Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 15 to 25 April 2025

Name: Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 15 to 25 April 2025
Start: 2025-04-15
End: 2025-04-25
Location: Germany, Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Spain, Luxembourg

Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 15 to 25 April 2025: 370 records at 301 stations, peak on 20 April 2025. 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, 15 to 25 April 2025 set or tied 370 station records at 301 stations.
It ran from 15 April 2025 to 25 April 2025 (11 days) and its peak day was 20 April 2025.
Status: closed.
Artern set a daily record precipitation of 27.8 mm (1.1 in) on 20 April 2025.
The busiest day was 20 April 2025 with 124 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 122 years.

Footprint

15 to 25 April 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 15 to 25 April 2025 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 7 other countries, 15 to 25 April 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Sion 2	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	2025-04-16
Artern	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	2025-04-20
Salzwedel	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2025-04-23
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	2025-04-24
Dachwig	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	2025-04-24
Eschwege	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	2025-04-24
Biedenkopf	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	2025-04-24
Venlo	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	2025-04-24
Bad Sooden-Allendorf	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2025-04-24
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Record daily precipitation	94.9 mm (3.7 in)	2025-04-16
Lennestadt-Theten	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	2025-04-24
Strasbourg-Entzheim	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	2025-04-21
Lievelde	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	2025-04-23
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	2025-04-18
Bad Lauchstadt	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2025-04-18
Quedlinburg	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	2025-04-18
Twistetal-Muhlhausen	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	2025-04-20
Frankfurt/Main-Westend	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2025-04-23
Alfhausen	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	2025-04-23
Bochum	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	2025-04-24

Records per Day

Peak day 124

Records set or tied each day from 15 April 2025 to 25 April 2025. The most in one day was 124 on 20 April 2025.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 15 to 25 April 2025
Date	Records
2025-04-15	17
2025-04-16	25
2025-04-17	11
2025-04-18	36
2025-04-19	3
2025-04-20	124
2025-04-21	13
2025-04-22	8
2025-04-23	71
2025-04-24	61
2025-04-25	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 15 to 25 April 2025 ranked by margin
Col du Grand St-Bernard, 04-16	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
Sion 2, 04-16	31.1 mm (1.2 in)
Erfurt-Bindersleben, 04-24	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
Frankfurt/Main-Westend, 04-23	18.9 mm (0.7 in)
Dachwig, 04-24	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
Lievelde, 04-23	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
Strasbourg-Entzheim, 04-21	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
Eschwege, 04-24	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
Venlo, 04-24	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Alfhausen, 04-23	15.9 mm (0.6 in)
Biedenkopf, 04-24	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
Bad Sooden-Allendorf, 04-24	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Lennestadt-Theten, 04-24	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
Bochum, 04-24	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
Artern, 04-20	13.8 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

370 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, 15 to 25 April 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	107
31	47
10	59
14	88
16	60
19	44
11	88
17	44
16	54
13	79
15	54
16	36
15	54
8	88
50	26
19	34
15	54
17	16
15	35
17	27
4	122
11	54
16	27
7	88
16	16
14	35
13	46
8	68
16	20
10	54
4	88
13	35
36	12
12	54
9	60
15	12
5	88
3	107
8	62
7	72
3	90
10	52
10	46
11	46
9	39
13	35
38	3
8	58
11	32
6	60
4	88
8	54
7	59
8	50
7	60
9	46
11	27
10	54
1	110
10	46
18	20
7	54
15	28
8	60
9	46
10	24
5	54
5	72
12	27
14	20
6	59
4	68
4	68
7	46
10	35
5	60
6	24
13	2
7	52
5	54
1	88
12	16
9	30
10	24
6	59
6	20
13	0
7	44
5	62
5	63
0	88
0	91
3	76
7	46
9	27
7	44
4	52
6	54
5	44
12	20
11	20
8	36
9	26
0	86
4	60
9	24
13	6
6	46
11	27
9	48
6	48
7	30
7	27
4	60
4	60
6	52
7	27
4	60
10	26
11	12
8	27
10	16
2	71
4	52
2	64
4	54
6	44
3	60
7	27
4	63
11	11
3	60
9	32
4	54
8	30
9	20
3	58
3	63
8	24
5	44
10	0
6	28
2	66
3	60
8	34
4	54
2	63
4	52
4	42
4	48
3	54
7	32
3	52
9	26
3	54
10	2
9	2
4	46
6	27
8	27
5	24
2	59
2	60
13	8
6	27
4	44
4	46
4	46
4	46
1	54
7	11
8	23
2	54
1	60
3	52
3	46
8	2
5	30
7	30
9	2
3	56
0	64
2	56
2	52
5	26
2	52
6	30
2	52
5	27
9	4
1	54
1	52
1	59
3	43
1	60
4	36
2	46
9	8
1	60
3	46

