Extreme rain in Netherlands and 8 other countries, 3 to 12 February 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 8 other countries, 3 to 12 February 2024
Start: 2024-02-03
End: 2024-02-12
Location: Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Czech Republic, Poland, Belgium, Lithuania

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 8 other countries, 3 to 12 February 2024: 572 records at 462 stations, peak on 8 February 2024. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 8 other countries, 3 to 12 February 2024 set or tied 572 station records at 462 stations.
It ran from 3 February 2024 to 12 February 2024 (10 days) and its peak day was 8 February 2024.
Status: closed.
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 7 February 2024.
The busiest day was 8 February 2024 with 265 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 131 years.

Footprint

3 to 12 February 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 8 other countries, 3 to 12 February 2024 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 8 other countries, 3 to 12 February 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2024-02-07
Overveen	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	2024-02-08
Delft	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	2024-02-08
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	2024-02-07
Schluchtern-Herolz	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	2024-02-07
Den Helder-1	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2024-02-08
Grundau-Breitenborn	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	2024-02-07
Blankenrath	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	2024-02-07
Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2024-02-07
Manderscheid-Sonnenhof	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	2024-02-07
Gorlitz	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2024-02-04
Freiberg	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2024-02-04
Greifswald	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2024-02-05
Arkona	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2024-02-05
Hiddensee-Vitte	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2024-02-05
Putbus	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	2024-02-05
Kristianstad	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2024-02-06
Geisenheim	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	2024-02-07
Bad Kreuznach	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	2024-02-07
Wattisham	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2024-02-09

Records per Day

Peak day 265

Records set or tied each day from 3 February 2024 to 12 February 2024. The most in one day was 265 on 8 February 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 8 other countries, 3 to 12 February 2024
Date	Records
2024-02-03	1
2024-02-04	43
2024-02-05	23
2024-02-06	88
2024-02-07	110
2024-02-08	265
2024-02-09	12
2024-02-10	4
2024-02-11	24
2024-02-12	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 8 other countries, 3 to 12 February 2024 ranked by margin
Manderscheid-Sonnenhof, 02-07	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
Schluchtern-Herolz, 02-07	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Overveen, 02-08	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr, 02-07	16.9 mm (0.7 in)
Freiberg, 02-04	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
Wattisham, 02-09	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Blankenrath, 02-07	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
Delft, 02-08	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
Grundau-Breitenborn, 02-07	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
Bad Kreuznach, 02-07	12.3 mm (0.5 in)
Geisenheim, 02-07	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
Den Helder-1, 02-08	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
Putbus, 02-05	11.1 mm (0.4 in)
Greifswald, 02-05	10.8 mm (0.4 in)
Kristianstad, 02-06	10.5 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 8 other countries, 3 to 12 February 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	86
11	105
12	77
17	72
10	90
14	77
11	57
11	61
10	57
10	53
20	46
12	57
17	42
13	76
10	57
15	49
15	53
9	86
21	46
12	44
22	46
9	49
12	49
11	68
14	49
12	38
4	105
14	76
8	114
13	49
13	22
11	49
7	76
10	57
8	90
7	77
10	22
13	49
17	24
8	57
3	131
6	65
10	22
6	77
15	22
3	86
5	80
9	57
10	54
7	65
10	44
6	76
11	44
12	49
14	22
14	22
10	53
9	57
11	49
9	44
14	44
10	12
3	89
9	57
13	22
14	22
10	49
8	49
13	40
17	44
20	44
9	50
11	49
6	57
9	40
17	17
6	57
1	100
10	4
10	49
8	38
6	57
6	65
18	24
6	65
12	46
11	22
9	50
8	57
9	53
4	77
5	65
8	49
11	4
8	46
13	36
6	62
10	22
9	49
9	50
9	49
8	49
12	22
11	49
5	65
8	49
5	62
8	22
5	70
8	53
9	50
16	22
14	4
8	40
8	13
7	68
5	57
8	49
8	49
9	36
6	36
13	24
8	62
5	57
9	40
5	57
8	49
8	49
9	17
1	90
4	77
4	53
14	20
12	4
16	24
10	21
18	22
7	49
7	49
5	57
7	49
5	57
6	57
10	22
6	53
7	49
6	54
5	41
2	70
6	44
2	70
10	44
4	65
3	68
4	57
2	68
6	49
7	49
6	50
6	57
7	49
2	77
5	57
1	77
1	78
7	44
14	2
7	21
3	65
1	77
6	50
7	40
5	57
6	40
11	8
6	49
6	49
1	80
6	40
6	38
10	49
1	77
7	40
6	49
5	49
1	77
6	49
9	24
5	49
6	49
11	24
7	49
7	20
1	76
10	16
2	77
13	24
2	76
8	22
5	49

