Extreme rain in Netherlands and 7 other countries, 15 to 24 January 2018

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 7 other countries, 15 to 24 January 2018
Start: 2018-01-15
End: 2018-01-24
Location: Netherlands, Germany, France, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Czech Republic, Italy

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 7 other countries, 15 to 24 January 2018: 419 records at 360 stations, peak on 15 January 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 7 other countries, 15 to 24 January 2018 set or tied 419 station records at 360 stations.
It ran from 15 January 2018 to 24 January 2018 (10 days) and its peak day was 15 January 2018.
Status: closed.
Kempten set a daily record precipitation of 40.8 mm (1.6 in) on 16 January 2018.
The busiest day was 15 January 2018 with 213 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 182 years.

Footprint

15 to 24 January 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 7 other countries, 15 to 24 January 2018 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 7 other countries, 15 to 24 January 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Kempten	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	2018-01-16
Oberstdorf	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	2018-01-22
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	2018-01-22
Saentis	Record daily precipitation	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	2018-01-16
Ohlsbach	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	2018-01-18
Sion 2	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	2018-01-21
Nagold	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	2018-01-16
Limoges - Bellegarde	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2018-01-20
Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	2018-01-15
Zandvoort	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2018-01-15
Weerselo	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	2018-01-15
Boskoop	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	2018-01-15
Delft	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2018-01-15
Heemstede	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	2018-01-15
Weiden	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	2018-01-16
Rottweil	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	2018-01-16
Altentreptow	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	2018-01-18
Troyes-Barberey	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	2018-01-20
Barberey	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2018-01-21

Records per Day

Peak day 213

Records set or tied each day from 15 January 2018 to 24 January 2018. The most in one day was 213 on 15 January 2018.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 7 other countries, 15 to 24 January 2018
Date	Records
2018-01-15	213
2018-01-16	72
2018-01-17	11
2018-01-18	20
2018-01-19	3
2018-01-20	26
2018-01-21	28
2018-01-22	43
2018-01-23	2
2018-01-24	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 7 other countries, 15 to 24 January 2018 ranked by margin
Saentis, 01-16	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
Sion 2, 01-21	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
Saentis, 01-22	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler, 01-22	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
Oberstdorf, 01-22	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
Limoges - Bellegarde, 01-20	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Ohlsbach, 01-18	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Troyes-Barberey, 01-20	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Barberey, 01-21	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Delft, 01-15	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
Nagold, 01-16	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
Kempten, 01-16	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Weiden, 01-16	13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Rottweil, 01-16	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
Heemstede, 01-15	11.4 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

419 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 Netherlands and 7 other countries, 15 to 24 January 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	100
21	104
13	63
34	38
64	32
17	44
41	12
4	96
11	48
15	15
15	40
15	15
18	44
13	32
10	48
8	67
10	48
15	10
37	42
6	68
19	44
5	79
11	40
7	40
5	79
15	14
1	182
14	58
2	91
0	104
8	52
7	58
12	30
5	50
0	98
17	63
11	63
3	76
7	82
8	48
12	10
8	44
8	48
8	48
9	14
5	67
2	79
2	83
9	23
11	3
4	67
10	10
12	14
4	63
16	10
5	63
7	36
10	19
6	34
3	64
10	14
0	75
6	52
9	30
5	40
10	10
9	14
10	10
9	14
5	52
2	68
6	31
4	38
9	18
10	35
2	67
5	58
2	63
5	36
7	36
10	10
10	4
17	10
1	68
9	14
3	55
5	40
8	19
6	35
7	34
22	4
1	63
4	30
0	68
3	52
7	14
12	42
8	10
8	10
6	35
8	14
8	14
8	10
10	23
4	34
2	58
3	11
5	34
2	63
9	6
5	44
1	63
5	30
5	35
8	14
7	14
1	51
4	30
9	3
11	10
6	14
0	63
6	40
4	30
8	19
8	14
8	10
7	14
4	40
8	10
4	36
9	10
4	40
1	64
2	43
3	23
10	15
8	32
4	38
9	12
5	34
6	10
7	10
7	10
6	14
7	14
6	10
7	14
4	35
4	35
7	14
8	10
8	10
4	32
1	52
3	38
3	39
4	20
2	52
0	63
6	14
6	14
5	19
3	42
0	59
5	36
8	15
2	40
0	58
1	52
1	51
4	35
5	14
2	44
3	36
3	35
5	14
6	19
5	32
6	10
10	20
6	32
4	4
2	42
1	34
3	31
4	30
1	52
3	35
6	10
2	40
2	40
8	3
4	35
6	10
2	40
5	10
5	19
5	14
2	40

