Extreme rain in Germany and 10 other countries, 31 December 2024 to 11 January 2025

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 10 other countries, 31 December 2024 to 11 January 2025
Start: 2024-12-31
End: 2025-01-11
Location: Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Norway, France, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, Luxembourg

Extreme rain in Germany and 10 other countries, 31 December 2024 to 11 January 2025: 609 records at 505 stations, peak on 6 January 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Germany and 10 other countries, 31 December 2024 to 11 January 2025 set or tied 609 station records at 505 stations.
It ran from 31 December 2024 to 11 January 2025 (12 days) and its peak day was 6 January 2025.
Status: closed.
Mykland set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 6 January 2025.
The busiest day was 6 January 2025 with 158 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 117 years.

Footprint

31 December 2024 to 11 January 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 10 other countries, 31 December 2024 to 11 January 2025 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Germany and 10 other countries, 31 December 2024 to 11 January 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Mykland	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2025-01-06
Postmyr I Drangedal	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	2025-01-06
Tuddal	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	2025-01-06
Charlottenberg	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	2025-01-06
Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2025-01-06
Bengtsfors_D	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	2025-01-07
Milesovka	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	2025-01-05
Lesjofors	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	2025-01-07
Foldsae	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	2025-01-06
Notodden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2025-01-06
Durham	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2025-01-05
Djursatra	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2025-01-06
Mullheim	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	2025-01-02
Tunhovd	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2025-01-06
Ruzyne	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	2025-01-07
Knas	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2025-01-07
Trier-Zewen	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	2025-01-08
Weissenfels	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	2025-01-09

Records per Day

Peak day 158

Records set or tied each day from 31 December 2024 to 11 January 2025. The most in one day was 158 on 6 January 2025.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Germany and 10 other countries, 31 December 2024 to 11 January 2025
Date	Records
2024-12-31	1
2025-01-01	57
2025-01-02	35
2025-01-03	3
2025-01-04	21
2025-01-05	104
2025-01-06	158
2025-01-07	72
2025-01-08	109
2025-01-09	47
2025-01-10	1
2025-01-11	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 10 other countries, 31 December 2024 to 11 January 2025 ranked by margin
Milesovka, 01-05	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
Milesovka, 01-07	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
Mykland, 01-06	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
Charlottenberg, 01-07	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Foldsae, 01-06	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
Postmyr I Drangedal, 01-06	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
Notodden, 01-06	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
Charlottenberg, 01-06	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Bengtsfors_D, 01-07	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
Djursatra, 01-06	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
Lesjofors, 01-07	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
Durham, 01-05	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
Ruzyne, 01-07	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Tunhovd, 01-06	11.3 mm (0.4 in)
Mullheim, 01-02	10.7 mm (0.4 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

500 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 10 other countries, 31 December 2024 to 11 January 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
26	117
18	86
11	99
15	40
10	93
14	76
49	45
11	26
20	31
12	67
5	92
13	34
20	20
17	21
8	76
11	76
6	95
13	26
12	37
41	21
4	94
24	10
9	49
12	38
7	65
12	43
17	21
10	5
15	11
14	11
10	57
13	31
10	59
10	76
12	19
7	60
5	93
9	66
10	36
40	2
10	37
4	77
9	31
3	66
2	117
63	2
9	76
12	2
14	14
8	60
9	33
8	64
17	14
2	81
1	113
8	50
7	29
1	102
18	24
13	24
10	51
3	67
12	22
8	38
13	34
7	26
17	24
28	11
12	2
3	77
10	51
14	14
5	57
4	67
6	60
12	24
8	31
9	32
8	38
4	81
6	57
4	76
1	92
2	88
5	43
10	40
6	38
0	92
5	60
12	13
5	57
5	66
13	24
7	26
9	31
4	33
2	80
3	72
6	57
6	57
5	56
6	26
2	84
1	82
5	57
12	24
8	0
2	77
2	76
8	14
3	34
6	0
1	81
8	55
3	60
4	57
6	31
3	76
5	54
5	57
11	17
8	41
7	34
4	59
3	60
3	65
2	71
6	5
7	34
3	60
10	21
6	44
6	43
4	56
4	56
2	60
13	2
11	13
3	66
9	31
6	31
7	31
4	29
8	22
3	56
3	60
5	30
8	30
11	2
9	9
6	60
3	57
2	76
1	76
14	2
12	2
1	77
6	31
2	60
2	65
2	53
3	56
5	60
3	57
3	59
12	2
5	50
1	76
4	37
7	2
7	2
9	10
6	22
2	51
8	37
4	33
7	15
5	44
3	57
1	38
26	2
5	37
1	64
11	14
1	40
7	41
2	57
7	19
4	44
2	57
2	56
1	65
1	60
7	5
6	38
4	40
2	59
6	43
4	42
7	41

