Extreme rain in Netherlands and 25 other countries, 21 July to 11 August 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 25 other countries, 21 July to 11 August 2023
Start: 2023-07-21
End: 2023-08-11
Location: Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, France, Slovenia, Latvia, Finland, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Russia, Slovakia, Estonia, Lithuania, Switzerland, Denmark, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Austria, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 25 other countries, 21 July to 11 August 2023: 1,383 records at 886 stations, peak on 6 August 2023. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 25 other countries, 21 July to 11 August 2023 set or tied 1,383 station records at 886 stations.
It ran from 21 July 2023 to 11 August 2023 (22 days) and its peak day was 6 August 2023.
Status: closed.
Tunhovd set a daily record precipitation of 66.5 mm (2.6 in) on 7 August 2023.
The busiest day was 6 August 2023 with 249 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 147 years.

Footprint

21 July to 11 August 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 25 other countries, 21 July to 11 August 2023 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 25 other countries, 21 July to 11 August 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Tunhovd	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	2023-08-07
Maristova	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	2023-08-08
Armagh	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	2023-07-22
Boverdal	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	2023-08-08
Skjak	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	2023-08-08
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	2023-07-29
Wasserkuppe	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	2023-08-06
Heerde	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	2023-08-06
Sheffield	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2023-07-23
Ueckermunde	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	2023-08-06
Hudiksvall	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	2023-08-06
Kolsva	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	2023-08-02
Liepaja	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2023-08-01
Vadstena	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	2023-08-01
Beito	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	2023-08-07
Lichtenvoorde	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	2023-08-02
Al III	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	2023-08-08

Records per Day

Peak day 249

Records set or tied each day from 21 July 2023 to 11 August 2023. The most in one day was 249 on 6 August 2023.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 25 other countries, 21 July to 11 August 2023
Date	Records
2023-07-21	6
2023-07-22	32
2023-07-23	29
2023-07-24	18
2023-07-25	30
2023-07-26	26
2023-07-27	42
2023-07-28	8
2023-07-29	15
2023-07-30	60
2023-07-31	143
2023-08-01	74
2023-08-02	176
2023-08-03	48
2023-08-04	41
2023-08-05	105
2023-08-06	249
2023-08-07	158
2023-08-08	92
2023-08-09	16
2023-08-10	12
2023-08-11	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 25 other countries, 21 July to 11 August 2023 ranked by margin
Lichtenvoorde, 08-02	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
Vadstena, 08-01	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
Tunhovd, 08-07	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
Hudiksvall, 08-06	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
Kolsva, 08-02	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
Wasserkuppe, 08-06	31.1 mm (1.2 in)
Al III, 08-08	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
Maristova, 08-08	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
Beito, 08-07	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
Eichstatt-Landershofen, 07-29	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
Liepaja, 08-01	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
Tunhovd, 08-08	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Boverdal, 08-07	21.7 mm (0.9 in)
Armagh, 07-22	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
Heerde, 08-06	19.0 mm (0.7 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 25 other countries, 21 July to 11 August 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
43	122
31	110
21	101
14	110
16	120
26	98
31	68
19	109
19	104
42	68
18	110
42	64
25	81
29	68
22	50
22	60
46	61
46	61
17	50
31	60
18	40
18	124
14	112
24	56
40	49
18	30
36	50
18	93
22	37
23	116
15	41
17	80
18	84
104	14
29	52
24	56
28	62
39	44
13	110
41	37
16	84
19	66
23	52
13	122
17	110
25	50
6	84
27	40
21	52
21	60
14	66
30	33
53	36
18	76
10	110
48	32
24	36
5	77
25	36
36	16
18	66
18	56
22	60
10	108
25	44
22	36
44	22
15	60
24	50
25	50
7	147
18	68
33	17
47	52
21	60
41	21
34	21
31	20
32	20
34	21
20	62
23	50
36	16
26	26
16	76
48	16
39	16
33	21
34	21
20	60
15	68
12	81
24	17
21	49
11	84
21	41
35	10
21	60
1	63
57	17
20	72
33	13
22	32
24	32
15	66
7	96
26	16
18	62
36	12
18	48
26	36
14	72
22	44
60	16
16	60
6	105
23	42
41	9
28	8
16	60
15	56
26	22
40	12
30	17
19	54
15	72
25	21
13	73
32	17
23	29
23	37
24	20
31	1
22	25
22	50
11	60
24	6
17	60
39	1
19	89
14	60
9	88
19	42
18	57
43	6
11	76
7	122
25	50
17	50
38	4
21	36
27	4
4	117
22	22
5	116
23	17
30	12
15	62
25	16
12	50
33	4
21	21
45	6
13	69
14	18
18	36
17	50
21	42
8	73
13	72
16	53
30	1
17	37
20	17
21	4
21	44
14	24
36	10
14	61
6	94
22	9
6	90
22	16
22	17
11	68
4	122
2	101
17	50
14	44
27	4
10	76
24	6
1	51
12	44
2	100
10	68
9	69
14	46
7	81
12	62

