Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 18 to 23 June 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 18 to 23 June 2023
Start: 2023-06-18
End: 2023-06-23
Location: Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Ireland

Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 18 to 23 June 2023: 272 records at 243 stations, peak on 22 June 2023. 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, 18 to 23 June 2023 set or tied 272 station records at 243 stations.
It ran from 18 June 2023 to 23 June 2023 (6 days) and its peak day was 22 June 2023.
Status: closed.
Wittstock-Rote Muhle set a daily record precipitation of 47.6 mm (1.9 in) on 20 June 2023.
The busiest day was 22 June 2023 with 162 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 131 years.

Footprint

18 to 23 June 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 18 to 23 June 2023 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, 18 to 23 June 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	2023-06-20
Wahlsburg-Lippoldsberg	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2023-06-22
Potsdam	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2023-06-23
Altastenberg	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	2023-06-22
Kleve	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	2023-06-22
Weert	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	2023-06-22
Biedenkopf	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2023-06-22
Borken In Westfalen	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	2023-06-22
Herwen	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	2023-06-22
Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	2023-06-22
Juterbog	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	2023-06-22
Buchten	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	2023-06-22
Wernigerode	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	2023-06-23
Rahden-Varl	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	2023-06-22
Valkenburg (L)	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2023-06-22
Denekamp	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2023-06-22
Tubbergen	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2023-06-22
Gutersloh	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	2023-06-22
Weerselo	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	2023-06-22
Enschede	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	2023-06-22

Records per Day

Peak day 162

Records set or tied each day from 18 June 2023 to 23 June 2023. The most in one day was 162 on 22 June 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 18 to 23 June 2023 ranked by margin
Gutersloh, 06-22	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
Weerselo, 06-22	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
Wahlsburg-Lippoldsberg, 06-22	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
Wernigerode, 06-23	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
Valkenburg (L), 06-22	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
Juterbog, 06-22	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal, 06-22	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
Enschede, 06-22	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
Herwen, 06-22	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
Buchten, 06-22	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
Weert, 06-22	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle, 06-20	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
Tubbergen, 06-22	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
Borken In Westfalen, 06-22	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
Kleve, 06-22	23.1 mm (0.9 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

272 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, 18 to 23 June 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	85
38	82
22	122
20	131
23	74
26	72
17	90
24	69
29	50
31	50
32	48
35	49
28	50
23	57
34	40
21	50
24	50
46	33
40	38
29	38
43	36
26	40
33	20
24	11
35	33
20	72
22	48
20	72
8	131
31	8
11	89
28	8
15	69
41	21
15	69
26	14
19	58
18	48
17	69
10	89
15	69
14	69
21	40
18	40
21	48
20	40
16	60
7	117
20	52
6	130
17	44
19	44
18	44
16	56
25	21
20	37
26	18
23	16
25	8
13	64
11	69
12	72
21	36
16	52
3	116
14	49
30	8
5	90
14	48
12	31
32	8
24	14
17	44
16	50
19	20
2	131
22	9
2	116
19	5
24	8
16	44
14	32
1	125
11	66
13	48
15	40
13	44
20	12
15	36
6	25
20	1
25	18
2	85
18	14
8	69
19	14
7	69
10	50
13	32
17	38
0	88
19	18
14	36
26	5
10	56
9	50
6	57
8	57
3	76
9	50
1	57
1	57
4	65
1	48
18	0
8	52
10	1
3	76
14	16
13	36
9	40
10	40
14	36
8	50
11	42
10	32
2	72
1	47
2	69
17	5
3	64
5	58
8	50
7	49
15	6
6	52
10	38
10	18
12	16
8	16
8	32
2	58
6	16
1	69
11	5
0	15
13	14
3	57
11	20
4	44
4	50
8	38
5	40
13	5
1	69
4	50
10	32
6	36
11	8
5	23
3	48
9	14
4	44
14	8
3	40
3	49
9	16
10	4
5	38
10	6
3	49
13	4
1	48
6	18
2	37
2	52
4	44
11	1
0	56
14	18
2	52
2	44
10	14
1	52
2	50
11	1
13	8
1	52
7	8
9	5
8	25
2	40
0	56
8	14
8	21
2	44
1	50
1	49
4	36
0	50