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 10 other countries, 31 December 2024 to 11 January 2025 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 10 other countries, 31 December 2024 to 11 January 2025 (this event)	609 records

Every Record Set

20 of 609

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 10 other countries, 31 December 2024 to 11 January 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-01-02	Mullheim	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-05	Milesovka	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45	58 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-05	Durham	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	37	52 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-06	Mykland	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	117	75 of 100 (Major)
2025-01-06	Postmyr I Drangedal	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	86	74 of 100 (Major)
2025-01-06	Tuddal	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	99	65 of 100 (Major)
2025-01-06	Charlottenberg	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	40	65 of 100 (Major)
2025-01-06	Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	93	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-01-06	Foldsae	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20	53 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-06	Notodden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	21	53 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-06	Djursatra	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	26	52 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-06	Tunhovd	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	26	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-07	Bengtsfors_D	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	76	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-01-07	Charlottenberg	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	31	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-07	Lesjofors	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	34	54 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-07	Milesovka	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21	51 of 100 (Notable)
2025-01-07	Ruzyne	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	67	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-07	Knas	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-08	Trier-Zewen	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	95	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-01-09	Weissenfels	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 609 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
26	117
18	86
11	99
15	40
10	93
14	76
49	45
11	26
20	31
12	67
5	92
13	34
20	20
17	21
8	76
11	76
6	95
13	26
12	37
41	21
4	94
24	10
9	49
12	38
7	65
12	43
17	21
10	5
15	11
14	11
10	57
13	31
10	59
10	76
12	19
7	60
5	93
9	66
10	36
40	2
10	37
4	77
9	31
3	66
2	117
63	2
9	76
12	2
14	14
8	60
9	33
8	64
17	14
2	81
1	113
8	50
7	29
1	102
18	24
13	24
10	51
3	67
12	22
8	38
13	34
7	26
17	24
28	11
12	2
3	77
10	51
14	14
5	57
4	67
6	60
12	24
8	31
9	32
8	38
4	81
6	57
4	76
1	92
2	88
5	43
10	40
6	38
0	92
5	60
12	13
5	57
5	66
13	24
7	26
9	31
4	33
2	80
3	72
6	57
6	57
5	56
6	26
2	84
1	82
5	57
12	24
8	0
2	77
2	76
8	14
3	34
6	0
1	81
8	55
3	60
4	57
6	31
3	76
5	54
5	57
11	17
8	41
7	34
4	59
3	60
3	65
2	71
6	5
7	34
3	60
10	21
6	44
6	43
4	56
4	56
2	60
13	2
11	13
3	66
9	31
6	31
7	31
4	29
8	22
3	56
3	60
5	30
8	30
11	2
9	9
6	60
3	57
2	76
1	76
14	2
12	2
1	77
6	31
2	60
2	65
2	53
3	56
5	60
3	57
3	59
12	2
5	50
1	76
4	37
7	2
7	2
9	10
6	22
2	51
8	37
4	33
7	15
5	44
3	57
1	38
26	2
5	37
1	64
11	14
1	40
7	41
2	57
7	19
4	44
2	57
2	56
1	65
1	60
7	5
6	38
4	40
2	59
6	43
4	42
7	41