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 8 other countries, 3 to 12 February 2024 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 8 other countries, 3 to 12 February 2024 (this event)	572 records

Every Record Set

20 of 572

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 8 other countries, 3 to 12 February 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-02-04	Gorlitz	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	90	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-04	Freiberg	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	42	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-05	Greifswald	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-05	Arkona	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	57	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-05	Hiddensee-Vitte	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	57	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-05	Putbus	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	57	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-06	Kristianstad	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	105	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-07	Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	86	75 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-07	Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	53	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-07	Schluchtern-Herolz	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	46	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-07	Grundau-Breitenborn	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	76	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-07	Blankenrath	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	53	58 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-07	Abbeville	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	86	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-07	Manderscheid-Sonnenhof	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	46	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-07	Geisenheim	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	77	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-07	Bad Kreuznach	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	44	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-02-08	Overveen	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	72	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-08	Delft	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	77	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-08	Den Helder-1	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	57	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-09	Wattisham	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	49	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 572 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 2026-10-12. 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
17	86
11	105
12	77
17	72
10	90
14	77
11	57
11	61
10	57
10	53
20	46
12	57
17	42
13	76
10	57
15	49
15	53
9	86
21	46
12	44
22	46
9	49
12	49
11	68
14	49
12	38
4	105
14	76
8	114
13	49
13	22
11	49
7	76
10	57
8	90
7	77
10	22
13	49
17	24
8	57
3	131
6	65
10	22
6	77
15	22
3	86
5	80
9	57
10	54
7	65
10	44
6	76
11	44
12	49
14	22
14	22
10	53
9	57
11	49
9	44
14	44
10	12
3	89
9	57
13	22
14	22
10	49
8	49
13	40
17	44
20	44
9	50
11	49
6	57
9	40
17	17
6	57
1	100
10	4
10	49
8	38
6	57
6	65
18	24
6	65
12	46
11	22
9	50
8	57
9	53
4	77
5	65
8	49
11	4
8	46
13	36
6	62
10	22
9	49
9	50
9	49
8	49
12	22
11	49
5	65
8	49
5	62
8	22
5	70
8	53
9	50
16	22
14	4
8	40
8	13
7	68
5	57
8	49
8	49
9	36
6	36
13	24
8	62
5	57
9	40
5	57
8	49
8	49
9	17
1	90
4	77
4	53
14	20
12	4
16	24
10	21
18	22
7	49
7	49
5	57
7	49
5	57
6	57
10	22
6	53
7	49
6	54
5	41
2	70
6	44
2	70
10	44
4	65
3	68
4	57
2	68
6	49
7	49
6	50
6	57
7	49
2	77
5	57
1	77
1	78
7	44
14	2
7	21
3	65
1	77
6	50
7	40
5	57
6	40
11	8
6	49
6	49
1	80
6	40
6	38
10	49
1	77
7	40
6	49
5	49
1	77
6	49
9	24
5	49
6	49
11	24
7	49
7	20
1	76
10	16
2	77
13	24
2	76
8	22
5	49

