Extreme rain in Netherlands and 10 other countries, 24 September to 2 October 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 10 other countries, 24 September to 2 October 2019
Start: 2019-09-24
End: 2019-10-02
Location: Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, United Kingdom, France, Poland, Russia, Czech Republic, Denmark

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 10 other countries, 24 September to 2 October 2019: 613 records at 500 stations, peak on 29 September 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 10 other countries, 24 September to 2 October 2019 set or tied 613 station records at 500 stations.
It ran from 24 September 2019 to 2 October 2019 (9 days) and its peak day was 29 September 2019.
Status: closed.
Denekamp set a daily record precipitation of 36.3 mm (1.4 in) on 1 October 2019.
The busiest day was 29 September 2019 with 176 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 125 years.

Footprint

24 September to 2 October 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 10 other countries, 24 September to 2 October 2019 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 10 other countries, 24 September to 2 October 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Denekamp	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	2019-10-01
Altentreptow	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2019-09-30
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	2019-09-29
Vesanto Sonkari	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	2019-10-01
Melle	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	2019-09-29
Roodeschool	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2019-09-29
Amerongen	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	2019-09-29
Abisko	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2019-09-30
Aanekoski Kalaniemi	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	2019-10-01
Ter Apel	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	2019-09-28
Norderney	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	2019-09-29
Barneveld	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2019-10-01
Halden	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	2019-09-27
Maaninka Halola	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	2019-10-01
Rautavaara Ala-Luosta	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	2019-10-01
Rautavaara Yla-Luosta	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	2019-10-01
Elspeet	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2019-10-01
Viitasaari Haapaniemi	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	2019-10-01
Viitasaari Kolima Karna	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	2019-10-01
Blokzijl	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	2019-09-28

Records per Day

Peak day 176

Records set or tied each day from 24 September 2019 to 2 October 2019. The most in one day was 176 on 29 September 2019.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 10 other countries, 24 September to 2 October 2019
Date	Records
2019-09-24	5
2019-09-25	4
2019-09-26	13
2019-09-27	98
2019-09-28	84
2019-09-29	176
2019-09-30	65
2019-10-01	163
2019-10-02	5

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 10 other countries, 24 September to 2 October 2019 ranked by margin
Norderney, 09-29	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
Rautavaara Ala-Luosta, 10-01	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
Vesanto Sonkari, 10-01	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
Viitasaari Haapaniemi, 10-01	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
Amerongen, 09-29	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
Roodeschool, 09-29	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Viitasaari Kolima Karna, 10-01	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Denekamp, 10-01	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
Rautavaara Yla-Luosta, 10-01	21.7 mm (0.9 in)
Barneveld, 10-01	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
Elspeet, 10-01	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Abisko, 09-30	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Blokzijl, 09-28	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
Altentreptow, 09-30	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Aanekoski Kalaniemi, 10-01	17.9 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

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 Netherlands and 10 other countries, 24 September to 2 October 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	112
18	74
25	38
14	108
17	84
24	64
18	20
24	50
20	37
34	40
14	88
21	50
17	10
30	15
22	17
20	50
14	125
25	11
23	11
19	61
21	45
34	12
25	10
14	57
16	62
34	34
17	2
23	34
14	64
19	57
20	34
12	19
13	64
17	50
17	42
18	50
17	42
17	50
23	18
6	96
25	10
19	20
28	16
20	45
12	92
21	12
27	28
31	12
22	16
6	84
12	56
13	44
19	34
11	65
11	48
14	56
14	56
36	1
22	14
21	10
23	22
6	92
25	1
16	34
13	56
14	45
3	116
14	50
13	57
17	18
21	10
16	50
21	44
7	84
18	14
15	28
3	108
13	56
16	42
35	18
33	33
9	24
6	84
12	57
15	42
19	22
19	22
13	33
2	125
17	22
13	50
20	10
14	50
2	96
9	15
13	24
8	62
12	40
21	10
14	40
10	32
6	21
22	22
11	56
21	20
19	20
5	86
19	10
23	16
14	28
6	62
11	22
15	40
20	24
9	61
11	50
9	44
12	40
15	10
10	50
11	34
15	10
12	44
19	56
11	37
2	25
11	50
13	42
19	24
15	10
2	84
36	2
14	36
16	2
2	84
8	58
6	56
8	50
16	8
10	48
15	22
14	18
4	77
21	18
17	22
11	44
11	52
7	65
10	41
16	22
8	22
3	51
14	22
12	18
10	44
8	57
12	36
2	78
12	44
12	12
7	12
7	56
7	57
15	10
10	42
10	34
10	34
13	17
14	34
10	36
1	88
7	66
4	66
11	28
6	56
11	20
13	24
7	57
10	44
4	65
1	73
13	10
6	57
6	57
11	17
5	57
9	40
14	12
11	34
11	33
8	24
5	19
5	48
5	57
8	42
6	57
9	44
6	50
6	50
14	22

