Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 9 to 16 July 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 9 to 16 July 2024
Start: 2024-07-09
End: 2024-07-16
Location: Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Poland, Belgium, Austria

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 9 to 16 July 2024: 300 records at 262 stations, peak on 12 July 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 9 to 16 July 2024 set or tied 300 station records at 262 stations.
It ran from 9 July 2024 to 16 July 2024 (8 days) and its peak day was 12 July 2024.
Status: closed.
Ter Apel set a daily record precipitation of 52.4 mm (2.1 in) on 12 July 2024.
The busiest day was 12 July 2024 with 192 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 129 years.

Footprint

9 to 16 July 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 9 to 16 July 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 6 other countries, 9 to 16 July 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Ter Apel	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	2024-07-12
Nuland	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2024-07-09
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	2024-07-12
Megen	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	2024-07-09
Klazienaveen	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	2024-07-12
Bad Muskau	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	2024-07-12
Weissenburg	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	2024-07-12
Boxtel	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2024-07-09
Kahl/Main	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	2024-07-10
Rekken	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	2024-07-12
Niekerk	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	2024-07-12
Lichtenvoorde	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2024-07-12
Winterswijk	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2024-07-12
Weissenfels	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2024-07-12
Weerselo	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	2024-07-12
Dorpen	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	2024-07-12
Almelo	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	2024-07-12
Berlin-Tempelhof	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	2024-07-12
Buchten	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	2024-07-12
Anklam	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	2024-07-10

Records per Day

Peak day 192

Records set or tied each day from 9 July 2024 to 16 July 2024. The most in one day was 192 on 12 July 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 9 to 16 July 2024
Date	Records
2024-07-09	42
2024-07-10	28
2024-07-11	11
2024-07-12	192
2024-07-13	9
2024-07-14	1
2024-07-15	7
2024-07-16	10

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 9 to 16 July 2024 ranked by margin
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz, 07-12	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
Megen, 07-09	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
Klazienaveen, 07-12	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
Boxtel, 07-09	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
Dorpen, 07-12	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
Nuland, 07-09	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
Ter Apel, 07-12	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Rekken, 07-12	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
Weerselo, 07-12	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Niekerk, 07-12	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
Lichtenvoorde, 07-12	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
Kahl/Main, 07-10	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
Bad Muskau, 07-12	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
Almelo, 07-12	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
Buchten, 07-12	18.0 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

300 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 6 other countries, 9 to 16 July 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	92
43	69
31	72
37	68
37	62
20	117
16	102
21	68
37	44
25	63
22	63
22	63
11	129
12	121
24	44
37	29
19	62
15	72
18	66
12	87
18	63
16	66
27	26
25	24
16	63
26	13
7	71
16	62
17	62
16	68
36	5
12	76
23	14
9	58
19	44
19	39
27	7
12	68
19	53
3	125
10	69
3	107
14	50
15	44
18	29
16	44
11	69
19	22
25	15
0	121
7	68
20	44
9	74
22	13
7	43
7	30
10	63
24	4
14	47
9	62
8	67
23	7
10	62
14	44
9	63
28	8
7	73
17	13
6	72
9	66
16	13
17	13
18	7
17	14
3	81
1	82
7	63
17	14
17	14
11	40
17	7
15	13
6	63
5	65
14	31
6	63
15	13
21	10
12	44
11	14
17	16
18	7
11	22
2	72
17	5
5	63
4	57
23	7
2	2
8	44
12	14
13	13
8	44
7	19
10	22
14	13
2	68
2	68
2	69
14	14
10	32
17	13
12	13
7	10
3	48
11	10
11	14
5	56
2	66
8	32
1	63
12	13
2	66
10	22
12	13
5	52
6	44
14	14
6	44
19	5
9	32
9	32
13	13
3	59
2	59
1	63
15	10
7	43
4	51
12	13
9	25
13	7
12	13
11	13
10	14
1	62
3	44
6	2
11	14
7	36
1	56
11	13
4	44
0	59
10	13
11	13
3	44
10	16
9	20
10	7
4	47
7	29
5	24
4	45
7	24
3	44
8	14
9	13
8	21
6	31
9	23
2	46
11	14
12	12
6	24
7	14
3	35
1	44
12	10
8	13
4	43
7	13
11	7
2	31
9	7
7	13
7	13
10	12
6	4
7	31
6	22
9	12
4	26
4	13
6	13
4	24
7	13
7	7
3	24
5	13

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 9 to 16 July 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 6 other countries, 9 to 16 July 2024 (this event)	300 records

