Extreme rain in Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 10 June 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 10 June 2024
Start: 2024-06-09
End: 2024-06-10
Location: Netherlands, Germany

Extreme rain in Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 10 June 2024: 132 records at 131 stations, peak on 10 June 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 10 June 2024 set or tied 132 station records at 131 stations.
It ran from 9 June 2024 to 10 June 2024 (2 days) and its peak day was 10 June 2024.
Status: closed.
Leeuwarden_1 set a daily record precipitation of 35.5 mm (1.4 in) on 10 June 2024.
The busiest day was 10 June 2024 with 123 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 110 years.

Footprint

9 to 10 June 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 10 June 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 Germany, 9 to 10 June 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Leeuwarden_1	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	2024-06-10
Den Burg	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	2024-06-10
Sappemeer	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	2024-06-10
Callantsoog	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	2024-06-10
Assen	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	2024-06-10
Castricum	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2024-06-10
Nieuwolda	Record daily precipitation	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	2024-06-10
Lijnden (Nh)	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2024-06-10
Marum	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	2024-06-10
Eelde-1	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2024-06-10
Delfzijl	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	2024-06-10
Kreileroord	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	2024-06-10
De Kooy	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	2024-06-10
Nieuw Beerta	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2024-06-10
Bremerhaven	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	2024-06-10
Nijbeets	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	2024-06-10
Laaghalen	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	2024-06-10
Sneek	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	2024-06-10
Veenhuizen (D)	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	2024-06-10
Eelde	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	2024-06-10

Records per Day

Peak day 123

Records set or tied each day from 9 June 2024 to 10 June 2024. The most in one day was 123 on 10 June 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 10 June 2024 ranked by margin
Eelde-1, 06-10	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
Marum, 06-10	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
De Kooy, 06-10	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
Callantsoog, 06-10	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
Nijbeets, 06-10	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Den Burg, 06-10	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
Sneek, 06-10	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
Veenhuizen (D), 06-10	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Assen, 06-10	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
Lijnden (Nh), 06-10	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
Nieuw Beerta, 06-10	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
Laaghalen, 06-10	20.7 mm (0.8 in)
Nieuwolda, 06-10	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
Bremerhaven, 06-10	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
Leeuwarden_1, 06-10	18.4 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

132 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 Germany, 9 to 10 June 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	89
25	52
16	58
26	52
21	53
13	89
19	1
21	29
30	15
31	15
10	20
13	68
30	14
21	26
19	47
25	15
21	15
23	15
23	15
9	54
35	5
14	68
38	5
31	5
22	15
23	15
18	50
16	53
22	15
13	52
18	15
14	50
16	50
1	110
2	58
10	53
18	15
19	15
18	15
11	50
16	28
21	5
9	53
9	53
18	29
2	56
1	57
15	15
15	15
9	53
8	53
10	45
7	53
14	15
5	29
15	15
12	5
7	53
6	53
14	29
16	5
14	5
12	15
12	15
2	68
7	45
8	10
10	29
14	5
13	5
2	26
11	15
11	15
12	5
13	5
12	15
10	15
3	53
7	29
11	22
4	45
9	25
9	15
8	15
8	15
0	44
0	50
7	15
8	15
9	15
7	15
4	26
6	15
5	22
7	15
5	28
4	29
8	5
6	15
5	17
5	15
2	2
8	29
3	29
2	29
4	15
7	15
5	10
3	13
2	29
4	15
3	15
5	21
3	31
4	15
2	26
3	25
3	15
5	15
3	21
2	10
2	15
2	15
1	15
3	5
0	29
3	5
2	5
0	15
2	5
2	5
0	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 10 June 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 Germany, 9 to 10 June 2024 (this event)	132 records