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 7 other countries, 15 to 24 January 2018 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 Netherlands and 7 other countries, 15 to 24 January 2018 (this event)	419 records

Every Record Set

20 of 419

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 7 other countries, 15 to 24 January 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-01-15	Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-15	Zandvoort	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-15	Weerselo	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	67	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-15	Boskoop	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-15	Delft	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	10	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-15	Heemstede	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-16	Kempten	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	100	61 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-16	Saentis	Record daily precipitation	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	32	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-16	Nagold	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	40	48 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-16	Weiden	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	63	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-16	Rottweil	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	32	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-18	Ohlsbach	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	44	53 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-18	Altentreptow	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-20	Limoges - Bellegarde	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	44	46 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-20	Troyes-Barberey	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-21	Sion 2	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	12	53 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-21	Barberey	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-01-22	Oberstdorf	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	104	60 of 100 (Major)
2018-01-22	Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38	59 of 100 (Notable)
2018-01-22	Saentis	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42	44 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 419 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	100
21	104
13	63
34	38
64	32
17	44
41	12
4	96
11	48
15	15
15	40
15	15
18	44
13	32
10	48
8	67
10	48
15	10
37	42
6	68
19	44
5	79
11	40
7	40
5	79
15	14
1	182
14	58
2	91
0	104
8	52
7	58
12	30
5	50
0	98
17	63
11	63
3	76
7	82
8	48
12	10
8	44
8	48
8	48
9	14
5	67
2	79
2	83
9	23
11	3
4	67
10	10
12	14
4	63
16	10
5	63
7	36
10	19
6	34
3	64
10	14
0	75
6	52
9	30
5	40
10	10
9	14
10	10
9	14
5	52
2	68
6	31
4	38
9	18
10	35
2	67
5	58
2	63
5	36
7	36
10	10
10	4
17	10
1	68
9	14
3	55
5	40
8	19
6	35
7	34
22	4
1	63
4	30
0	68
3	52
7	14
12	42
8	10
8	10
6	35
8	14
8	14
8	10
10	23
4	34
2	58
3	11
5	34
2	63
9	6
5	44
1	63
5	30
5	35
8	14
7	14
1	51
4	30
9	3
11	10
6	14
0	63
6	40
4	30
8	19
8	14
8	10
7	14
4	40
8	10
4	36
9	10
4	40
1	64
2	43
3	23
10	15
8	32
4	38
9	12
5	34
6	10
7	10
7	10
6	14
7	14
6	10
7	14
4	35
4	35
7	14
8	10
8	10
4	32
1	52
3	38
3	39
4	20
2	52
0	63
6	14
6	14
5	19
3	42
0	59
5	36
8	15
2	40
0	58
1	52
1	51
4	35
5	14
2	44
3	36
3	35
5	14
6	19
5	32
6	10
10	20
6	32
4	4
2	42
1	34
3	31
4	30
1	52
3	35
6	10
2	40
2	40
8	3
4	35
6	10
2	40
5	10
5	19
5	14
2	40