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 10 other countries, 24 September to 2 October 2019 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 10 other countries, 24 September to 2 October 2019 (this event)	613 records

Every Record Set

20 of 613

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 10 other countries, 24 September to 2 October 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-09-27	Halden	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	125	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-28	Ter Apel	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	88	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-28	Blokzijl	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	61	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-29	Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	108	67 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-29	Melle	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	84	65 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-29	Roodeschool	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	64	64 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-29	Amerongen	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	50	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-29	Norderney	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-30	Altentreptow	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	74	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-30	Abisko	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	37	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-01	Denekamp	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	112	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2019-10-01	Vesanto Sonkari	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	38	67 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-01	Aanekoski Kalaniemi	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-01	Barneveld	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	50	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-01	Maaninka Halola	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	10	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-01	Rautavaara Ala-Luosta	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	15	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-01	Rautavaara Yla-Luosta	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	17	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-01	Elspeet	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	50	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-01	Viitasaari Haapaniemi	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	11	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-01	Viitasaari Kolima Karna	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	11	58 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 613 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
22	112
18	74
25	38
14	108
17	84
24	64
18	20
24	50
20	37
34	40
14	88
21	50
17	10
30	15
22	17
20	50
14	125
25	11
23	11
19	61
21	45
34	12
25	10
14	57
16	62
34	34
17	2
23	34
14	64
19	57
20	34
12	19
13	64
17	50
17	42
18	50
17	42
17	50
23	18
6	96
25	10
19	20
28	16
20	45
12	92
21	12
27	28
31	12
22	16
6	84
12	56
13	44
19	34
11	65
11	48
14	56
14	56
36	1
22	14
21	10
23	22
6	92
25	1
16	34
13	56
14	45
3	116
14	50
13	57
17	18
21	10
16	50
21	44
7	84
18	14
15	28
3	108
13	56
16	42
35	18
33	33
9	24
6	84
12	57
15	42
19	22
19	22
13	33
2	125
17	22
13	50
20	10
14	50
2	96
9	15
13	24
8	62
12	40
21	10
14	40
10	32
6	21
22	22
11	56
21	20
19	20
5	86
19	10
23	16
14	28
6	62
11	22
15	40
20	24
9	61
11	50
9	44
12	40
15	10
10	50
11	34
15	10
12	44
19	56
11	37
2	25
11	50
13	42
19	24
15	10
2	84
36	2
14	36
16	2
2	84
8	58
6	56
8	50
16	8
10	48
15	22
14	18
4	77
21	18
17	22
11	44
11	52
7	65
10	41
16	22
8	22
3	51
14	22
12	18
10	44
8	57
12	36
2	78
12	44
12	12
7	12
7	56
7	57
15	10
10	42
10	34
10	34
13	17
14	34
10	36
1	88
7	66
4	66
11	28
6	56
11	20
13	24
7	57
10	44
4	65
1	73
13	10
6	57
6	57
11	17
5	57
9	40
14	12
11	34
11	33
8	24
5	19
5	48
5	57
8	42
6	57
9	44
6	50
6	50
14	22

