Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 18 to 21 May 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 18 to 21 May 2022
Start: 2022-05-18
End: 2022-05-21
Location: Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 18 to 21 May 2022: 181 records at 166 stations, peak on 19 May 2022. 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, 18 to 21 May 2022 set or tied 181 station records at 166 stations.
It ran from 18 May 2022 to 21 May 2022 (4 days) and its peak day was 19 May 2022.
Status: closed.
Sachsenheim set a daily record precipitation of 34.1 mm (1.3 in) on 19 May 2022.
The busiest day was 19 May 2022 with 90 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 137 years.

Footprint

18 to 21 May 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 18 to 21 May 2022 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, 18 to 21 May 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
West Terschelling	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	2022-05-18
Sachsenheim	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	2022-05-19
Tiel	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2022-05-19
Formerum	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2022-05-18
Eerbeek	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2022-05-19
Wageningen (Pd)	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2022-05-19
Dala-Jarna	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2022-05-19
Lochem	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	2022-05-19
Ginneken	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	2022-05-19
Zaltbommel	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2022-05-19
Hiddensee-Vitte	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2022-05-20
De Cocksdorps	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	2022-05-18
De Koog	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2022-05-18
Groot Ammers	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	2022-05-19
Benschop	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2022-05-19
Geldermalsen	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2022-05-19
De Bilt	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2022-05-19
Vastermo	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2022-05-19
Ludvika	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	2022-05-19
Den Helder-1	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	2022-05-20

Records per Day

Peak day 90

Records set or tied each day from 18 May 2022 to 21 May 2022. The most in one day was 90 on 19 May 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 18 to 21 May 2022 ranked by margin
Sachsenheim, 05-19	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
Dala-Jarna, 05-19	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
Vastermo, 05-19	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Wageningen (Pd), 05-19	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
Formerum, 05-18	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
West Terschelling, 05-18	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
Benschop, 05-19	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
Tiel, 05-19	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
Eerbeek, 05-19	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
Groot Ammers, 05-19	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
Ludvika, 05-19	10.8 mm (0.4 in)
Hiddensee-Vitte, 05-20	10.6 mm (0.4 in)
De Bilt, 05-19	10.6 mm (0.4 in)
Zaltbommel, 05-19	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
Lochem, 05-19	8.9 mm (0.35 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

181 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, 18 to 21 May 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	80
26	33
17	28
14	61
17	28
4	137
12	68
14	37
19	23
25	5
20	8
9	68
7	57
9	61
7	57
12	37
9	61
8	61
11	41
11	24
6	61
5	68
7	52
7	52
2	76
5	60
5	57
5	52
8	36
6	56
10	24
4	61
10	24
6	52
9	7
7	41
4	60
8	43
7	37
7	15
9	12
3	57
6	37
4	61
10	19
5	44
6	37
5	39
13	7
7	23
4	39
8	8
5	39
5	36
7	28
4	37
5	37
2	52
4	39
1	68
6	41
6	19
7	19
7	24
1	61
2	52
0	61
6	16
8	19
4	37
6	25
2	49
4	35
4	40
1	45
6	16
2	41
3	33
3	35
9	8
0	56
10	7
9	7
7	12
5	33
5	8
3	28
4	24
4	24
2	37
6	16
4	41
3	39
0	49
7	25
0	48
4	24
2	37
2	36
0	52
8	8
6	12
6	7
3	28
2	36
2	39
3	28
1	41
1	43
2	24
4	16
5	21
4	19
3	16
2	24
5	19
0	37
0	39
4	16
2	28
4	19
8	0
3	21
3	19
3	24
1	36
3	19
5	16
5	19
4	24
1	24
5	19
5	19
4	0
1	24
2	19
3	16
3	15
3	19
1	24
2	16
4	16
4	12
4	8
5	19
1	16
3	16
3	16
3	7
2	16
2	24
1	25
4	12
1	19
1	19
2	19
3	17
5	7
2	16
1	19
3	8
0	16
1	8
3	7
0	16
0	23
1	19
2	16
3	5
2	16
0	8
1	8
2	7
0	12
1	16
1	8
1	8
1	7
1	3
1	3
1	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 18 to 21 May 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 4 other countries, 18 to 21 May 2022 (this event)	181 records

