Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 27 May to 2 June 2018

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 27 May to 2 June 2018
Start: 2018-05-27
End: 2018-06-02
Location: Netherlands, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Luxembourg

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 27 May to 2 June 2018: 256 records at 219 stations, peak on 29 May 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 27 May to 2 June 2018 set or tied 256 station records at 219 stations.
It ran from 27 May 2018 to 2 June 2018 (7 days) and its peak day was 29 May 2018.
Status: closed.
Dwingelo set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 1 June 2018.
The busiest day was 29 May 2018 with 106 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 113 years.

Footprint

27 May to 2 June 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 27 May to 2 June 2018 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 27 May to 2 June 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Dwingelo	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2018-06-01
Kleve	Record daily precipitation	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	2018-05-29
Oostvoorne	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	2018-05-29
Dronten	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	2018-05-29
Schellingwoude	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	2018-05-29
Trier-Petrisberg	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	2018-05-31
Duiven	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	2018-05-29
Lisse	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	2018-05-29
Zweelo	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	2018-06-01
Oss	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	2018-05-29
Denekamp	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	2018-05-29
Oosterbeek	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	2018-05-29
Worms	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	2018-05-31
Kall-Sistig	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	2018-05-27
Emmeloord	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2018-05-29
Lille-Lesquin	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	2018-05-28
Giessen/Wettenberg	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	2018-05-29
Vroomshoop	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	2018-05-31
Hersdorf-Weissenseifen	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	2018-05-31
Zegveld	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2018-05-29

Records per Day

Peak day 106

Records set or tied each day from 27 May 2018 to 2 June 2018. The most in one day was 106 on 29 May 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 27 May to 2 June 2018 ranked by margin
Dronten, 05-29	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
Zweelo, 06-01	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
Duiven, 05-29	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
Kall-Sistig, 05-27	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
Trier-Petrisberg, 05-31	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
Worms, 05-31	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
Hersdorf-Weissenseifen, 05-31	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
Dwingelo, 06-01	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
Oss, 05-29	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
Schellingwoude, 05-29	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
Oosterbeek, 05-29	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Oostvoorne, 05-29	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Vroomshoop, 05-31	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
Emmeloord, 05-29	18.1 mm (0.7 in)
Denekamp, 05-29	17.7 mm (0.7 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

256 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 5 other countries, 27 May to 2 June 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	91
8	100
20	76
34	44
27	64
21	69
30	65
30	64
16	83
21	61
18	64
20	64
26	52
15	83
28	45
18	64
17	61
17	34
19	53
26	39
35	1
21	1
19	5
14	64
20	39
9	111
10	73
50	0
12	64
43	23
23	31
19	56
27	4
15	52
21	37
17	24
9	96
13	51
15	52
39	11
12	64
13	53
27	8
14	65
11	34
38	11
18	24
14	39
20	12
10	39
19	12
20	33
17	53
10	64
11	64
12	64
26	3
10	67
11	64
11	53
19	4
14	65
10	64
11	64
19	16
3	113
14	52
3	69
19	4
12	64
18	12
19	4
9	64
23	11
11	53
9	64
10	48
4	85
11	39
8	64
12	39
2	71
24	1
16	39
7	64
10	64
14	8
9	64
18	8
7	33
10	56
13	19
7	61
7	64
10	44
7	25
7	53
6	53
10	39
6	64
8	65
4	48
12	36
15	12
6	60
4	76
12	39
15	7
4	67
7	56
10	37
12	12
13	41
9	39
1	76
9	45
10	29
15	4
4	65
6	64
13	12
5	52
4	53
6	51
7	51
6	45
8	37
3	64
8	44
4	64
4	53
10	19
5	48
6	45
12	7
11	4
9	37
2	64
3	65
9	31
6	44
2	64
2	64
6	39
6	37
5	36
12	20
9	32
1	64
5	39
5	41
10	12
5	35
5	37
1	64
1	65
6	41
7	31
3	44
10	23
10	4
4	44
4	39
1	33
0	64
10	7
3	39
5	29
3	39
4	37
5	35
7	11
3	36
3	39
9	12
4	1
4	37
4	20
3	47
6	12
0	53
6	25
1	53
3	37
8	12
5	25
1	44
10	4
1	52
11	4
7	12
3	37
9	7
2	35
2	39
2	41
1	39
5	11
6	3
3	29

