Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 12 to 21 November 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 12 to 21 November 2023
Start: 2023-11-12
End: 2023-11-21
Location: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, France, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Austria, Poland

Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 12 to 21 November 2023: 391 records at 319 stations, peak on 13 November 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 12 to 21 November 2023 set or tied 391 station records at 319 stations.
It ran from 12 November 2023 to 21 November 2023 (10 days) and its peak day was 13 November 2023.
Status: closed.
Falsterbo set a daily record precipitation of 35.3 mm (1.4 in) on 15 November 2023.
The busiest day was 13 November 2023 with 119 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 154 years.

Footprint

12 to 21 November 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 12 to 21 November 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 7 other countries, 12 to 21 November 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Falsterbo	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	2023-11-15
Kristianstad	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	2023-11-16
West Terschelling	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2023-11-19
Uelzen	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2023-11-20
Bad Muskau	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	2023-11-20
Soltau	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	2023-11-20
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	2023-11-20
Lund	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	2023-11-15
Groningen-1	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	2023-11-19
Passau-Maierhof	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	2023-11-13
Trelleborg	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	2023-11-15
Vomb	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	2023-11-15
Onnen	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2023-11-19
Eelde-1	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	2023-11-19
Schleswig	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	2023-11-13
Weesp	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2023-11-14
Nurnberg	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	2023-11-13
Lindenberg	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2023-11-20
Salzwedel	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2023-11-20

Records per Day

Peak day 119

Records set or tied each day from 12 November 2023 to 21 November 2023. The most in one day was 119 on 13 November 2023.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 12 to 21 November 2023
Date	Records
2023-11-12	17
2023-11-13	119
2023-11-14	73
2023-11-15	15
2023-11-16	39
2023-11-17	5
2023-11-18	19
2023-11-19	71
2023-11-20	31
2023-11-21	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 12 to 21 November 2023 ranked by margin
Onnen, 11-19	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Rotenburg (Wumme), 11-20	21.7 mm (0.9 in)
Trelleborg, 11-15	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
Weesp, 11-14	20.9 mm (0.8 in)
Eelde-1, 11-19	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
Groningen-1, 11-19	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
Schleswig, 11-13	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
Vomb, 11-15	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
Lund, 11-15	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
Kristianstad, 11-16	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
Salzwedel, 11-20	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
Passau-Maierhof, 11-13	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
West Terschelling, 11-19	13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Falsterbo, 11-15	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
Uelzen, 11-20	12.1 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

391 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 7 other countries, 12 to 21 November 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	120
15	54
12	60
13	140
11	113
9	89
22	50
14	57
8	140
16	42
18	36
8	92
13	80
22	42
17	42
24	36
19	36
7	135
18	57
21	32
11	54
24	36
26	32
13	50
14	58
9	44
7	84
27	28
7	71
6	129
18	14
20	50
32	25
35	24
16	36
1	132
19	20
14	50
14	50
27	20
17	36
18	9
20	14
29	16
19	20
10	31
15	36
14	36
18	18
18	7
8	72
5	53
13	45
16	14
14	36
14	36
9	50
18	32
14	53
10	49
11	50
13	36
13	26
24	76
10	58
16	8
29	16
14	36
14	26
2	139
2	154
5	80
17	5
11	50
10	49
6	80
12	36
6	60
13	80
6	80
14	26
7	72
16	26
1	122
7	73
10	53
14	50
12	14
5	76
11	36
8	60
1	71
8	80
6	84
5	60
15	32
9	60
8	53
3	54
9	14
4	72
2	60
8	32
11	44
9	50
14	28
3	76
12	32
11	36
11	45
3	72
7	58
13	13
13	26
4	38
8	32
16	20
6	36
2	80
11	50
13	45
8	50
16	32
4	39
8	45
5	42
2	69
8	50
8	40
7	36
9	32
2	76
10	36
9	36
7	48
11	28
7	36
15	22
10	14
7	32
8	36
9	29
7	36
11	13
12	22
8	36
10	26
14	28
3	70
9	29
8	36
1	73
1	72
8	36
2	60
7	36
4	58
4	50
11	8
5	50
2	69
4	36
6	45
2	58
3	58
10	20
3	50
6	42
6	29
5	50
5	52
4	58
9	32
5	36
1	72
7	36
8	28
11	5
7	36
1	73
4	45
2	58
0	72
2	58
5	29
10	32
9	14
9	32
5	58
2	58
4	48
0	73
9	20
3	49
6	29
10	20
4	48
5	36
7	29
1	50

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 12 to 21 November 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 7 other countries, 12 to 21 November 2023 (this event)	391 records

