Extreme rain in Netherlands and 18 other countries, 7 to 22 February 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 18 other countries, 7 to 22 February 2022
Start: 2022-02-07
End: 2022-02-22
Location: Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Norway, United Kingdom, Russia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Latvia, France, Ireland, Slovakia, Luxembourg, Ukraine

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 18 other countries, 7 to 22 February 2022: 1,485 records at 946 stations, peak on 20 February 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 18 other countries, 7 to 22 February 2022 set or tied 1,485 station records at 946 stations.
It ran from 7 February 2022 to 22 February 2022 (16 days) and its peak day was 20 February 2022.
Status: closed.
Bjornholt set a daily record precipitation of 43.1 mm (1.7 in) on 14 February 2022.
The busiest day was 20 February 2022 with 363 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 144 years.

Footprint

7 to 22 February 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 18 other countries, 7 to 22 February 2022 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 18 other countries, 7 to 22 February 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Bjornholt	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	2022-02-14
Erfde	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	2022-02-18
Gieterveen	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	2022-02-20
Schoonloo	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	2022-02-20
Hedrum	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	2022-02-14
Megen	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	2022-02-20
Orje	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	2022-02-14
Helsinki Kaisaniemi AWS	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	2022-02-21
Eslohe	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2022-02-20
Bad Salzuflen	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2022-02-16
Vlagtwedde	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2022-02-20
Zetten	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2022-02-20
Melsom	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	2022-02-14
Sveg	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2022-02-14
Johvi	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	2022-02-17
Parnu	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	2022-02-17
Ristna	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	2022-02-17
Pelzerhaken	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	2022-02-18
Wangerooge	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2022-02-20

Records per Day

Peak day 363

Records set or tied each day from 7 February 2022 to 22 February 2022. The most in one day was 363 on 20 February 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 18 other countries, 7 to 22 February 2022
Date	Records
2022-02-07	4
2022-02-08	3
2022-02-09	9
2022-02-10	3
2022-02-11	2
2022-02-12	39
2022-02-13	55
2022-02-14	185
2022-02-15	180
2022-02-16	206
2022-02-17	137
2022-02-18	120
2022-02-19	87
2022-02-20	363
2022-02-21	88
2022-02-22	4

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 18 other countries, 7 to 22 February 2022 ranked by margin
Melsom, 02-14	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
Eslohe, 02-20	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
Bjornholt, 02-14	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
Helsinki Kaisaniemi AWS, 02-21	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
Megen, 02-20	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Hedrum, 02-14	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
Bad Salzuflen, 02-16	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
Schoonloo, 02-20	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
Gieterveen, 02-20	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
Erfde, 02-20	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
Erfde, 02-18	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Pelzerhaken, 02-18	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Wangerooge, 02-20	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
Zetten, 02-20	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
Ristna, 02-17	11.0 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

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 18 other countries, 7 to 22 February 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	108
15	84
15	54
16	56
7	94
9	79
18	108
20	64
22	62
15	55
11	108
27	55
11	47
17	52
10	60
13	56
6	122
13	52
27	56
15	44
19	87
14	64
18	19
15	56
9	96
8	48
11	55
15	42
14	44
9	60
14	52
8	84
11	72
8	56
7	54
13	48
12	55
10	52
13	56
5	88
10	60
24	26
7	48
14	19
9	56
13	32
8	56
15	27
14	28
18	22
15	56
16	32
18	30
19	30
7	60
17	27
7	56
13	100
20	27
14	27
5	72
10	62
14	56
4	87
22	7
11	51
20	7
12	51
10	56
21	27
6	56
10	27
3	94
22	26
12	52
9	87
8	80
8	72
11	34
12	19
6	108
5	48
4	72
9	22
11	22
22	22
27	23
6	80
6	87
11	31
5	94
8	30
12	28
13	52
13	0
17	7
8	72
7	56
24	7
11	21
21	7
10	31
2	96
2	96
5	95
11	24
10	32
10	23
22	24
4	132
4	72
12	27
5	88
9	55
9	64
5	87
10	19
14	7
5	83
12	64
12	32
6	64
9	24
12	26
18	7
14	12
6	56
9	51
9	64
13	2
4	108
9	56
11	7
10	30
13	27
14	48
9	48
2	106
6	64
3	94
15	7
8	71
2	76
15	7
14	7
8	48
3	104
9	91
9	8
1	106
12	34
2	103
2	111
15	7
16	7
9	55
25	48
8	48
6	31
4	25
8	30
13	0
7	56
3	48
12	28
1	106
7	64
19	6
9	13
10	12
7	87
7	23
16	7
8	19
16	7
12	48
2	87
10	48
8	30
5	60
6	44
7	59
13	26
5	74
3	88
11	72
5	60
8	64
14	7
9	51
9	21
8	51
12	56
6	56
29	24
8	14
1	111
7	71
14	34
6	56

