
2	16
2	57
0	69
0	69
4	33
2	50
1	58
3	52
9	8
1	57
6	20
3	48
3	50
1	61
1	58
5	37
1	57
6	22
2	48
1	56
9	33
8	38
3	33
4	32
8	21
1	48
0	53
0	57
2	50
8	8
6	6
5	20
4	20
1	48
1	29
5	21
5	21
0	53
6	24
5	28
0	52
4	24
2	37
10	26
2	48
1	19
3	37
1	33
3	37
2	34
5	24
5	21
3	20
2	33
11	24
9	24
3	28
6	6
5	5
3	40
2	24
3	30
4	28
4	21
4	20
0	37
3	24
2	26
2	20
0	33
4	6
3	24
1	24
3	24
5	1
3	21
0	37
4	12
5	6
4	12
1	26
2	24
1	14
2	12
3	16
4	5
5	14
0	24
2	24
0	36
1	24
0	30
2	24
1	28
0	22
1	24
1	22
1	20
1	21
2	21
1	24
0	17
1	24
3	8
1	6
1	16
2	9
0	24
1	6
1	6
0	24
1	12
0	20
0	9
0	9
0	9
0	21
1	5
1	1
2	5
1	6
1	1
1	1
1	6
1	1
1	1
0	9

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2023 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 9 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2023 (this event)	201 records

Every Record Set

20 of 201

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 9 other countries, 10 to 16 April 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-04-12	Schleswig	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	33	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-13	Graz	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	120	68 of 100 (Major)
2023-04-13	Letalisce Edvarda Rusjana Mari	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	44	57 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-13	Varazdin	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38	55 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-13	Smartno Pri Slovenj Gradcu	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	53	52 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-13	Murska Sobota-Rakican	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	50	47 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-14	Kremsmuenster	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	135	78 of 100 (Major)
2023-04-14	Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	68	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-04-14	Fichtelberg	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	100	51 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-14	Turany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	43	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-14	Doberlug-Kirchhain	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-04-14	Passau-Maierhof	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	121	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-04-15	Praha-Libus	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	37	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-15	Martinroda	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	29	52 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-15	Kleiner Inselsberg	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	61	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-15	Osterfeld	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-15	Luisenthal (Talsperre )	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	6	46 of 100 (Notable)
2023-04-15	Pribyslav	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	40	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-04-15	Turany	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-04-15	Zeitz	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 201 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.

Date	Records
2023-04-10	11
2023-04-11	25
2023-04-12	49
2023-04-13	23
2023-04-14	39
2023-04-15	48
2023-04-16	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	135
17	120
24	68
18	48
8	96
29	44
22	37
27	38
27	29
26	53
6	100
13	40
14	33
16	61
18	20
7	43
18	50
28	6
3	121
10	61
10	72
11	40
13	20
11	20
1	100
1	109
13	16
9	44
22	60
14	13
0	121
37	29
19	36
2	88
3	85
6	57
4	66
3	72
7	50
4	66
6	48
6	64
9	53
7	33
3	53
4	57
13	29
6	36
26	44
16	44
3	68
2	66
10	34
1	73
1	57
2	64
1	66
3	52
7	21
2	57
7	53
9	24
6	33
6	40
10	24
2	53
0	61
7	33
0	69
6	40
2	52
2	57
1	56
2	16
2	57
0	69
0	69
4	33
2	50
1	58
3	52
9	8
1	57
6	20
3	48
3	50
1	61
1	58
5	37
1	57
6	22
2	48
1	56
9	33
8	38
3	33
4	32
8	21
1	48
0	53
0	57
2	50
8	8
6	6
5	20
4	20
1	48
1	29
5	21
5	21
0	53
6	24
5	28
0	52
4	24
2	37
10	26
2	48
1	19
3	37
1	33
3	37
2	34
5	24
5	21
3	20
2	33
11	24
9	24
3	28
6	6
5	5
3	40
2	24
3	30
4	28
4	21
4	20
0	37
3	24
2	26
2	20
0	33
4	6
3	24
1	24
3	24
5	1
3	21
0	37
4	12
5	6
4	12
1	26
2	24
1	14
2	12
3	16
4	5
5	14
0	24
2	24
0	36
1	24
0	30
2	24
1	28
0	22
1	24
1	22
1	20
1	21
2	21
1	24
0	17
1	24
3	8
1	6
1	16
2	9
0	24
1	6
1	6
0	24
1	12
0	20
0	9
0	9
0	9
0	21
1	5
1	1
2	5
1	6
1	1
1	1
1	6
1	1
1	1
0	9

