Snow event in Netherlands and 2 other countries, 7 to 18 February 2021

Name: Snow event in Netherlands and 2 other countries, 7 to 18 February 2021
Start: 2021-02-07
End: 2021-02-18
Location: Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom

Snow event in Netherlands and 2 other countries, 7 to 18 February 2021: 604 records at 182 stations, peak on 8 February 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Snow event in Netherlands and 2 other countries, 7 to 18 February 2021 set or tied 604 station records at 182 stations.
It ran from 7 February 2021 to 18 February 2021 (12 days) and its peak day was 8 February 2021.
Status: closed.
Jena Sternwarte set a daily record snow depth of 41.0 cm (16.1 in) on 9 February 2021.
The busiest day was 8 February 2021 with 129 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 125 years.

Footprint

7 to 18 February 2021

The area covered by Snow event in Netherlands and 2 other countries, 7 to 18 February 2021 is outlined, with 6 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Snow event in Netherlands and 2 other countries, 7 to 18 February 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Jena Sternwarte	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	2021-02-09
Eschwege	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2021-02-09
Weimar-Schondorf	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	2021-02-09
Dachwig	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	2021-02-08
Bramsche	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	2021-02-09
Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	2021-02-12

Records per Day

Peak day 129

Records set or tied each day from 7 February 2021 to 18 February 2021. The most in one day was 129 on 8 February 2021.

Records per day during Snow event in Netherlands and 2 other countries, 7 to 18 February 2021
Date	Records
2021-02-07	82
2021-02-08	129
2021-02-09	99
2021-02-10	67
2021-02-11	80
2021-02-12	57
2021-02-13	33
2021-02-14	27
2021-02-15	18
2021-02-16	8
2021-02-17	3
2021-02-18	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in Netherlands and 2 other countries, 7 to 18 February 2021 ranked by margin
Weimar-Schondorf, 02-09	32.0 cm (12.6 in)
Weimar-Schondorf, 02-10	28.0 cm (11.0 in)
Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben, 02-12	26.0 cm (10.2 in)
Weimar-Schondorf, 02-12	24.0 cm (9.4 in)
Weimar-Schondorf, 02-13	23.0 cm (9.1 in)
Bramsche, 02-14	22.0 cm (8.7 in)
Dachwig, 02-12	22.0 cm (8.7 in)
Weimar-Schondorf, 02-15	21.0 cm (8.3 in)
Dachwig, 02-11	21.0 cm (8.3 in)
Eschwege, 02-12	20.0 cm (7.9 in)
Eschwege, 02-09	18.0 cm (7.1 in)
Eschwege, 02-10	18.0 cm (7.1 in)
Jena Sternwarte, 02-09	17.0 cm (6.7 in)
Eschwege, 02-13	16.0 cm (6.3 in)
Eschwege, 02-14	15.0 cm (5.9 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 Snow event in Netherlands and 2 other countries, 7 to 18 February 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
170	125
180	58
180	58
200	58
320	58
210	65
130	41
130	51
260	55
210	68
160	58
120	51
220	42
220	58
150	58
120	125
120	125
280	35
240	35
230	35
230	35
260	35
190	68
140	58
140	58
140	58
270	35
180	68
90	65
90	65
90	65
110	38
120	38
150	38
190	65
90	42
160	36
130	36
120	36
150	36
90	36
310	35
280	35
260	35
330	35
150	30
170	55
120	79
220	30
230	30
10	73
120	58
120	58
170	65
160	68
50	78
210	25
190	25
70	64
120	0
330	11
290	11
100	65
190	42
70	33
150	55
70	42
190	25
120	11
20	51
110	10
150	52
70	30
90	38
40	51
100	10
170	30
110	11
70	65
60	58
90	65
100	58
160	11
210	11
100	11
150	11
200	11
210	11
10	51
170	58
20	40
100	52
130	55
160	58
110	65
100	65
160	42
60	63
90	22
40	15
110	58
120	55
100	58
140	30
100	65
120	58
70	65
20	125
20	125
50	29
70	0
100	58
90	22
80	65
40	36
120	65
80	63
60	42
10	51
70	65
90	52
140	35
80	65
90	58
70	36
70	36
80	52
80	65
90	58
90	58
50	10
90	58
120	68
110	52
40	65
50	58
130	45
60	65
70	58
90	65
90	65
40	63
60	65
20	34
110	68
110	68
40	79
20	64
140	25
100	52
100	52
90	58
70	52
80	58
40	58
60	65
60	65
70	52
70	52
80	58
60	79
60	65
70	58
80	65
90	58
90	58
60	58
70	51
90	52
90	38
30	79
30	79
60	74
100	58
100	58
110	30
80	65
130	25
80	58
80	52
30	29
40	58
60	52
40	52
60	58
70	58
70	58
70	58
70	52
80	45
80	58
40	0
50	65
120	42
60	74
170	38
60	65
120	25
70	58
70	58

