Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 15 to 19 November 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 15 to 19 November 2022
Start: 2022-11-15
End: 2022-11-19
Location: Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 15 to 19 November 2022: 130 records at 123 stations, peak on 17 November 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, 15 to 19 November 2022 set or tied 130 station records at 123 stations.
It ran from 15 November 2022 to 19 November 2022 (5 days) and its peak day was 17 November 2022.
Status: closed.
Petten set a daily record precipitation of 35.5 mm (1.4 in) on 17 November 2022.
The busiest day was 17 November 2022 with 64 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 87 years.

Footprint

15 to 19 November 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 15 to 19 November 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, 15 to 19 November 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Petten	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	2022-11-17
Anna Paulowna	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	2022-11-17
Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	2022-11-17
Bergen (Nh)	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	2022-11-17
Dunbar	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	2022-11-17
Leuchars	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	2022-11-18
Den Burg	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2022-11-17
Dyce	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2022-11-17
Den Helder-1	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	2022-11-17
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	2022-11-17
Kehl-Odelshofen	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2022-11-17
Durham	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	2022-11-17
De Kooy	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	2022-11-17
Keele	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2022-11-17
Oxford	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	2022-11-16
Lyneham	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2022-11-16
Strasbourg-Entzheim	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	2022-11-17
Luchow	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2022-11-17
Callantsoog	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	2022-11-17
Basel Binningen	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2022-11-17

Records per Day

Peak day 64

Records set or tied each day from 15 November 2022 to 19 November 2022. The most in one day was 64 on 17 November 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 15 to 19 November 2022 ranked by margin
Leuchars, 11-18	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
Petten, 11-17	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde, 11-17	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Anna Paulowna, 11-17	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Bergen (Nh), 11-17	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
Dyce, 11-17	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
Baden-Baden-Geroldsau, 11-17	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
Den Burg, 11-17	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
Dunbar, 11-17	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
Kehl-Odelshofen, 11-17	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
Den Helder-1, 11-17	11.1 mm (0.4 in)
Lyneham, 11-16	10.9 mm (0.4 in)
Callantsoog, 11-17	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Strasbourg-Entzheim, 11-17	7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Keele, 11-17	6.4 mm (0.25 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

130 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, 15 to 19 November 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
23	59
20	59
20	59
19	59
13	51
36	24
14	40
19	24
11	40
18	49
12	49
3	87
7	49
11	47
8	56
2	87
3	55
4	72
1	85
6	60
10	49
13	37
11	32
8	40
6	41
10	21
9	36
13	12
7	37
3	47
6	40
6	49
3	59
4	47
4	56
3	49
5	40
6	29
4	47
12	7
6	49
5	28
3	56
2	59
3	59
5	40
6	48
0	56
6	28
2	47
2	56
1	59
3	49
2	49
2	49
2	47
6	27
2	49
0	59
1	56
1	56
1	56
3	37
4	37
1	49
6	8
4	29
1	47
5	29
6	24
2	13
6	8
0	49
3	44
4	27
2	41
4	28
2	41
2	32
0	49
5	27
1	47
3	23
4	21
1	47
2	44
3	41
3	31
0	40
4	27
3	29
2	29
4	8
1	40
2	32
1	41
2	29
1	27
5	7
2	28
3	27
1	29
0	29
2	29
2	20
2	28
4	20
4	5
3	5
3	8
3	8
0	23
1	7
1	29
2	7
1	23
3	1
0	17
1	29
3	7
2	7
3	8
3	7
0	8
2	8
0	17
0	19
0	7
0	3
1	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 15 to 19 November 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, 15 to 19 November 2022 (this event)	130 records