Every Record Set

20 of 181

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 18 to 21 May 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-05-18	West Terschelling	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-18	Formerum	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	28	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-18	De Cocksdorps	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	57	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-05-18	De Koog	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	57	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-05-19	Sachsenheim	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-19	Tiel	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	61	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-19	Eerbeek	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	68	48 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-19	Wageningen (Pd)	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	23	47 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-19	Dala-Jarna	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	5	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-19	Lochem	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	68	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-19	Ginneken	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	61	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-19	Zaltbommel	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	61	41 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-19	Groot Ammers	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	37	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-05-19	Benschop	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	37	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-05-19	Geldermalsen	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-05-19	De Bilt	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	80	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-05-19	Vastermo	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	8	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-05-19	Ludvika	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	41	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-05-20	Hiddensee-Vitte	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	24	38 of 100 (Notable)
2022-05-20	Den Helder-1	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	137	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 181 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
11	80
26	33
17	28
14	61
17	28
4	137
12	68
14	37
19	23
25	5
20	8
9	68
7	57
9	61
7	57
12	37
9	61
8	61
11	41
11	24
6	61
5	68
7	52
7	52
2	76
5	60
5	57
5	52
8	36
6	56
10	24
4	61
10	24
6	52
9	7
7	41
4	60
8	43
7	37
7	15
9	12
3	57
6	37
4	61
10	19
5	44
6	37
5	39
13	7
7	23
4	39
8	8
5	39
5	36
7	28
4	37
5	37
2	52
4	39
1	68
6	41
6	19
7	19
7	24
1	61
2	52
0	61
6	16
8	19
4	37
6	25
2	49
4	35
4	40
1	45
6	16
2	41
3	33
3	35
9	8
0	56
10	7
9	7
7	12
5	33
5	8
3	28
4	24
4	24
2	37
6	16
4	41
3	39
0	49
7	25
0	48
4	24
2	37
2	36
0	52
8	8
6	12
6	7
3	28
2	36
2	39
3	28
1	41
1	43
2	24
4	16
5	21
4	19
3	16
2	24
5	19
0	37
0	39
4	16
2	28
4	19
8	0
3	21
3	19
3	24
1	36
3	19
5	16
5	19
4	24
1	24
5	19
5	19
4	0
1	24
2	19
3	16
3	15
3	19
1	24
2	16
4	16
4	12
4	8
5	19
1	16
3	16
3	16
3	7
2	16
2	24
1	25
4	12
1	19
1	19
2	19
3	17
5	7
2	16
1	19
3	8
0	16
1	8
3	7
0	16
0	23
1	19
2	16
3	5
2	16
0	8
1	8
2	7
0	12
1	16
1	8
1	8
1	7
1	3
1	3
1	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	80
26	33
17	28
14	61
17	28
4	137
12	68
14	37
19	23
25	5
20	8
9	68
7	57
9	61
7	57
12	37
9	61
8	61
11	41
11	24
6	61
5	68
7	52
7	52
2	76
5	60
5	57
5	52
8	36
6	56
10	24
4	61
10	24
6	52
9	7
7	41
4	60
8	43
7	37
7	15
9	12
3	57
6	37
4	61
10	19
5	44
6	37
5	39
13	7
7	23
4	39
8	8
5	39
5	36
7	28
4	37
5	37
2	52
4	39
1	68
6	41
6	19
7	19
7	24
1	61
2	52
0	61
6	16
8	19
4	37
6	25
2	49
4	35
4	40
1	45
6	16
2	41
3	33
3	35
9	8
0	56
10	7
9	7
7	12
5	33
5	8
3	28
4	24
4	24
2	37
6	16
4	41
3	39
0	49
7	25
0	48
4	24
2	37
2	36
0	52
8	8
6	12
6	7
3	28
2	36
2	39
3	28
1	41
1	43
2	24
4	16
5	21
4	19
3	16
2	24
5	19
0	37
0	39
4	16
2	28
4	19
8	0
3	21
3	19
3	24
1	36
3	19
5	16
5	19
4	24
1	24
5	19
5	19
4	0
1	24
2	19
3	16
3	15
3	19
1	24
2	16
4	16
4	12
4	8
5	19
1	16
3	16
3	16
3	7
2	16
2	24
1	25
4	12
1	19
1	19
2	19
3	17
5	7
2	16
1	19
3	8
0	16
1	8
3	7
0	16
0	23
1	19
2	16
3	5
2	16
0	8
1	8
2	7
0	12
1	16
1	8
1	8
1	7
1	3
1	3
1	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
11	80
26	33
17	28
14	61
17	28
4	137
12	68
14	37
19	23
25	5
20	8
9	68
7	57
9	61
7	57
12	37
9	61
8	61
11	41
11	24
6	61
5	68
7	52
7	52
2	76
5	60
5	57
5	52
8	36
6	56
10	24
4	61
10	24
6	52
9	7
7	41
4	60
8	43
7	37
7	15
9	12
3	57
6	37
4	61
10	19
5	44
6	37
5	39
13	7
7	23
4	39
8	8
5	39
5	36
7	28
4	37
5	37
2	52
4	39
1	68
6	41
6	19
7	19
7	24
1	61
2	52
0	61
6	16
8	19
4	37
6	25
2	49
4	35
4	40
1	45
6	16
2	41
3	33
3	35
9	8
0	56
10	7
9	7
7	12
5	33
5	8
3	28
4	24
4	24
2	37
6	16
4	41
3	39
0	49
7	25
0	48
4	24
2	37
2	36
0	52
8	8
6	12
6	7
3	28
2	36
2	39
3	28
1	41
1	43
2	24
4	16
5	21
4	19
3	16
2	24
5	19
0	37
0	39
4	16
2	28
4	19
8	0
3	21
3	19
3	24
1	36
3	19
5	16
5	19
4	24
1	24
5	19
5	19
4	0
1	24
2	19
3	16
3	15
3	19
1	24
2	16
4	16
4	12
4	8
5	19
1	16
3	16
3	16
3	7
2	16
2	24
1	25
4	12
1	19
1	19
2	19
3	17
5	7
2	16
1	19
3	8
0	16
1	8
3	7
0	16
0	23
1	19
2	16
3	5
2	16
0	8
1	8
2	7
0	12
1	16
1	8
1	8
1	7
1	3
1	3
1	3