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 27 May to 2 June 2018 compared with similar events
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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 5 other countries, 27 May to 2 June 2018 (this event)	256 records

Every Record Set

20 of 256

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 5 other countries, 27 May to 2 June 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-05-27	Kall-Sistig	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45	60 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-28	Lille-Lesquin	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	61	58 of 100 (Notable)
2018-05-29	Kleve	Record daily precipitation	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	100	76 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-29	Oostvoorne	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	76	71 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-29	Dronten	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44	69 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-29	Schellingwoude	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	69	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-29	Duiven	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	64	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-29	Lisse	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	83	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-29	Oss	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	61	64 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-29	Denekamp	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	64	63 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-29	Oosterbeek	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	64	62 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-29	Emmeloord	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	64	59 of 100 (Notable)
2018-05-29	Giessen/Wettenberg	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	34	58 of 100 (Notable)
2018-05-29	Zegveld	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	83	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-05-31	Trier-Petrisberg	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	64	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-31	Worms	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	52	61 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-31	Vroomshoop	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	53	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-05-31	Hersdorf-Weissenseifen	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-06-01	Dwingelo	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	91	77 of 100 (Major)
2018-06-01	Zweelo	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	65	65 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 256 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
25	91
8	100
20	76
34	44
27	64
21	69
30	65
30	64
16	83
21	61
18	64
20	64
26	52
15	83
28	45
18	64
17	61
17	34
19	53
26	39
35	1
21	1
19	5
14	64
20	39
9	111
10	73
50	0
12	64
43	23
23	31
19	56
27	4
15	52
21	37
17	24
9	96
13	51
15	52
39	11
12	64
13	53
27	8
14	65
11	34
38	11
18	24
14	39
20	12
10	39
19	12
20	33
17	53
10	64
11	64
12	64
26	3
10	67
11	64
11	53
19	4
14	65
10	64
11	64
19	16
3	113
14	52
3	69
19	4
12	64
18	12
19	4
9	64
23	11
11	53
9	64
10	48
4	85
11	39
8	64
12	39
2	71
24	1
16	39
7	64
10	64
14	8
9	64
18	8
7	33
10	56
13	19
7	61
7	64
10	44
7	25
7	53
6	53
10	39
6	64
8	65
4	48
12	36
15	12
6	60
4	76
12	39
15	7
4	67
7	56
10	37
12	12
13	41
9	39
1	76
9	45
10	29
15	4
4	65
6	64
13	12
5	52
4	53
6	51
7	51
6	45
8	37
3	64
8	44
4	64
4	53
10	19
5	48
6	45
12	7
11	4
9	37
2	64
3	65
9	31
6	44
2	64
2	64
6	39
6	37
5	36
12	20
9	32
1	64
5	39
5	41
10	12
5	35
5	37
1	64
1	65
6	41
7	31
3	44
10	23
10	4
4	44
4	39
1	33
0	64
10	7
3	39
5	29
3	39
4	37
5	35
7	11
3	36
3	39
9	12
4	1
4	37
4	20
3	47
6	12
0	53
6	25
1	53
3	37
8	12
5	25
1	44
10	4
1	52
11	4
7	12
3	37
9	7
2	35
2	39
2	41
1	39
5	11
6	3
3	29