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
26	117
18	86
11	99
15	40
10	93
14	76
49	45
11	26
20	31
12	67
5	92
13	34
20	20
17	21
8	76
11	76
6	95
13	26
12	37
41	21
4	94
24	10
9	49
12	38
7	65
12	43
17	21
10	5
15	11
14	11
10	57
13	31
10	59
10	76
12	19
7	60
5	93
9	66
10	36
40	2
10	37
4	77
9	31
3	66
2	117
63	2
9	76
12	2
14	14
8	60
9	33
8	64
17	14
2	81
1	113
8	50
7	29
1	102
18	24
13	24
10	51
3	67
12	22
8	38
13	34
7	26
17	24
28	11
12	2
3	77
10	51
14	14
5	57
4	67
6	60
12	24
8	31
9	32
8	38
4	81
6	57
4	76
1	92
2	88
5	43
10	40
6	38
0	92
5	60
12	13
5	57
5	66
13	24
7	26
9	31
4	33
2	80
3	72
6	57
6	57
5	56
6	26
2	84
1	82
5	57
12	24
8	0
2	77
2	76
8	14
3	34
6	0
1	81
8	55
3	60
4	57
6	31
3	76
5	54
5	57
11	17
8	41
7	34
4	59
3	60
3	65
2	71
6	5
7	34
3	60
10	21
6	44
6	43
4	56
4	56
2	60
13	2
11	13
3	66
9	31
6	31
7	31
4	29
8	22
3	56
3	60
5	30
8	30
11	2
9	9
6	60
3	57
2	76
1	76
14	2
12	2
1	77
6	31
2	60
2	65
2	53
3	56
5	60
3	57
3	59
12	2
5	50
1	76
4	37
7	2
7	2
9	10
6	22
2	51
8	37
4	33
7	15
5	44
3	57
1	38
26	2
5	37
1	64
11	14
1	40
7	41
2	57
7	19
4	44
2	57
2	56
1	65
1	60
7	5
6	38
4	40
2	59
6	43
4	42
7	41

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
26	117
18	86
11	99
15	40
10	93
14	76
49	45
11	26
20	31
12	67
5	92
13	34
20	20
17	21
8	76
11	76
6	95
13	26
12	37
41	21
4	94
24	10
9	49
12	38
7	65
12	43
17	21
10	5
15	11
14	11
10	57
13	31
10	59
10	76
12	19
7	60
5	93
9	66
10	36
40	2
10	37
4	77
9	31
3	66
2	117
63	2
9	76
12	2
14	14
8	60
9	33
8	64
17	14
2	81
1	113
8	50
7	29
1	102
18	24
13	24
10	51
3	67
12	22
8	38
13	34
7	26
17	24
28	11
12	2
3	77
10	51
14	14
5	57
4	67
6	60
12	24
8	31
9	32
8	38
4	81
6	57
4	76
1	92
2	88
5	43
10	40
6	38
0	92
5	60
12	13
5	57
5	66
13	24
7	26
9	31
4	33
2	80
3	72
6	57
6	57
5	56
6	26
2	84
1	82
5	57
12	24
8	0
2	77
2	76
8	14
3	34
6	0
1	81
8	55
3	60
4	57
6	31
3	76
5	54
5	57
11	17
8	41
7	34
4	59
3	60
3	65
2	71
6	5
7	34
3	60
10	21
6	44
6	43
4	56
4	56
2	60
13	2
11	13
3	66
9	31
6	31
7	31
4	29
8	22
3	56
3	60
5	30
8	30
11	2
9	9
6	60
3	57
2	76
1	76
14	2
12	2
1	77
6	31
2	60
2	65
2	53
3	56
5	60
3	57
3	59
12	2
5	50
1	76
4	37
7	2
7	2
9	10
6	22
2	51
8	37
4	33
7	15
5	44
3	57
1	38
26	2
5	37
1	64
11	14
1	40
7	41
2	57
7	19
4	44
2	57
2	56
1	65
1	60
7	5
6	38
4	40
2	59
6	43
4	42
7	41