Extreme rain in Netherlands and 9 other countries, 12 to 20 February 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 9 other countries, 12 to 20 February 2020
Start: 2020-02-12
End: 2020-02-20
Location: Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Finland, United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, France, Estonia, Denmark

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 9 other countries, 12 to 20 February 2020: 820 records at 688 stations, peak on 16 February 2020. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 9 other countries, 12 to 20 February 2020 set or tied 820 station records at 688 stations.
It ran from 12 February 2020 to 20 February 2020 (9 days) and its peak day was 16 February 2020.
Status: closed.
Leeuwarden_1 set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 16 February 2020.
The busiest day was 16 February 2020 with 485 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 129 years.

Footprint

12 to 20 February 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 9 other countries, 12 to 20 February 2020 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 9 other countries, 12 to 20 February 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Leeuwarden_1	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2020-02-16
Boras	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	2020-02-16
Olonec	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2020-02-17
Ulricehamn	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	2020-02-16
Groningen-1	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2020-02-16
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	2020-02-16
Joure	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	2020-02-16
Linhult_D	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	2020-02-16
Hyvinkaa Hyvinkaankyla	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2020-02-16
Newton Rigg	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	2020-02-15
Preston: Moor Park	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2020-02-15
Castricum	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	2020-02-16
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	2020-02-16
Virolahti Koivuniemi	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	2020-02-16
Haparanda	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	2020-02-16
Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2020-02-16
Vargarda_D	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2020-02-16
Lovberga_D	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	2020-02-16
Asele	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	2020-02-16
Sortavala	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2020-02-17

Records per Day

Peak day 485

Records set or tied each day from 12 February 2020 to 20 February 2020. The most in one day was 485 on 16 February 2020.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 9 other countries, 12 to 20 February 2020
Date	Records
2020-02-12	7
2020-02-13	38
2020-02-14	1
2020-02-15	100
2020-02-16	485
2020-02-17	109
2020-02-18	67
2020-02-19	4
2020-02-20	9

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 9 other countries, 12 to 20 February 2020 ranked by margin
Joure, 02-16	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
Boras, 02-16	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
Ulricehamn, 02-16	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
Linhult_D, 02-16	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
Preston: Moor Park, 02-15	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Leeuwarden_1, 02-16	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma), 02-16	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
Vargarda_D, 02-16	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
Newton Rigg, 02-15	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
Groningen-1, 02-16	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
Jonkoping, 02-16	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
Virolahti Koivuniemi, 02-16	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
Haparanda, 02-16	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
Lovberga_D, 02-16	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
Asele, 02-16	11.6 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

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 9 other countries, 12 to 20 February 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	113
26	108
11	63
25	84
13	84
13	92
13	68
16	60
31	64
10	68
14	68
13	57
21	69
12	53
9	58
8	74
14	84
20	57
8	126
13	21
10	94
8	52
10	9
12	66
9	68
22	48
37	48
11	21
27	49
8	46
4	108
16	57
21	42
14	2
13	4
14	11
6	73
8	119
15	42
11	20
7	60
17	26
25	26
11	26
14	24
15	24
16	24
14	26
9	53
13	48
6	69
26	20
24	84
6	80
5	105
11	24
20	32
8	68
7	57
11	20
15	20
8	24
8	20
10	114
12	32
6	53
26	48
7	50
9	24
10	20
8	82
5	92
16	13
12	17
10	24
9	50
15	10
20	10
18	10
20	10
16	10
17	10
18	10
27	10
16	10
26	24
20	5
11	20
8	36
9	16
8	24
13	10
16	10
17	26
10	57
10	48
9	42
12	20
13	20
15	10
11	24
18	24
9	84
3	129
10	24
8	29
13	10
13	10
12	20
15	10
11	13
8	16
11	19
27	4
11	48
9	48
13	5
7	37
9	2
12	13
9	17
9	29
10	17
15	69
22	44
7	64
9	41
22	5
7	24
13	10
5	82
4	88
5	82
12	28
14	10
24	4
14	26
6	69
14	8
10	20
7	29
8	12
3	96
3	92
8	29
8	48
4	62
7	64
7	64
10	20
5	60
20	5
14	2
12	20
12	10
12	10
31	32
10	24
9	32
2	105
6	20
7	4
4	84
10	20
7	17
1	112
21	48
6	2
3	73
7	56
9	24
12	24
7	32
4	57
8	16
13	41
6	24
11	10
4	82
9	24
8	60
9	48
8	20
0	112
3	82
10	20
3	84
1	108
10	24
8	24
20	12
7	50
7	30
3	54
5	61
9	48
7	15
12	10
4	68
9	28