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 18 other countries, 7 to 22 February 2022 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 18 other countries, 7 to 22 February 2022 (this event)	1,485 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,485

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 18 other countries, 7 to 22 February 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-02-14	Bjornholt	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	108	78 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-14	Hedrum	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	108	67 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-14	Orje	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	108	65 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-14	Melsom	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	56	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-14	Sveg	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	122	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-16	Bad Salzuflen	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	52	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-17	Johvi	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	94	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-17	Parnu	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	79	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-17	Ristna	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	47	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-18	Erfde	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	84	74 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-18	Pelzerhaken	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	44	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-20	Gieterveen	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	54	72 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-20	Schoonloo	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	56	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-20	Megen	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	64	66 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-20	Erfde	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	55	65 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-20	Eslohe	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	55	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-20	Vlagtwedde	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	60	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-20	Zetten	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	56	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-20	Wangerooge	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-02-21	Helsinki Kaisaniemi AWS	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	62	65 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,485 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
24	108
15	84
15	54
16	56
7	94
9	79
18	108
20	64
22	62
15	55
11	108
27	55
11	47
17	52
10	60
13	56
6	122
13	52
27	56
15	44
19	87
14	64
18	19
15	56
9	96
8	48
11	55
15	42
14	44
9	60
14	52
8	84
11	72
8	56
7	54
13	48
12	55
10	52
13	56
5	88
10	60
24	26
7	48
14	19
9	56
13	32
8	56
15	27
14	28
18	22
15	56
16	32
18	30
19	30
7	60
17	27
7	56
13	100
20	27
14	27
5	72
10	62
14	56
4	87
22	7
11	51
20	7
12	51
10	56
21	27
6	56
10	27
3	94
22	26
12	52
9	87
8	80
8	72
11	34
12	19
6	108
5	48
4	72
9	22
11	22
22	22
27	23
6	80
6	87
11	31
5	94
8	30
12	28
13	52
13	0
17	7
8	72
7	56
24	7
11	21
21	7
10	31
2	96
2	96
5	95
11	24
10	32
10	23
22	24
4	132
4	72
12	27
5	88
9	55
9	64
5	87
10	19
14	7
5	83
12	64
12	32
6	64
9	24
12	26
18	7
14	12
6	56
9	51
9	64
13	2
4	108
9	56
11	7
10	30
13	27
14	48
9	48
2	106
6	64
3	94
15	7
8	71
2	76
15	7
14	7
8	48
3	104
9	91
9	8
1	106
12	34
2	103
2	111
15	7
16	7
9	55
25	48
8	48
6	31
4	25
8	30
13	0
7	56
3	48
12	28
1	106
7	64
19	6
9	13
10	12
7	87
7	23
16	7
8	19
16	7
12	48
2	87
10	48
8	30
5	60
6	44
7	59
13	26
5	74
3	88
11	72
5	60
8	64
14	7
9	51
9	21
8	51
12	56
6	56
29	24
8	14
1	111
7	71
14	34
6	56