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 25 other countries, 21 July to 11 August 2023 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 25 other countries, 21 July to 11 August 2023 (this event)	1,383 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,383

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 25 other countries, 21 July to 11 August 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-07-22	Armagh	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	101	77 of 100 (Major)
2023-07-23	Sheffield	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	110	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-07-29	Eichstatt-Landershofen	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	98	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-08-01	Liepaja	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	81	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-08-01	Vadstena	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	61	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-08-02	Kolsva	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	64	66 of 100 (Major)
2023-08-02	Lichtenvoorde	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	61	64 of 100 (Major)
2023-08-06	Wasserkuppe	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	68	68 of 100 (Major)
2023-08-06	Heerde	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	109	68 of 100 (Major)
2023-08-06	Ueckermunde	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	104	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-08-06	Hudiksvall	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	68	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-08-07	Tunhovd	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	122	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-08-07	Beito	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	68	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-08-07	Boverdal	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	50	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-08-07	Skjak	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	50	64 of 100 (Major)
2023-08-08	Maristova	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	110	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-08-08	Boverdal	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	110	76 of 100 (Major)
2023-08-08	Skjak	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	120	76 of 100 (Major)
2023-08-08	Tunhovd	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	60	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-08-08	Al III	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	60	64 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,383 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 2026-10-18. 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
43	122
31	110
21	101
14	110
16	120
26	98
31	68
19	109
19	104
42	68
18	110
42	64
25	81
29	68
22	50
22	60
46	61
46	61
17	50
31	60
18	40
18	124
14	112
24	56
40	49
18	30
36	50
18	93
22	37
23	116
15	41
17	80
18	84
104	14
29	52
24	56
28	62
39	44
13	110
41	37
16	84
19	66
23	52
13	122
17	110
25	50
6	84
27	40
21	52
21	60
14	66
30	33
53	36
18	76
10	110
48	32
24	36
5	77
25	36
36	16
18	66
18	56
22	60
10	108
25	44
22	36
44	22
15	60
24	50
25	50
7	147
18	68
33	17
47	52
21	60
41	21
34	21
31	20
32	20
34	21
20	62
23	50
36	16
26	26
16	76
48	16
39	16
33	21
34	21
20	60
15	68
12	81
24	17
21	49
11	84
21	41
35	10
21	60
1	63
57	17
20	72
33	13
22	32
24	32
15	66
7	96
26	16
18	62
36	12
18	48
26	36
14	72
22	44
60	16
16	60
6	105
23	42
41	9
28	8
16	60
15	56
26	22
40	12
30	17
19	54
15	72
25	21
13	73
32	17
23	29
23	37
24	20
31	1
22	25
22	50
11	60
24	6
17	60
39	1
19	89
14	60
9	88
19	42
18	57
43	6
11	76
7	122
25	50
17	50
38	4
21	36
27	4
4	117
22	22
5	116
23	17
30	12
15	62
25	16
12	50
33	4
21	21
45	6
13	69
14	18
18	36
17	50
21	42
8	73
13	72
16	53
30	1
17	37
20	17
21	4
21	44
14	24
36	10
14	61
6	94
22	9
6	90
22	16
22	17
11	68
4	122
2	101
17	50
14	44
27	4
10	76
24	6
1	51
12	44
2	100
10	68
9	69
14	46
7	81
12	62