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 9 other countries, 12 to 20 February 2020 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 9 other countries, 12 to 20 February 2020 (this event)	820 records

Every Record Set

20 of 820

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 9 other countries, 12 to 20 February 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-02-15	Newton Rigg	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	84	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-15	Preston: Moor Park	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	57	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-16	Leeuwarden_1	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	113	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-02-16	Boras	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	108	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-02-16	Ulricehamn	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	84	75 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-16	Groningen-1	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	92	73 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-16	Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	60	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-16	Joure	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	64	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-16	Linhult_D	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	69	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-16	Hyvinkaa Hyvinkaankyla	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	58	62 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-16	Castricum	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	74	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-16	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	126	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-16	Virolahti Koivuniemi	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	21	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-16	Haparanda	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-16	Jonkoping	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-16	Vargarda_D	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-16	Lovberga_D	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	57	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-16	Asele	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	53	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-17	Olonec	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	63	76 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-17	Sortavala	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 820 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 2026-10-12. 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
18	113
26	108
11	63
25	84
13	84
13	92
13	68
16	60
31	64
10	68
14	68
13	57
21	69
12	53
9	58
8	74
14	84
20	57
8	126
13	21
10	94
8	52
10	9
12	66
9	68
22	48
37	48
11	21
27	49
8	46
4	108
16	57
21	42
14	2
13	4
14	11
6	73
8	119
15	42
11	20
7	60
17	26
25	26
11	26
14	24
15	24
16	24
14	26
9	53
13	48
6	69
26	20
24	84
6	80
5	105
11	24
20	32
8	68
7	57
11	20
15	20
8	24
8	20
10	114
12	32
6	53
26	48
7	50
9	24
10	20
8	82
5	92
16	13
12	17
10	24
9	50
15	10
20	10
18	10
20	10
16	10
17	10
18	10
27	10
16	10
26	24
20	5
11	20
8	36
9	16
8	24
13	10
16	10
17	26
10	57
10	48
9	42
12	20
13	20
15	10
11	24
18	24
9	84
3	129
10	24
8	29
13	10
13	10
12	20
15	10
11	13
8	16
11	19
27	4
11	48
9	48
13	5
7	37
9	2
12	13
9	17
9	29
10	17
15	69
22	44
7	64
9	41
22	5
7	24
13	10
5	82
4	88
5	82
12	28
14	10
24	4
14	26
6	69
14	8
10	20
7	29
8	12
3	96
3	92
8	29
8	48
4	62
7	64
7	64
10	20
5	60
20	5
14	2
12	20
12	10
12	10
31	32
10	24
9	32
2	105
6	20
7	4
4	84
10	20
7	17
1	112
21	48
6	2
3	73
7	56
9	24
12	24
7	32
4	57
8	16
13	41
6	24
11	10
4	82
9	24
8	60
9	48
8	20
0	112
3	82
10	20
3	84
1	108
10	24
8	24
20	12
7	50
7	30
3	54
5	61
9	48
7	15
12	10
4	68
9	28