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 18 to 23 June 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 5 other countries, 18 to 23 June 2023 (this event)	272 records

Every Record Set

20 of 272

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 5 other countries, 18 to 23 June 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-06-20	Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	85	74 of 100 (Major)
2023-06-22	Wahlsburg-Lippoldsberg	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	82	73 of 100 (Major)
2023-06-22	Altastenberg	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	131	68 of 100 (Major)
2023-06-22	Kleve	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	74	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-06-22	Weert	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	72	66 of 100 (Major)
2023-06-22	Biedenkopf	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	90	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-06-22	Borken In Westfalen	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	69	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-06-22	Herwen	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-06-22	Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	50	61 of 100 (Major)
2023-06-22	Juterbog	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48	61 of 100 (Major)
2023-06-22	Buchten	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50	61 of 100 (Major)
2023-06-22	Rahden-Varl	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	57	60 of 100 (Major)
2023-06-22	Valkenburg (L)	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-22	Denekamp	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	50	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-22	Tubbergen	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	50	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-22	Gutersloh	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	33	58 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-22	Weerselo	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38	58 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-22	Enschede	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	38	58 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-23	Potsdam	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	122	70 of 100 (Major)
2023-06-23	Wernigerode	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	49	61 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 272 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
2023-06-18	14
2023-06-19	9
2023-06-20	47
2023-06-21	9
2023-06-22	162
2023-06-23	31

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	85
38	82
22	122
20	131
23	74
26	72
17	90
24	69
29	50
31	50
32	48
35	49
28	50
23	57
34	40
21	50
24	50
46	33
40	38
29	38
43	36
26	40
33	20
24	11
35	33
20	72
22	48
20	72
8	131
31	8
11	89
28	8
15	69
41	21
15	69
26	14
19	58
18	48
17	69
10	89
15	69
14	69
21	40
18	40
21	48
20	40
16	60
7	117
20	52
6	130
17	44
19	44
18	44
16	56
25	21
20	37
26	18
23	16
25	8
13	64
11	69
12	72
21	36
16	52
3	116
14	49
30	8
5	90
14	48
12	31
32	8
24	14
17	44
16	50
19	20
2	131
22	9
2	116
19	5
24	8
16	44
14	32
1	125
11	66
13	48
15	40
13	44
20	12
15	36
6	25
20	1
25	18
2	85
18	14
8	69
19	14
7	69
10	50
13	32
17	38
0	88
19	18
14	36
26	5
10	56
9	50
6	57
8	57
3	76
9	50
1	57
1	57
4	65
1	48
18	0
8	52
10	1
3	76
14	16
13	36
9	40
10	40
14	36
8	50
11	42
10	32
2	72
1	47
2	69
17	5
3	64
5	58
8	50
7	49
15	6
6	52
10	38
10	18
12	16
8	16
8	32
2	58
6	16
1	69
11	5
0	15
13	14
3	57
11	20
4	44
4	50
8	38
5	40
13	5
1	69
4	50
10	32
6	36
11	8
5	23
3	48
9	14
4	44
14	8
3	40
3	49
9	16
10	4
5	38
10	6
3	49
13	4
1	48
6	18
2	37
2	52
4	44
11	1
0	56
14	18
2	52
2	44
10	14
1	52
2	50
11	1
13	8
1	52
7	8
9	5
8	25
2	40
0	56
8	14
8	21
2	44
1	50
1	49
4	36
0	50