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	112
18	74
25	38
14	108
17	84
24	64
18	20
24	50
20	37
34	40
14	88
21	50
17	10
30	15
22	17
20	50
14	125
25	11
23	11
19	61
21	45
34	12
25	10
14	57
16	62
34	34
17	2
23	34
14	64
19	57
20	34
12	19
13	64
17	50
17	42
18	50
17	42
17	50
23	18
6	96
25	10
19	20
28	16
20	45
12	92
21	12
27	28
31	12
22	16
6	84
12	56
13	44
19	34
11	65
11	48
14	56
14	56
36	1
22	14
21	10
23	22
6	92
25	1
16	34
13	56
14	45
3	116
14	50
13	57
17	18
21	10
16	50
21	44
7	84
18	14
15	28
3	108
13	56
16	42
35	18
33	33
9	24
6	84
12	57
15	42
19	22
19	22
13	33
2	125
17	22
13	50
20	10
14	50
2	96
9	15
13	24
8	62
12	40
21	10
14	40
10	32
6	21
22	22
11	56
21	20
19	20
5	86
19	10
23	16
14	28
6	62
11	22
15	40
20	24
9	61
11	50
9	44
12	40
15	10
10	50
11	34
15	10
12	44
19	56
11	37
2	25
11	50
13	42
19	24
15	10
2	84
36	2
14	36
16	2
2	84
8	58
6	56
8	50
16	8
10	48
15	22
14	18
4	77
21	18
17	22
11	44
11	52
7	65
10	41
16	22
8	22
3	51
14	22
12	18
10	44
8	57
12	36
2	78
12	44
12	12
7	12
7	56
7	57
15	10
10	42
10	34
10	34
13	17
14	34
10	36
1	88
7	66
4	66
11	28
6	56
11	20
13	24
7	57
10	44
4	65
1	73
13	10
6	57
6	57
11	17
5	57
9	40
14	12
11	34
11	33
8	24
5	19
5	48
5	57
8	42
6	57
9	44
6	50
6	50
14	22

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	112
18	74
25	38
14	108
17	84
24	64
18	20
24	50
20	37
34	40
14	88
21	50
17	10
30	15
22	17
20	50
14	125
25	11
23	11
19	61
21	45
34	12
25	10
14	57
16	62
34	34
17	2
23	34
14	64
19	57
20	34
12	19
13	64
17	50
17	42
18	50
17	42
17	50
23	18
6	96
25	10
19	20
28	16
20	45
12	92
21	12
27	28
31	12
22	16
6	84
12	56
13	44
19	34
11	65
11	48
14	56
14	56
36	1
22	14
21	10
23	22
6	92
25	1
16	34
13	56
14	45
3	116
14	50
13	57
17	18
21	10
16	50
21	44
7	84
18	14
15	28
3	108
13	56
16	42
35	18
33	33
9	24
6	84
12	57
15	42
19	22
19	22
13	33
2	125
17	22
13	50
20	10
14	50
2	96
9	15
13	24
8	62
12	40
21	10
14	40
10	32
6	21
22	22
11	56
21	20
19	20
5	86
19	10
23	16
14	28
6	62
11	22
15	40
20	24
9	61
11	50
9	44
12	40
15	10
10	50
11	34
15	10
12	44
19	56
11	37
2	25
11	50
13	42
19	24
15	10
2	84
36	2
14	36
16	2
2	84
8	58
6	56
8	50
16	8
10	48
15	22
14	18
4	77
21	18
17	22
11	44
11	52
7	65
10	41
16	22
8	22
3	51
14	22
12	18
10	44
8	57
12	36
2	78
12	44
12	12
7	12
7	56
7	57
15	10
10	42
10	34
10	34
13	17
14	34
10	36
1	88
7	66
4	66
11	28
6	56
11	20
13	24
7	57
10	44
4	65
1	73
13	10
6	57
6	57
11	17
5	57
9	40
14	12
11	34
11	33
8	24
5	19
5	48
5	57
8	42
6	57
9	44
6	50
6	50
14	22