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	86
11	105
12	77
17	72
10	90
14	77
11	57
11	61
10	57
10	53
20	46
12	57
17	42
13	76
10	57
15	49
15	53
9	86
21	46
12	44
22	46
9	49
12	49
11	68
14	49
12	38
4	105
14	76
8	114
13	49
13	22
11	49
7	76
10	57
8	90
7	77
10	22
13	49
17	24
8	57
3	131
6	65
10	22
6	77
15	22
3	86
5	80
9	57
10	54
7	65
10	44
6	76
11	44
12	49
14	22
14	22
10	53
9	57
11	49
9	44
14	44
10	12
3	89
9	57
13	22
14	22
10	49
8	49
13	40
17	44
20	44
9	50
11	49
6	57
9	40
17	17
6	57
1	100
10	4
10	49
8	38
6	57
6	65
18	24
6	65
12	46
11	22
9	50
8	57
9	53
4	77
5	65
8	49
11	4
8	46
13	36
6	62
10	22
9	49
9	50
9	49
8	49
12	22
11	49
5	65
8	49
5	62
8	22
5	70
8	53
9	50
16	22
14	4
8	40
8	13
7	68
5	57
8	49
8	49
9	36
6	36
13	24
8	62
5	57
9	40
5	57
8	49
8	49
9	17
1	90
4	77
4	53
14	20
12	4
16	24
10	21
18	22
7	49
7	49
5	57
7	49
5	57
6	57
10	22
6	53
7	49
6	54
5	41
2	70
6	44
2	70
10	44
4	65
3	68
4	57
2	68
6	49
7	49
6	50
6	57
7	49
2	77
5	57
1	77
1	78
7	44
14	2
7	21
3	65
1	77
6	50
7	40
5	57
6	40
11	8
6	49
6	49
1	80
6	40
6	38
10	49
1	77
7	40
6	49
5	49
1	77
6	49
9	24
5	49
6	49
11	24
7	49
7	20
1	76
10	16
2	77
13	24
2	76
8	22
5	49

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
17	86
11	105
12	77
17	72
10	90
14	77
11	57
11	61
10	57
10	53
20	46
12	57
17	42
13	76
10	57
15	49
15	53
9	86
21	46
12	44
22	46
9	49
12	49
11	68
14	49
12	38
4	105
14	76
8	114
13	49
13	22
11	49
7	76
10	57
8	90
7	77
10	22
13	49
17	24
8	57
3	131
6	65
10	22
6	77
15	22
3	86
5	80
9	57
10	54
7	65
10	44
6	76
11	44
12	49
14	22
14	22
10	53
9	57
11	49
9	44
14	44
10	12
3	89
9	57
13	22
14	22
10	49
8	49
13	40
17	44
20	44
9	50
11	49
6	57
9	40
17	17
6	57
1	100
10	4
10	49
8	38
6	57
6	65
18	24
6	65
12	46
11	22
9	50
8	57
9	53
4	77
5	65
8	49
11	4
8	46
13	36
6	62
10	22
9	49
9	50
9	49
8	49
12	22
11	49
5	65
8	49
5	62
8	22
5	70
8	53
9	50
16	22
14	4
8	40
8	13
7	68
5	57
8	49
8	49
9	36
6	36
13	24
8	62
5	57
9	40
5	57
8	49
8	49
9	17
1	90
4	77
4	53
14	20
12	4
16	24
10	21
18	22
7	49
7	49
5	57
7	49
5	57
6	57
10	22
6	53
7	49
6	54
5	41
2	70
6	44
2	70
10	44
4	65
3	68
4	57
2	68
6	49
7	49
6	50
6	57
7	49
2	77
5	57
1	77
1	78
7	44
14	2
7	21
3	65
1	77
6	50
7	40
5	57
6	40
11	8
6	49
6	49
1	80
6	40
6	38
10	49
1	77
7	40
6	49
5	49
1	77
6	49
9	24
5	49
6	49
11	24
7	49
7	20
1	76
10	16
2	77
13	24
2	76
8	22
5	49