Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 1 to 12 September 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 1 to 12 September 2024
Start: 2024-09-01
End: 2024-09-12
Location: Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Norway, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Slovakia, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 1 to 12 September 2024: 529 records at 468 stations, peak on 10 September 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 1 to 12 September 2024 set or tied 529 station records at 468 stations.
It ran from 1 September 2024 to 12 September 2024 (12 days) and its peak day was 10 September 2024.
Status: closed.
Nagold set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.2 mm (2.6 in) on 5 September 2024.
The busiest day was 10 September 2024 with 137 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 150 years.

Footprint

1 to 12 September 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 1 to 12 September 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 13 other countries, 1 to 12 September 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Nagold	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	2024-09-05
Koln-Bonn	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	2024-09-04
Rottweil	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	2024-09-01
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	2024-09-04
Weimar-Schondorf	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	2024-09-08
Trondheim - Voll	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	2024-09-09
Fokstua	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	2024-09-09
Venabu	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	2024-09-09
Charlottenberg	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	2024-09-09
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	2024-09-04
Barneveld	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	2024-09-10
Clermont-Ferrand	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2024-09-04
Blanktjernmoen I Kvikne	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	2024-09-09
Drevsjo	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	2024-09-09
Vaernes	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	2024-09-09
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2024-09-10
Halmstad	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	2024-09-11
Sondershausen	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2024-09-08
Szombathely	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	2024-09-09
Bellegarde	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	2024-09-07

Records per Day

Peak day 137

Records set or tied each day from 1 September 2024 to 12 September 2024. The most in one day was 137 on 10 September 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 1 to 12 September 2024
Date	Records
2024-09-01	8
2024-09-02	39
2024-09-03	13
2024-09-04	27
2024-09-05	48
2024-09-06	16
2024-09-07	11
2024-09-08	80
2024-09-09	87
2024-09-10	137
2024-09-11	59
2024-09-12	4

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 1 to 12 September 2024 ranked by margin
Bellegarde, 09-07	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
Venabu, 09-09	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
Nagold, 09-05	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
Weimar-Schondorf, 09-08	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
Charlottenberg, 09-09	28.3 mm (1.1 in)
Rottweil, 09-01	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
Blanktjernmoen I Kvikne, 09-09	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
Fokstua, 09-09	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
Vaernes, 09-09	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
Drevsjo, 09-09	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
Koln-Bonn, 09-04	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
Rotenburg (Wumme), 09-04	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
Eichstatt-Landershofen, 09-04	20.7 mm (0.8 in)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma), 09-10	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
Trondheim - Voll, 09-09	18.5 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 13 other countries, 1 to 12 September 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	81
23	72
21	42
27	69
30	72
19	95
26	52
34	27
28	8
23	29
15	53
18	82
21	49
26	30
23	30
24	27
10	150
17	47
13	97
53	29
11	84
14	73
20	29
19	41
26	17
15	30
30	11
29	11
19	40
23	23
5	114
17	40
42	11
31	11
26	11
28	11
19	6
22	30
33	26
21	28
11	67
25	29
14	62
22	22
20	46
23	32
14	36
12	72
15	47
16	52
24	49
19	23
11	67
4	121
28	49
12	62
16	44
12	59
25	6
10	70
13	62
12	25
19	22
18	23
17	2
14	40
4	97
18	23
19	21
16	20
14	87
3	106
16	41
8	66
5	25
9	39
7	48
12	62
6	22
20	24
7	35
13	30
11	44
17	36
11	44
10	62
9	67
15	40
19	21
15	40
13	44
3	42
0	117
10	47
5	82
18	11
19	11
19	11
5	80
1	71
16	11
9	44
9	62
9	11
11	49
22	20
0	97
17	48
2	85
9	61
16	11
76	5
6	71
9	60
14	17
11	41
7	59
21	1
6	68
8	61
8	48
2	80
10	59
7	62
18	11
15	15
14	24
8	62
4	72
4	70
16	11
9	52
9	52
22	26
12	11
16	39
10	44
10	24
16	11
11	31
8	47
10	41
6	52
8	19
11	29
16	11
13	35
8	44
9	37
19	6
2	74
8	41
4	64
8	47
10	30
10	41
15	27
10	30
1	77
8	31
9	23
7	40
16	8
11	39
10	14
3	67
15	11
11	21
9	41
8	37
12	22
19	11
15	47
6	52
11	27
12	2
10	30
6	63
16	2
1	73
6	50
18	7
6	40
9	8
12	27
1	75
3	62
3	58
10	22
2	67
4	30
5	69
12	30
35	14
5	44
4	48
4	47
7	37
12	11
12	13