Every Record Set

20 of 391

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 12 to 21 November 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-11-13	Passau-Maierhof	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	80	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-13	Schleswig	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	57	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-13	Nurnberg	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	140	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-11-14	Weesp	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	32	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-15	Falsterbo	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	120	75 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-15	Lund	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	42	61 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-15	Trelleborg	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	42	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-15	Vomb	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	42	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-16	Kristianstad	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	54	74 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-16	Lund	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	135	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-11-19	West Terschelling	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	140	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-19	Groningen-1	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	36	60 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-19	Onnen	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	36	57 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-19	Eelde-1	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36	57 of 100 (Notable)
2023-11-20	Uelzen	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	60	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-20	Bad Muskau	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	113	66 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-20	Soltau	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	89	66 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-20	Rotenburg (Wumme)	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	50	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-11-20	Lindenberg	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-11-20	Salzwedel	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	57	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 391 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
13	120
15	54
12	60
13	140
11	113
9	89
22	50
14	57
8	140
16	42
18	36
8	92
13	80
22	42
17	42
24	36
19	36
7	135
18	57
21	32
11	54
24	36
26	32
13	50
14	58
9	44
7	84
27	28
7	71
6	129
18	14
20	50
32	25
35	24
16	36
1	132
19	20
14	50
14	50
27	20
17	36
18	9
20	14
29	16
19	20
10	31
15	36
14	36
18	18
18	7
8	72
5	53
13	45
16	14
14	36
14	36
9	50
18	32
14	53
10	49
11	50
13	36
13	26
24	76
10	58
16	8
29	16
14	36
14	26
2	139
2	154
5	80
17	5
11	50
10	49
6	80
12	36
6	60
13	80
6	80
14	26
7	72
16	26
1	122
7	73
10	53
14	50
12	14
5	76
11	36
8	60
1	71
8	80
6	84
5	60
15	32
9	60
8	53
3	54
9	14
4	72
2	60
8	32
11	44
9	50
14	28
3	76
12	32
11	36
11	45
3	72
7	58
13	13
13	26
4	38
8	32
16	20
6	36
2	80
11	50
13	45
8	50
16	32
4	39
8	45
5	42
2	69
8	50
8	40
7	36
9	32
2	76
10	36
9	36
7	48
11	28
7	36
15	22
10	14
7	32
8	36
9	29
7	36
11	13
12	22
8	36
10	26
14	28
3	70
9	29
8	36
1	73
1	72
8	36
2	60
7	36
4	58
4	50
11	8
5	50
2	69
4	36
6	45
2	58
3	58
10	20
3	50
6	42
6	29
5	50
5	52
4	58
9	32
5	36
1	72
7	36
8	28
11	5
7	36
1	73
4	45
2	58
0	72
2	58
5	29
10	32
9	14
9	32
5	58
2	58
4	48
0	73
9	20
3	49
6	29
10	20
4	48
5	36
7	29
1	50

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	120
15	54
12	60
13	140
11	113
9	89
22	50
14	57
8	140
16	42
18	36
8	92
13	80
22	42
17	42
24	36
19	36
7	135
18	57
21	32
11	54
24	36
26	32
13	50
14	58
9	44
7	84
27	28
7	71
6	129
18	14
20	50
32	25
35	24
16	36
1	132
19	20
14	50
14	50
27	20
17	36
18	9
20	14
29	16
19	20
10	31
15	36
14	36
18	18
18	7
8	72
5	53
13	45
16	14
14	36
14	36
9	50
18	32
14	53
10	49
11	50
13	36
13	26
24	76
10	58
16	8
29	16
14	36
14	26
2	139
2	154
5	80
17	5
11	50
10	49
6	80
12	36
6	60
13	80
6	80
14	26
7	72
16	26
1	122
7	73
10	53
14	50
12	14
5	76
11	36
8	60
1	71
8	80
6	84
5	60
15	32
9	60
8	53
3	54
9	14
4	72
2	60
8	32
11	44
9	50
14	28
3	76
12	32
11	36
11	45
3	72
7	58
13	13
13	26
4	38
8	32
16	20
6	36
2	80
11	50
13	45
8	50
16	32
4	39
8	45
5	42
2	69
8	50
8	40
7	36
9	32
2	76
10	36
9	36
7	48
11	28
7	36
15	22
10	14
7	32
8	36
9	29
7	36
11	13
12	22
8	36
10	26
14	28
3	70
9	29
8	36
1	73
1	72
8	36
2	60
7	36
4	58
4	50
11	8
5	50
2	69
4	36
6	45
2	58
3	58
10	20
3	50
6	42
6	29
5	50
5	52
4	58
9	32
5	36
1	72
7	36
8	28
11	5
7	36
1	73
4	45
2	58
0	72
2	58
5	29
10	32
9	14
9	32
5	58
2	58
4	48
0	73
9	20
3	49
6	29
10	20
4	48
5	36
7	29
1	50

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
13	120
15	54
12	60
13	140
11	113
9	89
22	50
14	57
8	140
16	42
18	36
8	92
13	80
22	42
17	42
24	36
19	36
7	135
18	57
21	32
11	54
24	36
26	32
13	50
14	58
9	44
7	84
27	28
7	71
6	129
18	14
20	50
32	25
35	24
16	36
1	132
19	20
14	50
14	50
27	20
17	36
18	9
20	14
29	16
19	20
10	31
15	36
14	36
18	18
18	7
8	72
5	53
13	45
16	14
14	36
14	36
9	50
18	32
14	53
10	49
11	50
13	36
13	26
24	76
10	58
16	8
29	16
14	36
14	26
2	139
2	154
5	80
17	5
11	50
10	49
6	80
12	36
6	60
13	80
6	80
14	26
7	72
16	26
1	122
7	73
10	53
14	50
12	14
5	76
11	36
8	60
1	71
8	80
6	84
5	60
15	32
9	60
8	53
3	54
9	14
4	72
2	60
8	32
11	44
9	50
14	28
3	76
12	32
11	36
11	45
3	72
7	58
13	13
13	26
4	38
8	32
16	20
6	36
2	80
11	50
13	45
8	50
16	32
4	39
8	45
5	42
2	69
8	50
8	40
7	36
9	32
2	76
10	36
9	36
7	48
11	28
7	36
15	22
10	14
7	32
8	36
9	29
7	36
11	13
12	22
8	36
10	26
14	28
3	70
9	29
8	36
1	73
1	72
8	36
2	60
7	36
4	58
4	50
11	8
5	50
2	69
4	36
6	45
2	58
3	58
10	20
3	50
6	42
6	29
5	50
5	52
4	58
9	32
5	36
1	72
7	36
8	28
11	5
7	36
1	73
4	45
2	58
0	72
2	58
5	29
10	32
9	14
9	32
5	58
2	58
4	48
0	73
9	20
3	49
6	29
10	20
4	48
5	36
7	29
1	50