Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 30 September to 6 October 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 30 September to 6 October 2021
Start: 2021-09-30
End: 2021-10-06
Location: Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Germany

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 30 September to 6 October 2021: 223 records at 185 stations, peak on 2 October 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 30 September to 6 October 2021 set or tied 223 station records at 185 stations.
It ran from 30 September 2021 to 6 October 2021 (7 days) and its peak day was 2 October 2021.
Status: closed.
Rennes-St Jacques set a daily record precipitation of 53.7 mm (2.1 in) on 2 October 2021.
The busiest day was 2 October 2021 with 112 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 140 years.

Footprint

30 September to 6 October 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 30 September to 6 October 2021 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 4 other countries, 30 September to 6 October 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Rennes-St Jacques	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	2021-10-02
Alencon/Valframbert	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	2021-10-03
Belle Ile - le Talut	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	2021-10-02
Alencon-Valframbert	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	2021-10-02
Geldermalsen	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	2021-10-02
Morpeth: Cockle Park	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2021-10-04
Wisley	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2021-10-04
Ovezande	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	2021-10-05
Nijkerk	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	2021-10-02
Durham	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	2021-10-05
Delft	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	2021-10-05
Woudenberg	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2021-10-02
Kapellebrug	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2021-10-02
Caen-Carpiquet	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2021-10-02
Putten (Gld)	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2021-10-02
Andel	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2021-10-02
Den Bommel	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2021-10-02
Newton Rigg	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2021-10-05
Lesquin	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2021-10-03
Heerde	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2021-10-02

Records per Day

Peak day 112

Records set or tied each day from 30 September 2021 to 6 October 2021. The most in one day was 112 on 2 October 2021.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 30 September to 6 October 2021
Date	Records
2021-09-30	1
2021-10-01	10
2021-10-02	112
2021-10-03	10
2021-10-04	17
2021-10-05	63
2021-10-06	10

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 30 September to 6 October 2021 ranked by margin
Rennes-St Jacques, 10-02	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
Belle Ile - le Talut, 10-02	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
Alencon/Valframbert, 10-03	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
Geldermalsen, 10-02	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
Morpeth: Cockle Park, 10-04	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
Alencon-Valframbert, 10-02	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
Wisley, 10-04	17.1 mm (0.7 in)
Ovezande, 10-05	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Kapellebrug, 10-02	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
Lesquin, 10-03	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
Woudenberg, 10-02	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
Nijkerk, 10-02	12.9 mm (0.5 in)
Andel, 10-02	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
Caen-Carpiquet, 10-02	10.3 mm (0.4 in)
Den Bommel, 10-02	9.5 mm (0.37 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

223 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 4 other countries, 30 September to 6 October 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
33	55
22	33
25	34
17	33
19	51
18	42
15	64
17	39
13	55
4	140
9	83
14	51
14	59
10	68
2	115
2	115
12	51
10	68
7	78
14	47
18	28
2	44
1	135
11	51
11	55
11	51
11	55
15	28
1	125
9	60
9	66
4	83
12	39
2	92
9	55
9	55
3	83
18	0
9	55
9	55
10	51
8	66
10	51
4	83
8	66
4	83
8	64
13	20
6	67
8	55
5	68
11	28
8	51
9	47
7	51
12	15
7	55
5	64
4	68
12	15
5	51
9	36
3	68
5	51
10	12
6	46
4	59
5	59
6	51
5	51
6	46
2	67
14	14
10	27
2	68
11	20
1	66
2	64
3	59
3	55
8	28
4	55
7	36
6	36
4	51
1	66
3	55
11	31
2	55
10	8
1	66
3	52
1	64
4	46
4	40
6	36
1	64
1	64
3	51
10	8
7	28
1	59
1	52
6	28
3	40
8	27
11	0
2	55
2	51
13	15
11	0
6	28
8	15
5	28
8	12
9	14
4	28
1	51
6	20
3	34
9	8
5	20
12	0
5	28
6	22
6	14
6	12
5	20
3	30
5	24
5	22
1	46
1	46
5	20
9	12
2	28
6	12
5	22
5	22
2	36
7	12
9	12
7	8
6	15
2	36
5	27
5	22
5	28
3	28
4	20
0	40
4	20
2	28
3	22
5	18
2	28
7	12
4	28
1	30
3	20
1	46
2	28
0	17
2	28
5	8
3	20
1	28
5	15
0	39
5	15
4	28
2	28
5	8
2	20
1	28
2	27
1	30
1	31
3	28
1	28
4	0
3	12
0	28
1	20
2	12
1	20
3	12
3	12
3	20
2	12
2	12
2	12
2	12
3	8
1	20
2	8
1	15
1	19
2	12
0	15

