Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 29 September to 5 October 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 29 September to 5 October 2024
Start: 2024-09-29
End: 2024-10-05
Location: Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, France, Switzerland, Italy

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 29 September to 5 October 2024: 123 records at 122 stations, peak on 30 September 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 29 September to 5 October 2024 set or tied 123 station records at 122 stations.
It ran from 29 September 2024 to 5 October 2024 (7 days) and its peak day was 30 September 2024.
Status: closed.
Sheffield set a daily record precipitation of 43.0 mm (1.7 in) on 30 September 2024.
The busiest day was 30 September 2024 with 57 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 95 years.

Footprint

29 September to 5 October 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 29 September to 5 October 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, 29 September to 5 October 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Sheffield	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	2024-09-30
Harzgerode	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	2024-10-02
Basel-Mulhouse	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	2024-10-01
Cambridge Niab	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	2024-10-01
Leinefelde	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	2024-10-02
Dijon-Longvic	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	2024-10-01
Arnhem	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	2024-09-30
Rheinfelden	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2024-10-01
Bale Mulhouse	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2024-10-02
Mullheim	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	2024-10-01
Zandvoort	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	2024-09-30
Schallstadt-Mengen	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	2024-10-01
Kreis Biberach Altheim	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2024-10-01
Sneek	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2024-10-01
Villingen-Schwenningen	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2024-10-01
Longvic	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	2024-10-02
Bad Rothenfelde	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2024-10-01
Schopfheim-Eichen	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2024-10-01
Sigmaringen-Laiz	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2024-10-01
Stiege	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	2024-10-02

Records per Day

Peak day 57

Records set or tied each day from 29 September 2024 to 5 October 2024. The most in one day was 57 on 30 September 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 29 September to 5 October 2024
Date	Records
2024-09-29	3
2024-09-30	57
2024-10-01	43
2024-10-02	10
2024-10-03	3
2024-10-04	5
2024-10-05	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 29 September to 5 October 2024 ranked by margin
Longvic, 10-02	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
Dijon-Longvic, 10-01	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Bale Mulhouse, 10-02	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Sheffield, 09-30	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
Zandvoort, 09-30	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Rheinfelden, 10-01	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
Basel-Mulhouse, 10-01	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
Mullheim, 10-01	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Harzgerode, 10-02	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
Schopfheim-Eichen, 10-01	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Kreis Biberach Altheim, 10-01	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Schallstadt-Mengen, 10-01	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Cambridge Niab, 10-01	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
Villingen-Schwenningen, 10-01	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
Leinefelde, 10-02	12.9 mm (0.5 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

123 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, 29 September to 5 October 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	95
16	68
17	40
13	58
13	54
20	40
6	95
20	19
18	40
17	40
14	40
18	33
15	19
9	68
4	85
13	40
21	19
10	40
16	34
13	19
12	46
9	47
10	46
14	19
7	47
6	47
12	33
6	40
3	54
11	5
21	43
6	47
3	70
8	40
11	16
11	33
11	33
9	40
7	40
8	31
4	54
8	18
15	8
4	62
4	47
13	8
17	2
6	40
3	54
10	19
5	25
4	50
3	51
9	18
8	43
2	54
3	47
3	40
9	16
4	40
2	47
4	40
2	54
1	48
6	42
7	34
1	56
3	46
5	40
2	47
3	40
0	62
4	40
4	40
7	23
2	40
5	7
1	47
2	40
1	46
1	46
5	18
6	16
3	21
4	18
5	16
4	18
8	5
5	5
5	16
0	33
4	16
5	18
3	26
3	26
9	5
3	18
2	7
3	17
5	19
2	16
3	16
5	25
1	19
2	28
2	16
0	16
5	5
4	18
1	18
2	7
1	16
0	16
0	16
1	16
3	2
1	5
1	5
2	5
0	5
0	5
1	7
1	16

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 29 September to 5 October 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, 29 September to 5 October 2024 (this event)	123 records