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	100
21	104
13	63
34	38
64	32
17	44
41	12
4	96
11	48
15	15
15	40
15	15
18	44
13	32
10	48
8	67
10	48
15	10
37	42
6	68
19	44
5	79
11	40
7	40
5	79
15	14
1	182
14	58
2	91
0	104
8	52
7	58
12	30
5	50
0	98
17	63
11	63
3	76
7	82
8	48
12	10
8	44
8	48
8	48
9	14
5	67
2	79
2	83
9	23
11	3
4	67
10	10
12	14
4	63
16	10
5	63
7	36
10	19
6	34
3	64
10	14
0	75
6	52
9	30
5	40
10	10
9	14
10	10
9	14
5	52
2	68
6	31
4	38
9	18
10	35
2	67
5	58
2	63
5	36
7	36
10	10
10	4
17	10
1	68
9	14
3	55
5	40
8	19
6	35
7	34
22	4
1	63
4	30
0	68
3	52
7	14
12	42
8	10
8	10
6	35
8	14
8	14
8	10
10	23
4	34
2	58
3	11
5	34
2	63
9	6
5	44
1	63
5	30
5	35
8	14
7	14
1	51
4	30
9	3
11	10
6	14
0	63
6	40
4	30
8	19
8	14
8	10
7	14
4	40
8	10
4	36
9	10
4	40
1	64
2	43
3	23
10	15
8	32
4	38
9	12
5	34
6	10
7	10
7	10
6	14
7	14
6	10
7	14
4	35
4	35
7	14
8	10
8	10
4	32
1	52
3	38
3	39
4	20
2	52
0	63
6	14
6	14
5	19
3	42
0	59
5	36
8	15
2	40
0	58
1	52
1	51
4	35
5	14
2	44
3	36
3	35
5	14
6	19
5	32
6	10
10	20
6	32
4	4
2	42
1	34
3	31
4	30
1	52
3	35
6	10
2	40
2	40
8	3
4	35
6	10
2	40
5	10
5	19
5	14
2	40

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	100
21	104
13	63
34	38
64	32
17	44
41	12
4	96
11	48
15	15
15	40
15	15
18	44
13	32
10	48
8	67
10	48
15	10
37	42
6	68
19	44
5	79
11	40
7	40
5	79
15	14
1	182
14	58
2	91
0	104
8	52
7	58
12	30
5	50
0	98
17	63
11	63
3	76
7	82
8	48
12	10
8	44
8	48
8	48
9	14
5	67
2	79
2	83
9	23
11	3
4	67
10	10
12	14
4	63
16	10
5	63
7	36
10	19
6	34
3	64
10	14
0	75
6	52
9	30
5	40
10	10
9	14
10	10
9	14
5	52
2	68
6	31
4	38
9	18
10	35
2	67
5	58
2	63
5	36
7	36
10	10
10	4
17	10
1	68
9	14
3	55
5	40
8	19
6	35
7	34
22	4
1	63
4	30
0	68
3	52
7	14
12	42
8	10
8	10
6	35
8	14
8	14
8	10
10	23
4	34
2	58
3	11
5	34
2	63
9	6
5	44
1	63
5	30
5	35
8	14
7	14
1	51
4	30
9	3
11	10
6	14
0	63
6	40
4	30
8	19
8	14
8	10
7	14
4	40
8	10
4	36
9	10
4	40
1	64
2	43
3	23
10	15
8	32
4	38
9	12
5	34
6	10
7	10
7	10
6	14
7	14
6	10
7	14
4	35
4	35
7	14
8	10
8	10
4	32
1	52
3	38
3	39
4	20
2	52
0	63
6	14
6	14
5	19
3	42
0	59
5	36
8	15
2	40
0	58
1	52
1	51
4	35
5	14
2	44
3	36
3	35
5	14
6	19
5	32
6	10
10	20
6	32
4	4
2	42
1	34
3	31
4	30
1	52
3	35
6	10
2	40
2	40
8	3
4	35
6	10
2	40
5	10
5	19
5	14
2	40