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 30 September to 6 October 2021 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 4 other countries, 30 September to 6 October 2021 (this event)	223 records

Every Record Set

20 of 223

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 30 September to 6 October 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-10-02	Rennes-St Jacques	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	55	63 of 100 (Major)
2021-10-02	Belle Ile - le Talut	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	34	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-02	Alencon-Valframbert	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	33	56 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-02	Geldermalsen	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	51	56 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-02	Nijkerk	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	55	48 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-02	Woudenberg	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	51	46 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-02	Kapellebrug	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	59	46 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-02	Caen-Carpiquet	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	68	43 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-02	Putten (Gld)	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	115	43 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-02	Andel	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	51	43 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-02	Den Bommel	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	68	43 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-02	Heerde	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	115	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-10-03	Alencon/Valframbert	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	33	62 of 100 (Major)
2021-10-03	Lesquin	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	47	42 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-04	Morpeth: Cockle Park	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	42	53 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-04	Wisley	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	39	50 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-05	Ovezande	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	64	50 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-05	Durham	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	140	48 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-05	Delft	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	83	47 of 100 (Notable)
2021-10-05	Newton Rigg	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	78	43 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 223 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

Related Headlines

Third party news, headline and link only

Download the Data

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
33	55
22	33
25	34
17	33
19	51
18	42
15	64
17	39
13	55
4	140
9	83
14	51
14	59
10	68
2	115
2	115
12	51
10	68
7	78
14	47
18	28
2	44
1	135
11	51
11	55
11	51
11	55
15	28
1	125
9	60
9	66
4	83
12	39
2	92
9	55
9	55
3	83
18	0
9	55
9	55
10	51
8	66
10	51
4	83
8	66
4	83
8	64
13	20
6	67
8	55
5	68
11	28
8	51
9	47
7	51
12	15
7	55
5	64
4	68
12	15
5	51
9	36
3	68
5	51
10	12
6	46
4	59
5	59
6	51
5	51
6	46
2	67
14	14
10	27
2	68
11	20
1	66
2	64
3	59
3	55
8	28
4	55
7	36
6	36
4	51
1	66
3	55
11	31
2	55
10	8
1	66
3	52
1	64
4	46
4	40
6	36
1	64
1	64
3	51
10	8
7	28
1	59
1	52
6	28
3	40
8	27
11	0
2	55
2	51
13	15
11	0
6	28
8	15
5	28
8	12
9	14
4	28
1	51
6	20
3	34
9	8
5	20
12	0
5	28
6	22
6	14
6	12
5	20
3	30
5	24
5	22
1	46
1	46
5	20
9	12
2	28
6	12
5	22
5	22
2	36
7	12
9	12
7	8
6	15
2	36
5	27
5	22
5	28
3	28
4	20
0	40
4	20
2	28
3	22
5	18
2	28
7	12
4	28
1	30
3	20
1	46
2	28
0	17
2	28
5	8
3	20
1	28
5	15
0	39
5	15
4	28
2	28
5	8
2	20
1	28
2	27
1	30
1	31
3	28
1	28
4	0
3	12
0	28
1	20
2	12
1	20
3	12
3	12
3	20
2	12
2	12
2	12
2	12
3	8
1	20
2	8
1	15
1	19
2	12
0	15