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	108
15	84
15	54
16	56
7	94
9	79
18	108
20	64
22	62
15	55
11	108
27	55
11	47
17	52
10	60
13	56
6	122
13	52
27	56
15	44
19	87
14	64
18	19
15	56
9	96
8	48
11	55
15	42
14	44
9	60
14	52
8	84
11	72
8	56
7	54
13	48
12	55
10	52
13	56
5	88
10	60
24	26
7	48
14	19
9	56
13	32
8	56
15	27
14	28
18	22
15	56
16	32
18	30
19	30
7	60
17	27
7	56
13	100
20	27
14	27
5	72
10	62
14	56
4	87
22	7
11	51
20	7
12	51
10	56
21	27
6	56
10	27
3	94
22	26
12	52
9	87
8	80
8	72
11	34
12	19
6	108
5	48
4	72
9	22
11	22
22	22
27	23
6	80
6	87
11	31
5	94
8	30
12	28
13	52
13	0
17	7
8	72
7	56
24	7
11	21
21	7
10	31
2	96
2	96
5	95
11	24
10	32
10	23
22	24
4	132
4	72
12	27
5	88
9	55
9	64
5	87
10	19
14	7
5	83
12	64
12	32
6	64
9	24
12	26
18	7
14	12
6	56
9	51
9	64
13	2
4	108
9	56
11	7
10	30
13	27
14	48
9	48
2	106
6	64
3	94
15	7
8	71
2	76
15	7
14	7
8	48
3	104
9	91
9	8
1	106
12	34
2	103
2	111
15	7
16	7
9	55
25	48
8	48
6	31
4	25
8	30
13	0
7	56
3	48
12	28
1	106
7	64
19	6
9	13
10	12
7	87
7	23
16	7
8	19
16	7
12	48
2	87
10	48
8	30
5	60
6	44
7	59
13	26
5	74
3	88
11	72
5	60
8	64
14	7
9	51
9	21
8	51
12	56
6	56
29	24
8	14
1	111
7	71
14	34
6	56

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	108
15	84
15	54
16	56
7	94
9	79
18	108
20	64
22	62
15	55
11	108
27	55
11	47
17	52
10	60
13	56
6	122
13	52
27	56
15	44
19	87
14	64
18	19
15	56
9	96
8	48
11	55
15	42
14	44
9	60
14	52
8	84
11	72
8	56
7	54
13	48
12	55
10	52
13	56
5	88
10	60
24	26
7	48
14	19
9	56
13	32
8	56
15	27
14	28
18	22
15	56
16	32
18	30
19	30
7	60
17	27
7	56
13	100
20	27
14	27
5	72
10	62
14	56
4	87
22	7
11	51
20	7
12	51
10	56
21	27
6	56
10	27
3	94
22	26
12	52
9	87
8	80
8	72
11	34
12	19
6	108
5	48
4	72
9	22
11	22
22	22
27	23
6	80
6	87
11	31
5	94
8	30
12	28
13	52
13	0
17	7
8	72
7	56
24	7
11	21
21	7
10	31
2	96
2	96
5	95
11	24
10	32
10	23
22	24
4	132
4	72
12	27
5	88
9	55
9	64
5	87
10	19
14	7
5	83
12	64
12	32
6	64
9	24
12	26
18	7
14	12
6	56
9	51
9	64
13	2
4	108
9	56
11	7
10	30
13	27
14	48
9	48
2	106
6	64
3	94
15	7
8	71
2	76
15	7
14	7
8	48
3	104
9	91
9	8
1	106
12	34
2	103
2	111
15	7
16	7
9	55
25	48
8	48
6	31
4	25
8	30
13	0
7	56
3	48
12	28
1	106
7	64
19	6
9	13
10	12
7	87
7	23
16	7
8	19
16	7
12	48
2	87
10	48
8	30
5	60
6	44
7	59
13	26
5	74
3	88
11	72
5	60
8	64
14	7
9	51
9	21
8	51
12	56
6	56
29	24
8	14
1	111
7	71
14	34
6	56