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in Netherlands and 2 other countries, 7 to 18 February 2021 compared with similar events
Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024	2,190 records
Snow event in United States, 24 November to 22 December 2025	1,539 records
Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022	1,475 records
Snow event in United States, 27 September to 17 October 2018	1,247 records
Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019	1,194 records
Snow event in Netherlands and 2 other countries, 7 to 18 February 2021 (this event)	604 records

Every Record Set

20 of 604

Every record set or tied during Snow event in Netherlands and 2 other countries, 7 to 18 February 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-02-08	Dachwig	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	51	63 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-08	Eschwege	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	51	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-09	Jena Sternwarte	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	125	65 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-09	Eschwege	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	58	64 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-09	Weimar-Schondorf	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	58	64 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-09	Bramsche	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	41	63 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-10	Eschwege	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	58	64 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-10	Jena Sternwarte	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	125	57 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-10	Weimar-Schondorf	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	35	57 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-11	Dachwig	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	68	61 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-11	Jena Sternwarte	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	125	57 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-12	Eschwege	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	58	64 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-12	Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	55	62 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-12	Dachwig	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	58	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-12	Weimar-Schondorf	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	35	57 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-13	Eschwege	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	58	60 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-13	Weimar-Schondorf	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	35	57 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-14	Bramsche	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	42	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-14	Eschwege	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	58	58 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-15	Weimar-Schondorf	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	65	63 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 604 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
170	125
180	58
180	58
200	58
320	58
210	65
130	41
130	51
260	55
210	68
160	58
120	51
220	42
220	58
150	58
120	125
120	125
280	35
240	35
230	35
230	35
260	35
190	68
140	58
140	58
140	58
270	35
180	68
90	65
90	65
90	65
110	38
120	38
150	38
190	65
90	42
160	36
130	36
120	36
150	36
90	36
310	35
280	35
260	35
330	35
150	30
170	55
120	79
220	30
230	30
10	73
120	58
120	58
170	65
160	68
50	78
210	25
190	25
70	64
120	0
330	11
290	11
100	65
190	42
70	33
150	55
70	42
190	25
120	11
20	51
110	10
150	52
70	30
90	38
40	51
100	10
170	30
110	11
70	65
60	58
90	65
100	58
160	11
210	11
100	11
150	11
200	11
210	11
10	51
170	58
20	40
100	52
130	55
160	58
110	65
100	65
160	42
60	63
90	22
40	15
110	58
120	55
100	58
140	30
100	65
120	58
70	65
20	125
20	125
50	29
70	0
100	58
90	22
80	65
40	36
120	65
80	63
60	42
10	51
70	65
90	52
140	35
80	65
90	58
70	36
70	36
80	52
80	65
90	58
90	58
50	10
90	58
120	68
110	52
40	65
50	58
130	45
60	65
70	58
90	65
90	65
40	63
60	65
20	34
110	68
110	68
40	79
20	64
140	25
100	52
100	52
90	58
70	52
80	58
40	58
60	65
60	65
70	52
70	52
80	58
60	79
60	65
70	58
80	65
90	58
90	58
60	58
70	51
90	52
90	38
30	79
30	79
60	74
100	58
100	58
110	30
80	65
130	25
80	58
80	52
30	29
40	58
60	52
40	52
60	58
70	58
70	58
70	58
70	52
80	45
80	58
40	0
50	65
120	42
60	74
170	38
60	65
120	25
70	58
70	58