Every Record Set

20 of 130

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 4 other countries, 15 to 19 November 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-11-16	Oxford	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	87	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-16	Lyneham	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	47	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-17	Petten	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	59	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-17	Anna Paulowna	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	59	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-17	Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garde	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	59	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-17	Bergen (Nh)	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	59	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-17	Dunbar	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	51	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-17	Den Burg	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	40	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-17	Dyce	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	24	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-17	Den Helder-1	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	40	45 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-17	Baden-Baden-Geroldsau	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	49	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-17	Kehl-Odelshofen	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	49	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-17	Durham	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	87	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-17	De Kooy	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	55	38 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-17	Keele	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	60	37 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-17	Strasbourg-Entzheim	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	49	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-17	Luchow	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	85	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-17	Callantsoog	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-17	Basel Binningen	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-18	Leuchars	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24	52 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 130 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
23	59
20	59
20	59
19	59
13	51
36	24
14	40
19	24
11	40
18	49
12	49
3	87
7	49
11	47
8	56
2	87
3	55
4	72
1	85
6	60
10	49
13	37
11	32
8	40
6	41
10	21
9	36
13	12
7	37
3	47
6	40
6	49
3	59
4	47
4	56
3	49
5	40
6	29
4	47
12	7
6	49
5	28
3	56
2	59
3	59
5	40
6	48
0	56
6	28
2	47
2	56
1	59
3	49
2	49
2	49
2	47
6	27
2	49
0	59
1	56
1	56
1	56
3	37
4	37
1	49
6	8
4	29
1	47
5	29
6	24
2	13
6	8
0	49
3	44
4	27
2	41
4	28
2	41
2	32
0	49
5	27
1	47
3	23
4	21
1	47
2	44
3	41
3	31
0	40
4	27
3	29
2	29
4	8
1	40
2	32
1	41
2	29
1	27
5	7
2	28
3	27
1	29
0	29
2	29
2	20
2	28
4	20
4	5
3	5
3	8
3	8
0	23
1	7
1	29
2	7
1	23
3	1
0	17
1	29
3	7
2	7
3	8
3	7
0	8
2	8
0	17
0	19
0	7
0	3
1	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
23	59
20	59
20	59
19	59
13	51
36	24
14	40
19	24
11	40
18	49
12	49
3	87
7	49
11	47
8	56
2	87
3	55
4	72
1	85
6	60
10	49
13	37
11	32
8	40
6	41
10	21
9	36
13	12
7	37
3	47
6	40
6	49
3	59
4	47
4	56
3	49
5	40
6	29
4	47
12	7
6	49
5	28
3	56
2	59
3	59
5	40
6	48
0	56
6	28
2	47
2	56
1	59
3	49
2	49
2	49
2	47
6	27
2	49
0	59
1	56
1	56
1	56
3	37
4	37
1	49
6	8
4	29
1	47
5	29
6	24
2	13
6	8
0	49
3	44
4	27
2	41
4	28
2	41
2	32
0	49
5	27
1	47
3	23
4	21
1	47
2	44
3	41
3	31
0	40
4	27
3	29
2	29
4	8
1	40
2	32
1	41
2	29
1	27
5	7
2	28
3	27
1	29
0	29
2	29
2	20
2	28
4	20
4	5
3	5
3	8
3	8
0	23
1	7
1	29
2	7
1	23
3	1
0	17
1	29
3	7
2	7
3	8
3	7
0	8
2	8
0	17
0	19
0	7
0	3
1	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
23	59
20	59
20	59
19	59
13	51
36	24
14	40
19	24
11	40
18	49
12	49
3	87
7	49
11	47
8	56
2	87
3	55
4	72
1	85
6	60
10	49
13	37
11	32
8	40
6	41
10	21
9	36
13	12
7	37
3	47
6	40
6	49
3	59
4	47
4	56
3	49
5	40
6	29
4	47
12	7
6	49
5	28
3	56
2	59
3	59
5	40
6	48
0	56
6	28
2	47
2	56
1	59
3	49
2	49
2	49
2	47
6	27
2	49
0	59
1	56
1	56
1	56
3	37
4	37
1	49
6	8
4	29
1	47
5	29
6	24
2	13
6	8
0	49
3	44
4	27
2	41
4	28
2	41
2	32
0	49
5	27
1	47
3	23
4	21
1	47
2	44
3	41
3	31
0	40
4	27
3	29
2	29
4	8
1	40
2	32
1	41
2	29
1	27
5	7
2	28
3	27
1	29
0	29
2	29
2	20
2	28
4	20
4	5
3	5
3	8
3	8
0	23
1	7
1	29
2	7
1	23
3	1
0	17
1	29
3	7
2	7
3	8
3	7
0	8
2	8
0	17
0	19
0	7
0	3
1	3