Every Record Set

20 of 123

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Netherlands and 6 other countries, 29 September to 5 October 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-09-30	Sheffield	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	95	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-30	Arnhem	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	95	47 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-30	Zandvoort	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33	44 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-01	Basel-Mulhouse	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-01	Cambridge Niab	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	58	53 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-01	Dijon-Longvic	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	40	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-01	Rheinfelden	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	40	46 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-01	Mullheim	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	40	45 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-01	Schallstadt-Mengen	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	40	44 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-01	Kreis Biberach Altheim	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-01	Sneek	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	68	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-01	Villingen-Schwenningen	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	40	40 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-01	Bad Rothenfelde	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	40	38 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-01	Schopfheim-Eichen	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	34	37 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-01	Sigmaringen-Laiz	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	19	36 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-02	Harzgerode	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	68	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-10-02	Leinefelde	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	54	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-02	Bale Mulhouse	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	19	46 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-02	Longvic	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19	39 of 100 (Notable)
2024-10-02	Stiege	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	85	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 123 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
19	95
16	68
17	40
13	58
13	54
20	40
6	95
20	19
18	40
17	40
14	40
18	33
15	19
9	68
4	85
13	40
21	19
10	40
16	34
13	19
12	46
9	47
10	46
14	19
7	47
6	47
12	33
6	40
3	54
11	5
21	43
6	47
3	70
8	40
11	16
11	33
11	33
9	40
7	40
8	31
4	54
8	18
15	8
4	62
4	47
13	8
17	2
6	40
3	54
10	19
5	25
4	50
3	51
9	18
8	43
2	54
3	47
3	40
9	16
4	40
2	47
4	40
2	54
1	48
6	42
7	34
1	56
3	46
5	40
2	47
3	40
0	62
4	40
4	40
7	23
2	40
5	7
1	47
2	40
1	46
1	46
5	18
6	16
3	21
4	18
5	16
4	18
8	5
5	5
5	16
0	33
4	16
5	18
3	26
3	26
9	5
3	18
2	7
3	17
5	19
2	16
3	16
5	25
1	19
2	28
2	16
0	16
5	5
4	18
1	18
2	7
1	16
0	16
0	16
1	16
3	2
1	5
1	5
2	5
0	5
0	5
1	7
1	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	95
16	68
17	40
13	58
13	54
20	40
6	95
20	19
18	40
17	40
14	40
18	33
15	19
9	68
4	85
13	40
21	19
10	40
16	34
13	19
12	46
9	47
10	46
14	19
7	47
6	47
12	33
6	40
3	54
11	5
21	43
6	47
3	70
8	40
11	16
11	33
11	33
9	40
7	40
8	31
4	54
8	18
15	8
4	62
4	47
13	8
17	2
6	40
3	54
10	19
5	25
4	50
3	51
9	18
8	43
2	54
3	47
3	40
9	16
4	40
2	47
4	40
2	54
1	48
6	42
7	34
1	56
3	46
5	40
2	47
3	40
0	62
4	40
4	40
7	23
2	40
5	7
1	47
2	40
1	46
1	46
5	18
6	16
3	21
4	18
5	16
4	18
8	5
5	5
5	16
0	33
4	16
5	18
3	26
3	26
9	5
3	18
2	7
3	17
5	19
2	16
3	16
5	25
1	19
2	28
2	16
0	16
5	5
4	18
1	18
2	7
1	16
0	16
0	16
1	16
3	2
1	5
1	5
2	5
0	5
0	5
1	7
1	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	95
16	68
17	40
13	58
13	54
20	40
6	95
20	19
18	40
17	40
14	40
18	33
15	19
9	68
4	85
13	40
21	19
10	40
16	34
13	19
12	46
9	47
10	46
14	19
7	47
6	47
12	33
6	40
3	54
11	5
21	43
6	47
3	70
8	40
11	16
11	33
11	33
9	40
7	40
8	31
4	54
8	18
15	8
4	62
4	47
13	8
17	2
6	40
3	54
10	19
5	25
4	50
3	51
9	18
8	43
2	54
3	47
3	40
9	16
4	40
2	47
4	40
2	54
1	48
6	42
7	34
1	56
3	46
5	40
2	47
3	40
0	62
4	40
4	40
7	23
2	40
5	7
1	47
2	40
1	46
1	46
5	18
6	16
3	21
4	18
5	16
4	18
8	5
5	5
5	16
0	33
4	16
5	18
3	26
3	26
9	5
3	18
2	7
3	17
5	19
2	16
3	16
5	25
1	19
2	28
2	16
0	16
5	5
4	18
1	18
2	7
1	16
0	16
0	16
1	16
3	2
1	5
1	5
2	5
0	5
0	5
1	7
1	16