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 15 to 25 April 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 7 other countries, 15 to 25 April 2025 (this event)	370 records

Every Record Set

20 of 370

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Germany and 7 other countries, 15 to 25 April 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-04-16	Sion 2	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	47	74 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-16	Col du Grand St-Bernard	Record daily precipitation	94.9 mm (3.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26	55 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-18	Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	88	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-04-18	Bad Lauchstadt	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	88	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-04-18	Quedlinburg	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	79	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-04-20	Artern	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	107	74 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-20	Twistetal-Muhlhausen	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	88	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-04-21	Strasbourg-Entzheim	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	16	53 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-23	Salzwedel	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	59	66 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-23	Lievelde	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	27	52 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-23	Frankfurt/Main-Westend	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	34	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-04-23	Alfhausen	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-04-24	Erfurt-Bindersleben	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	44	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-24	Dachwig	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	44	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-24	Eschwege	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	54	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-24	Biedenkopf	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	54	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-24	Venlo	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	36	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-24	Bad Sooden-Allendorf	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	54	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-24	Lennestadt-Theten	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	54	54 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-24	Bochum	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	35	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 370 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
14	107
31	47
10	59
14	88
16	60
19	44
11	88
17	44
16	54
13	79
15	54
16	36
15	54
8	88
50	26
19	34
15	54
17	16
15	35
17	27
4	122
11	54
16	27
7	88
16	16
14	35
13	46
8	68
16	20
10	54
4	88
13	35
36	12
12	54
9	60
15	12
5	88
3	107
8	62
7	72
3	90
10	52
10	46
11	46
9	39
13	35
38	3
8	58
11	32
6	60
4	88
8	54
7	59
8	50
7	60
9	46
11	27
10	54
1	110
10	46
18	20
7	54
15	28
8	60
9	46
10	24
5	54
5	72
12	27
14	20
6	59
4	68
4	68
7	46
10	35
5	60
6	24
13	2
7	52
5	54
1	88
12	16
9	30
10	24
6	59
6	20
13	0
7	44
5	62
5	63
0	88
0	91
3	76
7	46
9	27
7	44
4	52
6	54
5	44
12	20
11	20
8	36
9	26
0	86
4	60
9	24
13	6
6	46
11	27
9	48
6	48
7	30
7	27
4	60
4	60
6	52
7	27
4	60
10	26
11	12
8	27
10	16
2	71
4	52
2	64
4	54
6	44
3	60
7	27
4	63
11	11
3	60
9	32
4	54
8	30
9	20
3	58
3	63
8	24
5	44
10	0
6	28
2	66
3	60
8	34
4	54
2	63
4	52
4	42
4	48
3	54
7	32
3	52
9	26
3	54
10	2
9	2
4	46
6	27
8	27
5	24
2	59
2	60
13	8
6	27
4	44
4	46
4	46
4	46
1	54
7	11
8	23
2	54
1	60
3	52
3	46
8	2
5	30
7	30
9	2
3	56
0	64
2	56
2	52
5	26
2	52
6	30
2	52
5	27
9	4
1	54
1	52
1	59
3	43
1	60
4	36
2	46
9	8
1	60
3	46