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
170	125
180	58
180	58
200	58
320	58
210	65
130	41
130	51
260	55
210	68
160	58
120	51
220	42
220	58
150	58
120	125
120	125
280	35
240	35
230	35
230	35
260	35
190	68
140	58
140	58
140	58
270	35
180	68
90	65
90	65
90	65
110	38
120	38
150	38
190	65
90	42
160	36
130	36
120	36
150	36
90	36
310	35
280	35
260	35
330	35
150	30
170	55
120	79
220	30
230	30
10	73
120	58
120	58
170	65
160	68
50	78
210	25
190	25
70	64
120	0
330	11
290	11
100	65
190	42
70	33
150	55
70	42
190	25
120	11
20	51
110	10
150	52
70	30
90	38
40	51
100	10
170	30
110	11
70	65
60	58
90	65
100	58
160	11
210	11
100	11
150	11
200	11
210	11
10	51
170	58
20	40
100	52
130	55
160	58
110	65
100	65
160	42
60	63
90	22
40	15
110	58
120	55
100	58
140	30
100	65
120	58
70	65
20	125
20	125
50	29
70	0
100	58
90	22
80	65
40	36
120	65
80	63
60	42
10	51
70	65
90	52
140	35
80	65
90	58
70	36
70	36
80	52
80	65
90	58
90	58
50	10
90	58
120	68
110	52
40	65
50	58
130	45
60	65
70	58
90	65
90	65
40	63
60	65
20	34
110	68
110	68
40	79
20	64
140	25
100	52
100	52
90	58
70	52
80	58
40	58
60	65
60	65
70	52
70	52
80	58
60	79
60	65
70	58
80	65
90	58
90	58
60	58
70	51
90	52
90	38
30	79
30	79
60	74
100	58
100	58
110	30
80	65
130	25
80	58
80	52
30	29
40	58
60	52
40	52
60	58
70	58
70	58
70	58
70	52
80	45
80	58
40	0
50	65
120	42
60	74
170	38
60	65
120	25
70	58
70	58

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
170	125
180	58
180	58
200	58
320	58
210	65
130	41
130	51
260	55
210	68
160	58
120	51
220	42
220	58
150	58
120	125
120	125
280	35
240	35
230	35
230	35
260	35
190	68
140	58
140	58
140	58
270	35
180	68
90	65
90	65
90	65
110	38
120	38
150	38
190	65
90	42
160	36
130	36
120	36
150	36
90	36
310	35
280	35
260	35
330	35
150	30
170	55
120	79
220	30
230	30
10	73
120	58
120	58
170	65
160	68
50	78
210	25
190	25
70	64
120	0
330	11
290	11
100	65
190	42
70	33
150	55
70	42
190	25
120	11
20	51
110	10
150	52
70	30
90	38
40	51
100	10
170	30
110	11
70	65
60	58
90	65
100	58
160	11
210	11
100	11
150	11
200	11
210	11
10	51
170	58
20	40
100	52
130	55
160	58
110	65
100	65
160	42
60	63
90	22
40	15
110	58
120	55
100	58
140	30
100	65
120	58
70	65
20	125
20	125
50	29
70	0
100	58
90	22
80	65
40	36
120	65
80	63
60	42
10	51
70	65
90	52
140	35
80	65
90	58
70	36
70	36
80	52
80	65
90	58
90	58
50	10
90	58
120	68
110	52
40	65
50	58
130	45
60	65
70	58
90	65
90	65
40	63
60	65
20	34
110	68
110	68
40	79
20	64
140	25
100	52
100	52
90	58
70	52
80	58
40	58
60	65
60	65
70	52
70	52
80	58
60	79
60	65
70	58
80	65
90	58
90	58
60	58
70	51
90	52
90	38
30	79
30	79
60	74
100	58
100	58
110	30
80	65
130	25
80	58
80	52
30	29
40	58
60	52
40	52
60	58
70	58
70	58
70	58
70	52
80	45
80	58
40	0
50	65
120	42
60	74
170	38
60	65
120	25
70	58
70	58