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 1 to 12 September 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 13 other countries, 1 to 12 September 2024 (this event)	529 records

Every Record Set

20 of 529

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 13 other countries, 1 to 12 September 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-09-01	Rottweil	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	69	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-04	Koln-Bonn	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	72	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-04	Eichstatt-Landershofen	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	42	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-04	Rotenburg (Wumme)	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	29	58 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-04	Clermont-Ferrand	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	82	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-05	Nagold	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	81	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-09-07	Bellegarde	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29	53 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-08	Weimar-Schondorf	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	72	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-08	Sondershausen	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	47	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-09	Trondheim - Voll	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	95	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-09	Fokstua	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-09	Venabu	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	27	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-09	Charlottenberg	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	8	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-09	Blanktjernmoen I Kvikne	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	30	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-09	Drevsjo	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	30	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-09	Vaernes	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	27	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-09	Szombathely	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	97	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-10	Barneveld	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	53	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-10	Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	49	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-11	Halmstad	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	150	55 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 529 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
30	81
23	72
21	42
27	69
30	72
19	95
26	52
34	27
28	8
23	29
15	53
18	82
21	49
26	30
23	30
24	27
10	150
17	47
13	97
53	29
11	84
14	73
20	29
19	41
26	17
15	30
30	11
29	11
19	40
23	23
5	114
17	40
42	11
31	11
26	11
28	11
19	6
22	30
33	26
21	28
11	67
25	29
14	62
22	22
20	46
23	32
14	36
12	72
15	47
16	52
24	49
19	23
11	67
4	121
28	49
12	62
16	44
12	59
25	6
10	70
13	62
12	25
19	22
18	23
17	2
14	40
4	97
18	23
19	21
16	20
14	87
3	106
16	41
8	66
5	25
9	39
7	48
12	62
6	22
20	24
7	35
13	30
11	44
17	36
11	44
10	62
9	67
15	40
19	21
15	40
13	44
3	42
0	117
10	47
5	82
18	11
19	11
19	11
5	80
1	71
16	11
9	44
9	62
9	11
11	49
22	20
0	97
17	48
2	85
9	61
16	11
76	5
6	71
9	60
14	17
11	41
7	59
21	1
6	68
8	61
8	48
2	80
10	59
7	62
18	11
15	15
14	24
8	62
4	72
4	70
16	11
9	52
9	52
22	26
12	11
16	39
10	44
10	24
16	11
11	31
8	47
10	41
6	52
8	19
11	29
16	11
13	35
8	44
9	37
19	6
2	74
8	41
4	64
8	47
10	30
10	41
15	27
10	30
1	77
8	31
9	23
7	40
16	8
11	39
10	14
3	67
15	11
11	21
9	41
8	37
12	22
19	11
15	47
6	52
11	27
12	2
10	30
6	63
16	2
1	73
6	50
18	7
6	40
9	8
12	27
1	75
3	62
3	58
10	22
2	67
4	30
5	69
12	30
35	14
5	44
4	48
4	47
7	37
12	11
12	13