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	107
31	47
10	59
14	88
16	60
19	44
11	88
17	44
16	54
13	79
15	54
16	36
15	54
8	88
50	26
19	34
15	54
17	16
15	35
17	27
4	122
11	54
16	27
7	88
16	16
14	35
13	46
8	68
16	20
10	54
4	88
13	35
36	12
12	54
9	60
15	12
5	88
3	107
8	62
7	72
3	90
10	52
10	46
11	46
9	39
13	35
38	3
8	58
11	32
6	60
4	88
8	54
7	59
8	50
7	60
9	46
11	27
10	54
1	110
10	46
18	20
7	54
15	28
8	60
9	46
10	24
5	54
5	72
12	27
14	20
6	59
4	68
4	68
7	46
10	35
5	60
6	24
13	2
7	52
5	54
1	88
12	16
9	30
10	24
6	59
6	20
13	0
7	44
5	62
5	63
0	88
0	91
3	76
7	46
9	27
7	44
4	52
6	54
5	44
12	20
11	20
8	36
9	26
0	86
4	60
9	24
13	6
6	46
11	27
9	48
6	48
7	30
7	27
4	60
4	60
6	52
7	27
4	60
10	26
11	12
8	27
10	16
2	71
4	52
2	64
4	54
6	44
3	60
7	27
4	63
11	11
3	60
9	32
4	54
8	30
9	20
3	58
3	63
8	24
5	44
10	0
6	28
2	66
3	60
8	34
4	54
2	63
4	52
4	42
4	48
3	54
7	32
3	52
9	26
3	54
10	2
9	2
4	46
6	27
8	27
5	24
2	59
2	60
13	8
6	27
4	44
4	46
4	46
4	46
1	54
7	11
8	23
2	54
1	60
3	52
3	46
8	2
5	30
7	30
9	2
3	56
0	64
2	56
2	52
5	26
2	52
6	30
2	52
5	27
9	4
1	54
1	52
1	59
3	43
1	60
4	36
2	46
9	8
1	60
3	46

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	107
31	47
10	59
14	88
16	60
19	44
11	88
17	44
16	54
13	79
15	54
16	36
15	54
8	88
50	26
19	34
15	54
17	16
15	35
17	27
4	122
11	54
16	27
7	88
16	16
14	35
13	46
8	68
16	20
10	54
4	88
13	35
36	12
12	54
9	60
15	12
5	88
3	107
8	62
7	72
3	90
10	52
10	46
11	46
9	39
13	35
38	3
8	58
11	32
6	60
4	88
8	54
7	59
8	50
7	60
9	46
11	27
10	54
1	110
10	46
18	20
7	54
15	28
8	60
9	46
10	24
5	54
5	72
12	27
14	20
6	59
4	68
4	68
7	46
10	35
5	60
6	24
13	2
7	52
5	54
1	88
12	16
9	30
10	24
6	59
6	20
13	0
7	44
5	62
5	63
0	88
0	91
3	76
7	46
9	27
7	44
4	52
6	54
5	44
12	20
11	20
8	36
9	26
0	86
4	60
9	24
13	6
6	46
11	27
9	48
6	48
7	30
7	27
4	60
4	60
6	52
7	27
4	60
10	26
11	12
8	27
10	16
2	71
4	52
2	64
4	54
6	44
3	60
7	27
4	63
11	11
3	60
9	32
4	54
8	30
9	20
3	58
3	63
8	24
5	44
10	0
6	28
2	66
3	60
8	34
4	54
2	63
4	52
4	42
4	48
3	54
7	32
3	52
9	26
3	54
10	2
9	2
4	46
6	27
8	27
5	24
2	59
2	60
13	8
6	27
4	44
4	46
4	46
4	46
1	54
7	11
8	23
2	54
1	60
3	52
3	46
8	2
5	30
7	30
9	2
3	56
0	64
2	56
2	52
5	26
2	52
6	30
2	52
5	27
9	4
1	54
1	52
1	59
3	43
1	60
4	36
2	46
9	8
1	60
3	46