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	85
38	82
22	122
20	131
23	74
26	72
17	90
24	69
29	50
31	50
32	48
35	49
28	50
23	57
34	40
21	50
24	50
46	33
40	38
29	38
43	36
26	40
33	20
24	11
35	33
20	72
22	48
20	72
8	131
31	8
11	89
28	8
15	69
41	21
15	69
26	14
19	58
18	48
17	69
10	89
15	69
14	69
21	40
18	40
21	48
20	40
16	60
7	117
20	52
6	130
17	44
19	44
18	44
16	56
25	21
20	37
26	18
23	16
25	8
13	64
11	69
12	72
21	36
16	52
3	116
14	49
30	8
5	90
14	48
12	31
32	8
24	14
17	44
16	50
19	20
2	131
22	9
2	116
19	5
24	8
16	44
14	32
1	125
11	66
13	48
15	40
13	44
20	12
15	36
6	25
20	1
25	18
2	85
18	14
8	69
19	14
7	69
10	50
13	32
17	38
0	88
19	18
14	36
26	5
10	56
9	50
6	57
8	57
3	76
9	50
1	57
1	57
4	65
1	48
18	0
8	52
10	1
3	76
14	16
13	36
9	40
10	40
14	36
8	50
11	42
10	32
2	72
1	47
2	69
17	5
3	64
5	58
8	50
7	49
15	6
6	52
10	38
10	18
12	16
8	16
8	32
2	58
6	16
1	69
11	5
0	15
13	14
3	57
11	20
4	44
4	50
8	38
5	40
13	5
1	69
4	50
10	32
6	36
11	8
5	23
3	48
9	14
4	44
14	8
3	40
3	49
9	16
10	4
5	38
10	6
3	49
13	4
1	48
6	18
2	37
2	52
4	44
11	1
0	56
14	18
2	52
2	44
10	14
1	52
2	50
11	1
13	8
1	52
7	8
9	5
8	25
2	40
0	56
8	14
8	21
2	44
1	50
1	49
4	36
0	50

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	85
38	82
22	122
20	131
23	74
26	72
17	90
24	69
29	50
31	50
32	48
35	49
28	50
23	57
34	40
21	50
24	50
46	33
40	38
29	38
43	36
26	40
33	20
24	11
35	33
20	72
22	48
20	72
8	131
31	8
11	89
28	8
15	69
41	21
15	69
26	14
19	58
18	48
17	69
10	89
15	69
14	69
21	40
18	40
21	48
20	40
16	60
7	117
20	52
6	130
17	44
19	44
18	44
16	56
25	21
20	37
26	18
23	16
25	8
13	64
11	69
12	72
21	36
16	52
3	116
14	49
30	8
5	90
14	48
12	31
32	8
24	14
17	44
16	50
19	20
2	131
22	9
2	116
19	5
24	8
16	44
14	32
1	125
11	66
13	48
15	40
13	44
20	12
15	36
6	25
20	1
25	18
2	85
18	14
8	69
19	14
7	69
10	50
13	32
17	38
0	88
19	18
14	36
26	5
10	56
9	50
6	57
8	57
3	76
9	50
1	57
1	57
4	65
1	48
18	0
8	52
10	1
3	76
14	16
13	36
9	40
10	40
14	36
8	50
11	42
10	32
2	72
1	47
2	69
17	5
3	64
5	58
8	50
7	49
15	6
6	52
10	38
10	18
12	16
8	16
8	32
2	58
6	16
1	69
11	5
0	15
13	14
3	57
11	20
4	44
4	50
8	38
5	40
13	5
1	69
4	50
10	32
6	36
11	8
5	23
3	48
9	14
4	44
14	8
3	40
3	49
9	16
10	4
5	38
10	6
3	49
13	4
1	48
6	18
2	37
2	52
4	44
11	1
0	56
14	18
2	52
2	44
10	14
1	52
2	50
11	1
13	8
1	52
7	8
9	5
8	25
2	40
0	56
8	14
8	21
2	44
1	50
1	49
4	36
0	50