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	113
26	108
11	63
25	84
13	84
13	92
13	68
16	60
31	64
10	68
14	68
13	57
21	69
12	53
9	58
8	74
14	84
20	57
8	126
13	21
10	94
8	52
10	9
12	66
9	68
22	48
37	48
11	21
27	49
8	46
4	108
16	57
21	42
14	2
13	4
14	11
6	73
8	119
15	42
11	20
7	60
17	26
25	26
11	26
14	24
15	24
16	24
14	26
9	53
13	48
6	69
26	20
24	84
6	80
5	105
11	24
20	32
8	68
7	57
11	20
15	20
8	24
8	20
10	114
12	32
6	53
26	48
7	50
9	24
10	20
8	82
5	92
16	13
12	17
10	24
9	50
15	10
20	10
18	10
20	10
16	10
17	10
18	10
27	10
16	10
26	24
20	5
11	20
8	36
9	16
8	24
13	10
16	10
17	26
10	57
10	48
9	42
12	20
13	20
15	10
11	24
18	24
9	84
3	129
10	24
8	29
13	10
13	10
12	20
15	10
11	13
8	16
11	19
27	4
11	48
9	48
13	5
7	37
9	2
12	13
9	17
9	29
10	17
15	69
22	44
7	64
9	41
22	5
7	24
13	10
5	82
4	88
5	82
12	28
14	10
24	4
14	26
6	69
14	8
10	20
7	29
8	12
3	96
3	92
8	29
8	48
4	62
7	64
7	64
10	20
5	60
20	5
14	2
12	20
12	10
12	10
31	32
10	24
9	32
2	105
6	20
7	4
4	84
10	20
7	17
1	112
21	48
6	2
3	73
7	56
9	24
12	24
7	32
4	57
8	16
13	41
6	24
11	10
4	82
9	24
8	60
9	48
8	20
0	112
3	82
10	20
3	84
1	108
10	24
8	24
20	12
7	50
7	30
3	54
5	61
9	48
7	15
12	10
4	68
9	28

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	113
26	108
11	63
25	84
13	84
13	92
13	68
16	60
31	64
10	68
14	68
13	57
21	69
12	53
9	58
8	74
14	84
20	57
8	126
13	21
10	94
8	52
10	9
12	66
9	68
22	48
37	48
11	21
27	49
8	46
4	108
16	57
21	42
14	2
13	4
14	11
6	73
8	119
15	42
11	20
7	60
17	26
25	26
11	26
14	24
15	24
16	24
14	26
9	53
13	48
6	69
26	20
24	84
6	80
5	105
11	24
20	32
8	68
7	57
11	20
15	20
8	24
8	20
10	114
12	32
6	53
26	48
7	50
9	24
10	20
8	82
5	92
16	13
12	17
10	24
9	50
15	10
20	10
18	10
20	10
16	10
17	10
18	10
27	10
16	10
26	24
20	5
11	20
8	36
9	16
8	24
13	10
16	10
17	26
10	57
10	48
9	42
12	20
13	20
15	10
11	24
18	24
9	84
3	129
10	24
8	29
13	10
13	10
12	20
15	10
11	13
8	16
11	19
27	4
11	48
9	48
13	5
7	37
9	2
12	13
9	17
9	29
10	17
15	69
22	44
7	64
9	41
22	5
7	24
13	10
5	82
4	88
5	82
12	28
14	10
24	4
14	26
6	69
14	8
10	20
7	29
8	12
3	96
3	92
8	29
8	48
4	62
7	64
7	64
10	20
5	60
20	5
14	2
12	20
12	10
12	10
31	32
10	24
9	32
2	105
6	20
7	4
4	84
10	20
7	17
1	112
21	48
6	2
3	73
7	56
9	24
12	24
7	32
4	57
8	16
13	41
6	24
11	10
4	82
9	24
8	60
9	48
8	20
0	112
3	82
10	20
3	84
1	108
10	24
8	24
20	12
7	50
7	30
3	54
5	61
9	48
7	15
12	10
4	68
9	28