Every Record Set

20 of 300

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 9 to 16 July 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-07-09	Nuland	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	72	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-07-09	Megen	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	68	67 of 100 (Major)
2024-07-09	Boxtel	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	44	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-07-10	Kahl/Main	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	68	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-07-10	Anklam	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	87	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-12	Ter Apel	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	92	75 of 100 (Major)
2024-07-12	Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	69	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-07-12	Klazienaveen	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	62	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-07-12	Bad Muskau	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	117	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-07-12	Weissenburg	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	102	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-07-12	Rekken	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	63	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-07-12	Niekerk	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	63	58 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-12	Lichtenvoorde	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	63	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-12	Winterswijk	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	129	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-12	Weissenfels	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	121	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-12	Weerselo	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	44	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-12	Dorpen	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-12	Almelo	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	62	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-12	Berlin-Tempelhof	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	72	53 of 100 (Notable)
2024-07-12	Buchten	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	66	53 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 300 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
25	92
43	69
31	72
37	68
37	62
20	117
16	102
21	68
37	44
25	63
22	63
22	63
11	129
12	121
24	44
37	29
19	62
15	72
18	66
12	87
18	63
16	66
27	26
25	24
16	63
26	13
7	71
16	62
17	62
16	68
36	5
12	76
23	14
9	58
19	44
19	39
27	7
12	68
19	53
3	125
10	69
3	107
14	50
15	44
18	29
16	44
11	69
19	22
25	15
0	121
7	68
20	44
9	74
22	13
7	43
7	30
10	63
24	4
14	47
9	62
8	67
23	7
10	62
14	44
9	63
28	8
7	73
17	13
6	72
9	66
16	13
17	13
18	7
17	14
3	81
1	82
7	63
17	14
17	14
11	40
17	7
15	13
6	63
5	65
14	31
6	63
15	13
21	10
12	44
11	14
17	16
18	7
11	22
2	72
17	5
5	63
4	57
23	7
2	2
8	44
12	14
13	13
8	44
7	19
10	22
14	13
2	68
2	68
2	69
14	14
10	32
17	13
12	13
7	10
3	48
11	10
11	14
5	56
2	66
8	32
1	63
12	13
2	66
10	22
12	13
5	52
6	44
14	14
6	44
19	5
9	32
9	32
13	13
3	59
2	59
1	63
15	10
7	43
4	51
12	13
9	25
13	7
12	13
11	13
10	14
1	62
3	44
6	2
11	14
7	36
1	56
11	13
4	44
0	59
10	13
11	13
3	44
10	16
9	20
10	7
4	47
7	29
5	24
4	45
7	24
3	44
8	14
9	13
8	21
6	31
9	23
2	46
11	14
12	12
6	24
7	14
3	35
1	44
12	10
8	13
4	43
7	13
11	7
2	31
9	7
7	13
7	13
10	12
6	4
7	31
6	22
9	12
4	26
4	13
6	13
4	24
7	13
7	7
3	24
5	13

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	92
43	69
31	72
37	68
37	62
20	117
16	102
21	68
37	44
25	63
22	63
22	63
11	129
12	121
24	44
37	29
19	62
15	72
18	66
12	87
18	63
16	66
27	26
25	24
16	63
26	13
7	71
16	62
17	62
16	68
36	5
12	76
23	14
9	58
19	44
19	39
27	7
12	68
19	53
3	125
10	69
3	107
14	50
15	44
18	29
16	44
11	69
19	22
25	15
0	121
7	68
20	44
9	74
22	13
7	43
7	30
10	63
24	4
14	47
9	62
8	67
23	7
10	62
14	44
9	63
28	8
7	73
17	13
6	72
9	66
16	13
17	13
18	7
17	14
3	81
1	82
7	63
17	14
17	14
11	40
17	7
15	13
6	63
5	65
14	31
6	63
15	13
21	10
12	44
11	14
17	16
18	7
11	22
2	72
17	5
5	63
4	57
23	7
2	2
8	44
12	14
13	13
8	44
7	19
10	22
14	13
2	68
2	68
2	69
14	14
10	32
17	13
12	13
7	10
3	48
11	10
11	14
5	56
2	66
8	32
1	63
12	13
2	66
10	22
12	13
5	52
6	44
14	14
6	44
19	5
9	32
9	32
13	13
3	59
2	59
1	63
15	10
7	43
4	51
12	13
9	25
13	7
12	13
11	13
10	14
1	62
3	44
6	2
11	14
7	36
1	56
11	13
4	44
0	59
10	13
11	13
3	44
10	16
9	20
10	7
4	47
7	29
5	24
4	45
7	24
3	44
8	14
9	13
8	21
6	31
9	23
2	46
11	14
12	12
6	24
7	14
3	35
1	44
12	10
8	13
4	43
7	13
11	7
2	31
9	7
7	13
7	13
10	12
6	4
7	31
6	22
9	12
4	26
4	13
6	13
4	24
7	13
7	7
3	24
5	13

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	92
43	69
31	72
37	68
37	62
20	117
16	102
21	68
37	44
25	63
22	63
22	63
11	129
12	121
24	44
37	29
19	62
15	72
18	66
12	87
18	63
16	66
27	26
25	24
16	63
26	13
7	71
16	62
17	62
16	68
36	5
12	76
23	14
9	58
19	44
19	39
27	7
12	68
19	53
3	125
10	69
3	107
14	50
15	44
18	29
16	44
11	69
19	22
25	15
0	121
7	68
20	44
9	74
22	13
7	43
7	30
10	63
24	4
14	47
9	62
8	67
23	7
10	62
14	44
9	63
28	8
7	73
17	13
6	72
9	66
16	13
17	13
18	7
17	14
3	81
1	82
7	63
17	14
17	14
11	40
17	7
15	13
6	63
5	65
14	31
6	63
15	13
21	10
12	44
11	14
17	16
18	7
11	22
2	72
17	5
5	63
4	57
23	7
2	2
8	44
12	14
13	13
8	44
7	19
10	22
14	13
2	68
2	68
2	69
14	14
10	32
17	13
12	13
7	10
3	48
11	10
11	14
5	56
2	66
8	32
1	63
12	13
2	66
10	22
12	13
5	52
6	44
14	14
6	44
19	5
9	32
9	32
13	13
3	59
2	59
1	63
15	10
7	43
4	51
12	13
9	25
13	7
12	13
11	13
10	14
1	62
3	44
6	2
11	14
7	36
1	56
11	13
4	44
0	59
10	13
11	13
3	44
10	16
9	20
10	7
4	47
7	29
5	24
4	45
7	24
3	44
8	14
9	13
8	21
6	31
9	23
2	46
11	14
12	12
6	24
7	14
3	35
1	44
12	10
8	13
4	43
7	13
11	7
2	31
9	7
7	13
7	13
10	12
6	4
7	31
6	22
9	12
4	26
4	13
6	13
4	24
7	13
7	7
3	24
5	13