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
33	55
22	33
25	34
17	33
19	51
18	42
15	64
17	39
13	55
4	140
9	83
14	51
14	59
10	68
2	115
2	115
12	51
10	68
7	78
14	47
18	28
2	44
1	135
11	51
11	55
11	51
11	55
15	28
1	125
9	60
9	66
4	83
12	39
2	92
9	55
9	55
3	83
18	0
9	55
9	55
10	51
8	66
10	51
4	83
8	66
4	83
8	64
13	20
6	67
8	55
5	68
11	28
8	51
9	47
7	51
12	15
7	55
5	64
4	68
12	15
5	51
9	36
3	68
5	51
10	12
6	46
4	59
5	59
6	51
5	51
6	46
2	67
14	14
10	27
2	68
11	20
1	66
2	64
3	59
3	55
8	28
4	55
7	36
6	36
4	51
1	66
3	55
11	31
2	55
10	8
1	66
3	52
1	64
4	46
4	40
6	36
1	64
1	64
3	51
10	8
7	28
1	59
1	52
6	28
3	40
8	27
11	0
2	55
2	51
13	15
11	0
6	28
8	15
5	28
8	12
9	14
4	28
1	51
6	20
3	34
9	8
5	20
12	0
5	28
6	22
6	14
6	12
5	20
3	30
5	24
5	22
1	46
1	46
5	20
9	12
2	28
6	12
5	22
5	22
2	36
7	12
9	12
7	8
6	15
2	36
5	27
5	22
5	28
3	28
4	20
0	40
4	20
2	28
3	22
5	18
2	28
7	12
4	28
1	30
3	20
1	46
2	28
0	17
2	28
5	8
3	20
1	28
5	15
0	39
5	15
4	28
2	28
5	8
2	20
1	28
2	27
1	30
1	31
3	28
1	28
4	0
3	12
0	28
1	20
2	12
1	20
3	12
3	12
3	20
2	12
2	12
2	12
2	12
3	8
1	20
2	8
1	15
1	19
2	12
0	15

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
33	55
22	33
25	34
17	33
19	51
18	42
15	64
17	39
13	55
4	140
9	83
14	51
14	59
10	68
2	115
2	115
12	51
10	68
7	78
14	47
18	28
2	44
1	135
11	51
11	55
11	51
11	55
15	28
1	125
9	60
9	66
4	83
12	39
2	92
9	55
9	55
3	83
18	0
9	55
9	55
10	51
8	66
10	51
4	83
8	66
4	83
8	64
13	20
6	67
8	55
5	68
11	28
8	51
9	47
7	51
12	15
7	55
5	64
4	68
12	15
5	51
9	36
3	68
5	51
10	12
6	46
4	59
5	59
6	51
5	51
6	46
2	67
14	14
10	27
2	68
11	20
1	66
2	64
3	59
3	55
8	28
4	55
7	36
6	36
4	51
1	66
3	55
11	31
2	55
10	8
1	66
3	52
1	64
4	46
4	40
6	36
1	64
1	64
3	51
10	8
7	28
1	59
1	52
6	28
3	40
8	27
11	0
2	55
2	51
13	15
11	0
6	28
8	15
5	28
8	12
9	14
4	28
1	51
6	20
3	34
9	8
5	20
12	0
5	28
6	22
6	14
6	12
5	20
3	30
5	24
5	22
1	46
1	46
5	20
9	12
2	28
6	12
5	22
5	22
2	36
7	12
9	12
7	8
6	15
2	36
5	27
5	22
5	28
3	28
4	20
0	40
4	20
2	28
3	22
5	18
2	28
7	12
4	28
1	30
3	20
1	46
2	28
0	17
2	28
5	8
3	20
1	28
5	15
0	39
5	15
4	28
2	28
5	8
2	20
1	28
2	27
1	30
1	31
3	28
1	28
4	0
3	12
0	28
1	20
2	12
1	20
3	12
3	12
3	20
2	12
2	12
2	12
2	12
3	8
1	20
2	8
1	15
1	19
2	12
0	15