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	81
23	72
21	42
27	69
30	72
19	95
26	52
34	27
28	8
23	29
15	53
18	82
21	49
26	30
23	30
24	27
10	150
17	47
13	97
53	29
11	84
14	73
20	29
19	41
26	17
15	30
30	11
29	11
19	40
23	23
5	114
17	40
42	11
31	11
26	11
28	11
19	6
22	30
33	26
21	28
11	67
25	29
14	62
22	22
20	46
23	32
14	36
12	72
15	47
16	52
24	49
19	23
11	67
4	121
28	49
12	62
16	44
12	59
25	6
10	70
13	62
12	25
19	22
18	23
17	2
14	40
4	97
18	23
19	21
16	20
14	87
3	106
16	41
8	66
5	25
9	39
7	48
12	62
6	22
20	24
7	35
13	30
11	44
17	36
11	44
10	62
9	67
15	40
19	21
15	40
13	44
3	42
0	117
10	47
5	82
18	11
19	11
19	11
5	80
1	71
16	11
9	44
9	62
9	11
11	49
22	20
0	97
17	48
2	85
9	61
16	11
76	5
6	71
9	60
14	17
11	41
7	59
21	1
6	68
8	61
8	48
2	80
10	59
7	62
18	11
15	15
14	24
8	62
4	72
4	70
16	11
9	52
9	52
22	26
12	11
16	39
10	44
10	24
16	11
11	31
8	47
10	41
6	52
8	19
11	29
16	11
13	35
8	44
9	37
19	6
2	74
8	41
4	64
8	47
10	30
10	41
15	27
10	30
1	77
8	31
9	23
7	40
16	8
11	39
10	14
3	67
15	11
11	21
9	41
8	37
12	22
19	11
15	47
6	52
11	27
12	2
10	30
6	63
16	2
1	73
6	50
18	7
6	40
9	8
12	27
1	75
3	62
3	58
10	22
2	67
4	30
5	69
12	30
35	14
5	44
4	48
4	47
7	37
12	11
12	13

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	81
23	72
21	42
27	69
30	72
19	95
26	52
34	27
28	8
23	29
15	53
18	82
21	49
26	30
23	30
24	27
10	150
17	47
13	97
53	29
11	84
14	73
20	29
19	41
26	17
15	30
30	11
29	11
19	40
23	23
5	114
17	40
42	11
31	11
26	11
28	11
19	6
22	30
33	26
21	28
11	67
25	29
14	62
22	22
20	46
23	32
14	36
12	72
15	47
16	52
24	49
19	23
11	67
4	121
28	49
12	62
16	44
12	59
25	6
10	70
13	62
12	25
19	22
18	23
17	2
14	40
4	97
18	23
19	21
16	20
14	87
3	106
16	41
8	66
5	25
9	39
7	48
12	62
6	22
20	24
7	35
13	30
11	44
17	36
11	44
10	62
9	67
15	40
19	21
15	40
13	44
3	42
0	117
10	47
5	82
18	11
19	11
19	11
5	80
1	71
16	11
9	44
9	62
9	11
11	49
22	20
0	97
17	48
2	85
9	61
16	11
76	5
6	71
9	60
14	17
11	41
7	59
21	1
6	68
8	61
8	48
2	80
10	59
7	62
18	11
15	15
14	24
8	62
4	72
4	70
16	11
9	52
9	52
22	26
12	11
16	39
10	44
10	24
16	11
11	31
8	47
10	41
6	52
8	19
11	29
16	11
13	35
8	44
9	37
19	6
2	74
8	41
4	64
8	47
10	30
10	41
15	27
10	30
1	77
8	31
9	23
7	40
16	8
11	39
10	14
3	67
15	11
11	21
9	41
8	37
12	22
19	11
15	47
6	52
11	27
12	2
10	30
6	63
16	2
1	73
6	50
18	7
6	40
9	8
12	27
1	75
3	62
3	58
10	22
2	67
4	30
5	69
12	30
35	14
5	44
4	48
4	47
7	37
12	11
12	13