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	135
17	120
24	68
18	48
8	96
29	44
22	37
27	38
27	29
26	53
6	100
13	40
14	33
16	61
18	20
7	43
18	50
28	6
3	121
10	61
10	72
11	40
13	20
11	20
1	100
1	109
13	16
9	44
22	60
14	13
0	121
37	29
19	36
2	88
3	85
6	57
4	66
3	72
7	50
4	66
6	48
6	64
9	53
7	33
3	53
4	57
13	29
6	36
26	44
16	44
3	68
2	66
10	34
1	73
1	57
2	64
1	66
3	52
7	21
2	57
7	53
9	24
6	33
6	40
10	24
2	53
0	61
7	33
0	69
6	40
2	52
2	57
1	56
2	16
2	57
0	69
0	69
4	33
2	50
1	58
3	52
9	8
1	57
6	20
3	48
3	50
1	61
1	58
5	37
1	57
6	22
2	48
1	56
9	33
8	38
3	33
4	32
8	21
1	48
0	53
0	57
2	50
8	8
6	6
5	20
4	20
1	48
1	29
5	21
5	21
0	53
6	24
5	28
0	52
4	24
2	37
10	26
2	48
1	19
3	37
1	33
3	37
2	34
5	24
5	21
3	20
2	33
11	24
9	24
3	28
6	6
5	5
3	40
2	24
3	30
4	28
4	21
4	20
0	37
3	24
2	26
2	20
0	33
4	6
3	24
1	24
3	24
5	1
3	21
0	37
4	12
5	6
4	12
1	26
2	24
1	14
2	12
3	16
4	5
5	14
0	24
2	24
0	36
1	24
0	30
2	24
1	28
0	22
1	24
1	22
1	20
1	21
2	21
1	24
0	17
1	24
3	8
1	6
1	16
2	9
0	24
1	6
1	6
0	24
1	12
0	20
0	9
0	9
0	9
0	21
1	5
1	1
2	5
1	6
1	1
1	1
1	6
1	1
1	1
0	9

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	135
17	120
24	68
18	48
8	96
29	44
22	37
27	38
27	29
26	53
6	100
13	40
14	33
16	61
18	20
7	43
18	50
28	6
3	121
10	61
10	72
11	40
13	20
11	20
1	100
1	109
13	16
9	44
22	60
14	13
0	121
37	29
19	36
2	88
3	85
6	57
4	66
3	72
7	50
4	66
6	48
6	64
9	53
7	33
3	53
4	57
13	29
6	36
26	44
16	44
3	68
2	66
10	34
1	73
1	57
2	64
1	66
3	52
7	21
2	57
7	53
9	24
6	33
6	40
10	24
2	53
0	61
7	33
0	69
6	40
2	52
2	57
1	56
2	16
2	57
0	69
0	69
4	33
2	50
1	58
3	52
9	8
1	57
6	20
3	48
3	50
1	61
1	58
5	37
1	57
6	22
2	48
1	56
9	33
8	38
3	33
4	32
8	21
1	48
0	53
0	57
2	50
8	8
6	6
5	20
4	20
1	48
1	29
5	21
5	21
0	53
6	24
5	28
0	52
4	24
2	37
10	26
2	48
1	19
3	37
1	33
3	37
2	34
5	24
5	21
3	20
2	33
11	24
9	24
3	28
6	6
5	5
3	40
2	24
3	30
4	28
4	21
4	20
0	37
3	24
2	26
2	20
0	33
4	6
3	24
1	24
3	24
5	1
3	21
0	37
4	12
5	6
4	12
1	26
2	24
1	14
2	12
3	16
4	5
5	14
0	24
2	24
0	36
1	24
0	30
2	24
1	28
0	22
1	24
1	22
1	20
1	21
2	21
1	24
0	17
1	24
3	8
1	6
1	16
2	9
0	24
1	6
1	6
0	24
1	12
0	20
0	9
0	9
0	9
0	21
1	5
1	1
2	5
1	6
1	1
1	1
1	6
1	1
1	1
0	9