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	91
8	100
20	76
34	44
27	64
21	69
30	65
30	64
16	83
21	61
18	64
20	64
26	52
15	83
28	45
18	64
17	61
17	34
19	53
26	39
35	1
21	1
19	5
14	64
20	39
9	111
10	73
50	0
12	64
43	23
23	31
19	56
27	4
15	52
21	37
17	24
9	96
13	51
15	52
39	11
12	64
13	53
27	8
14	65
11	34
38	11
18	24
14	39
20	12
10	39
19	12
20	33
17	53
10	64
11	64
12	64
26	3
10	67
11	64
11	53
19	4
14	65
10	64
11	64
19	16
3	113
14	52
3	69
19	4
12	64
18	12
19	4
9	64
23	11
11	53
9	64
10	48
4	85
11	39
8	64
12	39
2	71
24	1
16	39
7	64
10	64
14	8
9	64
18	8
7	33
10	56
13	19
7	61
7	64
10	44
7	25
7	53
6	53
10	39
6	64
8	65
4	48
12	36
15	12
6	60
4	76
12	39
15	7
4	67
7	56
10	37
12	12
13	41
9	39
1	76
9	45
10	29
15	4
4	65
6	64
13	12
5	52
4	53
6	51
7	51
6	45
8	37
3	64
8	44
4	64
4	53
10	19
5	48
6	45
12	7
11	4
9	37
2	64
3	65
9	31
6	44
2	64
2	64
6	39
6	37
5	36
12	20
9	32
1	64
5	39
5	41
10	12
5	35
5	37
1	64
1	65
6	41
7	31
3	44
10	23
10	4
4	44
4	39
1	33
0	64
10	7
3	39
5	29
3	39
4	37
5	35
7	11
3	36
3	39
9	12
4	1
4	37
4	20
3	47
6	12
0	53
6	25
1	53
3	37
8	12
5	25
1	44
10	4
1	52
11	4
7	12
3	37
9	7
2	35
2	39
2	41
1	39
5	11
6	3
3	29

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	91
8	100
20	76
34	44
27	64
21	69
30	65
30	64
16	83
21	61
18	64
20	64
26	52
15	83
28	45
18	64
17	61
17	34
19	53
26	39
35	1
21	1
19	5
14	64
20	39
9	111
10	73
50	0
12	64
43	23
23	31
19	56
27	4
15	52
21	37
17	24
9	96
13	51
15	52
39	11
12	64
13	53
27	8
14	65
11	34
38	11
18	24
14	39
20	12
10	39
19	12
20	33
17	53
10	64
11	64
12	64
26	3
10	67
11	64
11	53
19	4
14	65
10	64
11	64
19	16
3	113
14	52
3	69
19	4
12	64
18	12
19	4
9	64
23	11
11	53
9	64
10	48
4	85
11	39
8	64
12	39
2	71
24	1
16	39
7	64
10	64
14	8
9	64
18	8
7	33
10	56
13	19
7	61
7	64
10	44
7	25
7	53
6	53
10	39
6	64
8	65
4	48
12	36
15	12
6	60
4	76
12	39
15	7
4	67
7	56
10	37
12	12
13	41
9	39
1	76
9	45
10	29
15	4
4	65
6	64
13	12
5	52
4	53
6	51
7	51
6	45
8	37
3	64
8	44
4	64
4	53
10	19
5	48
6	45
12	7
11	4
9	37
2	64
3	65
9	31
6	44
2	64
2	64
6	39
6	37
5	36
12	20
9	32
1	64
5	39
5	41
10	12
5	35
5	37
1	64
1	65
6	41
7	31
3	44
10	23
10	4
4	44
4	39
1	33
0	64
10	7
3	39
5	29
3	39
4	37
5	35
7	11
3	36
3	39
9	12
4	1
4	37
4	20
3	47
6	12
0	53
6	25
1	53
3	37
8	12
5	25
1	44
10	4
1	52
11	4
7	12
3	37
9	7
2	35
2	39
2	41
1	39
5	11
6	3
3	29