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
43	122
31	110
21	101
14	110
16	120
26	98
31	68
19	109
19	104
42	68
18	110
42	64
25	81
29	68
22	50
22	60
46	61
46	61
17	50
31	60
18	40
18	124
14	112
24	56
40	49
18	30
36	50
18	93
22	37
23	116
15	41
17	80
18	84
104	14
29	52
24	56
28	62
39	44
13	110
41	37
16	84
19	66
23	52
13	122
17	110
25	50
6	84
27	40
21	52
21	60
14	66
30	33
53	36
18	76
10	110
48	32
24	36
5	77
25	36
36	16
18	66
18	56
22	60
10	108
25	44
22	36
44	22
15	60
24	50
25	50
7	147
18	68
33	17
47	52
21	60
41	21
34	21
31	20
32	20
34	21
20	62
23	50
36	16
26	26
16	76
48	16
39	16
33	21
34	21
20	60
15	68
12	81
24	17
21	49
11	84
21	41
35	10
21	60
1	63
57	17
20	72
33	13
22	32
24	32
15	66
7	96
26	16
18	62
36	12
18	48
26	36
14	72
22	44
60	16
16	60
6	105
23	42
41	9
28	8
16	60
15	56
26	22
40	12
30	17
19	54
15	72
25	21
13	73
32	17
23	29
23	37
24	20
31	1
22	25
22	50
11	60
24	6
17	60
39	1
19	89
14	60
9	88
19	42
18	57
43	6
11	76
7	122
25	50
17	50
38	4
21	36
27	4
4	117
22	22
5	116
23	17
30	12
15	62
25	16
12	50
33	4
21	21
45	6
13	69
14	18
18	36
17	50
21	42
8	73
13	72
16	53
30	1
17	37
20	17
21	4
21	44
14	24
36	10
14	61
6	94
22	9
6	90
22	16
22	17
11	68
4	122
2	101
17	50
14	44
27	4
10	76
24	6
1	51
12	44
2	100
10	68
9	69
14	46
7	81
12	62

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
43	122
31	110
21	101
14	110
16	120
26	98
31	68
19	109
19	104
42	68
18	110
42	64
25	81
29	68
22	50
22	60
46	61
46	61
17	50
31	60
18	40
18	124
14	112
24	56
40	49
18	30
36	50
18	93
22	37
23	116
15	41
17	80
18	84
104	14
29	52
24	56
28	62
39	44
13	110
41	37
16	84
19	66
23	52
13	122
17	110
25	50
6	84
27	40
21	52
21	60
14	66
30	33
53	36
18	76
10	110
48	32
24	36
5	77
25	36
36	16
18	66
18	56
22	60
10	108
25	44
22	36
44	22
15	60
24	50
25	50
7	147
18	68
33	17
47	52
21	60
41	21
34	21
31	20
32	20
34	21
20	62
23	50
36	16
26	26
16	76
48	16
39	16
33	21
34	21
20	60
15	68
12	81
24	17
21	49
11	84
21	41
35	10
21	60
1	63
57	17
20	72
33	13
22	32
24	32
15	66
7	96
26	16
18	62
36	12
18	48
26	36
14	72
22	44
60	16
16	60
6	105
23	42
41	9
28	8
16	60
15	56
26	22
40	12
30	17
19	54
15	72
25	21
13	73
32	17
23	29
23	37
24	20
31	1
22	25
22	50
11	60
24	6
17	60
39	1
19	89
14	60
9	88
19	42
18	57
43	6
11	76
7	122
25	50
17	50
38	4
21	36
27	4
4	117
22	22
5	116
23	17
30	12
15	62
25	16
12	50
33	4
21	21
45	6
13	69
14	18
18	36
17	50
21	42
8	73
13	72
16	53
30	1
17	37
20	17
21	4
21	44
14	24
36	10
14	61
6	94
22	9
6	90
22	16
22	17
11	68
4	122
2	101
17	50
14	44
27	4
10	76
24	6
1	51
12	44
2	100
10	68
9	69
14	46
7	81
12	62