Every Record Set

20 of 132

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and Germany, 9 to 10 June 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-06-10	Leeuwarden_1	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	89	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-06-10	Den Burg	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	52	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-06-10	Sappemeer	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	58	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-06-10	Callantsoog	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	52	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-06-10	Assen	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	53	58 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-10	Castricum	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	89	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-10	Nieuwolda	Record daily precipitation	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	1	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-10	Lijnden (Nh)	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	29	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-10	Marum	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-10	Eelde-1	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-10	Delfzijl	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20	50 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-10	Kreileroord	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	68	50 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-10	De Kooy	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14	50 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-10	Nieuw Beerta	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	26	50 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-10	Bremerhaven	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	47	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-10	Nijbeets	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-10	Laaghalen	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	15	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-10	Sneek	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	15	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-10	Veenhuizen (D)	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	15	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-10	Eelde	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	54	49 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 132 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
18	89
25	52
16	58
26	52
21	53
13	89
19	1
21	29
30	15
31	15
10	20
13	68
30	14
21	26
19	47
25	15
21	15
23	15
23	15
9	54
35	5
14	68
38	5
31	5
22	15
23	15
18	50
16	53
22	15
13	52
18	15
14	50
16	50
1	110
2	58
10	53
18	15
19	15
18	15
11	50
16	28
21	5
9	53
9	53
18	29
2	56
1	57
15	15
15	15
9	53
8	53
10	45
7	53
14	15
5	29
15	15
12	5
7	53
6	53
14	29
16	5
14	5
12	15
12	15
2	68
7	45
8	10
10	29
14	5
13	5
2	26
11	15
11	15
12	5
13	5
12	15
10	15
3	53
7	29
11	22
4	45
9	25
9	15
8	15
8	15
0	44
0	50
7	15
8	15
9	15
7	15
4	26
6	15
5	22
7	15
5	28
4	29
8	5
6	15
5	17
5	15
2	2
8	29
3	29
2	29
4	15
7	15
5	10
3	13
2	29
4	15
3	15
5	21
3	31
4	15
2	26
3	25
3	15
5	15
3	21
2	10
2	15
2	15
1	15
3	5
0	29
3	5
2	5
0	15
2	5
2	5
0	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	89
25	52
16	58
26	52
21	53
13	89
19	1
21	29
30	15
31	15
10	20
13	68
30	14
21	26
19	47
25	15
21	15
23	15
23	15
9	54
35	5
14	68
38	5
31	5
22	15
23	15
18	50
16	53
22	15
13	52
18	15
14	50
16	50
1	110
2	58
10	53
18	15
19	15
18	15
11	50
16	28
21	5
9	53
9	53
18	29
2	56
1	57
15	15
15	15
9	53
8	53
10	45
7	53
14	15
5	29
15	15
12	5
7	53
6	53
14	29
16	5
14	5
12	15
12	15
2	68
7	45
8	10
10	29
14	5
13	5
2	26
11	15
11	15
12	5
13	5
12	15
10	15
3	53
7	29
11	22
4	45
9	25
9	15
8	15
8	15
0	44
0	50
7	15
8	15
9	15
7	15
4	26
6	15
5	22
7	15
5	28
4	29
8	5
6	15
5	17
5	15
2	2
8	29
3	29
2	29
4	15
7	15
5	10
3	13
2	29
4	15
3	15
5	21
3	31
4	15
2	26
3	25
3	15
5	15
3	21
2	10
2	15
2	15
1	15
3	5
0	29
3	5
2	5
0	15
2	5
2	5
0	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
18	89
25	52
16	58
26	52
21	53
13	89
19	1
21	29
30	15
31	15
10	20
13	68
30	14
21	26
19	47
25	15
21	15
23	15
23	15
9	54
35	5
14	68
38	5
31	5
22	15
23	15
18	50
16	53
22	15
13	52
18	15
14	50
16	50
1	110
2	58
10	53
18	15
19	15
18	15
11	50
16	28
21	5
9	53
9	53
18	29
2	56
1	57
15	15
15	15
9	53
8	53
10	45
7	53
14	15
5	29
15	15
12	5
7	53
6	53
14	29
16	5
14	5
12	15
12	15
2	68
7	45
8	10
10	29
14	5
13	5
2	26
11	15
11	15
12	5
13	5
12	15
10	15
3	53
7	29
11	22
4	45
9	25
9	15
8	15
8	15
0	44
0	50
7	15
8	15
9	15
7	15
4	26
6	15
5	22
7	15
5	28
4	29
8	5
6	15
5	17
5	15
2	2
8	29
3	29
2	29
4	15
7	15
5	10
3	13
2	29
4	15
3	15
5	21
3	31
4	15
2	26
3	25
3	15
5	15
3	21
2	10
2	15
2	15
1	15
3	5
0	29
3	5
2	5
0	15
2	5
2	5
0	5